Mistakes on Year 12 exam papers can't be ruled out despite the Victorian government moving to fine-tune the system, Victoria's education minister admits.
Typographical errors appeared in last year's Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) general maths and chemistry exams, with six students also receiving the incorrect Chinese language exam.
The mistakes prompted an apology to students and independent review, led by former NSW Education Standards Authority head John Bennett.
The review was published on Wednesday and made six recommendations, including hiring more suitably qualified academics to develop exam papers.
Other measures involved further training for examiners and school staff, reducing the number of multiple-choice questions in maths exams from five to four and updating policies and processes to manage errors.
Education Minister Ben Carroll says the government will implement all of the recommendations but maintains it's unrealistic to always produce faultless exams.
''There could never be a foolproof guarantee,'' Mr Carroll told reporters.
"But this goes a long way to addressing what academics themselves and the sector have asked for and we are delivering that."
Opposition education spokeswoman Jess Wilson said the coalition wanted a wholesale review of exam requirements but suggested the report had fallen short.
"There's no actual demonstration how this is going to be fixed in the future," she said.
"We all know how hard year 12 students work and what the Labor government has delivered today puts at risk future exam periods and errors right across the board."
VCE exams will begin on October 29.
