Assessment

Students throughout the year will experience a variety of assessments. Some assessments will be formal, cross the form tasks, and other assessments will be informal class assessments. Informal assessments can include questioning students in class and monitoring of class work.

Students experience assessments for a number of reasons, including they:

· Provide opportunities for teachers to gather evidence about student achievement

· Enable students to demonstrate what they know and can do

· Clarify student understanding of concepts and promote deeper understanding

· Provide evidence that current understanding and skills are a suitable basis for future learning

Students will complete up to four formal assessment tasks in each subject for the school year. These formal assessments will contribute to a mark that will be published on the College report. The report will also include a Grade, ranging from an A to E. When allocating the grade, the teacher will make an on-balanced judgement in relation to each student’s achievements of outcomes by considering both the formal and informal assessment information built up over time throughout the reporting period.