In a normal year, individual students are assessed for special consideration on a case by case basis — but the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority will again use the Consideration of Educational Disadvantage (CED) process to finalise VCE results for each student completing one or more VCE Year 12 subjects or scored VCE VET courses.
Consistent with the approach in 2020, the process considers a range of data alongside exam results to calculate final VCE results.
The process will also include assessments of the individual impact of coronavirus on each student including school closures, direct impacts on student health, ongoing issues with remote learning and mental health challenges.
St Joseph's College principal Michael Delaney welcomed the new supports for students.
“The 2020 experience of the Consideration of Educational Disadvantage process was affirmed by families and staff at St. Joseph’s College as being very fair and equitable,” Mr Delaney said.
“Its focus on consultation between teachers, students and families was its strength.
“We are very confident the same processes will work well for our 2021 Year 12 cohort.
“This is an extremely difficult and stressful time for [them].
“They are a terrific group who have demonstrated a huge amount of resilience, determination and effort.”
While Victorian schools are well accustomed by now to learning in lockdown, Mr Delaney said the process did not get easier for students or staff members.
“While we would obviously prefer to all be onsite teaching our students face to face, we have been in this position several times now and have strong processes in place to enable us to transition to remote learning quickly and effectively,” he said.
“We have learnt a lot from our previous periods of remote learning, and each time we do things a little bit better.
“But this is not to say it gets any easier and we have been consistently amazed at the commitment, persistence and courage shown by our staff, students, carers and entire community to adapt to our ever-changing situation.
“We acknowledge this is a very challenging time for parents who are trying to manage their own work, while assisting their child or children with home learning and all the emotions that come with that.
“Overall we have found parents to be incredibly supportive and we would like to thank them for their continued co-operation.”
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