In response to feedback from Parents & Carers, Staff & Students, via department surveys and focus groups/discussions with school council, Parents Association, staff and student forums, we determined that the needs of each stakeholder were:

Parents/Carers: Requested improved consistency with grading elements and timing of reports being reports being published. As well as additional opportunities to receive feedback directly from teachers.

Students: Accessibility of information, easy to read and understand. The introduction of a reﬂection process to ensure further discussion regarding teacher feedback and student agency around their learning.

Staff: Streamlined processes for imputing reporting and better communication and timelines to ensure reporting has a greater impact on student outcomes and learning behaviours.

From January 2025 you will receive feedback on your child’s progress in the following ways:

Continuous reporting - All students

Purpose: Feedback on academic achievement

Timeline: Within 3 weeks of assessment (2-3 CATs per semester per subject) Accessed: via Learning Tasks tab on COMPASS

Includes

7-10 Achievement Level (Expected standard levels)
11-12 VCE Outcome (%)
Teacher feedback comment

Progress reporting - All students (NEW in 2025)

Purpose: Feedback on learning behaviours (6Ps – Parkdale Principles) Timeline: Week 5/6 of each Term

Accessed: via Reporting tab on COMPASS Includes:

Performance grade against each Parkdale Principle per subject.
Presented in both graph and matrix format.
Visible for year to allow tracking of progress.
Grade point average scores (GPAs) derived to help identify areas for improvement or growth. What you will see on COMPASS

Semester Reporting

Purpose: Summary document of reporting throughout semester. Can be downloaded and saved.

Timeline: Semester 1 - Last week Term 2

Semester 2 – Last week of classes Term 4 Accessed: via Reports tab on COMPASS

Includes:

New information

Victorian Curriculum Levels for each subject
VCE Unit results (S/N)
Year 10 & 11 Exam Scores (%)
Year 11 Parkdale Study Score (/50)

Information drawn from Continuous and Progress reporting throughout semester.

CAT Achievement Level
SAC/SAT/ % grade
Parkdale Principles (6Ps) graphs

Parent Teacher Interviews:

Purpose: Direct feedback with subject teachers

Timeline: Term 2 – Week 2 – All students

Term 3 – Week 6 (NEW in 2025) – Year 7-11(Yr 12 interview structure TBC) Accessed: Booked via COMPASS

1-4pm – WebEx interviews
4-8pm – Onsite interviews

Includes:
Parents can book a 5-minute interview with child’s teacher
Students are expected to attend interviews with parents
Teacher may request an interview with a parent/carer and student

Reference:

Parkdale Principles (6Ps) demonstrated at each level

Parkdale Secondary College Newsletter

Pergo Et Perago

Issue 8 · 18 Dec 2024

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