Hazel: A VCE Blog

One of my first posts on this blog was titled How you can Choose the Best Subjects for VCE, where I discussed a little about Distance Education . I will further explore it in this post. Virtual School Victoria , otherwise known as Distance Education Centre Victoria, allows students to conduct their VCE units in the comfort of their own home over the internet. The school increases access to education, giving the opportunity for students to receive a formal education when they otherwise wouldn’t be able to due to issues such as illness or living in rural areas. While this may sound like a new, modern and alternative way to go to school, VSV follows all the government’s education guidelines and has been around since the beginning of the 20 th century. They even have school camps and graduation ceremonies like most mainstream schools. Furthermore, there are currently approximately 4,000 students enrolled, making it the most populated public school in the state. Principal ...

Subject selection felt quite daunting to me. I remember taking so much consideration into it, enough to make me sit down and write down the pros and cons of the subjects which I was weighing up. In hindsight, it’s not something you need to stress about. If you end up not liking a subject in unit one, you may have the opportunity to switch over into another subject for the second unit. Unit one and two are needed to complete unit three and four in a minority of subjects, while all unit four subjects have a prerequisite of unit three. Thus, your initial subject choices don't need to be set in stone. The only things I believe need to be considered when deciding what subjects to do are: What you like What you are good at What you need Enjoying a subject is an important for you to stay motivated throughout the unit. Simply, no one wants to do things they don’t want to do. If you choose a subject which you like, you will be more eager to learn about it. Therefore, makin...