Teaching & Learning Report 

Parent Teacher Student Conferences (PTSCs) 

On Thursday 10 September, PTSCs will be taking place. PTSC's provide an opportunity to connect parents and teachers to discuss the learning progress of students. 

 Reporting practices 

 We are currently reviewing and trialling our reporting practices. In particular we are focusing on the teaching, assessing and monitoring of learning behaviours.  

These include: 

• Attendance 
• Work ethic 
• Organisation and punctuality 
• Participation 
• Respectful behaviour 

By assessing these (and teaching them in advance), we can use this data to inform families on their child's learning behaviours.  

As a school we can also use this data to recognise and celebrate these learning behaviours. Additionally we can use it to inform interventions where needed. 

We call this data our GPA – Grade Point Average. 

We are currently conducting assessment trials in small groups and cohorts, focused on the criteria above, so as to ensure that when we are ready to implement these in 2027, we are well informed. We will keep parents and students updated throughout the year. 

Changes to Student Reports from 2027 

In addition to our changes above, there are changes being directed to Victorian schools on their overall reporting for 2027. 

From 2027, Victorian government schools will introduce changes to the way student achievement and progress are reported to parents and carers. 

These changes have been introduced by the Victorian Department of Education to make student reports clearer, more consistent and easier for families to understand, while ensuring that reports provide useful information about each student's learning. 

What will change? 

From Semester 1, 2027, all Victorian school student reports will: 

• show your child's achievement against the Victorian Curriculum F–10 achievement standards 
• provide an indication of your child's progress since their previous report 
• include a 5-point rating scale to help communicate your child's level of achievement 
• use clearer and more accessible language to help families understand their child's learning. 

The Department has also provided model reports for all schools to use as a guide. These models are designed to provide families with a clearer picture of what their child has learned, their current level of achievement and the progress they have made. 

What does this mean for our secondary school reports? 

One of the key changes for secondary schools is that written comments will no longer be a required component of secondary student reports. The Department recommends that secondary reports focus on clear information about student achievement and progress rather than lengthy teacher comments. 

This does not mean that communication between school and home about learning is reducing. Student reports are only one part of the broader communication between schools, students and families. Teachers will continue to provide feedback to students throughout the year through learning task results, and we will continue to provide opportunities for parents and carers to discuss their child's learning and progress with teachers with PTSCs. Additionally, we will increase our reporting on learning behaviours (GPA) for families. 

What will stay the same? 

Schools will continue to provide formal student reports at least twice each year. Reports will continue to provide information about your child's achievement and progress in the curriculum areas they have been taught. 

The changes are designed to help families more easily understand where their child is in their learning, the progress they are making and what they are learning at school. 

Our school will provide further information about what the changes will look like in practice as we prepare for the new reporting requirements in 2027.