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A fundamental component of education is reporting to parents on the progress and achievement of their children. At Saint Ignatius' College we send home three academic reports.
An interim report is sent at the end of Term 1. This is a brief assessment of a student's application in four areas: Attitude to Learning, Contribution to Learning, Completion of Tasks and Classroom Behaviour. Teacher judgments are on a five-point scale using the descriptors: Outstanding, Commendable, Satisfactory, Borderline or Unacceptable.
A Semester 1 Report is sent home during Term 2 and a Semester 2 Report is sent in Term 4. These reports are more comprehensive than the interim report and include the following information:
- Student Profile. These provide a profile of a student's application and effort across a variety of subject-specific areas. Teacher judgments are on a five-point scale using the descriptors: Outstanding, Commendable, Satisfactory, Borderline or Unacceptable.
- Learning Outcomes. These provide judgments on a student’s achievement of a variety subject-specific Learning Outcomes. These Learning Outcomes are based on Board of Studies curriculum outcomes identified in subject syllabi. This achievement is indicated on a five-point scale of Excellent, High, Sound, Developing or Elementary.
- Overall Achievement is an overall assessment of student achievement. This achievement is indicated on a five-point scale of Excellent, High, Sound, Developing or Elementary and is based on the following Common Grade Scale developed by the Board of Studies.
| Grade |
Descriptor |
Common Grade Scale |
| A |
Excellent |
The student has an extensive knowledge and understanding of the content and can readily apply this knowledge. In addition, the student has achieved a very high level of competence in the processes and skills and can apply these skills to new situations. |
| B |
High |
The student has a thorough knowledge and understanding of the content and a high level of competence in the processes and skills. In addition, the student is able to apply this knowledge and these skills to most situations. |
| C |
Sound |
The student has a sound knowledge and understanding of the main areas of content and has achieved an adequate level of competence in the processes and skills. |
| D |
Developing |
The student has a basic knowledge and understanding of the content and has achieved a limited level of competence in the processes and skills |
| E |
Elementary |
The student has an elementary knowledge and understanding in few areas of the content and has achieved very limited competence in some of the processes and skills |
- Assessment schedule. The marks a student has gained in the assessment tasks completed to date and the maximum mark possible. The average mark gained by students in these tasks is also indicated.
- Course Mark. This is the accumulated assessment mark in each course to date.
- Course Average. This is the average of the course marks, and allows parents to put the course marks into context.
- Position in Course. In Year 9 and Year 10, for subjects with twenty-one or more students this is a graphical representation of the student’s rank expressed as a decile, with each decile containing 10% of the students in a course. For subjects with twenty or fewer students the rank is expressed as a quartile, with each quartile containing 25% of the students in a course. This position is indicated by a shaded section on a bar graph. In Year 11 and Year 12 the postion is indicated by a Rank Order.
- The number of students studying a course is indicated.
- A Teacher comment is also provided.
Parent teacher meetings formally occur once a year, usually in the May-July months. An opportunity to meet with teachers is also provided in December if parents so desire.
Parents may phone or email teachers concerning the progress of their child.
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