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Index ............................................................................................................. 2

Year 9 Assessment Policy ......................................................................... 3-7

Core Subjects:

English ......................................................................................................... 8

Geography .................................................................................................... 8

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

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

PD/H/PE ..................................................................................................... 10

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

Electives

Commerce .................................................................................................. 12

Dance ......................................................................................................... 13

Food Technology ........................................................................................ 14

French……………………………………………………………………………..15

Graphics Technology .................................................................................. 16

History Elective (World History) ............................................................. 16-17

Indonesian .................................................................................................. 17

Industrial Technology – Electronics / Metal / Timber .................................. 17

Information Software and Technology ........................................................ 18

Marine and Aquaculture Technology .......................................................... 19

Music .......................................................................................................... 19

Photographic and Digital Media .................................................................. 20

Physical Activity and Sport Studies. ........................................................... 20

Visual Arts .................................................................................................. 21

Assessment Planner .............................................................................. 22-23

Misadventure Form ..................................................................................... 24

Types of Assessment Most of the assessment information used by teachers to assess students will come from formal and informal assessment tasks. Some assessment will be for the purpose of assisting teachers and students to meet learning needs whilst other assessment is conducted so that teachers can make judgements about student achievement at or up to a certain point in time. What are Assessment Tasks? Assessment tasks allow students to demonstrate their achievement in a variety of ways that are appropriate for the outcomes being assessed. Each subject faculty has developed its own assessment program which specifies weightings to be given to each part of the course. Teachers may use exams, oral and written reports, practical work, performance tasks and various other methods to evaluate student performance. Formal Tasks All courses will have a maximum of eight formal assessment tasks in Years 7 to 9. Half Yearly and Yearly Examinations will be included in the formal assessment program. The results of these assessment tasks will be used to report on student achievements. Other Assessment Tasks Students will also be required to complete a range of other tasks, in class and at home, throughout the course that are less formal but nevertheless important as they assist students to develop and refine skills and knowledge. Their performance in these tasks will be used by teachers to make an accurate judgement about the level of student achievement of syllabus outcomes. This means that ALL assessment tasks AND class work must be completed. Schedule of Tasks Students will be given at least two weeks’ notice of a formal task. Staff will endeavour to ensure that students are not overburdened at any one time. Students will be informed about:

the scope of the task, including the outcomes to be assessed.

the form the assessment will take

proposed timing and duration of the tasks What happens with Invalid Tasks? Should a task be deemed invalid by the head teacher, e.g. if the task was interrupted, the task may be cancelled and a substitute task will be given. Feedback to students on Formal Tasks Students will be given clear and honest feedback on their performance in each task. This will show the level of achievement of syllabus outcomes. The Formal Assessment Period Assessment will commence at the beginning of Term 1.

Students' Responsibilities Students should read carefully the assessment task for each course they are studying. It is the student's responsibility to be aware of the guidelines e.g. type of task and date due. Not knowing about a task, the nature of a task or when the task will take place will not be accepted as an excuse for failing to do a task or for not doing well in a task. Where tasks are to be submitted at school, the onus is on the student to hand the task to the teacher conducting the task during the lesson on the due date. If the teacher is absent then the student should hand the task to the head teacher. Students should not just leave the task on the teacher’s desk in the staff room or the classroom. It is the student’s responsibility after an absence to find out what assessment tasks have been set. The school (where possible) should be notified of a student’s absence for an assessment task before the task is administered. The student’s parent or guardian must submit an Illness/Misadventure form explaining the absence, and give it to the head teacher. In case of sickness, a medical certificate should be submitted. Head teachers have discretion to determine that a student has a legitimate reason for not doing a task or not submitting a task on time. They will then decide which of the following is appropriate:

an extension of time for submission;

completion of the same task at a different time;

completion of an alternative task;

an estimate (only to be used once all other avenues are exhausted) The student must complete the task or an alternative task on the first appropriate occasion after returning to school. Otherwise a "non-attempt" will be recorded. Penalties in relation to an Assessment Task Students who have an unauthorised absence (no valid explanations, no note, fractional truant) or fail to hand in a task on time will receive a penalty. The penalty will consist of a loss of:

20% of achievable marks one day late; 40% of achievable marks two days late; 60% of achievable marks three days late and Zero for more than three days late.

Any student found to be staying at home during school time so as to complete an assessment task or study for an assessment task, will be considered to be seeking an unfair advantage and may have the task cancelled. Students will not be allowed to prepare for an assessment task in another class. Dishonest attempts of assessment tasks, (cheating, using other students' work) or disruption during an assessment task will result in a zero mark being recorded. A letter will be sent home informing parents/caregivers of the dishonesty. Technology Failure If students are presenting work produced via computer it is their responsibility to make sure they have adequate backups of information. Technology failure is not an acceptable excuse for students failing to submit tasks on the due date.

Assessment Guidelines – All Faculties

In each year there will be a maximum of eight formal assessment components (including half yearly and yearly examinations).

At least one assessment task in each course is to be given in term one.

At least one task is to be a research task or include research (this is subject dependant). Appropriate sources are to be identified and included in the task.

At least one task is to include a piece of extended formal writing with grammatical/ syntactical correctness to be worth 20% of the mark for the task.

Note that the above two points can be satisfied in the same task if this suits the subject or course.

At least one task is to include a significant use of technology.

All assessment tasks are to contain elements which address the different higher order stages in Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Assessment Tasks will not assess values or attitudes.

For Years 7 and 8 only, up to 15% of assessment marks are to be for bookwork or course work (dependant on the professional judgement of the head teacher after consultation with their faculty). Each course will define the elements of bookwork that will be included in the marking. All faculties are encouraged to include grammatical/syntactical correctness as appropriate to course outcomes.

Assessment tasks will be given out on a particular colour of paper for each year group: (Year 12 Blue; Year 11 Yellow; Year 10 Green; Year 9 Pink; Year 8 Lavender; and Year 7 Salmon).

Assessment tasks will be placed on the school website in the agreed format: Assessment Task Notification (attached below).

Year ___

Subject: ________________

Assessment Task No: _______

Outcomes to be assessed

A student:

(Outcome reference e.g. H1) (outcome description)






Task Outline

Task Format: ?

Time to complete the task: ?

Topic to be assessed: ?

Assessment Weighting: ?% (of Yearly / of Semester)

Assessment Task Marks: ?

Date and time of the task: ?

Student equipment needed: ?

School Assessment Policy Guidelines apply

Marking criteria Mark Range

Description 1 13 – 15





Due Date Task and Description Weight (Yearly)

Term 1 Week 7 Speaking (Persuasive) & Listening Task 25%

Term 2 Week 6 Critical Writing 25%

Term 3 Week 6 Viewing and Representing 25%

Term 4 Week 4 Reading and Imaginative Writing 25%

TOTAL 100%

Topic Content Timing

1 Sustainable Biomes - Biomes 4 weeks

2 Sustainable Biomes – Food Security and production

6 weeks

3 Changing places - Urbanisation 4 weeks

4 Changing places - Migration 6 weeks

Due Date Task Outcomes Weighting

Term 1 Week 6 Topic Test – Sustainable Biomes

5.1,5.3, 5.7 30%

Term 1 Week 10 Food Security – Writing task 5.3, 5.5, 5.7,

5.8 30%

Term 2 Week 5 Research Task 5.2, 5.4, 5.6 40%

TOTAL 100%

Work you complete in Geography this year will require you to demonstrate achievement of the following outcomes: GE5.1 explains the diverse features and characteristics of a range of places and environments GE5.2 explains processes and influences that form and transform places and environments GE5.3 analyses the effect of interactions and connections between people, places and environments GE5.4 accounts for perspectives of people and organisations on a range of geographical issues GE5.5 assesses management strategies for places and environments for their sustainability GE5.6 analyses differences in human wellbeing and ways to improve human wellbeing GE5.7 acquires and processes geographical information by selecting and using appropriate and relevant

geographical tools for inquiry GE5.8 communicates geographical information to a range of audiences using a variety of strategies

Scope and Sequence:

Date Topic

Term 1/3 Weeks 1-9 DS1a: The Industrial Revolution (1750-1914) – Technology innovations, empires, population movement, experiences, long and short term impacts.

Term 1/3 Weeks 10-11

DS2a: Making a Nation – History skills: Frontier conflict in Broome, Small Pox in Colonial Sydney, Celebration of Federation, and Experiences of non-Europeans in Colonial Australia.

Term 2/4 Weeks 1-10

DS3 (Core): Australia at War – World Wars I and II – reasons for enlistment, battle fronts e.g. Western Front, Gallipoli, Home Front, women, Anzac legend, experiences of soldiers, Kokoda, Fall of Singapore, POWs, Japanese bombing of Darwin, submarine attack on Sydney.

Term 2/4 Week 5/6 Exam

Due Date Task Weight (Semester)

Semester One

Term 1 Week 8 Literacy Task – Industrial Revolution 25%

Term 1 Week 10 Source skills – Making a Nation 25%

Term 2 Week 5/6 Semester Exam – Industrial Revolution and WWI 40%

Ongoing Class work, participation and bookwork 10%

TOTAL 100%

Semester Two

Term 3 Week 8 Literacy Task – Industrial Revolution 25%

Term 3 Week 10 Source skills – Making a Nation 25%

Term 4 Week 5/6 Semester Exam – Industrial Revolution and WWI 40%

Ongoing Class work, participation and bookwork 10%

TOTAL 100%

Due Date Task Weight

Semester One (Semester)

Ongoing Book Mark 10%

Term 1 Week 9 Cross Test 30%

Term 2 Week 5/6 Half Yearly Exam 45%

Ongoing Topic test 15%

TOTAL 100%

Semester Two

Ongoing Book Mark 10%

Term 3 Week 7 Cross Test/Assignment 25%

Term 4 Week 5/6/7

Yearly Exam 50%

Ongoing Topic tests 15%

TOTAL 100%


Semester One

Term 1 Week 1-8 All things soft (practical assessment on softball and sofcrosse)

33%

Term 2 Week 7 Party animal (literacy based task) 34%

Term 2 Week 1-8 Bounce back (practical assessment on European handball and basketball)

33%

TOTAL 100%

Semester Two

Term 3 Week 3-7 SEPEP (group tournament organisation task) (differs between classes)

50%

Term 4 Week 5 Nutrition Task 25%

Term 4 Week 6 GLO 25%

TOTAL 100%

Due Date Task Weight (Yearly)

Semester One

Term 1 Research Task 20%

Term 2 Semester 1 half yearly Assessment - Test 25%

Ongoing Working Scientifically 5%

Semester Two

Term 3 Week 8 Guided SRP / Motion 20%

Term 4 Week 5/6/7

Semester 2 Yearly Assessment - Test 25%

Ongoing Working Scientifically 5%

TOTAL 100%

Course Overview:

Topic Content Timing

1 Consumer and Financial Decisions 10 Weeks

2 Running a Business 10 Weeks

3 Travel 10 Weeks

4 Employment & Work Futures 10 Weeks

Due Date Task Outcomes Weight (Yearly)

Term 1 Week 8 Research Task 5-3,5-4,5-7,

5-9 25%

Term 2 Week 5 Half Yearly Examination 5-1,5-2 25%

Term 3 Week 9 Travel Task 5-5,5-6, 5-8,5-9

25%

Term 4 Week 5 Yearly Examination 5-1,5-2 25%

TOTAL 100% Outcomes:

COM5-1 applies consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment concepts and terminology in a variety of contexts COM5-2 analyses the rights and responsibilities of individuals in a range of consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment contexts COM5-3 examines the role of law in society COM5-4 analyses key factors affecting decisions COM5-5 evaluates options for solving problems and issues COM5-6 develops and implements plans designed to achieve goals COM5-7 researches and assesses information using a variety of sources COM5-8 explains information using a variety of forms COM5-9 works independently and collaboratively to meet individual and collective goals within specified timeframes

Due Date Task Weight (Yearly) Totals

Term 1 Week 8 Task 1 – Performance, Composition and Journal

10% Performance 5% Appreciation

15%

Term 5 Week 5/6

Task 2 – Safe Dance Task and Exam

10% Composition 15% Appreciation

25%

Term 3 Week 8 *ongoing preparation for Task 4, Term4

Task 3 – Set work analysis, Composition and Journal * Task 4 Preparation

10% Appreciation 10% Composition

20%

Term 4 Week 5/6/7

Task 4 – Live Performance presentation of original composition

20% Performance

20%

Term 4 Week 5/6/7

Task 5 – Musical Theatre Composition and Performance and Yearly Exam

5% Performance 5% Composition 10% Appreciation

20%

TOTAL 100% 100%


Semester One

Term 1 Weeks 7-8

Task 1 Food In Australia- Foodie Adventures 25 %

Term 2 Weeks 5-6

Task 2 Food Equity- The Hunger Case 25 %

Term 1 and 2 Ongoing

Task 3 Practical Work 50%

TOTAL 100%

Semester Two

Term 3 Weeks 7-8

Task 4 Food Product Development- Movie Snacks

25 %

Term 4 Week 5-6 Task 5 Food Selection and Health- Hello Eats 25 %

Term 3 and 4 Ongoing

Task 6 Practical Work 50 %

TOTAL 100%

The focus of assessment will be project based learning with the majority of course time being devoted to the development of practical skills.


Semester One

Term 1 Week 4

Vocab Test (Animals) 10%

Term 1 Week 10 PowerPoint Speaking Task (Family and Pets) 30%

Term 2 Week 3 Vocab Test (School) 10%

Term 2 Week 5/6

Half Yearly Examination 50%

TOTAL 100%


Semester Two

Term 3 Week 4

Vocab Test (Daily Routine) 10%

Term 3 Week 8 Culture and Language Task 30%

Term 4 Week 4 Vocab Test (Places in the Community) 10%

Term 4 Week 5/6

Yearly Examination 50%

TOTAL 100%


Ongoing Manual Drawing (in class board drawing) 30%

Ongoing CAD Tasks (in class Computer Aided Drawing) 35%

Term 2 Week 5/6 Half Yearly Examination (in class exam) 10%

Term 3 Week 5 Electronic Product Design Assignment (Design package including CAD and manual drawings)

15%

Term 4 Week 5/6/7

Yearly Examination 10%

TOTAL 100%

Scope and Sequence:

Date Topic

Term 1 Week 1-2 Topic 1: What is History?

Term 1 Week 3-10 Topic 2: Ancient Greece

Term 2 Weeks 1-10 Topic 3: Russia

Term 2 Weeks 5/6 Exam

Term 3 Week 1-6 Topic 4: The Vietnam War

Term 3 Week 7-10, Term 4 Wks.1-3

Topic 5: Ancient Rome

Term 3 Week 3-10 Topic 6: Crime and Punishment through the Years

Term 4 Week 1-10 Topic 7: Famous Assassinations / Controversial Leaders

Term 4 Week 5-6 Exam


Semester One

Term 1 Week 8 Creative/Blooms activity + Ancient Greece 20% + 20%

Term 2 Week 5/6 Half Yearly Exam (Short /25; Long /15) 40%

Term 1 Week 9 Class work, participation and bookwork. Books to be collected at least once per semester (Term 1, 3 Week 6)

20%

TOTAL 100%

Continues over

Semester Two

Term 3 Week 5 Vietnam War 20%

Term 3 Week 10 Ancient Rome Creative Blooms Taxonomy 20%

Term 4 Week 5/6/7

Yearly Exam (Short /20; Long /20) 40%

Term 3 Week 9 Class work, participation and bookwork. Books to be collected at least once per semester (Term 3 Week 6)

20%

TOTAL 100%


Term 1 Week 6 (and ongoing)

Vocabulary Tests 20%

Term 2 Week 5/6 Half Yearly Examination 30%

Term 3 Week 2 Assignment 15%

Term 4 Week 5/6 Yearly Examination 35%

TOTAL 100%


Term 1 ongoing Practical Project (in class Practical project/s) 30%

Term 2 ongoing Practical Project (in class Practical project/s)

Term 2 Week 3 Project Folio / Bookmark (Process folio relating to Practical projects and related theory)

20%

Term 2 Examination (in class exam) 10%

Term 3 and 4 Practical Project 3 (in class Practical project/s) 30%

Term 4 In Class Exam 10%

TOTAL 100%

This is an elective subject studied over Year 9 and Year 10. It is project based and students complete projects either on their own or in small groups. Projects are submitted for assessment at the conclusion of each topic.


Semester One

Term 1 Week 5 Assessment 1 – Web Technology Project Activities

30%

Term 1 Week10 Assessment 2 – Web Design Competition 40%

Term 2 Week 4 Assessment 3 – Digital Citizenship and Cybersecurity

30%

TOTAL 100%

Semester Two

Term 3 Week 10 Assessment 4 – Data Investigations with Embedded Systems and Python

50%

Term 4 Week 5 Assessment 5 – Stop Motion Group Project 30%

Term 4 Week 5/6/7

Assessment 6 – Yearly Examination 20%

TOTAL 100%

Assessment 1: Hypertext Markup Language, Cascading Style Sheets and Javascript Assessment 2: Online web development competition Assessment 3: Cybersecurity Awareness Assessment 4: BBC:Microbit and Micropython Assessment 5: Group Project with Research Component Assessment 6: Yearly Examination


Term 1 Surf Survival (in class test) 10%

Term 2 Boat Licence (in class test) 10%

Term 1, 2 ongoing

Practical Project 1 (in class Practical project/s) 30%

Term 3, 4 ongoing

Practical Project 2 (in class Practical project/s) 30%

Term 3 Project Folio / Bookmark (Process folio relating to practical projects and related theory)

10%

Term 4 Boat Building Quiz 10%

TOTAL 100%


Semester One

Term 1 Week 7 Literacy Research Task 10%

Term 1 Week 7 Bookwork 10%

Term 2 Week 2 Half Yearly Exam - Performance 15%

Term 2 Week 2 Half Yearly Exam - Composition 15%

Term 2 Week 4 Half Yearly Exam - Aural 40%

Term 2 Week 8 Ensemble participation 10%

TOTAL 100%

Semester Two

Term 3 Week 3 Composition Task 20%

Term 3 Week 7 Bookwork 10%

Term 4 Week 2 Yearly Performance Task 20%

Term 4 Week 4 Yearly Aural Examination 40%

Term 4 Week 7 Ensemble participation 10%

TOTAL 100%


Semester One

Making Photographic Works

Term 1 Week 9 Wet Photography Folio 40%

Term 2 Week 5 Beach and the bush series 30%

Critical and Historical Studies

Term 1 Week 9 Figure in the landscape Photographer essay 30%

TOTAL 100%

Semester Two

Making Photographic and Digital Media Works

Term 3 Week 6 Digital imaging folio 40%

Term 4 Week 6 Video 20%

Critical and Historical Studies

Term 3 Week 7 Multimedia presentation - Study of a digital photographer

20%

Term 4 Week 3 Yearly exam 20%

TOTAL 100%

NOTE: Weeks given are a guide. Final dates will be given by the classroom teacher for your particular class.

Due Date Theory Units Practical Units

Term 1 Australia’s Sporting Identity Surf Survival Assessment Task – 20% (ongoing)

Term 2 Body in Action Assessment – 15% Week 7

Fitness Assessment – 15% (ongoing)

Term 3 Fundamental Movement Skills

Fundamental Movement Skills Assessment Task – 30% (ongoing in practical classes)

Term 4 Coaching Assessment - Yearly exam 10% Week 4

Assessment – One day Coaching Course – 10%


Semester One

Term 2 Week 5 Making Artworks

Still Life Folio 60%

Term 1 Week 8 Critical and Historical Studies

Critical Review Task (Hazelhurst / ArtExpress) 20%

Term 2 Week 5 In Class Test 20%

TOTAL 100%

Semester Two

Term 3 Week 9

Making Artworks

Ceramics : Teapots / Cookie Jars and Containers (includes ceramics diary / 10)

40%

Term 4 Week 5 Surreal / Metamorphosis work 20%

Term 3 Week 10 Critical and Historical Studies

Surrealism PowerPoint Task 20%

Term 4 Week 3 Yearly exam 20%

TOTAL 100%

Note: Weeks given are a guide. Final dates will be given by the classroom teacher for your particular class.

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This form is to be completed by a student who is unable to attend/submit an assessment task, on the due date or who feels that an assessment task has been affected by unforeseen illness or misadventure. On collection of this form, the procedures as set out in the Assessment Guide Booklet must be followed in order for any consideration to be extended with regards to this task. 1. Complete and present this form to the appropriate Head Teacher. (This should be

done prior to the due date where applicable or on the first day of your return to school.) 2. If approval is granted, this form together with any other relevant documents, must be

attached to the assessment task on submission. Failure to submit this form promptly may adversely affect the result of your request. A request for consideration of assessment tasks undertaken throughout the year which is submitted at or near the end of the course will generally not be considered. It should not be assumed that an application using this form will be successful, as the reasons advanced will be assessed on their merits. Student’s Name: ________

Year Group: Home Phone:

Course/Class: Teacher:

Assessment Task Missed: Due Date:

Reason for Consideration

Student Signature: Date:

Supporting Evidence: Yes / No Type of evidence:

Parent/Guardian Signature: Date:

Teacher Comment:

Teacher Signature: Date:

Approval Granted: Yes / No New Submission Date: (if appropriate)

Head Teacher Signature: Date:

Original: Student File Copies: Head Teacher and Student

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