At the College, assessment:
- focuses on student achievement of learning (planned/unplanned)
- provides evidence that student achievements are consistently judged in accordance with prescribed learnings
- is comprehensive – that is comprise a range of evidence of student achievement
- provides information on student progress and needs, intervention strategies and allocation of resources
- informs future programs of teaching and learning
- provides evidence for audits that check for curriculum consistency
- is valid and produces reliable
At each year level reporting:
- occurs twice per year through a written format (Term 2 and 4)
- occurs twice a year through Parent / Teacher / Student Conferences (Term 1 and 3)
- is communicated using an A – E scale
- provides for a whole class summary of results for student ranking in quartiles;
- communicates information on the student’s achievements against the sets of core learnings planned for that reporting period;
- indicates if there is insufficient evidence for an assessment to be made.
The A –E scale in each year level is as follows:
- A: Well above year level standard
- B: Above year level standard
- C: At year level standard
- D: Below year level standard
- E: In need of individual assistance
- NA: Not reported upon in this period.
- IA: Individual assistance required (student is on either an IEP or LP)
