{"id":38362,"date":"2025-10-27T10:56:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T23:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/?p=38362"},"modified":"2025-10-27T16:23:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:23:02","slug":"vce-exams-2025-key-rules-and-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/?p=38362","title":{"rendered":"VCE Exams 2025 &#8211; Key Rules and Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The VCAA has strict regulations to ensure the fairness and integrity of the examination process. A breach of these rules can result in penalties, including a &#8216;Not Satisfactory&#8217; (N) for a unit or being disqualified from the assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"headerBar\">1. Prohibited Items (The &#8220;Do Not Bring&#8221; List)<\/p>\n\nThis is arguably the most critical rule, as possessing a prohibited device can lead to severe consequences, even if it&#8217;s turned off.\n<p><strong>Mobile Phones<\/strong> &#8211; All mobile phones (even if turned off) are strictly prohibited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Electronic Devices<\/strong> &#8211; Any device capable of storing, receiving, or transmitting information or electronic signals, including:<\/p\n<ul>\n<li>Smartwatches and computerised watches<\/li>\n<li>Recorded music\/video players, organisers, or dictionaries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<br>\n<p><strong>Food and Drink<\/strong> &#8211; No food or drinks are permitted, except under special circumstances approved by the VCAA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Water<\/strong> &#8211; Bottled water is permitted under approved conditions (e.g., a clear bottle with no label).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"headerBar\">2. Examination Room Conduct<\/p>\n\n<p>You must follow all instructions given by the supervisor immediately and completely.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BRING YOUR I.D<\/li>\n<li>Bring all required equipment &#8211; pens, pencils, stationary.<\/li>\n<li>Communication: Do not communicate with any other student while the external assessment is being conducted.<\/li>\n<li>Start and Stop: Do not begin to write or mark your paper or response material in any way, or use a calculator, until the supervisor advises writing may commence. You must cease writing immediately when instructed to stop.<\/li>\n<li>Assistance: If you need to communicate with a supervisor (e.g., to ask a question or request more paper), you must raise your hand and wait for them to come to you.<\/li>\n<li>Cheating: You must not cheat or assist other students to cheat, including any action that attempts to give you or another student an unfair advantage.<\/li>\n<li>Paper Materials: Do not remove or tear out any part of a bound reference, answer book, or question\/task book, except where specifically permitted (e.g., a removable formula sheet). You must not remove any response material (used or unused) from the room.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"headerBar\">3. Leaving the Examination<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Students are not permitted to leave the examination room before the first 30 minutes of writing time have elapsed.<\/li>\n<li>Students are not permitted to leave in the last five minutes of the VCE external assessment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"headerBar\">Official 2025 VCE Exam Timetable<\/p>\n\n<p>The official examination timetable is published by the VCAA.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcaa.vic.edu.au\/administration\/key-dates\/vce-examination-timetable\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article-int', 'https:\/\/www.vcaa.vic.edu.au\/administration\/key-dates\/vce-examination-timetable', 'https:\/\/www.vcaa.vic.edu.au\/administration\/key-dates\/vce-examination-timetable']);\"   target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.vcaa.vic.edu.au\/administration\/key-dates\/vce-examination-timetable<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The VCAA has strict regulations to ensure the fairness and integrity of the examination process. 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