Assessment & Reporting

A Unit of Learning occurs as a Learning Cycle

A Unit of learning typically occurs over a semester and consists of three learning phases,

  • Readiness for learning,
  • Progress as learning and
  • Mastery of learning.

Over a learning cycle we consider and respond to the following questions:​

  • Who are my learners and where are they now? ​
  • What is essential, relevant and enduring to learn?​
  • How will we and our learners know, if and when, they have developed deep and transferrable knowledge, behaviours and attributes?​
  • How will we provide meaningful feedback and support student use of it to progress their learning?​

Learning-Phase Checkpoints

Learning Phase Checkpoints provide a structure where we can use a collaborative and transparent approach to identify, monitor and communicate the essential elements of our learning programs and a student’s performance (strengths and opportunities for growth) over the learning cycle.

Learning Phase Checkpoints occur at the end of each phase of the learning cycle.

  1. Support our learning program development and allow us to:
    • identify, record and track the essential and enduring knowledge development of our students over a unit, a semester, or even year/s.
    • identify and communicate key learning opportunities that will be used for learning engagement and evidence.
    • assess learning growth and achievement based on a range of evidence.
    • moderate and adjust the learning program in response to the learning evidence collected.
  1. Provide us with the opportunity to share positive feedback to each student and their parent/guardian that is timely, personal and targeted at point of need to aid learning growth. It is also an opportunity to highlight the progress students have made developing their capabilities (learning behaviours), knowledge and skills throughout a unit of learning.
  2. Provide opportunities for student agency, enabling students to self-assess and communicate this with teachers and families.

Accessing feedback through Learning Phase Checkpoints and Reporting

Detailed comments around learning growth, areas of strengths and targets for the next steps in learning can be found on Compass via the Learning Tasks for each subject.

Details on accessing and interpreting this information have been provided through the following:

Accessing Feedback

Understanding Internal Grading

Learning Behaviours

Feedback (which includes internal grading, student and/or feedback and reflections) is continually added and updated via the Compass platform under Learning Tasks (tagged as assessment). The following are dates when you can expect all data to be updated by and accessible for viewing:

Term 1 & 2 Timeline

Term 1

  • Tuesday 10 March – Checkpoints feedback available on Compass (7-10 Readiness & relevant VCE/VM Progress and/or Mastery)
  • Monday 16 March – Interim Reports published to the Community
  • Tuesday 17 March – Student-Led conferences bookings open
  • Thursday 26 March & Wednesday 1 April – Student-Led conferences

Term 2

  • Monday 27 April – Checkpoints feedback available on Compass (7-10 Progress & relevant VCE/VM Progress and/or Mastery)
  • Friday 22 June – Semester 1 Checkpoints finalised
  • Thursday 25 June – Year 9 (Maths/English), Year 10 & Unit 1 exam checkpoints finalised
  • Friday 26 June– Semester 1 Reports published
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