Assessment & reporting
Assessment provides students, parents and teachers with important information about student learning development and is an essential part of the teaching and learning process.
Assessment
Assessment includes both formative and summative assessment.
Formative assessments provides regular snapshots of student learning as part of day-to-day experiences. They help students and teachers to gauge progress in the acquisition of new knowledge and skills. Formative assessments help teachers determine the next steps in learning. They help teachers to plan whether further consolidation is required or students are ready for additional challenge and extension.
Summative assessments, particularly in Secondary, represent a more formal assessment of student learning. They are designed to determine both what knowledge and skills have been acquired and the extent to which students can apply learning to new contexts.
In Secondary, students will receive details of summative assessments two weeks prior to a task.
Managebac
Southern Christian College uses the services of an online curriculum and assessment management program: Managebac. Parents, teachers and students have access to the program through a password monitored login at: scc.managebac.com
Managebac’s parent portal includes upcoming assessment tasks, assessment results, and reports. This provides instant feedback on student progress and can also be used as a communication tool with the College to contact staff.
Reporting
The College provides parents with continuous reporting. Parents are provided with regular updates on student learning. Secondary students and their parents receive notification when results of summative tasks have been finalised. Teachers provide both the results and feedback, detailing areas of strength and suggestions for improvement.
Continuous reporting in the primary years provides information on student learning experiences in the classroom and samples of student learning tasks. Parents are encouraged to take time to talk about what students have been learning.
We provide overview reports to parents/guardians twice a year; at the end of Term 2 and at the end of Term 4. These reports provide an overview of student results throughout the semester and feedback on how students have approached learning in the classroom.
Reports from SCC provide an A-E rating (or equivalent) for each subject area. Middle Years Program (secondary) reports also provide a student Grade (from 1-7) and all reports provide a score against key criteria.
TCE reports provide A, B, C, and t rating according to the standards of achievement for each subject. These are available from the TASC website.
NAPLAN reports will be provided for students in grades 3, 5, 7, and 9 in the second semester of each year and provide comparative data for student achievement against their peers around the country. The College also conducts standardised assessments to assist in identifying and assessing student learning needs.
Parent/teacher interviews are scheduled in the middle of each year. Parents may also connect regularly with teachers through email, phone or by scheduling a meeting time. Parents are encouraged to contact their child’s teacher if they have any concerns about their child’s learning.