Nazareth Catholic Primary School Shellharbour City
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3 Glider Avenue
Shellharbour City NSW 2529
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Email: info@nscdow.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 02 4295 7303
Fax: 02 4295 7651

SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

SEMESTER 1 STUDENT REPORTS

As you may be aware, the NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA) have undertaken a comprehensive review of the NSW Curriculum, leading to curriculum reform and subsequent implementation of a reformed curriculum which commenced in 2023. In response to the curriculum changes, Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong has made significant modifications to student semester reports for Primary schools to better reflect your child's academic progress at key points throughout the year and provide parents and carers with a clear picture of their child’s strengths and areas for improvement in specific subject areas.

The following changes will be evident in your child’s semester report from Semester 1 2024: 

  • A ‘new look’ report format released via Compass reflecting the outcomes of the new K-10 English and Mathematics syllabuses providing a descriptor for each of the focus areas found in the respective syllabuses
  • All Kindergarten students will now receive a written report in Semester 1 and Semester 2 with a three-point grade scale used to report student achievement using the following performance descriptors:
    • Thorough
    • Sound 
    • Basic
  • Students in Year 1 - Year 6 will continue to receive semester reports twice a year with a five-point grade scale used to report student achievement using the following performance descriptors: 
    • Extensive
    • Thorough
    • Sound
    • Basic
    • Elementary 
  • There will be no general comment in the Semester 1 Reports.

These changes are consistent across all Catholic primary schools in the Diocese of Wollongong. The following video provides an update on these reporting changes:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LX-sk2MdD651jARgH30Hgp8XqQmtzIT8/view

NAPLAN Individual Student Reports 

Students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9 participated in the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) during Term 1. A NAPLAN individual student report will be provided for your child early in Term 3. The same report format is used for every student in Australia. 

NAPLAN results are reported against proficiency standards. There is a standard for each assessment area at each year level. Proficiency standards provide clear information on student achievement. Student achievement is shown against 4 levels of proficiency:

  • Exceeding: the student’s result exceeds expectations at the time of testing. 
  • Strong: the student’s result meets challenging but reasonable expectations at the time of testing. 
  • Developing: the student’s result indicates that they are working towards expectations at the time of testing.
  • Needs additional support: the student’s result indicates that they are not achieving the learning outcomes that are expected at the time of testing. They are likely to need additional support to progress satisfactorily.

If your child participated in 2024 and does not receive a report by Friday 2 August, contact the school office.