Assessment
Assessment helps teachers understand student achievement against Individual Education Plans and Victorian Curriculum Levels, while supporting curriculum planning and improved teaching practice.
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Assessment & Reporting
Clear feedback. Stronger learning.
Broadford Secondary College is committed to providing families with clear, timely and evidence-based information about student progress, academic achievement and learning behaviours.
Family guide
What families can expect
Regular feedback on Compass
Learning behaviour progress reports
Victorian Curriculum Levels twice yearly
PAT, NAPLAN and classroom evidence used to inform teaching
Timely
Feedback is shared while learning is still happening.
Evidence-based
Judgements are informed by a range of learning evidence.
Student-focused
The goal is growth, confidence and clear next steps.
Our approach
A purposeful connection between school and home
The College has refined its assessment and reporting processes so families can better understand, support and engage with their child’s learning journey.
Assessment and reporting at Broadford Secondary College is designed to provide a clear picture of both academic achievement and learning behaviours. Continuous feedback gives students and families timely information throughout the semester, while progress reports and semester reports provide structured checkpoints for reflection, celebration and support.
Reporting model
How progress is communicated
Families receive information through multiple channels, each with a clear purpose in supporting student learning and development.
Continuous Feedback
Students receive regular feedback through written comments or developmental rubrics on Compass so they can understand strengths, identify next steps and act on feedback while learning is still happening.
Progress Reports
Progress reports provide regular updates on learning behaviours including Respect, Responsibility, Organisation, Persistence and Excellence. They also help monitor each student’s Grade Point Average.
Semester Reports
Semester reports provide Victorian Curriculum Levels twice a year and reflect academic achievement only, separate from effort and learning behaviours.
PAT Testing
Progressive Achievement Tests measure achievement and growth in English and Mathematics. Results help staff plan targeted teaching and learning programs.
NAPLAN
NAPLAN assesses key literacy and numeracy skills and is used alongside teacher assessment and PAT data to better support individual learning needs.
Compass feedback
What feedback looks like
For School Assessed Coursework, students receive written feedback or a Compass Developmental Rubric. Feedback is designed to help students understand what they have done well and what they need to improve next.
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Written comments, or 1 comment + 1 rubric for semester subjects
1
Coursework Learning Task per term
SAC grading guide
Working well above expected standard
Student is working approximately 12 months ahead of the expected standard.
Working above expected standard
Student is working approximately 6 months ahead of the expected standard.
Working at expected standard
Student is working at the expected standard.
Working below expected standard
Student is working approximately 6 months behind the expected standard.
Working well below expected standard
Student is working approximately 12 months behind the expected standard.
Not submitted
The required SAC or coursework has not been submitted.
Insufficient evidence
Limited engagement has restricted the completion of required work and assessment tasks.
Learning behaviours
Progress reports focus on the whole learner
Progress reports help families monitor the behaviours that support learning. These behaviours are considered within each current five-week reporting cycle and help guide early support when needed.
Respect
Responsibility
Organisation
Persistence
Excellence
Grade Point Average
GPA is monitored through regular progress reports and helps identify where students may need additional support or recognition.
Key reporting periods
Approximate assessment and reporting timeline
These timeframes provide families with a general guide to when major whole-school assessment and reporting events occur during the year.
Term 1
- Progress Reports — Week 7
- NAPLAN — Weeks 7–9
- Parent Student Teacher Conferences — Week 10
Term 2
- PAT Testing — Weeks 2–3
- Progress Reports — Week 5
- Semester Results / Progress Reports — Week 10
Term 3
- Progress Reports — Week 5
- End of Term Progress Reports — Week 10
- Parent Student Teacher Conferences — Week 10
Term 4
- Progress Reports — Week 5
- PAT Testing — likely October
- Semester Results / Progress Reports — Week 10
Semester reports
Victorian Curriculum Levels
Teachers use a range of evidence to make holistic and consistent judgements about where each student is on the learning continuum.
| Year Level | June | December |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | 6.5 | 7.0 |
| Year 8 | 7.5 | 8.0 |
| Year 9 | 8.5 | 9.0 |
| Year 10 | 9.5 | 10.0 |
Individual pathways
Support for different learning needs
Students with Individual Education Plans
In exceptional circumstances, and only with family consultation and consent, alternative grading components may be used to recognise progress towards individual learning goals.
English as an Additional Language
Eligible EAL students are assessed against the EAL Victorian Curriculum, with individual planning used to support learning growth and access to the curriculum.
Vocational Education and Training
Students completing VET subjects may receive feedback through IVET or other course platforms rather than Compass, depending on the provider and program.
Recognition
Celebrating achievement and positive behaviour
Broadford Secondary College recognises student achievement, growth and commitment to school values through Mid-Year and End-of-Year Awards Nights.
Positive Acknowledgments, known as Pozzies, are recorded on Compass when students demonstrate expected behaviours. Merits recognise above-and-beyond behaviour, and students can qualify for rewards through consistent positive conduct.
Questions?
Need help understanding assessment or reporting?
Families are encouraged to contact their child’s classroom teacher or Year Level Coordinator for clarification about learning tasks, feedback, progress reports or semester results.