VCAA guidelines stipulate that schools may approve Special Provisions and arrangements for both classroom learning and school-based assessments. Swinburne SSC students may be eligible and can apply for Special Provision due to a range of circumstances. These applications are considered by an Academic Support Panel who can exercise full discretion as to whether or not to grant Special Provisions and to what extent.

Applications for Special Provisions are accessible throughout the entire academic year. The outcome will be communicated via Compass Chronicle and email to students and parents/guardians/carers after the soonest support panel meeting following the application.

What Special Provision IS:

Special provisions are available for a student who, at any time while studying for the VCE / VCE VM, is adversely affected in a significant way by:

● illness (physical or psychological)

● any factors relating to personal environment

● other serious cause

● an impairment or disability, including a learning disability.

Special provisions support schools to ensure that the most appropriate, fair and reasonable options are available for students to demonstrate their capabilities if their learning and assessment programs are impacted.

Special provisions at SSSC are separated into Special Provisions for Classroom Learning and School-based Provisions for School Assessment. More information can be found in the SSSC Student Handbook and on the VCAA website.

Typical Special Provisions for Classroom Learning can include:

● Attendance requirement adjustments

● Coursework changes (i.e. substituted tasks and/or modifications)

● Regulation breaks during class (i.e. 10 minutes per 75 minutes class)

● SAC/SAT extensions (no more than 1 week from due date – must be requested in writing prior to the day of the assessment)

● Other arrangements as may be deemed necessary

Typical School-based Provisions for School Assessment can include:

● Rest breaks (10 minutes per 60 minutes of writing time)

● Extra time (10 minutes per 60 minutes of writing time)

● Use of a computer

● Use of electronic headphones (including electronic ear buds)

● Other arrangements as may be deemed necessary

What Special Provision IS NOT:

● An exemption from meeting the requirements for satisfactory completion of the VCE / VCE VM

● An exemption from being assessed against the outcomes for a study

● Special Exam Arrangements (SEA)

Students who believe that they may be eligible for VCAA Special Examination Arrangements should speak to the Leader of Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting or Assistant Principals.

All students will be automatically enrolled into a SAC catch-up session when they miss a SAC session.
In order to be scored for their catch-up SAC or SAT submitted after the due date, students MUST apply for an extension.
If an extension is not applied for or not approved, the SAC / SAT will be graded as Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory only and will not be marked for a score.

Please complete this form to apply for a SAC / SAT extension.

STOP!

If you have submitted assessments, results of diagnostics tests or other relevant documentation to the school as part of your enrolment or following a recent diagnosis, then a statement of support is not required at this time.

If you have not submitted relevant documentation to the college, then please complete the next section to request from your practitioner a Statement of Support form which they must complete to finalise your request for provisions.

Before sending this form to your practitioner, it is recommended that you first notify them.

STOP! If you have not submitted assessments, results of diagnostic tests or other relevant documentation to the college, then please complete this section.

Please be aware that you are about to request from your practitioner a Statement of Support form which they must complete to finalise your request for provisions. Before sending this form to your practitioner, it is recommended that you first notify them.