Reporting Student Achievement

Mudgeeraba State School has two written reports that are provided to parents at the end of each semester. These reports articulate the learning successes their children have had throughout the semester and the challenges they are facing with their learning. Reports are written to the child in terms that the child can understand. It is our belief that writing to the child will help them to take ownership of the report and ideally accept accountability for its message. It is also our belief that reports should be written in positive terms so that it becomes a celebration of each child’s learning achievements during the semester.
An example of how our teachers would write an English comment in our reports is provided below:

“Jake, you have made some really good gains in your literacy learning during this term. I have been particularly impressed with your improvements in reading comprehension. You can now identify main ideas and draw inferences from texts with confidence. A challenge for you for next semester will be to focus more on proof reading your pieces of writing. Currently, you are rushing to finish your work and not paying enough attention to the quality of your finished pieces. Thank you for the great oral presentation you gave on whales. You obviously have a great interest in this topic. Your research was detailed and your presentation delivery was passionate. I look forward to working with you next semester and continuing this great start to the year.” 
Parents are also offered opportunities to meet with class teachers to discuss their children’s learning. These are offered at the end of Term 1 and at the beginning of Term 3. Parents are always welcome to meet with class teachers at other times should the need arise.

In Years 3, 5 and 7 students sit for the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests. These tests occur in May and parents receive a report on their child’s achievement in September of that year. These tests provide the school and parents with information on a child’s ability with their literacy and numeracy learning in comparison with other students across the state and the nation.