Glossary

Senior secondary education can be a very confusing time for students and parents with lots of information and many acronyms to decipher.

Below is a list of acronyms and key terms, complete with explanations that you may encounter as you navigate your way through senior education.

Common senior pathway acronyms and terms

VCE Victorian Certificate of Education

VCE-VM Victorian Certificate of Education – Vocational Major

VPC Victorian Pathways Certificate

VCAL Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning

SBAT School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship

GAT General Achievement Test

WRS Work Related Skills

PDS Personal Development Skills

GPA Grade Point Average

ATAR Australian Tertiary Admission Rank

SAC School Assessed Coursework

SAT School Assessed Task

VET Vocational Educational Training

SWL Structured Workplace Learning

LLEN Local Learning and Employment Network

TAFE Technical and Further Education

VTAC Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre

SEAS Special Entry Access Scheme

CED Consideration for Educational Disadvantage (Pandemic)

VCAA Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority

DES Derived Examination Score

VASS Victorian Assessment Software System

LOTE Languages Other Than English

EAL English as an Additional Language

RPL Recognition of Prior Learning

Compass Learning management system

Study score A subject ranking out of 50 of performance against all other students studying the same subject

Edval The course selection program we use

Prerequisite The subjects - scores- certificate level required to enrol in courses

Morrisby Test Psychometric pathway assessment program