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For some students it may be of benefit to accelerate by commencing a VCE Units 1 & 2 subject in Year 10 and then
continuing on to study a Units 3 & 4 subject in Year 11. This allows students to have a sixth subject to contribute
towards their ATAR. The ATAR calculation is complicated, but in simplest terms it counts English first, then the
next three top scores (this is called the primary four) and then 10% of the fifth subject. If students accelerate
by studying a Units 3 & 4 subject in Year 11, they will receive an additional 10% of their sixth subject in the
calculation. A maximum of six subjects contribute to the calculation of the ATAR.
The other advantage to students who accelerate is that they gain some experience of the VCE and know what
to expect in the following years. As acceleration can, however, put undue stress on some, students need to be
achieving at an appropriate level to accelerate.