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P12 assessment overview

Assessment program
(numbers annually in the
program)

Purpose

Form of assessment

Links to syllabus

Reports

Early Learning Record


(potentially 55 000 students)

Preparatory

Build a picture of childrens learning and


development during Prep and on transition
to Year1

Folio-based assessment
Teachers observations, notes of
focused discussions with children,
analysis of samples of students work

Learning statements and descriptors


of phases of learning in the
EarlyYears Curriculum Guidelines

Prep teachers discuss folios of work with


parents/carers
Prep teachers provide individual student
reports to Year1 teachers

P3 Literacy and Numeracy Indicators

P3

Assist teachers to monitor progress in


literacy and numeracy

School-based assessment

Early Learning Record


Year 1 Learning Statements
Essential Learnings

Not applicable

National Assessment Program, Literacy


and Numeracy (NAPLAN)
(approx. 220 000 students)

Years
3, 5, 7, 9

Report comparable data across states and


territories, including percentages of students
meeting national minimum standards in
reading, writing, language conventions and
numeracy
Improve teaching and learning

Standardised test containing


multiple-choice items, shortresponse
questions and an extended writing
task

Not specified

QCAA reports individual and class


results to schools
Individual student reports, prepared by
QCAA, are sent to parents/carers by
schools
QCAA provides aggregated and
individual data to ACARA1, DET2 and
QCEC3
QCAA provides aggregated data to
ISQ4 and Queensland Minister for
Education and Training

Externally moderated schoolbased


assessment (Authority subjects)
(approx. 40 000 students by the end of
Year12)

Years 1012

Provide comparable levels of achievement


for the Queensland Certficate of Education
(QCE) and a basis for Subject Achievement
Indicators (SAIs) for the calculation of Overall
Positions (OPs) and Field Positions (FPs)

School-based exams, observation of


practical performances
Projects, assignments, field work
Chosen by schools within
specifications in syllabuses

Fully integrated with general


objectives, subject matter, learning
experiences, standards matrixes,
and assessment folio specifications

QCAA reports five levels of achievement


on students Senior Statements

Quality-assured school-based assessment


(Authority-registered subjects)
(approx. 21 000 students by end of
Year12)

Years 1012

Students to obtain credible levels of


achievement for the QCE and tertiary
entrance (TE) schedules

School-based exams, observation of


practical performances
Projects, assignments, field work
Chosen by schools within
specifications in syllabuses

Fully integrated with general


objectives, subject matter, learning
experiences, standards matrixes,
and assessment guidelines

QCAA reports five levels of achievement


on students Senior Statements

Learning Projects Workplace,


Community and Self-directed (WCS)

Years 1012

Students to complete projects for credit for


the Queensland Certificate of Education
(QCE)

Self-assessment, supervisor
observation, learning log

Not linked to syllabuses

QCAA reports statement of completion


on students Senior Statements
r2560 Rebranded July 2014

Year level

For all Queensland schools

Assessment program

Year level

Purpose

Form of assessment

Links to syllabus

Reports

Vocational education and training (VET)


(approx. 21 000 students by end of
Year12)

Years 1012

Students to complete or partially complete


courses/qualifications to obtain credit for the
QCE
Students to complete or partially complete
in order to move to employment or further
training

Registered training organisations,


including schools, observe practical
performances, written tasks, oral
presentations, portfolios of projects,
assignments, field work

Linked to nationally endorsed


training packages or nationally
accredited courses

Registered training organisations,


including schools, issue qualifications
and statements of attainment to
students
QCAA records qualifications or
competencies on Senior Statements
QCAA provides aggregated data for the
annual National Report on Schooling

Senior External Examination


(700 candidates annually)

Year 12

Provide comparable levels of achievement


for some students in some subjects for the
QCE and TE requirements

Centrally devised and marked


written papers, orals, observations of
practical performances

Fully integrated with general


objectives, subject matter, learning
experiences, standards matrixes,
and exam specifications

QCAA reports five levels of achievement


on students Senior Statements or
Statements of Results

Queensland Core Skills (QCS) Test


(approx. 27 000 students annually)

Year 12

Provide scaling parameters for the


calculation of student Overall Positions (OPs)
and Field Positions (FPs) for entrance to
Queensland tertiary institutions
Provide scaling parameters for the calculation of Australian Tertiary Admission Ranks
(ATARs) for students applying interstate

Standardised test containing


multiple-choice items, short-response
questions and a writing task

Tests common curriculum elements


across syllabuses for Authority
subjects

QCAA reports five grades on students


Senior Statements

Individual achievements

Years 1112

Record student achievement on Queensland


Certificate of Individual Achievement (QCIA)

Teacher observation of learning


outcomes from students individual
learning plans

N/A

QCAA records individual students


statements of achievement and
statements of participation on the QCIA

(numbers annually in the program)

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3
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Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority


Department of Education and Training
Queensland Catholic Education Commission
Independent Schools Queensland

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