Assessment and reporting

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.

• Validation of Assessment for Learning and Individual Development (VALID)  – online diagnostic science assessments for students 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.

Assessment Forms

An Assessment Task Review Application is for use by students in all grades and courses at Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus:

• to request a change of date for an assessment task that clashes with another school activity in which the student is directly involved.

• to request a change of date for an assessment task with genuine reason, such as illness or misadventure,  prior to the due date.

• to justify the inability to submit or complete an assessment task due to illness, misadventure and/or exceptional circumstance on the day of the task AND/OR to justify an absence the day before any formal assessment task is due.

• to appeal a decision when:

  • An application for rescheduling, extension or illness/misadventure has been rejected
  • A student has been found guilty of assessment malpractice
  • An assessment task result appears significantly inaccurate