At AIS, two forms of assessment are used to track our students’ progress:

• Summative assessments are tasks given to students at the end of a unit of work to test their understanding of the work covered and how well they have learned the planned outcomes.


• Formative assessments are tasks given to students throughout a unit of work to check progress and to help fine-tune the teaching approaches and learning arrangements for the students so that they remain on target.
  

These not only inform the teacher of a student’s progress but also of the effectiveness of the teaching approach and curriculum design.

Assessment at all year levels is internal. Teachers set a range of assessment tasks for students at all year levels. Students are advised of the nature of the task and its relevance to their overall results in advance. Consideration is given, when setting assignments, to students with learning difficulties.

Individual student assessment files are maintained from year to year. These enable teachers to plan their teaching around the needs of the class and each student.

At secondary level, assessment reviews between our secondary school campuses ensures a consistency in standards within the AIS. External moderation by teachers in the ACT system ensures that the standards of assessment set by AIS teachers correspond to those of the Australian education system.

The School’s policy on late submission for Years 7 to 10 is included in the Daily Planner. The School’s policies on submission and plagiarism for Years 11 and 12 are included in the Senior School Handbook, which is given to students upon enrolment.

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