Biggest reform to VCE, VCAL in decades: Literacy and numeracy standards to be tested
ALL Victorian students would be tested on how well they can read, write and count by the time they finish school under major reforms promised by the State Government. Here’s what the changes to VCE and VCAL mean for your family.
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ALL Victorian students would be explicitly judged on whether they can read, write and count by the time they finish school under major reforms promised by the Andrews Government.
The changes, which would kick in from 2021, mean VCE and VCAL certificates given to students when they graduate high school will say whether they have highly demonstrated, demonstrated or not demonstrated they are literate and numerate.
Premier Daniel Andrews said it represented one of the biggest reforms to the VCE and VCAL system in decades.
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The “general achievement test”, sat by Year 11 and 12 students, will be modified to give basic literacy and numeracy results.
Education Minister James Merlino said Labor, if re-elected, would spend $187 million recruiting an army of 700 expert teachers to help those students who may otherwise fall short of the new standards.
He said one teacher would be assigned to help three students, identified as struggling with literacy and numeracy skills in NAPLAN tests in Year 7 and Year 9.
The new teachers would start work next year to help students graduating from 2021.
Mr Merlino said employers had been calling for the change to bring Victoria into line with other states.
“We don’t want a situation where a student is completing their schooling without being able to meet minimum literacy and numeracy standards,” he said.
“With this additional support we will give every student the opportunity to be job-ready.”
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