Objectives

· To enable students to demonstrate what they know, what they understand, what they are able to do and an understanding of their attitudes.

· To help students to understand what they need to do to improve their work and develop their attitudes in order to increase their capacity to learn

· To help teachers improve their instruction

· To provide regular information for parents that enables them to support their child’s learning

· To provide the management of KISC with information that allows them to make judgments about the effectiveness of KISC

· To provide families with the information that they need to move to another school

KISC Primary Assessment Schedule

Term 1

·          All students in Grade R will be given a Base Line Assessment in the first 6 weeks of school. The teacher will meet with parents to discuss the results of this assessment.

·          All students in Grade 1-6P will do an independent piece of writing within the first 3 weeks of school.

·          A progress Reporting Day will be held about 4 weeks into term. Teachers and parents will meet to discuss general observations of the child’s behaviour, academic strengths and weaknesses as well as how the child is setting into school. There will be no written report at this time.

Term 2

·          There will be an informal social/chat time for parents and teachers in November.

·          Students in Key Stage One and Two may complete a Heinemann General Exercise Assessment as well as literacy assessment.

 

Term 3

·          Half term report cards will be issued the first week of this term based on teacher observations, classwork, homework, end-of-unit tests as well as the standardized assessments done at the end of Term Two.

·          Parent teacher interviews will be held in the same week that reports cards are issued.

·          There will be an informal social/chat time for parents and teachers in Febraury.

 

Term 4

·          Key Stage One and Two students will complete the NFER assessments in literacy and numeracy.

·          Students will be asked to do an independent piece of writing.

·          End of year report cards will be issued the second last week of term based on teacher obervations, classwork, homework, end-of-unit tests as well as the standardized assessments done in literacy and numeracy.

·          Parent-teacher interviews will be held at the end of the term.

 

KISC’S PRIMARY GRADING SYSTEM

Grade 1-6P
Grade	Percentage boundaries
Excellent	90-100
Good	80-90
Average	70-80
Satisfactory	60-70
Needs Improvement	50-60
Unsatisfactory	Below 50

 

KISC Secondary Assessment Schedule

Term 1

· Progress reports on all new students at KISC are written and sent to parents.

· Key Assessment pieces in each subject area are noted in student homework diaries for students, staff and parents to see.

Term 2

· A term 1 & 2 cumulative grades for each subject are calculated and a students Assessment Point Average (APA) is calculated. These are recorded in the student’s homework diaries.

· Pastoral Care Meetings are held to praise students who are doing well and raise any concerns. Parents will be contacted if there are any concerns.

Term 3

· January exam grades are collected and reports written on all students for all subjects

· Parent teacher interviews are in the same week as the reports given out. If parents have concerns then they need to make an appointment to see the subject teacher or homeroom teacher.

· During the term key assessment pieces for each subject are recorded in the homework diaries.

Term 4

· Term 3 cumulative grades for each subject are collected and a students Assessment Point Average (APA) is calculated. These are recorded in the student’s homework diaries.

· Pastoral Care Meetings are held to praise students who are doing well and raise any concerns. Parents will be contacted if there are any concerns.

· June Exam grades are collected and reports written for Grades 6-9 and 11 only. Parent teacher interviews are in the last week of the academic year.

 

KISC’S GRADING SYSTEM

Grade 6-8 & IGCSE			AS/AICE Diploma
Grade	Percentage boundaries		Grade	Percentage boundaries
A*	90–100		A*	90–100
A+	87–89		A+	87–89
A	84-86		A	84-86
A-	80-83		A-	80-83
B+	77–79		B+	77–79
B	74-76		B	74-76
B-	70-73		B-	70-73
C+	67-69		C+	67-69
C	64-66		C	64-66
C-	60-63		C-	60-63
D+	57-59		D+	57-59
D	54-56		D	54-56
D-	50-53		D-	50-53
E+	47-49		E+	47-49
E	44-46		E	44-46
E-	40-43		E-	40-43
F	30–39 IGCSE only		U	Below 40%
G	20–29 IGCSE only
Unsatisfactory

KISC Assessment Point Average Calculation

A=5 points, B=4 points, C=3 points, D=2 points, E=1 point. The US system of GPA’s (Grade Point Average) is out of 4 points, therefore we make our APA’s (Assessment Point Average) out of 4 and not 5.

To do this add up the total number of points a student achieves at the end of the four assessment sessions i.e. Term 1&2, in the Jan Exams, Term 3 and in the June Exams. Next divide the points total by the number of subjects taken and then divide by 1.25. This gives the students yearly APA.

NB: Grades 10 and 12 final exams are externally assessed through IGCSE’s and AS examinations set by the Cambridge International Examinations Centre in May/June each year. The results come out in the August of that year, certificates in October.