Return to Study – A Guide to VCE and VCAL / Sinhalese
i@gnWmt a`psE p#mQNWm
VCE sh VCAL s[h` up@qs~
@mm pYk`XN@yhQ a#wQ @w`twOr#, obt upk`rvnE a#w ob:
• vys avEr#qE 18 t vd` v#dQ nmQ
• @j&;t qvQwWyQk mtQtmt (vsr 10 kt vd` ihL) a`psE i@gnWmt unn~qEvk~ a#w~ nmQ
obt a#wQ vQkl~p vlt a#wOlw~ @vW:
• vQk~@t`~rQy`nE a{&`pn shwQky (VCE)
• vQk~@t`~rQy`nE v&vh`rQk a{&`pn shwQky (VCAL)
VCE sh VCAL @qktm v^w~wWy a{&`pny sh pEhENEv (VET) ayw~ vQy h#kQy
v#dQ qEr i@gnWm m`r~gyk~ vQy h#kQy:
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w^wWyQk i@gnWmt
vd`w~ w^p~wQmw~ v^w~wWymy avs~}` lb`g#nWmt
nv v^w~wW n~
@p&q~glQk v#dQqQyENEvt
VCE
vQ k~ @t`~rQy`nE a{&`pn shwQky
VCE – i@gnWmt sQsEn~ a`psE p#mQNWm
VCE ynE s`m`n& vQ;ym`l`@vW vQ;y pY@q~X a#wOlw~ (VCE) vQ;yyn~ sh v^w~wWy a{&`pny sh pEhENE sEqEsEkmQ
(VCE VET) vlt ayw~ v#dsthn~ a#wOlw~ @j&;t qvQwWyQk a{&`pn shwQkykQ.
VCE e~kk smhrk~ @pr lb` a#wQ sQsEn~
ob VCE e~kk smhrk~ smQpEr~N kr a#w~@w~ nmQ, e@mn~m obt VCE avX&w` smQpEr~N krg#nWmt avX&vn~@n~
nmQ obt phw q#k~@vn vQkl~p a#w:
• p`s#l~ sQsEnt aq`l avm avX&w` smQpEr~N kQrWm (iAgYQsQ vQ;y smEh@yn~~ e~kk wOnk~ sh iAgQsQ @n`vn smEh@yn~~
anEpQLQ@vlQn~ e~kk 3 sh 4 n~, e~kk wOnk~ a#wOlw~vn@s~, e~kk 16 k~)
• v#dQhQtQ@ykO vX@yn~ lQy` pqAcQ vW e~kk atk~ smQpEr~N kQrWm.
v#dQhQtQ VCE
v#dQhQtQ@ykO vX@yn~ lQy`pqQAcQ vWmt ob nQr~N`yk @qkk~ smQpEr~N kL yEwOy:
• ob v#dQhQtQ XQ;&@ykO vX@yn~ lQy`pqQAcQ vE vsrt @pr vs@r~qW, smQpEr~N vsr wOL pEr~N k`LWn qvQwWyQk
a{&`pnyk~ lb` @n`m#wQvWm
• lQy`pqQAcQ vn vs@r~ jnv`rQ 1 vnq`t avm vX@yn~ vys avEr#qE 18 t v#dQ vWm.
VCE s[h` @y`~g&w`vy
VCE shwQky lb`g#nWm s[h` avX&w` smQpEr~N vWmt n#vw i@gnWmt p#mQ@nn sQsEn~ (v#dQhQtQ sQsEn)~ phw s[hn~
e~v` a#wOlw~v avm vX@yn~ e~kk 8 k~ smQpEr~N kL yEwOy.
• iAgYQsQ smEh@yn~ oWn$m mtQtmkQn~ (uq`: e~kk 1,2,3 sh 4) e~kk @qkk~ sh
• iAgYQsQ @n`vn vQ;yyn~@gn~ anEpQLQ@vlQn~ e~kk 3 sh 4 n~, e~~kk wOnk~
w^wWyQk a{&`pny s[h` pY@vWXvWmt iAgYQsQ e~kk, e~kk 3 sh 4 mtQtmQn~ vQy yEwOy.
VCE VET v#dsthn VCE s`r~}k @ls nQmkQrWm s[h` @y`q`gwh#kQy.
VCE vlt @pr vQ;yyn~ s[h`, smQm`n lb` a#wQ sQsEn~
HSC, TOP @hvw~ T12 pYwQPl up@y`~gWkr@gn VCE lb`g#nWmt bl`@p`@r`w~wOvn sQsEn~ VCE e~kk atkt
iAgYQsQ smEh@yn~~ e~kk @qkk~ a#wOlw~v e@mn~m sQylEm e~kk atm e~kk 3 sh 4 mtQt@mn~ (vsr 12 mtQt@mn~) vn
@s~ , swOtEq`yk pYwQPl ekwOkrgwyEwO @vW.
@pr vsr wOL VCE i@nWm smQpEr~N kQrWmt @n`h#kQvE sQsEn~
VCE e~kk 3 vQ;yyn~ (s`r~}k @ls smQpEr~N kr a#w~nmQ) n#vw g#nWm avX& @n`@vW. nmEw~ vsr avs`n@y~ a#wQ
vQx`g g#nWmt ob bl`@p`@r`w~wO vnE@y~ nmQ e~v` kQrWm nEvNt hEr#y. vQ;y lkON (study score) lb`g#nWmt e~v`
n#vw kQrWm avX& @vW.
VCE e~kk vlt n#vw @pnW sQtWmt k#mwQ sQsEn~
obt i@gnWm kL h#kQ vQ;yyn~ gNn sWm`vk~ @n`m#w. e@mn~m vQ;yyn~ vlt n#vw @pnWsQtWm s[h` qdyk~ q
@n`m#w. e~kk 3 @h`~ 4 t n#vw @pnW sQtWm ob@g~ vQ;y lkON (study score) qQyENE krg#nW@mW m`r~gykQ. e@mn~m
p`Tm`l`vkt a#wOlw~ vWmt a#wQ avs~}` v#dQkrg#nWmkQ.
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pY@vWX avX&w`
v#dQhQtQ@ykO vX@yn~ VCE s[h` i@gnWmt vQ{Qmw~ pY@vWX avX&w` n#wQ awr smhr vQ;yyn~ s[h` avX& avm
sEqEsEkmQ q#ng#nWmt v#dQhQtQ pYj` a{&`pny (ACE) spyn~@nkO, w`]NQk sh v#dQqEr a{&`pn (TAFE)
a`ywn@y~ @h`~ v#dQhQtQ a{&`pn m{&s~}`nykQn~ (CAE) vQmsWm nEvNt hEr#y. e~kk 3 sh 4 t lQy`pqQAcQ vWmt
pY}m e~kk 1 sh 2 smQpEr~N kQrWm vd` @y`~g&y.
VCE smQpEr~N kQrWm
v#dQhQtQ sQsEn~ vQsQn~ VCE ek avEr#q~qkQn~ smQpEr~N kQrWm avX& @n`@vW. vsr kQpyk~ pEr` p#wQr yn @s~ ey kL
h#kQy. nmEw~ e~kk 3 sh 4 ek lQw~ vsrkqW kL yEwOy.
gwvn k`Ly
swQykt p#y 3 k~ 4 k~ awr k`Lyk~ pAwQykt p#mQNWm @b`@h`~ VCE vQ;yyn~ s[h` avX& @vW. @my swQyk~ wOL
ek~ s#sQyk qW @h`~ s#sQ @qkk~ pEr` p#wQryn @s~ kL h#kQy. pAwQ@yn~ b`hQrv sQsEn~@g~ i@gnWmq a@p~]` @k@r~.
VCE wk~@ s~r#v
VCE shwQky lb`g#nWm - VCE vQ;yyn~ vlt aq`L e~kk s`r~}k @ls nQmkQrW@mW h#kQy`v mw r[` pvwW. pYwQpl
pYqr~Xny kQrWmt obt a#wQ h#kQy`v mw s`r~}k @ls smQpEr~N kQrW@mW wWrNy r[`pvwW.
@mm pYwQPl VCE a{&yn s#l#s~@mW (design) p#h#qQLQ kr a#w. e~kkyk~ smQpEr~N kL psE obt kOmn q#nEmk~ sh
kOsLw`vyk~ pYqr~Xny kLh#k~@k~ q#yQ ehQ vQs~wr kr a#w.
VCE vl vr~g @qkk @XYNQgw wk~@s~r#vk~ a#w. - p`s#l~ bq~{ wk~@s~r#v sh vQx`g.
p`s#l~ wk~@s~r#v
p`s#l~ bq~{ wk~@s~r# vr~g @qkk~ a#w. a{&yn s#l#s~@mW vQs~wr kr a#wQ wk~@s~r# kr~wv&yn~ vn p`s#l mgQn~
wk~@s~r# krn –sQsEn~ smQpEr~N krn p`Tm`l` v#d pLmE@vnQ ekyQ. @mm kr~wv&yn~ pAwQ k`Ly wOL pY{`n vX@yn~m
kL yEwO awr rcn`, v`r~w`, @]wY a{&yn @mWv`t ayw~ @vW.
q^;& kl` sh w`]Ny yt@w~ a#wQ vQ;yyn~ kWpyk~ @qvn gNyt ayw~ vn awr ,p`sl mgQn~ wk~@s~r# krn
kr~wv&yn~ eyt ayw~ @vW. em vQ;yyt lQy`pqQAcQ vE s$m XQ;&@ykOtm ekm kr~wv&yk~ l#@bn awr e~ s[h`
pQrQvQwr (specification) VCAA mgQn~ lb`@q~.
b`hQr vQx`g
vQk~@t`~rQy`nE vQ;ym`l` sh wk~@s~r# a{Qk`rQy mgQn~ b`hQr vQx`g sAvQ{`ny kQrWm h` lkONE kQrWm krnE l#@bW. @b`@h`~
vQx`g ok~@w`~br~ / @n`v#mQbr~ m`svl qW p#v#w~@vW. nmEw~ vQ;yyn~ sElE sAK&`vk vQx`g jEnQ ms p#v#w~@vW.
a{&yn lkON (study score)
VCE vQ;yyk e~kk 3 sh 4, e@mn~m XYNQgw wk~@s~r# avX&w`vy s`r~}k @ls smQpEr~N krn sQsE@vkO a{&yn
lkONk~ (Study Score) lb`g#nWmt @y`g&w`vy lb`gnW. w^wWyQk a{&`pnyt pY@vWX vWmt ob il~lEmQ krnE@y~
nmQ @mm a{&yn lkON p`vQcQcQ krnE l#@bW.
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s`m`n& s`{n prW]Ny (GAT)
GAT, v#qgw~ @k`tskQ VCE vl. @my vQx`g vlqW lkONE kQrWmQ vl gON`w~mk bv shwQk kQrWm prW]` kQrWmt
pqnmk~ lb`@q~. VCE @h`~ VCE VET vl e~kk 3 sh 4 anEpQLQ@vLkt lQy`pqQAcQ vW a#wQ oWn$m XQ;&@ykO GAT
vQx`gyt @pnW sQtQnE a#w#yQ bl`@p`@r`w~wO @vW.
VCE pQLQb[v v#dQqEr @w`rwOr# s[h` www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/index.html
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VCAL
v&vh`rQk i@gnWm s[h` vQ k~@t`~rQy`nE shwQ ky
VCAL i@gnWmt a`psE p#mQ@nN sQsEn~
VCAL ynE sQsEnt v#d @l`~kyt y`mt p&`@y`~gQk aw~q#kWmQ (q$w~ hEr#krvn) e~ ek~km x`;`my sh sAK&`my
h#kQy` qQyENEkr g#nWmt avs~}` h` @p&q~glQk kOslw` lb`@qn, @j&;t qvQwWyQk a{&`pn shwQkykQ.
VCAL SsQsEnt wm i@gnEmQ avX&w` sh r#cQ anEv v#dsthnk~ @w`~r`g#nWmt VCAL vl nm&w`vy id lb`@q~.
lkONE lb`@qn (Accredited) @m`dQyEl sh e~kk phw s[hn~ anWv`r~y vQ;y{`r` vlQn~ @w`~r`gnE l#@bW.
• X`;`my h` gNQwmy kOslw`
• kr~m`n~w pQLQb[ vQ@X~; kOslw`
• v#d smQbn~{ kOslw`
• @p&r#;sAvr~{n kOslw`
pY@vWXy s[h` avX&w` (Entry Requirements)
VCAL s[h`, pqnmQ, an~wr~m`{& sh @j&;t ynE@vn~ mtQtmQ wOnk~ a#w. sQsEn~ wm avX&w` sh h#kQy` anEv
VCAL a`rmQx kr, smQpEr~N krNE l#@bQ.
VCALvlt a#wOlw~vWm s[h` sEqEsEkmQ avX& @n`@vW. oWn$m mtQtmk shwQkyk~ smQpEr~N kQrWmt sQsEn~t oWn$m
k`lyk~ gw h#kQy.
gwvn k`ly
VCAL sAvr~{ny kr a#w~@w~ vsr 11 sh 12 sQsEn~ s[h`y. VCAL v#dsthn e ~e~ mtQtmQ vl qW s`r~}kv
smQpEr~N krn sQsEn~t VCAL shwQkyk~ sh pYwQPl pQLQb[ pYk`XNyk~ nQkOw~krnE l#@bW. @b`@h`~ sQsEn~ ek~ VCE
mtQtmk~ ek~ vr~;ykqW smQpEr~N krnE l#@bW.
VCAL vl wk~@s~r#v
VCAL smQm`N lb`@qn p`Tm`l` / shwQk vlQn~ yEk~w @vW. v#dsth@n~ ek~ ek~ @k`ts~ s[h` a#wQ a{W]N
avX&w` anEv VCAL v#dsthn gOr#vr#n~ vQsQn~ a{W]Ny krnE l#@bW.
VCAL g#n v#dQqEr @w`rwOr# s[h` www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcal/index.html
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VET
v^w~wWy a{&`pny sh pEhENEv (Vocational Education and Training)
obt VCE @h`~ VCAL vl @k`tsk~ @ls sh a#wOlwm sQtm i@gnWm kL h#kQ ,j`wQk vX@yn~ pQLQgnE lbn
v^w~wWy shwQk r`XQyk~ @mhQ a#w. obt VCE @h`~ VCAL yn v^w~wWy shwQkyk~ e@mn~m v^w~wWy shwQkyk~
ekvQtm lb`g#nWmt @my upk`r @vW.
VCE VET
VCAA a`ywny VCE VET v#dsthn~ yn vQ@X~; v^w~wWy shwQk vr~gyt VCE s[h` @kLQn~m smQm`n lb`
@q~. @mm v#dsthn~ VCE vl e~kk 1 sh 2 sh e~kk 3 sh 4 mtQtmQ s[h` pQLQgnE lbn @s~ an~wr~ gw @vW.
VCE VET v#dsthn~ VCE s[h`w~ VCAL s[h`w~ a#wOlw~ kL h#kQy.
VCE VET v#dsthn~ , p`s#l~, v#dQhQtQ pYj` a{&`pny spyn~nn~ (ACE) w`]NQk sh v#dQqEr a{&`pn
(TAFE) a`ywn, v#dQhQtQ a{&`pn m{&s~}`n (CAE) @h`~ @p&q~glQk @ls lQy`pqQAcQvE pEhENE sAvQ{`n (RTO)
mgQn~ spynE l#@bW.
VCE VET v#dsthn~, v&`p`r, sEp@vWqW, @w`rwOr# w`]Ny, sh bhE m`{& yn k`r~mQk @]wY pr`syk a#w.
VCE VET v#dsthn~ g#n v#dQqEr @w`rwOr# s[h` www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vet/index.html
pq`syk~ pQLQg#nWm (BLOCK RECOGNITION)
VCE s`r~}k @ls smQpEr~N kQrWm s[h` @vnw~ v^w~wWy shwQk vltq q`yk vQy h#kQy. VCE VET v#dsthn
ymQkQsQ vQ;yykt ayw~v ob @n`krn lq shwQky II mt~t@mW @h`~ ihL pEhENEvk~ smQpEr~N kr a#w~nm~, VCAA
obt smQm`n @qnE a#w. @my pq`syk~ pQLQg#nWm ynE@vn~ h#[Qn~ @vW. shwQky II mtQt@mW pEhENEvk~ VCE e~kk 1-2
mtQtmtw~ shwQky III sh ihL e~kk 3-4 mtQtmtw~ q`yk vQy h#kQy.
smQm`n s[h` pq`syk~ pQLQg#nWm g#n v#dQqEr @w`rwOr# s[h` (03) 9651-4300 @h`~ 1800 134 197
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VCE @h`~ VCAL vlQn~ psE E a#w~@w~ kOmk~q?
VCE
VCE shwQky smQpEr~N kQrW@mn~ psE vQk~@t`~rQy`nE w^wWyQk a{&`pny s[h` vQk~@t`~rQy`nE w^wWyQk pY@vWX
m{&s~}`nyk (VTAC) mgQn~ il~lEmQ kL h#kQy. VTAC mgQn~ o@b@g~ VCE vQ;yy lkONE pRm`NnEkOl
(scaling) kQrW@mn~ psE sm`n j`wQk w^wWyQk pY@vWX wr`vk~ (ENTER) gnNy krnE l#@bW. v#dQqEr @w`rwOr #
s[h` www.vtac.edu.au
v#dQhQtQ VCE (Adult VCE) sQsEn~ ENTER s[h` @y`g&w`vy lb`g#nWmt iAgYQsQ e~kk 3 sh 4 mtQtm smw~vQy
yEwO bv slkn~n.
@XYNQ v#dQqQyENE krg#nWm s[h` VCE e~kk vlt n#vw @pnWsQtQn sQsEn~ ,w^wWyQk pY@vWXy s[h` VTAC mgQn~
il~lEmQ krnE@y~ nmQ. ENTER gNny krnE lbn~@n~ kOmn avEr#q~qk lb`gw~ww~, ovEn~ lb`@gn a#wQ ihLm
vQ;yy lkONE (study score) ud bv qw yEwOy.
VCE VET
smhr VCE VET v#dsthn~ s[h` lkONE lb`g#nW@mW a{W]N a#w. ENTER gNny kQrW@mWqW, @mm vQ:yyn~
VCE vQ;yyn~t slkn a`k`rytm slknE a#w. lkONE lb`gn~n` wk~@s~r#vk~ @n`m#wQ VCE VET v#dsthn~
ENTER s[h` vr~{k (increments) vX@yn~ q`yk vQy h#kQy.
v#dQqEr @w`rwOr# s[h` www.vtac.edu.au
VCAL
VCAL smQpEr~N krn sQsEn~ a`{EnQk@ykO vX@yn~ pEhENEvk~ lb`g#nWmt @h`~ r$kQy`vk~ lb`g#nWm s[h` TAFE
a`ywnykt y`mt unn~qEvWmt id a#w. TAFE p`Tm`l` pQLQb[ v#dQqEr @w`rwOr# lb`g#nWmt
www.education.vic.gov.au/tafecourses/
an~wr~m`{& @h`~ VCAL @j;t mtQtm a#wQ VCE vlt lQy`pqQAcQ vn sQsEn~ phw q#k~@vn q$ s`r~}k @ls smQpEr~N
kL @h`w~, I lM vsrkqW VCE smQpEr~N kQrWmt sEqEsEkmQ lbwQ.
• VCE iAgYQsQ smEh@yn~ e~kk @qkk~
• iAgYQsQ @n`vn vQ;yyn~ @gn~, VCE e~kk 3 sh 4 anEkYm@yn~ wOnk~.
v#dQqEr @w`rwOr# lb`g#nWmt www.vcaa.vic.gov.au
VCE @h`~ VCAL SsmQpEr~N krn sQsEn~ v#d @l`~kyt a#wOlw~ vWmt k#mwQ ay Centrelink h` smQbn~{ vn~n.
v^w~wWn~ s[h` @w`rwOr# sh up@qs~ lb`g#nWmt www.centrelink.gov.au
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VCE sh VCAL s[h` i@gnWm kL h#k~@ k~ kOmn s~}`nykq?
n#vw i@gnWmt p#mQ@Nn jnw`v s[h` a`ywn pr`syk, VCE sh VCAL p`Tm`l` a#w:
• v#dQhQtQ pYj` a{&`pn (ACE) spyn~nn~ (www.acfe.vic.gov.au)
• w`]NQk sh v#dQqEr a{&`pn (TAFE) a`ywn (www.education.vic.gov.au/tafecourses)
• v#dQhQtQ bhEsAs~k^wQk @s~v` (AMES) (www.ames.vic.edu.au)
• v#dQhQtQ a{&`pn m{&s~}`n (CAE) (www.cae.edu.au)
v#dQhQtQ a{&`pn v#dsthn~ spyn~nn~@g~ smQpEr~N l#yQs~wOvk~ @mhQ a#w:
http://shiprv.vcaa.vic.edu.au/schoolstudiessearch
ACE sh TAFE spyn~nn~@g~ “v#dQhQtQ” (Adult) aAXy @w`~r`gn~n.
ob VCE @h`~ VCAL vlt @pnW sQtQn vs@r~ jnv`rQ 1 v#nQq`t avEr#qE 20 t vd` adE nmQ v#dQhQtQ spyn~nn~
@b`@h`~ @q@nkO vQsQn~ obt w#nk~ @qnE a#w.
w#p#l~ mgQn~ i@gnWm
vQk~@t`~rQy`@vW a#wQ qErs~} a{&`pn m{&s~{`n@hQ (DECV) lQy`pqQAcQ vW@mn~ v#dQhQtQ sQsEn~t w#p#l~ mgQn~ i@gnWm
kL h#kQy.
v#dQqEr @w`rwOr# lb`g#nWmt: www.distance.vic.edu.au
v#dQqEr @w`rwOr# s[h`
smQbn~{vn~n:
vQk~@t`~rQy`nE vQ;ym`l` sh wk~@s~r# a{Qk`rQy
41 s`n~w a#n~dY^ @p@qs, n#@gnhQr @ml~br~n~ 3002
qErk}n (03) 9651 4328 @h`~ 1800 137 195
I@mWly: [email protected]
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