At St Matthew’s School, we value clear communication about your child’s learning. Reports are an important way to share progress and achievement, and they come in two forms: Interim Reports and End-of-Year Reports.
Interim Reports
- Issued at the end of Semester 1.
- Provide an early snapshot of your child’s progress.
- Include grades (A–E) for each learning area, based on the Western Australian Achievement Standards.
- These grades are predictions of the likely end-of-year grade, using evidence from Semester 1 learning. They indicate how your child is tracking toward the expected standard for their year level.
- How are predicted grades calculated? Teachers use:
- Evidence from Semester 1 assessments (tests, projects, observations).
- Judging Standards materials from SCSA, including annotated work samples and achievement descriptors.
- Consideration of your child’s consistency of performance and growth trajectory.
- A predicted grade assumes your child will continue progressing at a similar rate. It may change by the end of the year as the curriculum becomes more challenging or if significant improvement occurs.
- Also include comments on attitude, behaviour, and effort, and may outline areas for improvement.
- Purpose: To keep you informed and allow time for support before the end of the year.
End-of-Year Reports
- Issued at the end of Semester 2.
- Provide a comprehensive summary of your child’s achievement across the whole year.
- Include final grades (A–E) for each learning area, reflecting actual achievement against the Western Australian Achievement Standards.
- Contain comments on attitude, behaviour, and effort, plus teacher observations.
- Purpose: To reflect your child’s overall learning outcomes for the year.
Both reports are written in plain language and aim to strengthen the partnership between school and home. If you have any questions about your child’s report, please contact their classroom teacher.
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