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VCE Japanese Second Language study design

VCAA lists accreditation for Units 1 and 2 from 2019 and Units 3 and 4 from 2020. The official design sets the outcomes and assessment for each unit.

Read the official VCAA study design and amendments

What you study

Develop Japanese listening, speaking, reading and writing through personal topics, Japanese-speaking communities and the wider world. The unit outcomes set the kind of communication and response students practise.

Assessment and eligibility

For Units 3 and 4, check the design and assessment materials for school-assessed coursework, the oral examination and the written examination. Ask your school to confirm eligibility for Second Language before enrolment. VCAA administrative requirements.

Historical Japanese Second Language scaling