VicCurric |
Victorian Curriculum – the curriculum guidelines for students from kindergarten to Year 10, as set out by the VCAA |
DEECD |
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development |
KLA |
Key Learning Area |
Level |
Levels such as B, C and D show the starting difficulty of the unit which is mapped to particular AusVELS levels. |
LOTE |
Languages Other Than English (Brauer College offers Japanese.) |
PLP |
Personal Learning Program |
SBAT |
School-Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships |
SEALP |
Select Entry Advanced Learning Program |
Semester |
Half a year of study (2 school terms). Semester 1 = Terms 1 & 2, Semester 2 = Terms 3 & 4. |
Unit |
A semester-based area of study allocated five periods per week. (Sometimes called a subject.) |
VCAA |
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority |
VCE-VM |
Victorian Certificate of Education Vocational Major |
VCE |
Victorian Certificate of Education |
Vertical Curriculum |
A structure that enables students to choose an individual course of study which is not limited to their year level. |
VET |
Vocational Education and Training |