At the College, assessment:
- Focuses on student learning achievement (planned/unplanned)
- Provides evidence that student achievements are consistently judged in accordance with prescribed learning outcomes
- Is comprehensive and is comprised of 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
At each year level reporting:
- Occurs twice per year through a written format (Terms 2 and 4)
- Occurs through parent / teacher / student meetings
- Is communicated using a 5-point scale
- Communicates information on the student’s achievements against the sets of core learning outcomes planned for that reporting period;
- Indicates if there is insufficient evidence for an assessment to be made.
The 5-point scale in each year level is as follows:
- Well Above Standard
- Above Standard
- At Standard
- Working Towards Standard
- Below Standard
- Individual assistance required (student is on either an IEP or LP)
