Assessment and Reporting

At Cairns Catholic Education, we take a comprehensive approach to assessment and reporting, ensuring valuable feedback on student progress and achievement. Here are the key components of our system:

1. Formative Assessment:
   • What is it? Formative assessment refers to the ongoing methods teachers use to gather and interpret information about student learning while learning is taking place.
   • Why is it important? It allows teachers to monitor student progress and adapt their teaching strategies to meet individual student needs.
   • How does it work? Teachers provide regular, informative feedback to students through formative assessments.
2. Summative Assessment:
   • What is it? Summative assessment provides evidence of a learner’s mastery of knowledge, skills, and understandings at a specific point in time.
   • How does it measure achievement? Summative assessments measure what the learner has achieved against established achievement standards.
   • Reporting to Parents/Carers: Teachers use summative assessments to report on the learner’s achievement to parents/carers.
3. Reporting Process:
   • Reporting is the process by which assessment information is communicated effectively.
   • It assists students, parents, and teachers in making informed decisions.
   • Schools formally report student progress to parents / caregivers each semester using a five-point scale to indicate achievement. Teachers report to parents through other methods prior to formal reporting to ensure that there are ‘no surprises’ about the achievement of their son/daughter when receiving the twice-yearly formal report.
4. Evidence-Based Judgments:
   • Teachers gather evidence from assessments to make professional judgments about students’ achievements.
   • These judgments occur at key points in the learning cycle.

If you’d like more details about our assessment and reporting practices, please contact your local school.