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YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT PLANNER

SEMESTER 1, 2016

  • Assessment dates have been decided based on teachers’ planned teaching programs.
  • All students study English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities and HPE. All these subjects will have assessment requirements.
  • All students study an elective program of Performing Arts, ArtHome Economics (Food Studies and Textiles),Industrial Designand Technology (Wood and Metal Work) and Japanese.
  • All assessment must be completed by the required date. If students experience difficulty in meeting the due date for any assessment item, they are to firstly advise their teacher and then make an appointment to discuss the matter with the Head of the Department of that subject, before the due date of the assessment item.
  • The school’s policy on late and non-submitted assessment will be applied to students who fail to complete the required assessment items.
  • Students only complete the assessment requirements for the elective subjects they currently study

TERM 1
Due week beginning / Exams / Assignments / Student notes
1 / 27 January / IDT- Safety Test
Music – Performance tasks are ongoing throughout the term
2 / 1February / IDT- Booklet
IDT – Ongoing practical work throughout the term
3 / 8 February
4 / 15 February / Math- Exam (Number) / Art- Drawing Folio Making Task visual Diary
HPE- Video Assignment given out
5 / 22 February / Science-Exam
6 / 29 February / Humanities-short response exam
Japanese – Written Test
7 / 7 March / English-Multi Modal
8 / 14 March / HPE- Video Assignment
IDT-Practical Job and booklet
9 / 21 March / Math- Exam (Number)
Music – Written Exam / Art- Resolved Print Revised Folio
Science- Report
Term 1 vacation begins Friday 25 March 2016
Students resume school Monday 11 April 2016
TERM 2
Due week beginning / Exams / Assignments / Student notes
1 / 11 April / Music – Performance tasks are ongoing throughout the term
2 / 18 April / HPE-Reflection on Lesson
Humanities-responding to sources
3 / 25 April / HPE-Reflection on Lesson / Anzac Day Public Holiday 25 April
4 / 2 May / Japanese – Oral Presentation / HPE-Reflection on Lesson / Labour Day
Public Holiday -2May
5 / 9 May / Home Ec.- Practical Sampler
Science -Exam / English- Written Analytical Exposition
HPE-Reflection on Lesson
6 / 16 May / Art- Clay Piece
Maths- Assignment
HPE-Reflection on Lesson
7 / 23 May / HPE-Reflection on Lesson
8 / 30 May / HPE- 300 Word Reflection
9 / 6 June / Home Ec.- Practical task
Japanese – Written Test / Humanities-Research assignment
Science- Report
10 / 13 June / Home Ec.- Practical Article and Written Test
Maths– Exam
Music – Written Exam / Art-Paint Resolved Folio
English- Spoken Task
11 / 20 June

Winter Vacation begins Saturday 25 June 2016

Students resume school Monday 11July 2016