Resources
The following resources are provided to assist schools to report student achievement and progress across Foundation to Level 10 to parents/carers and the department.
Reporting requirements
For tables summarising curriculum and reporting requirements, refer to:
- Curriculum and reporting requirements (primary school: Prep–Year 6) (DOCX)(opens in a new window)
- Curriculum and reporting requirements (secondary school: Years 7–10) (DOCX)(opens in a new window)
Efficient reporting practices
The following model reports include the department’s requirements and recommendations:
- Option 1 (recommended for primary):
- Option 2 (recommended for secondary) model reports:
- Year 8 report (PDF)(opens in a new window) and Year 8 explainer (PDF)(opens in a new window)
- Year 8 EAL report (PDF)(opens in a new window) and Year 8 EAL explainer (PDF)(opens in a new window)
- Year 10 report (PDF)(opens in a new window) (including early entry to senior secondary pathways) and Year 10 explainer (PDF)(opens in a new window)
- Option 3 (recommended for specialist):
The following resources supports reviewing reporting practices and communicating changes to reporting with school staff and parents/carers:
- Slide deck to support reviewing reporting practices, and summarising updates (PPTX)(opens in a new window)
- Template letter for parents/carers (DOCX)(opens in a new window)
Reporting teacher judgements, progress and using a 5-point scale
An age-expected rating is automatically determined with reference to this lookup matrix:
- Student reporting VC lookup matrix (algorithm for developers) (DOCX)(opens in a new window)
- Student reporting VC lookup matrix (algorithm for developers) (PDF)(opens in a new window)
Uploading teacher judgements to CASES21
A step-by-step process for preparing student achievement data and sending summary results to the department is provided in the CASES21 administrative guide chapter 23 – Student Achievement (PDF) (staff login required)(opens in a new window).
For all the unique reporting codes for each curriculum area (learning area and capabilities), and the scoring range for each curriculum area:
- Victorian Curriculum F–10 reporting codes and scoring range (DOCX)(opens in a new window) – 2026 version
- 2027 Victorian Curriculum F–10 curriculum areas reporting codes and scoring range (DOCX)(opens in a new window) – 2027 version
Information required to meet the minimum mandatory requirements for the production of student reports for the software vendors and schools:
- Reporting software specifications (DOCX)(opens in a new window) – 2026 reporting requirements version
- 2027 Reporting software specifications (DOCX)(opens in a new window) – 2027 reporting requirements version (including features of the model reports)
For the specific business systems requirements to enable the import and export of Victorian Curriculum F–10 report data to CASES21, please refer to:
CASES21 is currently being updated to support 2027 reporting requirements, and these specifications will be updated when this is completed.
Schools should contact the service desk before the end of the semester if they have data-entry concerns:
Self service: Services Portal (staff login required)(opens in a new window)
Phone: 1800 641 943 (select Option 2 for School Administration Systems, and then Option 1 for CASES21 Administration)
Email: servicedesk@education.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window)
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