Curriculum and Learning
Assessment Tasks for Semester 2
Welcome back to Term 3. The following is a reminder to parents/carers and boys, that information covering assessment for Years 7 to 12 is readily available on the TASS Parent Lounge and on the respective CANVAS Year pages for students. In particular, the College’s Assessment Policy outlines clearly and explicitly well-established protocols governing assessment. I urge all parents/carers and their sons to reacquaint themselves with the College’s Assessment Policy in preparation for assessment tasks in Semester 2.
Essentially, the College’s Assessment Policy is drawn up with the clear intention of being considerate and just to all and ensures a level playing field for all boys. It protects the great majority of boys who consistently do the right thing by:
applying themselves with diligence to all set tasks
thoroughly familiarising themselves with the academic expectations of the College
following all examination rules
submitting their own work by the specified due date to the specified teacher
providing advanced notice, where possible, of absence for an assessment task
providing appropriate medical documentation to the relevant teacher immediately on return to school when work is not submitted on the due date
discussing the result of a task, with the relevant teacher, at the time the task is returned.
Boys who are absent on the day an assessment task is due can expect to submit the task on the day of their return to school.
In addition, it is important for all parents/carers to note that the College Reception has never been and will never be a place to submit assessment tasks. Should parents/carers wish to submit tasks on behalf of their sons for any reason, a courtesy phone call to the relevant teacher or Head of Faculty is required, and a mutually convenient appointment should be made.
Reception will not accept assessment tasks from either parents/carers or students. Parents/carers who just “drop in” and insist on leaving tasks at Reception will incur at the very least a 20% deduction for their sons and risk the tasks not being processed with absolutely no recourse for appeal.
Ignorance does not constitute a reasonable or valid excuse to breach any of the above-mentioned procedures. It is unfortunate when individuals, accepting of high academic expectations and standards, take exception to the application of these standards to them. Fortunately, parents/carers and boys are very appreciative and supportive of the College’s high academic expectations and standards.
2026-27 Stage 5 and Stage 6 Subject Prospectuses and Information Sessions
This is a reminder that the 2025-26 editions of the Stage 5 and Stage 6 subject prospectuses for Years 9 and 11, respectively, are available on the TASS Parent Lounge for parents/carers and the relevant CANVAS Year pages for students.
A thorough and sequential subject selection process is in place, and details of this process will be given at the appropriate times.
Subject information sessions were held for Year 10 students on the morning of Wednesday 25 June last term, and an elective subject information morning for Year 8 students will be held this Thursday 24 July.
In addition, this evening, Wednesday 23 July, a Year 11-2026 information evening will be held in the College Gymnasium for parents/carers and students of Year 10, commencing at 7:00 PM and concluding at 8:30 PM. Both students and at least one parent/carer are required to attend this Year 11-2026 information evening. Students are required to attend in College Winter uniform.
The purpose of the information sessions is to complement and clarify the information provided in the subject prospectuses and to provide details of the subject selection process and other pertinent information.
Both Year 8 and Year 10 students must complete their subject selections online by
9:00 AM Monday 4 August. The instructions on how to complete subject selections online will be emailed and explained to students this week.
Michael Cutrupi
Director of Curriculum