List of VCE exams compromised by leak revealed

The list of compromised VCE exams has been released more than a week after it was revealed some questions for half the tests were leaked in practice material.

Education Minister Ben Carroll had previously revealed that 56 VCE exams – nearly half of the total 116 exams – had been affected by a breach in which exam questions were inadvertently published online in advance by the VCE authority in a “hidden” section of sample assessments.

He told reporters on Wednesday that he was satisfied that the right processes were in place to ensure every single VCE student achieves their best.

“That is what students deserve, and we expect, must expect, nothing less. I would like to again apologise to every single student, parent, carer that have been affected by this publication,” Carroll said.

Carroll said the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority’s processes had improved over the years but the government had been let down because of a “publishing error”.

“I’ve still got questions that I want answers to and that that is why I have ordered a full root and branch review on how did this occur,” he said.

Interim VCAA boss Marcia Devlin, who was installed after former CEO Kylie White stood down amid the scandal last week, said the information contained in English exams was already in the public domain and no possible advantage could have been gained from accessing the leaked material.

She said this was likely the case for other exams because their content had substantially changed or the content published provided no material benefit.