Semester 1 Reports
Your son/daughter’s academic report for Semester 1, 2018 is now available for download via PAM. This report provides an overview of student achievement for the current academic semester. The report aims to highlight student success across the different curriculum areas and programs, whilst also providing feedback to your son/daughter to enable them to set goals as they progress to the next stage of learning.
The academic report is an integral part of the learning and teaching process. Report data is gathered using a range of assessment processes and practices such as teacher observations, annotated student work samples, tests, portfolios, exhibitions and presentations. The gathering of this data enables the regular monitoring of student learning and ongoing constructive feedback, with the explicit intention of improving learning outcomes over time.
We encourage all families to read through the report with their son/daughter and take time to discuss with him/her the successes and challenges they experienced in their learning during Semester 1. Using this information, we ask all our students to use this opportunity for reflection as a way of setting new learning goals for Semester Two.
If you would like further information about your child’s Semester 1 Report please contact the following staff:
- Subject based questions, in the first instance please contact the relevant subject teacher or if unavailable the relevant Faculty Learning Leader.
- General questions about overall academic performance please contact the relevant Campus Learning Advisor or if unavailable the Deputy Principal – Learning and Teaching
Semester One Award Ceremonies
The Semester 1 Award Ceremonies will take place at the commencement of Term 3. The focus of these assemblies is to gather in year level groupings to acknowledge and celebrate academic achievement with the awarding of both Academic Awards for excellence in learning and Merit Awards for a positive approach to learning and giving your best. An invitation is extended to all parents to come along to the relevant ceremonies on the following dates:
- Year 9 - Tuesday July 17
- Year 8 - Thursday July 19
- Year 10 - Wednesday July 25
- Year 11 - Thursday July 26
- Year 7 - Wednesday July 18
- Year 12 - Tuesday July 24
All assemblies will be held in Centennial Hall and will commence at 8.50 am. Parking will be available on the green basketball courts.
Criteria for Academic and Merit Awards
Academic Awards are awarded to students who demonstrate academic excellence, personal organisation, a positive contribution to the learning environment, enthusiasm for the subject, creativity and originality, and have achieved a subject average of 85% or above in a given semester. The 85% average is a weighted average — each faculty determines how this average is calculated based on the number and a nature of assessments. Merit awards are limited to a maximum of four per class and are awarded to students who demonstrate enthusiasm to study, consistency in effort, punctuality, completion of homework, meeting task due dates and a cooperative approach to others.
Subject Selection
The process of planning for 2019 will commence in early Term 3 when students who are currently enrolled in Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 will be asked to select subjects for the following year. Letters about this process will be distributed to families via the Parent Portal during the Term 2 holiday period. However, in readiness for this process I would like to highlight the following important dates:
- Year 11 (2019) VCE/VCAL/VET Parent Information Evening – Tuesday 31 July
- Year 10 (2019) Parent Information Evening – Tuesday 7 August
Both evenings will be held in Centennial Hall commencing at 7.30 pm.
Updated Grading Scale
From the start of Term 3 the College will be moving toward a uniformed grading scale for Years 7 to 12 to simplify the information communicated to both students and families. The scale will include a numerical and non-numerical component as outlined below.
(1) Numerical Scale — the College will now use one common numerical scale for reporting on assessment tasks, with all students receiving a percentage mark on SIMON. The College will no longer be using an A, B, C or high, medium low grade scale for Year 11 and 12. Scores recorded for Unit 3/4 subjects will be indicative only and will be subject to change following the VCAA moderation process. Final Unit 3/4 overall grades will be provided on the VCE statement of results not on SIMON.
(2) Non-numerical Scale — there will two options:
- VCE and LEAP — Satisfactory/Non-satisfactory
- VCAL and VET — Competent/Not Yet Competent
