Our teachers use a variety of strategies to assess student learning. These include observing work in class and looking closely at tasks throughout the year. 👀

Twice a year, teachers formally assess a student’s achievement based on the outcomes described in the syllabus of each subject. A written report using the common grade scale is sent home in the first half of the year, usually near the end of Term 2, and again in Term 4. This gives a clear picture of your child’s learning. 📄

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. 🎯

• Best Start: A mandatory, one-to-one assessment at the beginning of Kindergarten that identifies each student’s literacy and numeracy skills. 🧒📚
• National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN): Annual tests held every March for students in Years 3 and 5 covering reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation), and numeracy. 📝📊
• Phonics Screening Check: A short assessment for Year 1 students to evaluate their progress in phonics. 🔤👂
• Phonological Awareness Diagnostic Assessment: An on-demand assessment that helps teachers gauge how students are developing in phonological awareness, supporting foundational literacy skills. 🗣️🧠
• Check-In Assessments: An annual online assessment for students in Years 3 to 9 focusing on reading and numeracy, with an additional writing task for Year 6 students. This guides teaching by identifying student performance. 💻📈
• Opportunity Class and Selective High School Placement Tests: Optional placement tests for Year 4 (entering Year 5) and Year 6 (entering Year 7) students seeking entry into opportunity classes or selective high schools. 🎓

• Writing assessments ✍️
• Comprehension tests 📖
• South Australian Spelling Test: A standardised spelling achievement test for students aged 6 to 16 years 🅰️✏️
• PM Benchmarking: A reading assessment that identifies your child’s reading level, strengths, and areas for growth to support personalised learning 📚🔍
• Essential Assessment: Online, curriculum-aligned assessments in English and Maths used to assess and report on student learning 💻📊