In Victoria, many students with vision impairments successfully apply for Special Examination Arrangements from the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). Staff of the Statewide Vision Resource Centre (SVRC) are available to assist with this process. If the student is using a computer to produce their work or requires a reader/scribe during the examination, then they will need to be seated in a separate room with a supervisor. The following table may assist in preparing for the examination.
What |
Who |
| Prepare request for Special Exam Arrangements and submit to VCAA Consider exemption from the GAT at this time and submit if required |
School staff, Visiting Teacher, SVRC staff in conjunction with student and parent |
| Arrange and book separate examination room - consider heating/cooling, lighting/glare (blinds, lamp etc), powerpoints, adequate seating for 2-3 people | School staff |
| Powerboard and extension cord | School staff |
| Printer in the examination room | School staff |
| Floppy disks or CDs (at least one per exam to supply back-up copy to VCAA) | School staff |
| Printer paper (50 sheets per exam) | School staff |
| Arrange supervisor (and if necessary reader/scribe) | SVRC staff / school staff |
| Provice drinks and bathroom breaks for supervisor/reader/scribe | School staff |
| Spare fat black textas, pencil, sharperer, eraser, highlighter pens x 2 colours), ruler, clock or timer | Supervisor |
| Laptop computer | Student |
| Disk drive or CD burner | Student |
| ?Backup computer | Student or school staff |
| Magnifier | Student |
| Other specialised equipment or requirements (eg electronic magnification unit, calculator, foreign language dictionary etc) | Student or school staff |
| Reformat and deliver the exam paper | VCAA |
| Check that the paper has arrived at school (early) and store | School staff |
| Compile completed examination in the format required by VCAA and deliver to head supervisor | Supervisor(s) |
Adapted from checklist prepared by Lea Nagel - Senior Visiting Teacher (Eastern Metropolitan Region), November 2005
If you have a cheat sheet you'd like to share, please contact Deb Lewis.
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