Dear Parents and Guardians,
Student Reports 2017
Dear Parents/Carers,
Student reports provide students, teachers and parents with a clear and concise picture of a student’s achievement and progress at a point in time. Teachers make informed and consistent decisions about student progress against the achievement standards using a variety of assessments and observations to inform their judgement. They map the student’s learning against the achievement standards, and place the student on the learning continuum, that best reflect the student’s level of performance and progress.
You may notice some changes to our student reports this semester in line with the implementation of the new Victorian Curriculum in all government and Catholic schools from the beginning of 2017. The Victorian Curriculum replaces the previous AusVELS curriculum.
The Victorian Curriculum is structured as a single developmental learning continuum and is organised by levels not years of schooling. The curriculum consists of Towards Foundation Levels A to D and Levels Foundation to 10. The “Towards Foundation” continuum is used for students who are progressing towards achieving the Foundation curriculum achievement standards but who are not yet assessed as having reached 0.5 (mid-year for Foundation students) for this reporting period. Students will receive blank result in English or Mathematics until they reach the 0.5 Victorian Curriculum progression point.
All students progress along the learning continuum at their own rate and from their own starting point. Students are taught at the level that suits their needs, rather than being taught to the year level and age group they are in. Teachers provide learning opportunities to support the learning for all students, including those students with additional learning needs or a disability.
Victorian Curriculum Levels 1-6:
The new Victorian Curriculum now requires students to be working 18 months above their age-related expected level to receive an A rating on their report. This differs from AusVELS in previous years where a student who was 12 months ahead received an A rating. Students who are 12 months ahead now in the new curriculum have a high B rating.
Please keep in mind that as this is a new curriculum this report is not designed nor should be compared to previous years’ reports.