Assistant Principals

Term 1 Assessment and Reporting Update

As we approach the end of Term 1, our college community are currently engaging with the first round of Common Assessment Tasks (CATs) in Years 7 to 10.  These tasks are designed by teams of teachers and provide opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning from the past weeks in a variety of different ways. 

For some of our English students, they are currently examining the ways in which language can persuade or position an audience, writing their own persuasive pieces and speeches on a variety of topics. 

In Science, our students in Year 9 are busily preparing and executing an experiment in the Maker Space to investigate reaction times using coffee from our own coffee machines. 

Students in French are busily preparing for their conversation assessments, whilst students in some of our Physical Education (PE) classes are warming up for their football codes practical CAT.

 

Students in Years 11 and 12 have also been engaging over the course of the term with assessment in VCAL and the VCE.  VCE students have been preparing for, and completing SACs for their subjects, working both with their teachers and independently to build and refine their skills in their chosen subjects, including their revision skills, a key skill for success in Years 11 and 12.  Students in VCAL have been working with teachers on a variety of activities to be able to demonstrate the competencies, key requirements of the VCAL system.

 

Teachers of subjects in Years 7 to 10 will use CAT data, as well as feedback gathered from students about their learning experiences, to be able to evaluate the learning for the topic and make future improvements to the design and teaching of the topic.  Students, parents and caregivers will be able to access results over the coming weeks on the Learning Tasks feature on Compass.  Teachers will be making CAT/SAC results available, as well as providing comments on the key achievements students have demonstrated, as well as some strategies for continued improvement.

 

In addition to this, parents and caregivers will have the opportunity to conference with teachers regarding Term 1 CATs, SACs and assessments on Wednesday 2nd May (Week 3 of Term 2).  Bookings for this open in the first week of Term 2, and we encourage all parents and caregivers to arrange an appointment with their student’s teachers to receive feedback on their progress so far.  Students are encouraged to attend this with their parents or caergivers to be able to be a part of this important feedback process.

Eloise Haynes

Assistant Principal

Year 8 & 10