Reporting Student Achievement and Progress Foundation to 10

Policy

This policy outlines school obligations for student reporting across Foundation to Level 10 (F–10) (including English as an Additional Language (EAL) students) to parents/carers and the department.

Summary

• Schools are required to formally report student achievement and progress to parents/carers at least twice per school year for each student enrolled at the school.
• Opportunities must be provided for parents/carers and students to discuss school reports with teachers and/or school leaders.
• The report can be in print or digital form. It must be accessible and easy for parents/carers to understand.
• Schools must report directly against the Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0 achievement standards.
• Both student achievement and progress must be included in the report. This means that for each curriculum area taught, the report must include:
  • a teacher judgement(s) (a score assigned against the achievement standard, for example, Level 3.5)
  • an indication of progress since the curriculum area was last reported on
  • a five-point scale.
• As outlined in the Records Management policy, student reports must be kept for identified time periods.
• Schools must upload teacher judgments of student achievement data via CASES21 for every student enrolled at the school across each curriculum area taught, twice yearly – by 30 June and 31 December respectively.

Details

The requirements for student reporting in Victorian government schools are defined with reference to:

• the Guidelines to the Minimum Standards and Requirements for School Registration issued by the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA)
• the F–10 Revised Curriculum Planning and Reporting Guidelines issued by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)
• departmental policies.

Reporting to parents/carers

Schools are required to formally report student achievement, progress and provide a 5-point scale. Reports must:

• provide a teacher judgement against the achievement standards, assigned as a score, that accurately reflects where each student is along the relevant learning continuum for all curriculum areas taught during the reporting period
• show student progress since the last report on each curriculum area
• use a 5-point scale to report on student achievement and/or progress, noting that:
  • this requirement cannot be met by using the levels of the curriculum (for example, Level 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
  • an age-related 5-point scale is required for English, Mathematics and Science
  • an age-related scale is not required for all other curriculum areas, including EAL, nor for students with disability and/or additional needs. In these cases, another kind of five-point scale must be used (for example, a scale developed around learning goals, learning dimensions or expected progress)
  • more than one scale may be used for the same learning area or capability. For example, Science may include a scale against learning goals as well as the required age-related scale.

The department does not prescribe a reporting format.

Interpreting services are available for communicating with parents/carers who require assistance in understanding their child’s achievement and progress. Refer to Interpreting and Translation Services.

The Guidance and Resources tabs provide further information and support around reporting student achievement and progress.

Definitions

CASES21
The software component of the Computerised Administrative System Environment for Schools

English as an additional language (EAL) student
A student for whom English is an additional language (EAL) is a student who:

• comes from a language background other than English
• speaks a language other than English as their main language at home
• may or may not attract EAL index funding

Related policies

• Assessment of Student Achievement and Progress Foundation to 10
• Curriculum Programs Foundation to 10
• Records Management – School Records
• Software and Administration Systems