QUAKERS HILL HIGH SCHOOL · 2020-02-05 · Quakers Hill High School Page 4 of 13 RATIONALE In order to assess the development of students in their skills and understandings and the

QUAKERS HILL HIGH SCHOOL

Assessment Booklet (Includes all subject schedules and rules and regulations)

Year 8

2020

Quakers Hill High School

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Table of Contents PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE ............................................................................................................................ 3

SEEKING ASSISTANCE .............................................................................................................................. 3

RATIONALE .............................................................................................................................................. 4

QHHS ASSESSMENT RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................................................................... 5

STAGE 4 TASK NON-COMPLETION FLOWCHART .................................................................................... 6

APPEALS .................................................................................................................................................. 8

ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE ......................................................................................................................... 9

English ................................................................................................................................................. 9

Geography ........................................................................................................................................... 9

History ................................................................................................................................................. 9

Language ........................................................................................................................................... 10

Mathematics ..................................................................................................................................... 10

Music ................................................................................................................................................. 10

PDHPE ............................................................................................................................................... 11

Science .............................................................................................................................................. 11

Technology Mandatory ..................................................................................................................... 12

Visual Arts ......................................................................................................................................... 12


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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE What is an assessment task and why is it so important?

Assessment provides an opportunity to show what you know and what you can do. Your assessment tasks will help diagnose your strengths and areas for improvement so that teachers can focus their teaching on what you need to learn. Assessment tasks may include:

• Formal examinations • Class tests • Assignments • Essays • Creative Works • Field Studies • Excursion Reports • In Class Assessment Tasks • Oral Presentations

All assessment tasks must be completed. Students are also required to complete classwork and homework. The results of this work will be shown in your Semester 1 and Semester 2 Reports. Our teachers use a variety of strategies to assess each student's work. This includes observing your work in class and looking closely at the work you produce throughout the year.

SEEKING ASSISTANCE

Where students can seek assistance at QHHS in order to complete Assessment Tasks?

Quakers Hill High School students can receive assistance with their assessment tasks through one or more of the following:

• Homework Club • Learning Centre • Library • Classroom Teacher • Students can access the Study Skills Online - www.studyskillshandbook.com

o user name: quakershillhs o password: 45success

Our teachers use a variety of strategies to assess each student's work. This includes observing their work in class and looking closely at the work they produce throughout the year. Twice a year, teachers also assess each high school student's achievements based on the outcomes described in the syllabuses of each subject. A written report using the grade scale is sent home usually near the end of Term 2 and Term 4, to give you a clear picture of your child's achievements. We provide detailed information to students about what is expected from them throughout the year and how their work will be assessed.

http://www.studyskillshandbook.com/


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RATIONALE

In order to assess the development of students in their skills and understandings and the degree to which they meet Performance Descriptors for each grade, each course has an assessment program comprising a series of tasks. (see prior page for examples) The school’s website (www.quakershil-h.schools.nsw.edu.au) contains the schedule of assessments for all courses.

At QHHS, we assess student achievement in order to:

• evaluate and report on student learning and achievement – academic social and sporting • identify areas where specific improvements can be targeted and achieved • evaluate the effectiveness of and plan for improvement in teaching programs & strategies • provide data to help create student Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) • provide feedback to students which identifies their strengths and suggests strategies to

improve on their weaknesses • gather, analyse and interpret data about teaching and learning, to set future targets and

measure achievement of previous targets • acknowledge academic excellence • meet NESA and DoE requirements

All stakeholders in a student’s education have a responsibility for aspects of assessment. Success can best be achieved when ALL stakeholders carry out their responsibilities.

SMART STUDENTS : A SMART student will:

• attempt all assessment tasks to the best of their ability • organise a study and homework schedule to ensure success in assessment task • familiarise themselves with the course schedules available on the school website and seek

early advice to clarify any assessment issues they do not fully understand • follow up their teachers after an absence to ensure that they are aware of assessment tasks

notified in their absence. Absence is not an excuse for missing tasks • submit work on time by using their school diary and published assessment schedules • provide a medical certificate to explain illness or misadventure • seek assistance from teachers before the due date • develop effective research skills using a variety of media • ensure assignments are all their own work (no plagiarism) and that the work of others is

appropriately presented and referenced. Plagiarised work will be recorded as a zero mark • reflect on the feedback provided to inform future improvement and success

http://www.quakershil-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/


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QHHS ASSESSMENT RESPONSIBILITIES Rationale:

• Quakers Hill High School Assessment policy is consistent with the Education Act and Board of Studies syllabuses and credentialing requirements. It emphasises the interactions between learning and manageable assessment strategies that promote learning

• reflects a view of learning in which assessment helps students learn better, rather than just achieve a better mark

• provides ways for students to use feedback from assessment to inform learning • assists students to take responsibility for their own learning • offers differentiated assessment that is inclusive of all learners • provides parents/caregivers with formally written reports twice per year

The School’s Role:

• ensure that teaching programs indicate the outcomes being addressed, the teaching activities planned and the intended assessment strategies

• provide student entries and assessment details to BOS • assessment is planned so that students can demonstrate achievement of outcomes for the

relevant stage of learning • students informed of assessment tasks and timeframes • teachers will collect and record assessment information to guide ongoing teaching and

learning, monitor and evaluate student progress • provide parents/caregivers with formal and informal opportunities to receive information

about and discuss their child’s learning • will disseminate to caregivers the reports from state-wide and national testing programs

The Student’s Role:

• make a serious attempt at all assessment tasks and meet timelines • reflect on personal performance in each assessment task • reflect teacher feedback for future development

The Staff Role:

• ensure students are aware of BOS requirements applicable to their subject • evaluate student progress and regularly communicate areas of strength and opportunities

for improvement to individual learners • utilise formally and externally generated assessment data to inform programming and lesson

delivery • provide information to parents that includes student’s strengths and directions for future

development on a formal and informal basis The Community / Caregiver / Welfare Team / LST / Year Advisers Role:

• To assemble and provide appropriate information to agencies supporting students at risk Evaluation:

• To be ongoing by the Executive Team


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STAGE 4 TASK NON-COMPLETION FLOWCHART

*Non serious attempt includes one of the following:

- When students have not completed a task to the best of their ability. This is to be judged in

consultation with the Head Teacher

- Malpractise i.e. cheating, inappropriate behaviour in an examination or test, plagiarism.

Teacher issues notice of the task

2 weeks notice given (no extra time for absence – in policy)

Outcomes clearly stated

Marking rubric attached (where applicable)

Students sign off on a roll that they have received notice of, or have been given, the task (in policy)

Student submits/completes task on time.

Marks awarded and entered.

Student does not complete or submit task on the due date but has a medical certificate or other appropriate supporting, documentation. Student is required to complete/submit task on return to school. Completes and submits a misadventure form to relevant Head Teacher.

If student suspended –complete/submit task upon return

Student fails to submit or complete task or makes a non-serious attempt* on the day. A zero is given, a Non-Completion letter issued. Student is still required to complete and submit task to the teacher by the revised date. Student will reeive feedback but no mark.

Submits task, zero mark still stands. Non completion is resolved.

Revised due date passes without student submitting task, Head Teacher and parent/carer are to be contacted.


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Illness/Misadventure Application Form (To be submitted to classroom teacher)

Section A (To be completed by the student)

Student Name Year

Course Faculty

Class Teacher Head Teacher

Assessment Task Name

Task No Date Issued Due Date Weighting %

Nature of Task: (please circle)

Assignment Examination Field Work Listening Task Major Work

Performance Portfolio Practical Test Research Activity Speaking Test

Viewing Task Written Task Other (please specify)

Section B (To be completed by the student)

Reason for the application for illness/misadventure (Attach an extended statement or documentation as necessary. Eg: medical certificate)

Student Signature Date

Parent Signature Date

Section C (OFFICIAL USE ONLY: To be completed by the relevant Faculty Head Teacher)

Was the original task completed? YES / NO Date submitted or attempted

Resolution decision? ACCEPTED / REJECTED Date of rescheduled task

Comments

Faculty Head Teacher signature Date

(Copy to: student, parent, and student file)


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APPEALS

Appeals for reconsideration of individual task marks must be lodged with the class teacher within one week of the return of the task in question. Students may make a subsequent appeal to the Head Teacher whose determination will be final.

Some important conditions for the completion or submission of tasks When tasks are due to be submitted or completed, the following conditions apply:

• The completed task should be handed directly to the class teacher or to the head teacher if the teacher is absent (not a casual teacher).

• The Assessment Task Register will be signed by the student when a task is submitted or as an

indication of attendance for in-class tasks.

• A completed task cannot be left on a teacher’s desk.

• Students must be officially present all day when handing in, or completing a task – coming to school merely for the relevant period, then leaving, will be noted by the teacher as being submitted on the next full day of attendance. Teachers will check the absentee list to see if a student has breached this rule.

What If I Am Present At School But Fail to Complete/Submit The Task?

• When a task is carried out in class time (e.g. speech, a practical exam, class test) and a student fails to do the task the teacher will award a zero mark. The task (or substitute task) will still need to be completed in order to satisfy course requirements and to provide appropriate feedback.

• When a task is to be completed out of class time (e.g. assignment, project, etc.) and a

student fails to submit it, he/she will receive zero marks for the task. The teacher may still require the task, or a substitute task to be completed in order to provide appropriate feedback.

• Any absence without documented justification will be awarded a zero mark.


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ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE Important: This information in this schedule is subject to minor changes and should be read as a guide only. Please refer to the Assessment Task cover letter issued by the teacher for the most up-to-date details.

English

SUBJECT DUE -TERM DUE-WEEK TASK # WEIGHTING TYPE OF TASK OUTCOMES ASSESSED

English 3 2 2 30% Creative writing EN4-1A, EN4-4B, EN4-5C, EN4-7D

English 3 9 3 30% Novel essay EN4-3B, EN4-4B, EN4-5C

English 4 3 4 20% Yearly Examination EN4-3B, EN4-5C, EN4-7D, EN4-8D

Geography


Geography 1 & 3 7 1 30%

Australian Landscapes -student choice

task 4.1, 4.8

Geography 1 & 3 9 2 40% Course Examination 4.2, 4.5, 4.7

Geography 2 & 4 4 3 30% In-Class Writing Task 4.3, 4.4, 4.6

History


History 1&3 5 1 20% Unit HT4.2,HT4.4,HT4.5

History Ongoing

10% Classroom Activity HT4.3,HT4.9


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History 1&3 9 2 20% Site study HT4.1,HT4.3,HT4.5,HT4.9,

History 2&4 1 3 20% Empathy Task HT4.3,HT4.6,HT4.7,HT4.8, HT4.10

History 2&4 3 4 30% Exam HT4.2,HT4.5,HT4.7,HT4.9

Language


Language 1 8 1 60% Listening, Reading, Writing 4.UL.1 4.UL.2 4.UL.4

Language 2 9 2 20% Speaking 4.UL.3

Language 3 9 4 20% Culture 4.MBC.2

Mathematics


Mathematics 1 5 1 20% Investigation task MA4-13MG

Mathematics 2 3 2 30% Half Yearly Exam MA4-16MG, MA4-19SP, MA4-20SP, MA4-9NA

Mathematics 3 3 3 20% In class task where a summary sheet can be taken in

MA4-14MG, MA4-5NA, MA4-6NA

Mathematics 4 3 4 30% Yearly Exam MA4-6NA, MA-10NA

Music


Music 1 OR 3 5 1 20% Keyboard Performance Task 4.1,4.2,4.3,4.12

Music 1 OR 3 8 2 30% Guitar Performance Task 4.1,4.2,4.3,4.12


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Music 1 OR 3 10 3 20% Composition Task 4.4,4.5,4.12

Music 2 OR 4 4 4 30% Semester Examination 4.7,4.8,4.11,4.12

PDHPE


PDHPE 1 5 1 12.5% Athletics Skills Demonstration PD4-4, PD4-5, PD4-11

PDHPE 1 9 2 20% Take Home task PD4-7, PD4-10

PDHPE 2 2 3 12.5% Practical Observation - Games PD4-4,PD4-5, PD4-11

PDHPE Ongoing Ongoing 4 5% Class work

PDHPE 3 4 5 12.5% Practical Performance - Gymnastics PD4-5, PD4-11

PDHPE 3 7 6 20% Group task PD4-3, PD4-2

PDHPE 4 2 7 12.5% Practical Observation - Games PD4-4,PD4-5, PD4-11

PDHPE Ongoing Ongoing 8 5% Class work

Science


Science 1 Week 7 1 20% Take Home: Student Research Project

SC4-WS4; SC4-WS5; SC4-WS6; SC4-

WS9

Science 2

Exam week

3 or 4 2 30% Semester 1 Exam SC4-CW2; SC4-CW4; SC4-LW3a,d


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Science 3 Week 8 3 20% Take Home Task: Body Systems SC4-LW2a-f; SC4-LW3b,e

Science 4

Exam week

3 or 4 4 30% Semester 2 Exam SC4-LW4d; SC4-ES1; SC4-ES3

Technology Mandatory


Technology Mandatory

1 3 1 5% Onguard Online Safety tests 1 TE4-3DP

Technology

Mandatory 1 9 2 10% Research Task: ALARM Report

TE4-5AG OR TE4-6F0 OR TE4-7DI OR

TE4-8EN OR TE49MA & TE4-10ES, TE4-

4DP

Technology

Mandatory 2 9 3 15% Design Folio 1 TE4-1DP

Technology

Mandatory 2 9 4 20% Practical Project 1 TE4-2DP

Technology

Mandatory 3 3 5 5% Onguard Online Safety tests 2 TE4-3DP

Technology

Mandatory 4 7 6 15% Design Folio 2 TE-1DP

Visual Arts


Visual Arts 1 OR 3 9 1 20% Visual Arts Criticism & History 4.1


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Visual Arts 2 OR 4 2 2 20% Response Text 4.9

Visual Arts 2 OR 4 4 3 30% Visual Arts Process Diary 4.4

Visual Arts 2 OR 4 5 4 30% Artmaking Folio of Work 4.3,4.5

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