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NCEA EXAMS: We are open for all exams and have not been affected from the Earthquakes on 14/11/16. If there are any changes to NCEA Exams for St John’s College you will be notified.
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MISSION STATEMENT: St John’s College provides a high quality education for young men, grounded in Gospel values within the Catholic and Marist traditions.
This year you will study either achievement standards or unit standards in each of your subjects. Achievement standards are assessed in two ways; internally (by your teacher) or externally (by an ‘out side’ person which normally means sitting an external examination). All unit standards are assessed internally. Because some of the Achievement Standards and all of the Unit Standards are assessed internally, we have to have a student information sheet to inform you on key issues. These are outlined below:
This year you will study either achievement standards or unit standards in each of your subjects. Achievement standards are assessed in two ways; internally (by your teacher) or externally (by an ‘out side’ person which normally means sitting an external examination). All unit standards are assessed internally. Because some of the Achievement Standards and all of the Unit Standards are assessed internally, we have to have a student information sheet to inform you on key issues. These are outlined below:
Completion of Internal Standards.
It is a requirement for all courses that work is completed. This means that ALL internal standards must be completed to a satisfactory level. It is important to complete the internal standards before the deadline, otherwise you will get a ‘Not Achieved’ grade.
Authentic Work (The work must be your own)
Late WorkThere is no tolerance for late work. Any work that is handed in after the due date will be given a ’Not Achieved’ grade unless prior approval for lateness was granted or unless there are reasons of sickness, injury or other personal circumstance. In the case of sickness a medical certificate is required. If you know you are going to be away on a due date, you must apply to your teacher for an extension and use the absence from Internal Form available from the HOD or Deputy Principal.
Students who cannot complete an assessment for reasons of sickness, bereavement, injury or any other personal circumstance, may be given the opportunity of assessment at a time suitable to both the student and the subject teacher. This assessment may be different to the rest of the class, but it will have the same difficulty level as the missed assessment. Again a medical certificate is required in the case of sickness.
If you are away on the due date, you must arrange for the assessment to be bought in to school (e.g by a parent, relative or friend).
Breaches
When a student breaks the rules on which the assessment is to be assessed they will be spoken to by the subject teacher and will be given a ‘Not Achieved’ grade. Any major breaches that impact on rules of the College will be passed onto the Pastoral Dean.
Further Assessment Opportunities
In some standards you may be given the opportunity to improve your grade by re-sitting the standard. This varies from subject to subject and depends on the nature of the achievement or unit standard. You will be told by your subject teacher about any reassessment opportunities. This will NOT be available to students who handed in non-authentic work, allowed their work to be copied and those who did not submit work in the first place in the first assessment.
Inter-class ComparabilityA clear system of check marking is used when there are two or more classes of the same standard, to ensure valid, reliable and consistent marking.
Appeals
Any concern you have about a grade must be raised with your subject teacher. In such cases you need to collect an appeal form from the school office or print one from the College Website and return this to the College within 5 days. The HOD will then have a look at your work and talk with the classroom teacher. If you still have concerns about the final decision made by the HOD, you can lodge an appeal with the Deputy Principal which will be assessed with three other independent people.
Derived Grade
It is encouraged by the College to do your best in every subject throughout the year. The Practice Examinations in the Academic year must be your best effort. They may need to be used to generate a grade for you should you medically be proven to not be able to complete External Examinations.
If this is the case and you need support please contact the Deputy Principal and explain what incident had taken place. You will be encouraged to complete some paper work and get support from a medical practitioner.
Special Assessment Conditions
If you have been supported by the Learning Support Department and you are entitled to Special Assessment conditions and you feel you have not been given the support you are entitled to see the Head of Learning Support and state your concerns. The Head of Learning support will investigate for you and talk to the appropriate staff to find out what can be done.
It is a requirement for all courses that work is completed. This means that ALL internal standards must be completed to a satisfactory level. It is important to complete the internal standards before the deadline, otherwise you will get a ‘Not Achieved’ grade.
Authentic Work (The work must be your own)
- You may be asked to sign a statement that work handed in is your own.
- Any work produced by a person other than you will receive a “Not Achieved” grade.
- Where a student has been dishonest, he will receive a “Not Achieved” grade for that work.
- If you allow your work to be copied, you will also receive a “Not Achieved” grade.
Late WorkThere is no tolerance for late work. Any work that is handed in after the due date will be given a ’Not Achieved’ grade unless prior approval for lateness was granted or unless there are reasons of sickness, injury or other personal circumstance. In the case of sickness a medical certificate is required. If you know you are going to be away on a due date, you must apply to your teacher for an extension and use the absence from Internal Form available from the HOD or Deputy Principal.
Students who cannot complete an assessment for reasons of sickness, bereavement, injury or any other personal circumstance, may be given the opportunity of assessment at a time suitable to both the student and the subject teacher. This assessment may be different to the rest of the class, but it will have the same difficulty level as the missed assessment. Again a medical certificate is required in the case of sickness.
If you are away on the due date, you must arrange for the assessment to be bought in to school (e.g by a parent, relative or friend).
Breaches
When a student breaks the rules on which the assessment is to be assessed they will be spoken to by the subject teacher and will be given a ‘Not Achieved’ grade. Any major breaches that impact on rules of the College will be passed onto the Pastoral Dean.
Further Assessment Opportunities
In some standards you may be given the opportunity to improve your grade by re-sitting the standard. This varies from subject to subject and depends on the nature of the achievement or unit standard. You will be told by your subject teacher about any reassessment opportunities. This will NOT be available to students who handed in non-authentic work, allowed their work to be copied and those who did not submit work in the first place in the first assessment.
Inter-class ComparabilityA clear system of check marking is used when there are two or more classes of the same standard, to ensure valid, reliable and consistent marking.
Appeals
Any concern you have about a grade must be raised with your subject teacher. In such cases you need to collect an appeal form from the school office or print one from the College Website and return this to the College within 5 days. The HOD will then have a look at your work and talk with the classroom teacher. If you still have concerns about the final decision made by the HOD, you can lodge an appeal with the Deputy Principal which will be assessed with three other independent people.
Derived Grade
It is encouraged by the College to do your best in every subject throughout the year. The Practice Examinations in the Academic year must be your best effort. They may need to be used to generate a grade for you should you medically be proven to not be able to complete External Examinations.
If this is the case and you need support please contact the Deputy Principal and explain what incident had taken place. You will be encouraged to complete some paper work and get support from a medical practitioner.
Special Assessment Conditions
If you have been supported by the Learning Support Department and you are entitled to Special Assessment conditions and you feel you have not been given the support you are entitled to see the Head of Learning Support and state your concerns. The Head of Learning support will investigate for you and talk to the appropriate staff to find out what can be done.
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