Assessment Policy Booklet
The assessment policy and guidelines for all assessment tasks are outlined in each assessment booklet. Please click on the year group below to access your assessment booklet:
- View the Year 7 assessment policy booklet.
- View the Year 8 assessment policy booklet
- View the Year 9 assessment policy booklet
- View the Year 10 assessment policy booklet
- View the Year 11 assessment policy booklet
- View the Year 12 assessment policy booklet
- Not all outcomes are assessed with each task
- Any variations to syllabus outcomes or tasks set for each course will be provided by the class teacher in writing giving two weeks’ notice of a change
Statutory Declaration (PDF 8KB) can be downloaded here.
Twice a year, teachers formally assess each student’s achievements based on the outcomes described in the syllabuses of each subject.
As a parent or carer, you’ll receive a written report twice a year. It gives you a clear picture of your child’s achievements – what they know and can do.
In Years 7 to 10, we use the common grade scale in reporting. In Year 11, we use the Preliminary grade scale.
Assessments
We provide detailed information to students about what we expect from them throughout the year and how their work will be assessed. Students have a number of formal assessments throughout their schooling.
- National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) – reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, punctuation and grammar) and numeracy tests for students in Years 7 and 9. The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) holds the tests in May each year. Results and student reports are released in August.
- Validation of Assessment for Learning and Individual Development (VALID) – online diagnostic science assessments for students in Year 8. Some schools also choose to sit the tests in Year 10.
- The Record of School Achievement (RoSA) is awarded to eligible students who leave school before completing their Higher School Certificate. The RoSA records a student’s grades between the end of Year 10 and when they leave school.
- The Higher School Certificate (HSC) is an internationally recognised qualification awarded to students who successfully complete Years 11 and 12 in NSW.
- Some students may apply for placement in a selective high school. For more information, visit selective high schools and opportunity classes.