At the beginning of the school year, I wanted to take the time to remind parents/carers of the College’s Assessment Re-sit and Homework Policies, in addition to the student support sessions provided each week.
The College’s Homework Policy is designed to ensure students completing homework are doing so to support the learning that takes place within the classroom. The homework policy considers the need for students to have a balanced lifestyle. This includes sufficient time for family, recreation and community and cultural pursuits.
To support our new Year 7 students with their transition to secondary school they will not receive any homework in the first four weeks of Term 1.
A summary of the recommended homework times is below:
- Year 7 Students may receive up to 5 hours balanced over the course of the week.
- Year 8 students may receive up to 6 hours balanced over the course of the week.
- Year 9 students may receive up to 8 hours balanced over the course of the week.
- Year 10 students may receive up to 10 hours balanced over the course of the week.
- VCE students may receive up to one hour of homework after each lesson.
The College also provides various after school student support sessions, including Homework Support, Maths Support and English Support.
- Maths Support sessions run twice per week after school. This year after school these sessions will take place in Room MM2 every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:05pm until 4:00pm
- English Support sessions will run once per week after school. These sessions will take place in Room MM1 every Wednesday from 3:05pm until 4:00pm
- Homework Support session take place in A6 from 3:05pm-4:00pm Monday to Thursday.
Assessment re-sit occurs from 3:05-4:15pm each Tuesday and Thursday in the College Cafeteria, and is designed to provide an opportunity for students who are absent for an Assessment Task to complete this task, without missing additional class time. Parents/carers will be notified through SEQTA the Friday prior to a Tuesday Assessment Re-sit Session, or the Tuesday prior to a Thursday Assessment Re-sit Session if their child is required to attend.
Students are required to attend for the full 70-minutes of the Assessment Re-sit Session, regardless of the length of their Assessment Task. If a student is absent for an Assessment Re-sit, this absence needs to be validated for the Assessment Task to be rescheduled.
The following are considered valid reasons for absence at an Assessment Re-sit Session:
- illness (medical certificate required within 48 hours with an accompanying parent/carer note to reception)
- compassionate grounds i.e., a funeral (parent/carer to provide note to reception)
- isolation due to infectious diseases protocols (parent/carer note to reception is required).
The following are considered as examples of invalid reasons for missing an Assessment Re-sit:
- illness (without a medical certificate)
- personal travel/ family commitments
- part-time job commitments.
Students who do not attend an Assessment Re-sit Session, or do not have a valid reason for missing the Assessment Re-sit, will have a score of 0% awarded for the Assessment Task, which impacts the students Overall Result for the Subject.
Copies of the Homework Policy and Assessment Re-sit Policy can be found below for your perusal and are also available on the SEQTA Learn and SEQTA Engage Homepage.