VCE exams 2023: Year 12s celebrate end to English test
Relieved Year 12 English students reckon they “slayed” the VCE English exam with many taking to social media to celebrate.
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Relieved Year 12 English students declared they “slayed” the VCE English exam amid discussion about the accurate prediction of one question by an online commentator before the exam.
One person predicted the question on The Crucible by Arthur Miller and The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham would be about justice.
The real question asked students to “compare the extent to which justice is achieved in both texts”.
While students shared conspiracy theories about leaks, the person who made the prediction insisted it was based on an analysis of trends and was merely an “educated guess”.
Overall, students were happy with the exam, which was deemed to be long but fair.
“BRO WHY DID VCAA ACTUALLY SLAY” said one.
The exams are set by the VCAA, the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
Students also took to social media to lampoon the Section C argument and persuasive writing question which was about a fictional music festival planned for Narrow Valley.
“Real footage of 2023 year 12s at Narrow Valley music festival,” said one.
“Me on the way to the Narrow Valley botanical gardens for the meeting about the festival,” said another.
“I never want to hear about Narrow Valley again,” said a third
“Me at the Narrow Valley Garden Festival” said another.
“Screw Coachella when Narrow Valley is hosting a garden festival”.
Co-founder of 50Coach Rion Ahl said some students “found Section C confusing because the open letter was published in five different places”.
“Others thought it was a new twist that the Section C piece was written by a group rather than individual but overall it was pretty expected and standard,” he said.
The overall vibe was summed up by one student.
“We don’t have to think about VCE English ever again No more texts to analyse. No more essays to write. No more metalanguage to remember. It’s all done :).”
Students are sitting English Language on Wednesday and Literature on Thursday.
Kara Baxter, Dean of Teaching and Learning at Strathcona Girls Grammar, said it was “rewarding to see many students exit the English exam with a substantial sense of relief and confidence. Each year students worry they may find a curve ball on the exam, but this year there didn’t spear to be any curly questions”.
“Following today’s exam, the temptation may be to celebrate, but with more VCEs still to come, settling into healthy study routines, planning time, putting away phones and the distractions and taking regular breaks will help keep stress at bay and ensure students are fresh for what’s still to come,” she said.
Chris Callow, principal of Mackillop Catholic College, Werribee, said around 179 students sat the English exam at his school.
“Overwhelmingly they were positive and felt the prompts were accessible,” he said.
“There was nothing they didn’t expect.”
The last day of exams is Wednesday 15th November.
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