Victorian Certificate of Education Study Design
Version 1: Updated August 2010
(Erratum as published in the VCAA Bulletin, August 2010, p. 9.)
Version 2: Updated January 2013
(The accreditation period has been extended until 31 December 2015.)
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
2010
January 2013
Accredited by the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority
Level 6, 35 Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
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Physical Education
ISBN 978-1-921702-12-9
January 2013
Contents
5
Important information
7
Introduction
8
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Rationale
Aims
Structure
Entry
Duration
Changes to the study design
Monitoring for quality
Safety
Use of information and communications technology
Employability skills
Legislative compliance
Assessment and reporting
Satisfactory completion
Authentication
Levels of achievement
12
Unit 1: Bodies in motion
16
Areas of study and Outcomes