How does the Victorian Essential Learning Standards for Prep to Year 10 affect programs in Years 11 and 12?
The Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) provide a solid foundation for students to pursue a number of learning options in Years 11 and 12 including the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) and Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs. By including explicit standards in the Physical, Personal and Social Learning, and the Interdisciplinary Learning strands together with the Discipline-based Learning strand the VELS prepares students more effectively for the range of educational pathways open to them in Years 11 and 12. The standards provide schools with a planning tool to develop coherent programs of study for students in Years 9 and 10 which provide them with a range of potential pathways in their post-compulsory years.
