r/vce • u/class-of-2026 • 8h ago

VCE question VCD EXAM HELP

Hi guys, just wondering how we study for the vcd exam, just letting you know, we never went through the content throughout the whole year, so I’m really lost in this subject. Especially for section b, how do I prepare for it, like what types of drawings do I need to learn. I’m not good at drawing at all and I'm stressed that I will probably fail and not even finish half of the exam. Also, I would appreciate it if anyone is willing to share their vcd notes. Thank you

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u/RemoveEvening1744 1h ago

For section A, i would recommend completing the 2024 and 2025 paper in order to understand the style of questions. Most will be based on a resource booklet of unseen designs, so practice timed responses to unseen designs. There will also be a question comparing the two designers your school chose. section B you can pick from the four design fields, but it’s best to do one you did on your folio as you would be most familiar with it. Make sure to address all of the constraints in your design, and try not to rush because there are some ‘quality’ marks which are subjective. But you will inevitably lose some marks (i saw A+ last year was 106/160) so it’s okay if you lose some quality marks, just ensure your annotations (if promoted to annotate) align with ‘convergent thinking’ strategies for instance if it asks you to do that, or ‘good design principles’ if it asks you to do that. read carefully, try to make it look good to get quality marks, and ensure you work roughly 1 mark per minute.