From the Leader of Learning

Assessment and Semester 2 Reporting in Stages 4 & 5

Each Semester, the College publishes an academic report to parents and carers about each student’s learning outcomes. Teachers are currently preparing Semester 2 reports.

The New South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA) requires all schools in NSW to report on grades and reportable outcomes as part of their ongoing commitment to improving student learning outcomes. To do this, teachers must use their professional judgement to assess their students’ work and provide an overall grade based on their assessment of the student’s performance. This means that a student’s grade needs to be determined using a range of evidence, not just one or two formal assessments.

Our teachers will use their professional judgement to make an overall assessment of a student’s typical performance based on all the evidence available for the year.

In our Assessment Handbooks, students will have their “Semester Two Grade reported based on learning activities, practicals and formal tasks for the year”.

Students were advised of this at the beginning of the year. Teachers will make a balanced and informed assessment of a student’s typical performance against the Common Grade Scale and the Course Performance Descriptors published in the Assessment Handbooks. By doing so, they can provide a comprehensive report that reflects a student’s academic progress at the end of the Year.

Stage 4 & 5 Awards

On Wednesday 11 December, the College will hold the Stage 4 (9 to 10:30 am) and Stage 5 (11:30 am to 1:00 pm) End of Year Awards Assemblies. Several special college awards and sporting awards will be presented. In terms of Academic Awards, the following will be presented:

Academic Merit Awards

Awarded for consistent and/or improved effort by students. Awarded by each class teacher for each subject.

Academic Achievement Awards

Awarded to students that achieved an ‘A’ grade in 3 to 5 subjects in Semester 2.

Academic Excellence Awards

Awarded to students that achieved an ‘A’ grade in 6 or more subjects in Semester 2.

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