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