7 – 10 Assessment Calendars and Exam Block

Assessment Calendars for Term Three are now available via the Sentral App for students and parents. Please note that the Exam Block will run from the end of Week Nine to the middle of Week Ten. Students are expected to attend school as normal through to the final Friday of Term Three. Please take the time to familiarise yourself with our current school assessment policies.

The document below highlights key aspects of the Middle Years (Years 7–10) Assessment Policy. The full policy, along with the Senior Years (Years 11–12) Assessment Policy, can be found on our school website.

Middle Years (7-10) Assessment Policy

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES 

St John’s has high expectations for academic integrity and student participation and engagement in learning and assessment. Students are expected to: 

• engage in the learning for the subject or course of study 

• produce evidence of achievement that is authenticated as their own work  

• submit responses to scheduled assessment on or before the due date by 3:00 p.m.  

ASSIGNMENT EXTENSIONS  

The school acknowledges that there may be occasions where students require an extension on an assignment due to illness or misadventure.  In this case: 

• Students and parents/carers must contact the classroom teacher as soon as possible and submit the relevant supporting documentation. 

• This should include an EXTENSION APPLICATION FORM, which must be signed by the student, parent, classroom teacher and Curriculum Leader.  

• Copies of the extension application form are available at the front office and on the school website.  

Extensions for assignments will not be granted on the following grounds: 

• matters that the student could have avoided i.e. poor time management. 

• matters of the student’s or parent’s/carer’s own choosing i.e. school sporting commitments, family holidays. 

Where students will be absent on the day an assessment is due, the assessment must still be submitted on or before the due date by 3:00 p.m.  

In circumstances where students are enrolled in a subject but do not submit a final response, students will be given a result based on work submitted before the due date (i.e. drafts & checkpoints). If no evidence is available, students will receive a Not Rated (NR) for the semester.  

 MOVEMENT OF EXAM OR PRESENTATION  

Students who are unable to sit an exam or present a task such as a speech or performance due to illness or circumstances outside their control will be expected to sit the exam or present their task on the next date as decided by the school. In Years 7-10, parents should contact the school as soon as possible and complete an EXAM MOVEMENT APPLICATION explaining the reason for the absence. Students are eligible to have an exam or presentation moved for the following reasons: 

• Illness 

• Misadventure 

• Events where students are representing the school outside of the student’s control i.e. district, regional and state sporting carnivals.  

Students are not eligible for the movement of exam dates on the following grounds: 

• matters that the student could have avoided 

• matters of the student’s or parent’s/carer’s own choosing i.e. family holiday 

Where a student does not sit the exam or present the task for an approved reason, and no other evidence is available, a Not Rated (NR) will be awarded for the semester. 

For further information, please contact Cathy Cooper (Academic Leader) or Melissa Irwin (Assistant Principal Teaching and Learning).

Interim Reports and P/T Interviews            

Please note that there will no longer be an Interim Report issued for Term Thee. Parent-Teacher Interviews are scheduled to take place in Week Three of Term Four.