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Policies and Procedures
2011 Years 7-10
Policies & Procedures for Marian College Ararat
Introduction
Marian College applies the following principles in delivering the 7-10 program:
Our policies and practices aim to be fair and reasonable and as far as possible, to assist students to
succeed at Marian College.
In fairness to all students and to all teachers, there needs to be consistency in the way key procedures
are carried out.
All teachers, students and parents need to know in advance the expectations, and work to be done in
relation to all units to be undertaken by the student. These are outlined in the Year Level Handbook
that each student receives.
Students and parents need to be supplied with clear feedback, both positive and negative, about the
student’s progress.
Assessment
The essence of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards is the integrated focus on knowledge,
skills and behaviours in the three strands of Physical, Personal and Social Learning, Discipline-based
Learning, and Interdisciplinary Learning that together develop deep understanding in learners which
can be transferred to new and different contexts.
Assessment of students must reflect this by evaluating performance in an integrated way, rather than
treating each and every standard as discrete.
This not only ensures a more efficient approach to student assessment that avoids unnecessary
duplication of assessment tasks and subsequent reports, but also more clearly reflects how students
actually learn.
Students are assessed continuously during the year. They may receive a grade between A-E or a VELS
numerical score. Faculties are required to use an extensive variety of methods of assessment some
examples of which are listed below:
• assignments
• class work and homework
• practical work
• oral work
• tests
• examinations
Students of Years 7 – 10 are assessed by teachers in accordance with the Victorian Essential Learning
Standards and Department of Education guidelines. Where applicable, faculties will moderate students’
work and Assessment tasks as necessary.
Homework
The teaching staff at Marian College consider that regular homework ought to be a part of the
educational program of all students for the following reasons:
1 Homework/home study provides opportunity for students to revise and reinforce work taught in
class.
2 If students are to gain maximum benefit from class lessons, preparatory work is often required. Time
constraints frequently dictate that this be done at home.
3. As part of their general education, students should be assisted to develop the discipline of
constructively organising out-of-class study patterns. Such study assumes greatly increased
significance at senior secondary and post-secondary levels.
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