Our teachers use a variety of strategies to assess student learning.
Teachers observe students' work in class and look closely at tasks throughout the year. They also formally assess a student's achievement based on the outcomes described in the syllabus of the 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.
Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses are assessed on achievement of competencies.
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.
This page will be the place where student assessment tasks will be posted by teachers throughout the year. They will be grouped strictly by year, and removed when no longer current.
Please use the main menu options above or the links below:
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 9/10 Music Assessment Task: Performance Monday 30 August; Composition and Reflection Tuesday 14 September 2021
Year 10
Assessment Notification Year 10 Science
Year 9/10 Music Assessment Task: Performance Monday 30 August; Composition and Reflection Tuesday 14 September 2021
Year 11
Year 11 English Standard: Mod B: Close study of text – Cosi to be completed in class Thursday 12 August 2021
Year 11 Advanced English Critical Study of Literature: Twelfth Night due: Part 1 hand in essay prior to 9am Thursday 3 June; Part 2 Shakespeare Festival performance Thursday 3 June 2021