Parent Requests for Grades in 2025
Parent Requests for Grades in 2025- REPEAT:
How is the grade structure decided?
At ARPS, our policy is to create a whole school grade structure which is either single year levels or multiage (across 2 year levels). The structure is dependent on the numbers of students in each year level, the dynamics of students in each year level, our knowledge of students in the school and the best operational timetable and staffing arrangements that can be created within the budget provided by the Department of Education. The exact class structure is often not finalised until all of our future enrolments for 2025 are confirmed. Parents should consider the likelihood that their child will be placed in either a single year level or a multiage class
Can parents choose teachers?
• The short answer is no.
What can parents request?
• That their child might be with (or not with) another student based on education needs, or if there may have been a past incident or negative history with another student. Parents may request something like, having your child separated from a good friend to help them focus or have the opportunity to make new friends.
Who do I send my request to?
Follow this link and complete the online form: https://forms.gle/uhZTSxeBnAjTiLBu5
Student class Place requests 2025
No later than Friday 18th October, 2024 (no exceptions)
How do we make grades for 2025?
We start by asking students to identify five ‘friends’ they might like to have in their grade for the next year. When we say ‘friend’, we mean someone who they would work well with, not always their best friend. Students have ample time and opportunity to be with their best friend, outside of school and classroom hours. Importantly we don’t guarantee these ‘five’ requests, usually students will get one or two of their ‘friend’ requests. Sometimes not getting requests upsets students and their families. Invariably however, we find that students meet new friends (in their new grade) that they wouldn’t have met if we hadn’t encouraged mixing the grades, across their years at school. So, this is a deliberate strategy that supports students building their friendship groups across the years.
Who makes the grades?
Classroom teaching staff and specialist teachers all contribute to making the grades.
The Principal Class Team decides on the final grades. As a rule, we never make changes after the grades have been made. So please make your request before 18th October.
What factors do we consider when we make grades?
When we make grades, we consider things like: Academic capabilities / friendships / students’ behaviour. We want to ensure that grades have an even spread of boys and girls – we do not stream grades.
I trust this explains how we do this process; this is consistent with most schools.
Planning for 2025 – Are you leaving ARPS?
We ask that you let us know if you are moving or have enrolled to another school in 2025. We require this information as soon as possible to establish classroom structures for the start of the new school year. If your child is currently in F-5 and will not be at ARPS in 2025, please notify the school office or email as soon as possible.