Year 9 Assessment Booklet 2019

SENIOR SCHOOL ASSESSMENT POLICY

ACADEMIC HONESTY continued Consequences may include any or some combination of the following: • loss of all marks or a portion of marks for that assignment • details noted on the student’s file • submission of a new assignment • marking of the draft for summative assessment • counselling of the student PROCEDURE FOR SPECIAL PROVISION OF ASSESSMENT ITEMS (Relevant for Years 11 and 12)

Students and/or parents/ guardians can apply for a special provision of reasonable educational adjustments if they consider that the student’s learning or assessment has or will be seriously affected. The grounds for special provisions include: disability, health, and compassionate reasons. Students and/or parents/guardians need to contact the Deputy Headmaster to arrange an interview and formally apply for Special Provision of reasonable educational adjustments. The Deputy Headmaster co-ordinates this process. This special provision is valid for a maximum of one semester. In the case of the IB Diploma, special provision for examinations may be requested by the College to the IBO. This process is carried out by the Deputy Headmaster and the IB Diploma Coordinator in consultation with the affected student and his/her parents. Special provision does not exempt the students from completing or submitting assessment items. Students who have permanent disability or chronic illness, which affect their general performance, cannot receive special treatment in the calculation of exit achievement levels. It is not possible to tell how much better students would have performed had they not incurred this circumstance. In these cases, Year 12 students are able to apply for special consideration through QTAC (Queensland Tertiary Admission Centre) if they intend to apply for tertiary courses . The Dean of Studies can assist these students with this process. PROCEDURE FOR ESL STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH DOCUMENTED LEARNING DIFFICULTIES 1. The principle of providing extra time for ESL eligible students and other learning support students will be maintained across the curriculum; 2. Identify eligible students who will be on the current support list 3. Provide eligible students with extra time for completion of exams. This extra time will be allocated on the basis of 10 minutes for every 60 minutes of testing, all or part of which may be used for extra perusal time or extra completion time. 4. Provide eligible students with appropriate paper-based dictionaries 5. Teachers will be made aware of which students are eligible for extra time in each class/subject area; 6. Heads of Departments and the Learning Enhancement teacher will make suitable arrangements for the administration of extra time.

Eragon looked back at him, confused. “I don't understand ". “Of course, you don't," said Brom impatiently. "That's why I'm teaching you and not the other way around.” ~ Christopher Paolini

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