What StudyVCE's tools are for, what they must never be used for, and what the VCE actually requires of you. See the official VCAA guidance below for assessment requirements.
01The short answer
Whatyoucando,and what you cannot.
If you only read one part of this page, read this one. Then check the rules for your specific task with your teacher, because they can be stricter.
Appropriate use
Using feedback to identify gaps in your understanding
Getting formative feedback on a structure you wrote, when the task permits it
Understanding VCE assessment criteria better
Generating practice questions for self-study
Reviewing feedback before finalising your own work
Learning from examples and explanations
Misuse · academic dishonesty
Submitting AI-generated text as your own work
Asking AI to write your essay or SAC
Copying and pasting AI responses without attribution
Using AI to bypass the learning process
Presenting AI-generated ideas as your original thinking
Submitting work that is not your own intellectual creation
02Why the tools work this way
Fourprinciples,built in.
Academic integrity is fundamental to the VCE and to education itself. These are design constraints on the tools, not warnings attached to them.
Learning as the primary goal
Our tools are designed to help you understand concepts better, not to do the work for you. Feedback points out areas for improvement, but the thinking and writing must be yours.
Transparency in use
Students should confirm task-specific permission, keep a record of relevant tool use, and disclose or cite generated material when required by the VCE, school, teacher, or assignment.
No ready-to-submit work
StudyVCE tools are intended for explanation, planning, practice, and feedback, not for presenting generated assessed content as the student’s own work.
Clear assessment context
Where a tool discusses assessment criteria, it should identify the relevant VCE task or course context and help the student understand expectations without replacing the required work.
03What the VCE requires
What the VCE requires
The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority expects students to produce genuine, authentic work and to acknowledge material that is not their own. Academic misconduct can lead to consequences under the applicable VCE and school procedures.
VCAA guidance says that unacknowledged or prohibited use of generative AI in assessment may breach academic integrity. Check the conditions for your task with your teacher; acknowledging AI use does not make prohibited assistance acceptable.
Citation and permission are different checks. Crediting AI-generated material prevents it from being represented as original, but the task may still prohibit that material or require the assessed reasoning, writing, data, or creative decisions to be produced by the student.
Permitted support differs by subject and by session. Confirm the task rules first; everything below assumes you have.
School-assessed Coursework (SAC)
SAC tasks and permitted support differ by subject and assessment session. After confirming the task rules, StudyVCE may be used to:
Understand the assessment criteria
Get formative feedback on a structure you wrote, where that is permitted
Understand what different grade levels look like
School-assessed Task
The School-assessed Task requires transparent acknowledgment of sources and authentic student authorship. Before using an AI-assisted feature:
Confirm the permitted use with your supervisor and school
Keep a record of relevant prompts, outputs, decisions, disclosure and citation
Verify every cited source, and make sure the assessed research decisions, reasoning and final argument stay yours
05Questions
Academicintegrityquestions.
Practical guidance for using StudyVCE and other AI study tools while keeping assessed work your own.
Is using StudyVCE’s AI tools considered cheating in the VCE?
It depends on how the tools are used and on the rules set by the student’s school and teacher. Using AI for explanations, practice, or feedback may support learning, but submitting AI-generated material as a student’s own work or failing to disclose it can breach VCE academic-integrity requirements.
What is appropriate use of AI tools in the VCE?
Responsible uses can include identifying gaps in understanding, practising concepts, reviewing clarity, and learning how assessment criteria work. Students should critically check AI output, follow school and teacher instructions, and clearly acknowledge or cite AI-generated material when it is included in submitted work.
What is considered misuse of AI tools under VCE academic honesty rules?
Misuse includes presenting AI-generated content as the student’s own, using AI in ways prohibited for an assessment, or failing to acknowledge generated text, images, or graphs. Students should confirm assignment-specific rules with their teacher before using AI.
Can I use AI to generate data or analysis for my VCE School-assessed Coursework (SAC)?
An SAC must authentically demonstrate the student’s own assessed work. Do not present AI-generated data, analysis, or conclusions as your own; follow the subject teacher’s instructions and transparently acknowledge any permitted AI-generated material.
Dothework. Use the help.
Used the way they are meant to be, these tools leave you understanding the thing. That is the only outcome worth having, and it is the one nobody can take off you.