Year 12 Curriculum Structure

For further information, please download the Year 10 to 12 2022 Curriculum Information

Year 12 students at St Francis Xavier College have the option of three programs:

1. VCE

        Students study:

• Five (5) x VCE Units each Semester
• Religious Education

1. VCE SFXC Vocational VCE

        Students study:

• 4 VCE Units each Semester (including VCE Units 3 and 4 English)
• 1 VCE VET Subject (if a VCE VET subject was studied in Year 11)
• Religious Education
• Assessment is non scored.  An ATAR is not possible for this pathway.
• A work placement is completed during the Unit 3 and 4 VCE Exam revision period and Unit 3 and 4 VCE Exam period once Satisfactory Outcomes are achieved for VCE Units
• Optional involvement in a range of vocationally based careers information sessions and programs
  • Please note that students will be required to confirm enrolment in this pathway at the beginning of their Year 12 if not at subject selection time
  • Please also note that in order for a student to be awarded a VCE certificate, regardless of being a scored or unscored student, a satisfactory completion of at least 3 Units of an English study, which need to include a Unit 3 & 4 sequence, as well as 3 other Unit 3 & 4 sequences is required.

1. VCE SFXC Unscored VCE

        Students study:

• 5 VCE Units each Semester (including VCE Units 3 and 4 English)
• Religious Education
• Assessment is non scored.  An ATAR is not possible for this pathway.

• Optional – work placement completed during the Unit 3 and 4 VCE Exam period
• Optional involvement in a range of vocationally based careers information sessions and programs
  • Please note that students will be required to confirm enrolment in this pathway at the beginning of their Year 12 if not at subject selection time
  • Please also note that in order for a student to be awarded a VCE certificate, regardless of being a scored or unscored student, a satisfactory completion of at least 3 Units of an English study, which need to include a Unit 3 & 4 sequence, as well as 3 other Unit 3 & 4 sequences is required.

1. VCAL

(Most Year 12 VCAL students study Senior VCAL, however, some continue with Foundation or Intermediate VCAL)

        Students study:

• Literacy
• Numeracy
• Personal Development Skills
• Work Related Skills
• Religious Education
• VET each Wednesday
• Work placement at times calendared by SFXC