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Student Reports

Student reports have been introduced in all Queensland state schools for all Years 1-10 students. The reports must be written in 'plain English' and align with the requirements of the Australian Government as a condition of continuing funding for government schools.

The Schools Assistance (Learning Together - Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Regulations 2005 now requires that for student reports for all schools (government and non-government):

The student report must include, for the subjects studied, an assessment against achievement levels or bands defined by the education authority or school, being levels or bands that:

(i) must be labelled as A, B, C, D, E (or an equivalent); and
(ii) should be clearly defined against specific learning standards.

Following negotiations with the Australian Government regarding quartile reporting, the Australian Government has agreed that Queensland state schools must provide a statement on the report advising parents that they may receive, on request, written information on the number of students in each of the achievement levels for their child's peer group at the school, subject to the privacy of individual students being maintained.

In addition, the Australian Government has agreed that these changes do not apply to state schools reporting on students in the Preparatory Year or in Years 11-12.

To assist schools to comply with the requirements of the Australian Government, a common format for student reporting is being introduced for all state schools. This common format in the form of standard templates has been developed for Years 1-10. These templates set out a reporting format based on the Key Learning Areas.

What is expected of schools from 2007 with respect to the changes to student reporting?

To continue to support the implementation of these student reporting requirements, the format of the standard templates will continue to be included in SMS and are currently available in OneSchool for schools with access for 2008. Whilst a school may choose to use their own or a commercial software package to produce the reports, it will be necessary for all schools to implement the format of the standard templates in 2008, regardless of what software is used.

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