Access to Learning Resources, Assessment and Reporting 2025
Senior School students are able to access learning resources, Continuous Feedback and Reporting via Microsoft Teams Class Teams.
Access for parents/guardians to Learning Overviews, Assessment details and Feedback is currently under development by Microsoft and we hope to make this element available to all parents in the coming months. In the interim parents and guardians can view learning programs and resources by asking students to login to their relevant class teams.
Assessment and Reporting Overview
The Ruyton Assessment and Reporting Policy states that the fundamental purpose of assessment and reporting is to establish and understand where students are currently in their learning, and to establish a pathway for future learning. The process of assessment can be formative or summative and both forms of assessment inform learning pathways for our students.
Formative Assessment plays a key role in learning programs at Ruyton. It takes place when evidence about student achievement is collected, interpreted and used by teachers, learners and their peers to make decisions about the next steps in the student’s learning. According to John Hattie, Professor of Education and Director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute at the University of Melbourne, “Feedback is among the most powerful influences on achievement” when used appropriately.
Summative Assessment refers to the assessment of a student’s learning at the end of a learning cycle. Summative assessment tasks will also be used to evaluate and review learning and teaching programmes, and are the tasks which will be reported on the Semester Report.
Student Learning Conferences
Parents and students attend Student Learning Conferences to discuss each students' growth, achievement and areas for future focus in their learning. Student Learning Conferences are held late in Term 1 or early in Term 2 for Years 7-12, and again during Term 3.
Semester Reports
Semester reports include information about students' approaches to learning as described by a set of ‘Learning Dispositions’, as well as feedback on a set of Learning Area Competencies which are specific to particular subjects and providing information that would have previously been discussed in report comments. They will also include the Achievement Grades for major assessment tasks which have already been reported, with feedback, for major assessment tasks. Rather than teachers writing one comment on the semester report, written feedback will have been provided to your child throughout the semester to support her learning.
Parents/Guardians are able to download and print the feedback provided throughout the Semester if they wish to retain this along with the summative Semester Report.
Comparative Reporting
Students, parents and/or guardians will not be provided with median or average class or cohort scores for a specific task. Students are encouraged to focus on personal growth and achievement.
Parents/guardians may request Comparative Reporting for student achievement across a Semester. During Term 2 each year information regarding this process is published in the Ruyton News.Summative Assessment Achievement Scale
Summative Assessment tasks will be graded on a 10 point scale: A+ to E, where:
A = meets all the stated criteria, often with distinction.
B = meets all the stated criteria with competence.
C = meets most of the stated criteria with competence.
D = meets some of the stated criteria with competence.
E = meets some of the stated criteria.
NB: The +, when added to a letter-grade, indicates a higher level of achievement within the stated category.
For tests and other tasks which receive a numerical score, the approximate range for each grade is:
A+ = 93% - 100% A = 85% - 92%
B+ = 77% - 84% B = 69% - 76%
C+ = 61% - 68% C = 53% - 60%
D+ = 45% - 52% D = 37% - 44%
E = <37%
In addition, the following symbols may be used:
NA - assessment task not undertaken (due to absence or illness)
NS - assessment task not submitted
DNS - did not sit the Examination due to illness
Penalties For The Submission of Late Work
The following penalties will be imposed for the late submission of assessment tasks:
- one letter grade per day (A drops to B+)
- over the weekend a two letter grade reduction applies
- one week (7 days) after the due date, the work will receive UG (ungraded) although it still may receive an “S” as a work requirement.
In special circumstances, eg illness or extended absence, an extension may be negotiated with the teacher. This negotiation should take place before the due date and thereafter the negotiated revised date is binding.
Academic Awards
Academic Awards are presented to students in Years 11 and 12 at the discretion of the Director of Learning and relevant staff.
Certificates of Commendation are awarded to students in Years 7 to 12 who consistently strive for personal best and demonstrate the Ruyton values (Character, Citizenship, Endeavour and Integrity) in their approach to learning.
Academic Honours are awarded at the end of each semester to students in years 7 to 12 who have achieved C+ or above for all assessment tasks and who have achieved an overall 'A' grade for 75% or more of their subjects. Enhancement studies will be taken into consideration in Year 12. Students who have received 6 Academic Honours Certificates are entitled to wear a symbol on their blazer pocket. Note that previous to 2024, Academic Honours were known as Work Honours.