50 Yorktown Road, Elizabeth Park SA 5113

Every child counts
and every child matters!

Assessment and Reporting

St Thomas More School endeavours to use its assessment and reporting practices to reflect many dimensions of learning and aspects of a student's development including skills, values, attitude and habits of mind.


Assessment

Assessment procedures provide information to:

  • The teacher as a way of informing planning and programming
  • The student about achievement and growth areas
  • The parent/caregiver about student development
  • The school for future planning


Recording

Assessment information is recorded in a variety of ways including:

  • Anecdotal records
  • Observation grids
  • Checklists
  • Unit summaries
  • Audio, video recordings and digital photos
  • Student self assessment notes
  • Annotated responses
  • Collections of work samples
  • Rubrics


Reporting

Formal reporting at St Thomas More School takes the form of:   

  • A Parent/Teacher Meet & Greet Time early in Term 1
  • A Parent/Teacher interview in Term 2
  • A Semester 1 written report that is sent home at the end of Term 2
  • Meetings between parents and teachers as required
  • An End of Year written report that is sent home late in Term 4