Welcome back to the final term for 2015

A word from Allan Blagaich, CEO

Hi folks.

Welcome back to the final term for 2015.

Term 4 brings together all the hard work teachers and students have done over the year. End-of-year reports are being written and judgements made about how far students have progressed.

A word from Allan Blagaich, CEO

Hi folks.

Welcome back to the final term for 2015.

Term 4 brings together all the hard work teachers and students have done over the year. End-of-year reports are being written and judgements made about how far students have progressed.

Kindergarten to Year 10

This is the first year of reporting against the Western Australian Curriculum Achievement standard for English, Mathematics, Science and History for Pre-primary to Year 10. The Achievement standards come to us from the Australian Curriculum. They are part of the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline. In coming years, the remaining learning areas – of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS), Health and Physical Education, Technologies, The Arts and Languages – will be implemented.

We have been working with teachers and staff from the Department of Education, Catholic Education Western Australia and the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia to develop materials for the Outline. The Pre-primary to Year 10 syllabuses were published earlier this year.

Teachers will familiarise themselves with the new Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) and Health and Physical Education syllabuses in 2016. They will start teaching with them in 2017. The new syllabuses for Technologies, The Arts and Languages will be used from 2018.

End of year exams

The WACE practical exams began at the end of Term 3. Thousands of students have submitted portfolios and taken part in oral and performance examinations. In just a couple of weeks even more students will start the written WACE examinations.

The WACE exams are a major undertaking. They are a milestone for many students who have been working hard to reach this point. Teachers, families and friends have been also a part of this journey.

Our thoughts are with everyone involved in the exams – students, teachers, examiners, supervisors, families. We wish you well over the examination period. Remember that balance is important. Students need to sleep, eat sensibly and exercise as well as study in order to be in top form.

Many Year 11s will also be preparing to take their end-of-year exams. We also wish everyone who is a part of these exams the best for a good exam season.

Keywords: Reporting, collaboration, WA Curriculum, WACE

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