An independent review in response to issues arising from the 2024 Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) examinations, including unintentional disclosure of examination content. The stage one report looked at issues associated with the production of the 2024 VCE exams to determine what happened, why and how.

The report makes eight recommendations. The Victorian government has accepted all recommendations.

Recommendations

1. Ensure clear, specific accountabilities that align to defined milestones.
2. Clearly document the examination development process end-to-end, identifying and managing key risks.
3. Create a more senior executive director role as a single point of accountability for end-to-end delivery of examinations.
4. Cease the creation of sample cover pages.
5. Reconstitute the VCAA Board to include additional capabilities in critical governance areas.
6. Strengthen the risk and project management capability of those responsible for the examination development process.
7. Conduct regular crisis planning at an executive level in conjunction with the VCAA Board.
8. Pilot the development of an examination repository for select subjects.