Assistant Principal - Curriculum

Semester 1 Reports - Industrial Action (repeat)

We will be providing  student achievement reports  for Semester 1 this year as usual. The reports will be distributed on Wednesday, 24 June. The reports will continue to provide important details about student learning attainment, but full descriptive comments for some classes may not be included as a result of industrial action taken earlier this term by the Australian Education Union.

We will of course be pleased to discuss with you your child’s progress at our next parent-teacher interviews scheduled for Term 3, or, as always, you can contact your child's teacher to arrange a meeting.

Semester  Reports - Achievement Rating Change (repeat)

In previous reports, students were given a rating in a 5 point scale between "A" and "E" to describe their achievement against the relevant curriculum progression point. This has contributed confusion due to how traditional letter scaling has been used in the past to mark assignments/exams/pieces of work.

We have decided to move to the following achievement rating scale in the hope of giving a clearer picture of student achievement.

A will now be communicated as Well Above 

B will now be communicated as Above

C will now be communicated as At

D will now be communicated as Below

E will now be communicated as Well Below

The following definitions will also be published in our reports –

Well Above - Well above the standard expected at this time of the year (18 months or more ahead)

Above - Above the standard expected at this time of the year (6-12 months ahead)

At - At the standard expected at this time of year

Below - Below the standard expected at this time of year (12-18 months behind)

Well Below - Well below the standard expected at this time of the year (24 months or more behind)

These definitions will also be published on the report for easy reference.

Term 3 Parent-Teacher Conferences – Save the Date! 

Please be advised that our Term 3 Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Tuesday the 4th and Wednesday the 5th of August. More information will be made available in the first weeks of Term 3. 

Kind regards, 

Brendan Garvey

Assistant Principal