Assessment and Reporting Year 7-10

Assessment in Term 4

The College is very excited to have students returning to the school grounds for face-to-face learning on 25 October. This date is the first day of Week 4, Day 6, and is a time when we are usually conducting examinations and working-on and finalising assessment tasks. In order to ease the students back into school life, the decision has been made to not hold examinations this term. Assessment of student progress this term will be in the form of in-class tasks, in-class quizzes, group activities, book work and class participation. Teachers will be using a wide range of assessment tools across the different departments, but no formal subject examination will be held.

PAT Tests and Year 10 Minimum Standards Test

External examinations to assess progress in literacy and numeracy skills known as Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT) have been postponed until Term 1, 2022. However, the Year 10 Minimum Standards Tests will take place in Week 7. All Year 10 students are required to sit and pass this test to be eligible to receive their Higher School Certificate. As yet, our Year 10 students have not had the opportunity to sit the test. Students do have a number of chances to sit and meet the minimum standards before they graduate from Year 12. It is an important assessment that we believe is necessary to conduct this year to allow for as many attempts as possible, if required. There will be more information about this test when students return to the College.

Year 7 to 10 Reports

Due to an extended period of remote learning this semester there has not been a universal experience of teacher-student interaction. Consequently, the Year 7 to 10 Reports will not contain a written comment from the classroom teacher. The reports will still provide a written comment by the Homeroom teacher as well as a record of student achievement against specific Outcomes for each subject and feedback on eight learning habits. Carroll College will return to our usual practice of teacher written comments for each subject in 2022 when we have students on site

Assessment and Reporting Year 11

Assessment in Term 4

Year 11 students commence HSC Courses from Week 2 in Term 4. Many of the courses have assessment tasks due this term. Teachers and KLA Coordinators are currently in the process of re-negotiating due dates so as to not overwhelm students on their return.  An HSC Assessment Booklet will soon be sent home in electronic format and a hard copy given to students on their return.

Year 11 Reports

Year 11 Reports will be emailed to parents/carers in Week 7 of this term. Staff are busy writing comments and finalising End of Preliminary course grades to submit to NESA.

Erica Drewsen
Assistant Principal Curriculum