By Caroline Schelle

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Year 11 student Tilly, a member of the executive committee of the Victorian Student Representative Council, believes the exam authority reforms look good on paper but fail to address the needs of pupils.

“For many students, the issue runs deeper than the exam leak; it’s about VCAA’s overall approach to assessing their education,” she told The Age.

The teen acknowledged the Blacher review offered more than just “Band-Aid” solutions for the authority, but she called for changes to the exam system itself, which was first introduced in 1987.

“Time and time again, students have expressed that the current VCE exam system is outdated and in need of an overhaul,” she said.

“The recommendations focus on improving internal processes, but don’t even question whether the exams themselves are the best method of assessment.”