Assessment and reporting

Assessment provides information about student learning and achievement. Find out what assessment involves and what makes it effective.

Formative assessment involves the ongoing use of information about students’ knowledge, understanding and skills to target teaching. Learn more about the approaches teachers and students may use.

Summative assessment provides evidence of student learning in relation to the syllabus and performance standards. Learn more about summative assessment.

Evidence and feedback is used to clarify how students’ knowledge, skills and understanding are developing. Discover how it is used to guide improvement and inform future teaching.

Learn about what teachers should do to make holistic, on-balance professional judgements about student achievement in relation to performance standards.

A guide for schools to implement Stage 6 assessment practices. Learn about formal school-based assessment, end of course reporting, and find resources for online HSC exams.

Learn about the rules and requirements for curriculum, assessment and credentialling for all schools.