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Reports Department News

For information on reports for both the Junior and Senior Schools, refer to the 'Teaching and Learning' tab on the Girton Grammar School website. There is also a Senior School Report Information Booklet available on Astra within Parent Services.

 

When reports or results are published on Astra, parents will receive a notification from teachers. They will also receive notifications via email and Astra News from the Reports Department.

Junior School –  Semester 2

Semester Report

Teachers will publish the Semester 2 Reports for all subjects on Astra by the end of Term 4. A copy of the report will be mailed home to parents during the Term 4 holidays.

 

Effort and Dedication Report

The Effort and Dedication Summary Report for Semester 2 will be published on Astra for parents to view at the end of Term 4. 

 

Merit Certificates

Merit Certificates will be presented to students at the end of Term 4 assembly. Parents will be able to access a copy of Merits via Astra during the Term 4 school holidays, where they will appear under the 'Academic Reports' tab on the student's profile.

Senior School – Semester 2

Effort and Dedication Reports

Teachers grade students' classroom Effort and Dedication six times yearly for most subjects. For Term 3, teachers will publish Round 4 grades via Astra on 16 August and Round 5 grades on 13 September. For Term 4, teachers will publish Round 6 grades for Year 12 students on 18 October, and for Year 7 to 11 students on 1 November. Parents will receive a Effort and Dedication Summary Report for Round 6 by the end of Term 4. 

 

Student Wellbeing and Pastoral Care Reports

The Semester 2 Pastoral Care Report will be published on Astra by the Head of House and House Tutors in the last week of Term 4.  A full copy of the report will be published on Astra during the Term 4 holidays. 

 

Comparative Assessment Report and Student Performance Graph

These reports will be published on Astra during the Term 4 holidays. 

 

Merit Certificates

Merit Certificates will be presented in House Assemblies and House Tutor at the end of Semester 2 for Year 7, 8, 11 and 12 students who receive up to four merits and Year 9 and 10 students who receive up to five merits. Students who exceed this number of merits will be presented with their certificates at the end of Term 4 Principal's Assembly and awarded an Academic Astra Badge. Parents will be able to access a copy of the Merits on Astra under the 'Academic Reports' tab on the student's profile during the Term 4 holidays.

 

Semester 2 Instrumental Reports

Parents of students who have instrumental music lessons will receive a Semester 2 report by the end of Term 4 via Astra. 

Senior School – Continuous Reporting on Astra

For most subjects, each time students undertake any specific assessment task, the subject teacher will provide written feedback on the task and the grade achieved on Astra. Feedback on general progress will be provided online each term, including a summary of your child’s effort and dedication to the subject in general. 

 

Parents receive notifications via Astra. At the end of the year, all parents will receive an online Academic Report: the  'Statement of Results'.

 

Accessing reports and grades via Astra

  • Academic Reports: You can access your child’s PDF report via Astra. The 'Academic Reports' button is located under your child’s photo, to the right of the Timetable button. Select this and you will see all the Girton Academic Reports, along with Merit Certificates.    
     
  • Online Grades view: To view all your child’s grades and feedback, log in to Astra, then select the ‘Grades’ tab underneath your child’s photo. You will see a full overview of any published grades and comments, and can select the relevant subject from the drop-down list. You can also access the published grades by clicking on the notification you receive to go directly to the feedback. Select the FAQs icon located on your parent Astra dashboard for help with accessing grades and other helpful hints. Under the 'Parent FAQs' subheading, you will find links to instruction pages and helpful video tutorials from a past parent information session. 
     
  • Other reports: Only Girton Grammar Academic Reports are available via the 'Academic Reports' button on Astra. If you want to view other reports (e.g. NAPLAN), you need to select 'Documents' on your opening page, then click on your child’s name to the right of the screen, and the other reports will be shown under the 'Government Reports' subheading. 

On Astra, you can also see your child’s Timetable, Calendar, Due Work and lots more by selecting your child’s name on the left-hand side of the home page. To return to the Astra home page, click the Astra logo on the top left.  

 

If you are having trouble accessing Astra or need your log in details, email ithelpdesk@girton.vic.edu.au

Important Contacts

  • Mr Rod Smith (Head of Academic and Data Services) 
  • Mrs Viv Bath (Deputy Head of Junior School) 
  • Mrs Heather Waterston (Academic Services Reports Manager) 
  • Ms Katie Morris (Academic Services Reports Administrator)