CLERMONTSTATEHIGH SCHOOL

YEAR 7-12CURRICULUM, ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING PLAN 2015

Statement of Intent

The Year 7-12 Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Plan for 2015 specifies the framework within which Clermont State High School will deliver the curriculum for Year 7-12 from 2015, as we aspire to deliver a quality curriculum that optimises learning for all students.

Our school Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Plan is based on the assumption that every student can learn and that responding to the particular learning needs of students is central to teaching.

Our plan captures the way in which we:

  • Provide students with the required curriculum
  • Assess, monitor and capture student achievement
  • Set high expectations for each student and respond effectively to their current levels of achievement and different rates of learning
  • Prepare students to exit schooling with the foundation for successful lifelong learning and participation in the community
  • Keep parents and students informed of students’ achievement throughout their schooling

At Clermont State High School we aspire to provide as much diversity as possible in our curriculum while ensuring that differentiated opportunities for extension and support are provided for all of our learners.

This Curriculum Plan is subject to ongoing review in order to ensure its responsiveness to the emerging needs and interests of our students, staff capacity, support from our P&C Association and systemic requirements. It documents the curriculum, assessment, reporting, planning, pedagogy and learning strategies that underpin the Teaching and Learning cycle at ClermontStateHigh School.

Our Curriculum Plan aspires to best contemporary education practice, drawing as it does upon the Australian Curriculum for English, Mathematics, Science, History and Geography in Years 7 to Year 10, the Queensland Curriculum for the remaining areas of the curriculum in Years 7to 10, the Year 10 Guidelines and the Queensland Senior Schooling Curriculum for Years 11& 12.

The plan documents the curriculum that is offered at Clermont State High School from Years 7-12. It also includes Senior Education and Training (SET) plans, niche programs andvocational opportunities.

Our school’s curriculum is underpinned by the mission statement of the school which is to provide “Learning Excellence in a Rural Setting”, within a context of Respect and Studentship.

  1. Curriculum provision
  2. Curriculum to implement

Clermont State High School continues to implement the Australian Curriculum informed by State Schools implementation of Phases 2&3 Australian Curriculum F (Prep)-10, Recommended curriculum time allocations for Queensland state schools- 2014-2016 and Languages in Queensland state schools. The Australian Curriculum is being implemented in English, Mathematics,Science, History and Geography, including teaching, assessment and reporting. Teachers at Clermont State High School access a range of materials to implement the Australian Curriculum, including the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority advice, guidelines and resources and the Curriculum into the Classroom (C2C) materials for state schools. The C2C materials provide comprehensive curriculum and planning documents which are variously adopted and adapted to meet the needs of our students and customised to suit our context.

At Clermont State High School the Queensland curriculum for Years 7-10 is implemented as follows:

The remaining Queensland curriculum is implementedfor Technology, Health and Physical Education and the Arts. In Years 7, 8 and 9, Clermont State High School addresses the essential learnings in one or more of the Arts, subject to staff capacity. At a small school such as ours, is usually only possible to offer one Arts subject due to staffing constraints.

The Languages in Queensland State Schools Framework is implemented in Year 6,7 and 8.Japanese is the current language on offer.

Languages in year levels other than Years 7 and 8 are provided based on the needs of the students and the local community.There is no strong desire from the local community for languages to be offered beyond Year 8, and no students currently study a language beyond this year level.

A program for Year 10 is informed by the Year 10 Guidelines (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority), incorporating the available Australian Curriculum.

Recommended curriculum time allocations for Queensland state schools – 2014-2016 are met. These time allocations are adjusted for students on a highly individualised learning plan requiring high intensity support, and documented in the student’s Individual Curriculum Plan.

A curriculum for students with a disability is provided.

Standard Australian English is used as the basis for teaching, including the teaching of spelling.

Every Year 10 student completes a Senior Education and Training (SET) plan and has several opportunities to review these documents during Year 11 and 12.

All students in Years 11 and 12 at Clermont State High School have a program of learning that allows them to attain a Senior Education Profile including aQueensland Certificate of Education (QCE) or a Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement (QCIA), or a Tertiary Entrance Statement. The school offers Authority subjects, Authority-registered subjects and vocational offerings. The International Baccalaureate Diploma is not offered at ClermontStateHigh School.

Students in Years 11 and 12 are provided with the opportunity to take up School-Based Traineeships and Apprenticeships while having a reduced subject load.

Students in Years 11 and 12 are also provided with the opportunity to study subjects via the Brisbane School of Distance Education should a particular subject of interest to a student not be offered at the school.

Vocational qualifications provided meet the requirements of nationally endorsed training packages and accredited courses.

Information and communication technologies are used to enhance student learning in the required curriculum across the school.

CURRICULUM OFFERINGS AT A GLANCE AT CLERMONT STATE HIGH SCHOOL IN 2015

YEAR 7&8 / YEAR 9 / YEAR 10
Semester One / YEAR 10
Semester Two / YEAR 11& 12 / EXTRAS
Each semester students study six compulsory subjects and sample four electives on a term-by-term, rotational basis each semester. / Students study five compulsory subjects and two electives each semester. / Students study five compulsory subjects and two electives. / Students study five compulsory subjects and two elective subjects.
Students are provided with the opportunity to select units of study that will prepare them for the senior curriculum on offer. / Year 11&12 students study two compulsory subjects and four elective subjects each semester.
ENGLISH
English / English / English / English / English
English Communication / ‘Grin and Tonic’ performances
MATHEMATICS
Mathematics / Mathematics / Mathematics / Foundation Mathematics
Extension Mathematics / Mathematics A
Mathematics B
Prevocational Mathematics / Australian Maths Competitions
SCIENCE
Science / Science / Science / Science / Biological Science
Chemistry / Local area excursions
Field Trips
Guest Speakers
HUMANITIES
History
Geography / History
Geography / History
Geography / History
Geography / Modern History
Geography / Local area excursions
Field Trips
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Health& Physical Education / Health & Physical Education / Health & Physical Education / Lifestyle Physical Education
Dynamic
Physical Education / Physical Education
Physical Recreation (Recreation Studies) / Field Trips
Excursions
BUSINESS EDUCATION
Business Information Technology / Business Information Technology / Business Information Technology / Business Information Technology / Certificate 11 in Business / Sharemarket Game
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
Industrial Technology & Design / Industrial Technology & design / Industrial Technology (Manufacturing)
Industrial Technology (Woodwork) / Industrial Technology (Manufacturing)
Industrial Technology Woodwork / Engineering Studies
Furnishing Studies / Clermont Show
HOME ECONOMICS
Home Economics / Home Economics / Home Economics / Home Economics / Certificate 11 in Hospitality(Kitchen Operations) / Catering for community events
VISUAL ART
Art / Art / Art / Art / Visual Art
Certificate 11 in Information, Digital Media & Technology / School Magazine
LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH (JAPANESE)
Japanese / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Cultural celebrations
AGRICULTURAL STUDIES
Agricultural Science / Agricultural Science / Agricultural Studies / Agricultural Studies / Agriculture & Horticulture / Local Area Excursions
Field Trips
Clermont Show
OTHER
Literacy & Numeracy Skills Improvement / Literacy&Numeracy Skills Improvement / Certificate 11 in Workplace Practices
QCS Test Preparation
SAT/TAFE Work / Work Experience
Social & Emotional Wellbeing / Social & Emotional Wellbeing / Social & Emotional Wellbeing / Social & Emotional Wellbeing / Social & Emotional Wellbeing / Guest speakers

1.2School curriculum plan development

The Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Plan for Clermont State High School has been developed at the whole-school level, with year level and unit level plans which address all learning areas to be progressively reviewed and refined during 2016 to ensure coherence and alignment with current systemic requirements.

ClermontStateHigh School records its context-specific interpretation of syllabus documents through work programs and unit plans. These are developed/adapted/adjusted to meet both systemic requirements and the needs and circumstances of our students. They are developed by teachers in the respective faculties, collaboratively where possible. Teachers who are the sole practitioners in their subject areas are encouraged to collaborate with colleagues from other schools and district panel chairs.

Curriculum into the Classroom (C2C) materials are adopted and adapted in developing plans for English, Mathematics, Science, History and Geography in Years 7-10. Programs based on the Queensland Curriculum are progressively reviewed and updated to ensure ongoing relevance.

Work is underway to develop protocols for the moderation and quality assurance of units, including the incorporation of Thinking Skills, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives and the mapping of Literacy and Numeracy across the Year 7-10 curriculum.

Curriculum offerings will be reviewed annually from 2015 to ensure their ongoing responsiveness to site-based needs and systemic initiatives. From time to time, it may become necessary to rationalise offerings based on student interest and staff capacity.

1.3Providing the curriculum

Clermont State High School enacts a pedagogical framework, in conjunction with state and regional requirements. Under the umbrella of the Dimensions of Teaching and Learning Model, Clermont State High School has implemented Explicit Instruction as its signature pedagogy. In keeping with this methodology, both teachers and students have a heightened awareness of their respective responsibilities within the lesson sequence.

The school curriculum is informed by student performance data to support the continuous improvement of student achievement.

Teachers are expected to differentiate the curriculum within the ‘You Do’ phase of the Explicit Instruction lesson sequence in order to individualise the curriculum so that an effective response can be made to current levels of student achievement and differing rates of learning, and so that students can achieve the learning specified for their year level.

Differentiated learning strategies across and within faculties and year levels are influenced by the prior learning experiences of students, the task at hand, student learning style preferences and needs.

The curriculum in Years 11 and 12 draws upon the Common Curriculum Elements. A wide range of teaching strategies are used, and resources are continually reviewed and updated, as necessary, by Program Managers in consultation with faculty colleagues.

At ClermontStateHigh School we believe that being responsive to the diverse needs of all learners is a critical component of effective teaching. To that end, a progressive review of our policies concerning students with learning support needs, Gifted and Talented students, students learning English as an additional language or dialect and Indigenous students will be conducted in line with the current policy documents for implementation during 2016.

A school homework policy has been developed in consultation with the school community.

Year 10 Transition Program

Year 10 is the transition year linking the junior and senior phases of learning, and it is a time of considerable importance in that its purpose is to facilitate as seamless a transition as possible between the two phases.

SET Plans for Year 10 students

In line with the Education and Training Reforms for the Future (ETRF) agenda, students in Year 10 at ClermontStateHigh School are provided with the opportunity to prepare a Senior Education and Training (SET) Plan by the end of their Year 10 studies. The purpose of the SET planning process is to assist students to conceptualise their learning based upon their individual abilities, interests and future aspirations. It provides students with a focal point upon which to explore options for careers and further education. Once developed, the plan is formalised based upon the agreement of the individual student, parents/caregivers and the school. At ClermontStateHigh School our Guidance Officer coordinates the SET planning process from the beginning of Term 3 each year. Upon completion of the process students are well prepared to make appropriate subject choices for the senior phase of learning. Students are also provided with opportunities to attend various career expos and a Year 10 to 11 Subject Information Evening.

Year 10 students are provided with information concerning subject offerings for Year 11 and 12 early in Term 4 each year.

Certification during Year 10

During Year 10 students at ClermontStateHigh School open their Learning Accounts and commence banking credit towards their Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE). The Learning Accounts provide an electronic record of student learning and achievement. Students and parents/caregivers are able to peruse Learning Accounts through the Career Information Service (CIS) by using their LUI and password.

2. Assessment

2.1a)Assessment in the Junior Curriculum

At Clermont State High School all students are provided with Assessment Schedules within the first two weeks of every semester. These schedules alert students and parents to the type of assessment and accompanying due dates. There is an expectation that teachers will provide students with task/criteria sheets for all assessable items at the beginning of each unit of work. A variety of assessment types is used, and quality classroom assessment aligned to the curriculum is expected.

When using and modifying C2C materials, C2C assessments for English, Mathematics, Science, History and Geography are adopted or adapted to align with content descriptions and the required achievement standards.

Barriers that prevent students from demonstrating what they know, understand and can do are identified and minimised, including special provisions in the conditions of assessment.

Students at Clermont State High School are comprehensively prepared for standardised testing such asthe National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy – by their teachers. Prescribed assessments are administered.in accordance with the required protocols.

2.2a) Making judgments about student performance in the Junior Curriculum

As range of evidence of student learning to assess student achievement and monitor student progress is used.

The quality of each student’s achievement is judged using the following standards:

Australian Curriculum achievement standards for English, Mathematics, Science, History and Geography.

Years 1-9 QCAR Framework Standardsfor Health and Physical Education, Technology and the Arts

Years 4-9 QCAR Framework Standards for Languages

Each learning area in the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority Year 10 Guidelines for subjects other than English, Mathematics, Science, History and Geography.

Junior Curriculum Assessable Elements

English / Mathematics / Science / History/Geography / Health&Physical Education / The Arts / Technology / LOTE
Knowledge and understanding / Knowledge and understanding / Knowledge and Understanding / Knowledge and Understanding / Knowledge and understanding / Knowledge and understanding / Knowledge and understanding / Knowledge
and understanding
Interpreting texts / Thinking and Reasoning / Investigating / Investigating / Investigating / Creating / Investigating and designing / Comprehending texts
Constructing texts / Communicating / Communicating / Communicating / Planning / Presenting / Producing / Composing texts
Appreciating Texts / Participating / Implementing and applying / Responding / Evaluating / Intercultural competence
Reflecting / Reflecting / Reflecting / Reflecting / Reflecting / Reflecting / Reflecting / Reflecting

Examples of Junior Curriculum assessment techniques

Assessable Practical / Non-written task / Taped Oral Presentation
Assignment / Objective Short Answer Test / Teacher Observation
Assignment (varying word lengths) / Ongoing Assessment / Team Sport
Assignment- Group / Oral Presentation / Test – Class
Assignment-Letter Folio / Performance Drama / Test – Competency
Assignment –Oral and written / Practical Activity / Test – Essay
Assignment – Practical / Practical cooking skills / Test – Extended Response
Assignment – Problem Solving / Practical Examination / Test – Listening
Booklet/Folder / Practical Exercise Test / Test – Objective
Breakfast Exam / Practical Folio / Test – Practical
CAD Drawing / Practical project work / Test – Reading
Construction Task / Presentation / Test – Short Response Item
Content test / Reading Task / Test – Speaking
Design Folio / Report / Test – Structured/Open-ended item
Examination / Research Project / Test – Theory
Excursion / Research Task- Oral / Test – Theory and Practical
Experiments / Research Task – Written / Test – Writing
Extended Writing Task / Response to Stimulus Essay / Textile Skills
Field Report / Response to Stimulus Test / Textile Theory Exam
Field Study / Scientific Report / Unseen Essay
Folio / Script/ Folio / Voice Theory Exam
Internet usage (Research) / Short Response Items / Weekly Cookery
Listening Task / Short Response Test / Workshop skills
Major Resolved Artwork / Speaking Task / Writing Task
Module Competency / Student Booklet / Written Portfolio
Module Test / Supervised Practical Report

2.1b)Assessment in the Senior Curriculum

The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority processes are implemented and the assessment requirements specified in Senior syllabuses, Study area specifications, Vocational education and training certificates within the Australian qualifications framework are met, as is the Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement (QCIA) for those students for whom it is appropriate.

All students are registered with the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority in the year before they turn 16 or before the student completes Year 10, whichever occurs first, to open an individual learning account.