Assessment and Reporting

Assessment and Reporting

We assess students continually throughout the school year in a variety of ways, including:
  1. Observation;
  2. Records of students’ work;
  3. Formal and Informal teacher-devised assessment;
  4. Standardised tests.
We analyse this assessment information and use it to plan a curriculum that meets the needs of all our students.

Primary Reporting

Early in Term 1, Primary classes hold a Parent Information Evening to give you the chance to meet your child’s teacher to talk about the curriculum and how the class is organised. Later in the term, you will be invited to an individual parent-teacher interview.

At the end of Term 2 and Term 4 you will receive an academic report which aligns directly with the Australian Curriculum and outlines your child’s progress. These reports are available on the Parent Lounge for your access.

Digital Portfolios were introduced to the Primary School in 2021 and are one of the key ways we share information about your child’s learning. The portfolios are shared on the Seesaw platform. Portfolio items are uploaded consistently throughout the year.

In Term 3 there is also a student-led conference that gives your child an opportunity to share their learning directly with you. There is also an opportunity to meet with the class and specialist teachers during this conference.

Student Led Conferences take place during Term 3. Students share their learning with their parents within the classroom.

If you would like to talk to your child’s teacher at any time throughout the year, please make an appointment by making a note in their diary or emailing the teacher directly. You can also make an appointment the applicable Deputy Head Primary if you have an urgent or difficult matter to discuss by emailing the Primary Office at primaryoffice@aishk.edu.hk


Secondary Reporting

We hold introductory information evenings early in Term 1 for Year 7 parents and other information evenings throughout the year to discuss study choices, courses of study and career paths. Parent teacher interviews are held early in Term 3 for Years 7-10 and at separate times for Years 11 and 12.

You will receive an interim progress report at the end of Term 1. School reports will be available in Term 2 and Term 4. These reports will explain the student’s progress and achievements.

Year 10 parents and students will also attend a Year 11-12 subject selection and career counselling session. This is scheduled on a weekday during Term 2 and the times of these sessions will be advertised.

If you would like to talk to your child’s teacher at any time throughout the year, please make an appointment by making a note in their diary or emailing their teacher directly. You can also make an appointment to see the Deputy Head Secondary if you have an urgent or difficult matter to discuss, by emailing the Secondary Office at secondaryoffice@aishk.edu.hk


Secondary Assessment Guidelines

·     Notifying students of tasks

Teachers give students notice of tasks either by referring them to the course outline or the issued schedule of assessment tasks. This schedule explains:

-    The nature of the task; and

-    The syllabus outcomes being tested.

·     Submitting Assessment Tasks

Senior students (Years 10-12) must hand in their assessment tasks (not class tests) by the published due date. Electronic copies can be forwarded to the subject teacher. Teachers record the assignment in the marks record book and if applicable, confirm that the work is not plagiarised (see below), before the final due date. Students in Years 7-9 should hand in their assessment tasks to the teacher by the due date and time.

·     Late Submissions or Absence

Students must hand in all assignment work by the due date. Assessment tasks not submitted on time will still be graded but will be penalised. Absence does not excuse a student from late submission, unless the Head of Department grants an illness or misadventure exemption (see below).

·     Illness and Misadventure

Students who, because of illness or misadventure, are absent for a test or examination, or are adversely affected while completing an assessment task, must lodge an application for consideration in writing. This must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate and a letter from parents (Years 10-12). For Years 7-9, a letter from parents is enough. The Head of Department and the Deputy Head Secondary will consider any appeals.

·     Malpractice and Academic Dishonesty

Students who cheat on an assessment task will receive a zero mark for that task and be subject to disciplinary action. Students must be able to certify the authenticity of their work in every medium - written, audio, visual and computer generated. Deliberate plagiarism will be treated in the same way as cheating. Collusion between students, on a task, for the purpose of academic dishonesty, will result in disciplinary action for all students involved.

If a senior student needs to prove their assignment task is their own work i.e. not plagiarised, the work must be uploaded to www.turnitin.com before the final submission date.

·     Authenticating student work - projects/assignments

For significant projects or assignment tasks teachers and students must record and verify the progress and originality of students’ work. Copies of drafts at set stages should be made and collated in order to verify the final work. Reporting times and stages are outlined on the assignment notification sheet so that students have a regular schedule to follow.

Before the final due date, students in Years 11–12 must upload their work to www.turnitin.com using the details specified by their teacher. Students may resubmit their work as many times as they wish before the due date in order to minimise any accidental plagiarism. Students must complete an academic honesty student declaration for each submitted assignment task. Content deemed to be plagiarised after the final submission date will be treated as deliberate academic dishonesty and receive a zero mark. Only original content will be graded and recorded.


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