Learning & Teaching
Examinations and Final Assessments
Our Unit 3/4 VCE students continue their final examinations this week and we wish them continued success. We hope that their hard work pays off and that they are able to achieve to their potential or even beyond.
For Year 10 and 11 students Semester 2 Examinations commenced this week on 9 November and continue until 16 November. The timetable and other important Information, including the Student Examination Protocols, are available on the SEQTA Examination Information Portal Page. Detailed information letters have been sent via Operoo and copies are on the portal page.
Year 9 Examinations are scheduled for 28 and 29 November and more detailed information will be sent out this week.
Commencement Classes and Resources 2023
VCE – Vocational Major Commencement Classes 2023 start on Thursday 10 November. A detailed letter, outlining the program has been sent via Operoo.
VCE Commencement Classes 2023 start on Monday 21 November. It is essential that students attend all of the scheduled VCE Commencement Classes with the required resources, which should have been ordered from the Campion Website. Edrolo information will be distributed prior to the start of the Commencement Classes. Our current Year 9 students, who have enrolled in an acceleration study for 2023, attend the VCE Unit 1 Commencement Classes, except on 28 and 29 November, if there is a clash with a Year 9 Examination.
Year 8 – 10 Resources 2023
Resource lists for Years 8 – 10, 2023 are available this week. Orders placed on or before 16 December 2022 will be delivered to the family’s home address in January, with no postage charges (processing and handling charges still apply).
Orders can still be placed after the due date by visiting the Campion Website or Retail Service Centre. Full stock availability cannot be guaranteed for late orders. Orders placed after 16 December will incur additional postage costs.
ACER Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT)
To ensure that we are able to accurately measure and support student progress over time, we are again administering ACER (Australian Council of Educational Research) Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT) in Mathematics and Reading to all students in Years 7 to 9 and some students in Year 10.
These tests are designed to provide objective, norm-referenced information to teachers about their students’ skills and understandings in key areas. At the centre of each test is a proficiency scale, providing a range of data on student performance, making the PAT ideal for understanding students’ current strengths and weaknesses, informing teaching and learning, and monitoring progress over time.
All students will complete these 40-minute or 45-minute tests in one each of their Mathematics and English classes commencing this week. The tests will be administered by the students’ regular class teachers. Testing is completed online and students will be provided with log-in details.
The tests are adaptive and delivered in a series of “testlets” becoming more or less challenging, depending on previous questions answered correctly. This should ensure that your daughter sits a test that suits her level.
There will be no formal reporting of results. As indicated above, teaching staff will use the testing results for diagnostic purposes, enabling us to better target our teaching and support/extension programs, to increase our impact and, consequently, student progress.
If you have any questions relating to this testing program, please contact Jane Goddard at the College.
Jane Goddard
Assistant to the Principal - Learning & Teaching