From the Assistant Principal - Teaching and Learning
PAT-R, PAT-M and PAT-S Testing
What is a PAT Assessment?
Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT) - measure what students know, understand and are capable of across domains in Reading, Mathematics and Science and help monitor student progress over time. There is no study required for these tests and they are conducted online through ACER.
Why are these tests important?
These tests are important because they enable the College to track the learning growth of your child each year. They also provide us with important data which assists in the creation of our class lists, especially our enrichment classes. This data also supports the identification of students in Years 7 and 8 who may be eligible for acceleration in Years 9 and 10.
HSC 2023, Begins!
Term 4 will see the start of the 2023 HSC Year for our Year 11 students.
The College will be holding our Year 12, 2023 Information Night on Tuesday 11 October (Week 1, Term 4). The evening will take place in the John Paul II Centre on the Senior Campus at 6pm.
This evening will provide vital information on NESA guidelines and College expectations for the Year 12, 2023 cohort. It is a compulsory evening and students will not receive their Year 12 privileges if they do not attend this important night. Students will also receive their assessment handbook on this night. If you have any concerns please contact Mr David Frankham at the College.
Students and their parents are encouraged to read all aspects of the Assessment Handbook when it is released. In particular procedures, such as the illness/misadventures process and the non-submission of tasks must be adhered to. Excuses will not be accepted by students who have not made every effort to understand NESA and school procedures, processes and expectations.
Year 11 RoSA
Year 11 students will receive a RoSA for Year 11. Students will receive a message from NESA when the RoSA is available. This means each student will have both a Year 10 and Year 11 RoSA to add to their portfolios. It is essential that students download their RoSA’s from their student online account.
Year 10 RoSA and Year 11 2023 Preparation
EVERYTHING COUNTS!
How is the RoSA Grade determined for Stage 5 (Year 9 and 10)?
In order to set themselves up for success in Year 11 and 12, Year 10 students need to demonstrate determination and hardwork in the lead up to the end of 2022.
The RoSA grade is not only determined by ‘formal’ assessment tasks that are stated in the assessment plans for each course, but the continued formative assessment throughout the year that students undertake in every lesson.
The value of formative assessment is that it is a true reflection of what a student can consistently achieve. Where this is used alongside formal assessment tasks, an accurate level of your child’s performance is demonstrated and aligned to the Common Grade Scale (A-E)
This means that every learning opportunity provided to Year 10 students in Term 4 will count towards determining their final RoSA grade for Stage 5.
Grades for the end of Stage 5 will be finalised by the start of Year 10 transition week.
HSC EXAMINATIONS BEGIN 12 OCTOBER 2022
HSC written exams will start on Wednesday 12 October 2022 with English Paper 1 and finish on Friday 4 November 2022.
Students are able to study at the College for any of their exams. They will need to wear their sport uniform and sign into the College at the front office.
Any accelerated student who is also sitting a HSC examination will be able to use flexible learning time to prepare for their upcoming exams. A Compass email will be sent out to all Accelerated students who have a HSC exam this year.
Josilin Kalifa
Assistant Principal Teaching, Learning and Wellbeing