1. Student report cards Presentation for Parents of Secondary School Students 2007

2. They are report cards that: Are used in all Government primary and secondary schools to report student achievement in P-10. What are the student report cards?

3. Consultation with parents highlighted a number of issues: variation from school to school lack of clarity in terms of understanding what their child has achieved and what they can do to support their child’s progress. Why are the student report cards being introduced?

4. Student report cards will follow a common format and be written in plain English. They are being introduced so that: there is consistency from school to school parents will receive a clear picture of their child’s progress against the same state-wide standards. Why are the student report cards being introduced? - continued

5. What won’t change? Two reports to parents per year Parent-teacher interviews

6. Key features – Part 1 Subject Pages Domains Progress Ratings Work habits – effort and class behaviour

7. Why are there A-E ratings on the student report card? Parents have said they find the current approaches schools use are hard to understand. The A-E ratings will have the same meaning from school to school. They will be used in the same way to report against the same state-wide standards.

8. What do the A-E ratings mean? In every school:

9. Key features - Part 1 continued What ‘Kate’ has achieved Areas for improvement/future learning The school will do the following to support ‘Kate’ in her learning What you can do at home to help ‘Kate’s’ progress

10. My learning goals Student comment Teacher comment My future learning goals Key features - Part 2

11. Attendance Parent comment Key features – Part 2 continued

12. A chart with A-E ratings for subjects where more than one teacher has contributed to the assessment What the school will do to support the student in their learning What you can do at home to further support the student’s learning Optional summary page

13. What about… Students who are on Individual Learning Plans? Students who are studying ESL? Students in year 10 who are performing above the state-wide standard?

14. Additional information Additional information that we will provide in the report include: extra curricular activities

15. More information You can visit the Student Reports web site http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/student reports/default.htm http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/student reports/default.htm You can also email the Department of Education at student.reports@edumail.vic.gov.au student.reports@edumail.vic.gov.au