Teaching and Learning

Senior School

Assessments and Reporting

Senior School

Cara Fugill
Director of Teaching and Learning

Senior School

Brad Tyrrell

Reporting

The Senior School reports your son’s progress twice a year in conjunction with student, parent, and teacher interviews. Information in this report is based on the achievement standard outlined in the Western Australian Curriculum for students in Years 9 and 10 and for Years 11 and 12, the reports will reflect the achievement against the grade related descriptors outlined in the IB Diploma or WACE Programmes.

Year 9 and 10

In Year 9 and 10, students will receive a report each semester that will include: their ongoing course average, the cohort average, a grade A through to E, a graphical display of the grade boundaries and the relative position the boy sits within those grade boundaries. All grade boundaries are determined using the grade related descriptors set by the Australian Curriculum and may vary from subject to subject. In addition, Semester 2 reports will also include the examination result and the cohort examination average.

As a variety of Approaches to Learning are explicitly taught in each learning area, the report will also include the subject specific skills that were taught and developed over the Semester and the level of development demonstrated by the student.

The four levels can be defined by;

Novice: A student who watches others perform the skill but has yet to engage.

Learner: A student who copies and emulates the skill in an effort to become proficient.

Practitioner: A student who has mastered the skill at an age appropriate level and is confidently using the skill.

Leader: A students who is a practitioner in the skill but also assist others to develop or uses their own refined strategies to develop themselves in that skill.

 

Year 11 and 12 IB Diploma

Year 11 and 12 Diploma students will receive a report each semester.

The Semester 1 report will include: their ongoing course average, the cohort average, a grade 1 through to 7, their examination result and the cohort examination average.

In Semester 2, boys will receive a final statement of results that will include their ongoing course average, the cohort average, a grade 1 through to 7, their examination result and the cohort examination average.

 

Year 11 and 12 WACE

Year 11 and 12 WACE students will receive a report each semester.

The Semester 1 report will include: their ongoing course average, the cohort average, a grade A through to E, their examination result and the cohort examination average.

In Semester 2, boys will receive a final statement of results that will reflect the information reported to the SCSA to meet the WACE graduation requirements. This statement will include: their ongoing course average, the cohort average, a grade A through to E, their examination result and the cohort examination average.

FAQs

How can I access my son's reports?

All student reports can be downloaded from Seqta Engage

How does the Senior School report on the Approaches to Learning?

Each of the Approaches to Learning are judged by your son’s teachers based on their observations of his performance. The four levels (Novice, Learner, Practitioner and Leader) give an indication of how well your son has performed each skill, from the Novice who is able to observe the skill, through to a Leader who can teach others how to use the skill accurately.

Who should I contact if I have a concern with my son's report?

The best person to contact in the first instance is the subject teacher.

If the concern is about the overall academic performance, contacting your son’s Head of House is the best first contact.

Certificate of Excellence Awarded, Colours and Honours?

Year 9 and 10

Boys in Year 9 and 10 are awarded a certificate of Excellence in each semester when they receive an A grade in five of the courses on their report and no less than a C grade in their other subjects.  In the case of Health and Physical Education, which is counted as one course but reported as two individual grades, both grades must be ‘A’ for this course to count towards the total.

Year 11 and 12 IBDP

Boys in Year 11 and 12 IBDP are awarded a Certificate of Excellence in each semester when they receive a total of 34 or higher across their 6 subjects.

Year 11 and 12 WACE

Boys in Year 11 and 12 WACE are awarded a Certificate of Excellence in each semester when they receive four A grades on their report, with the 5th grade being at least a B above 70.  Students who also have a high Tertiary Entrance Aggregate across 5 subjects may also be considered for this award.

Colours 

Academic Colours are awarded in Year 11 or 12 to a boy who has achieved five Certificates of Excellence, two of which must be achieved whilst in Year 11 or 12. This is recognised by a Colours Tie. For boys who enter Scotch after Year 8, Colours can be granted with a similar level of attainment and on the recommendation of the Dean of Teaching and Learning.

Honours

Academic Honours are awarded in Year 12 to a boy who has achieved eight Certificates of Excellence in five years; one in every semester in Years 8 – 11 plus one in Year 12. A boy is able to miss one Certificate of Excellence before Year 11 and still be awarded Honours. This is recognised by an Honours tie.