Descriptions for Parents for Progress Grades, Assessments and Semester Grades
At the College, reporting to students, parents and whānau is essential for developing a clear and shared understanding of progress, achievement, and success. It is our aim to provide clear reporting that provides parents with timely and meaningful information about the progress their child is making in line with the curriculum, their strengths, and next steps.
From 2026, all state and state-integrated schools will be reporting against the revised Years 0-10 English, Mathematics & Statistics learning areas. The following table shows the new Progress Markers that define the level of proficiency expected at each year level, and new Progress Descriptors that we will use when reporting to parents and whānau.
We are choosing to use these new Progress Descriptors for all:
Assessment of curriculum areas from year 7-10.
Three-weekly progress grading for all years.
Progress Descriptors |
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Emerging Students require support to meet curriculum expectations for their year level and/or goals as described in their personalised learning plan. |
Developing Students are making some progress towards curriculum expectations for their year level. |
Consolidating Students are meeting many curriculum expectations for their year level and are steadily strengthening their understanding across learning areas. |
Proficient Students are meeting curriculum expectations for their year level. |
Exceeding Students are exceeding curriculum expectations for their year level. |
The progress descriptors describe student progress across the school year – the aim is for students to be at the proficient level by the end of each year.
Students who are demonstrating learning at the consolidating level at the mid-year point, need to be at the proficient level to be deemed as having met learning expectations for the year.
A student who has achieved proficiency is prepared for the next year of learning.
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