WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS
ASSIGNMENT DETAILS
Each student should receive written details re an assignment.
These instructions cover details such as -
- Criteria Sheet
- Instructions
- Due Date (as per Assessment Calendar)
DUE DATE
The due date for submission of an assignment must fall on a MONDAY in that class or by 3:15p.m. for classes not timetabled that day.
EXTENSIONS
Subject Co-ordinators only may approve extensions and only where exceptional circumstances prevail. This Application for Extension must be made on the correct form supplied by the Studies Office. This Application should be submitted before the due date except in the case of a genuine emergency. If sickness is a contributing factor, a doctor's certificate is required in Years 11 and 12, or a note from parents for boys in years 5 to 10.
HANDING IN
Assignments must be handed personally to the subject teacher who must mark the students off against a class roll.
A student who is absent on the due date because of illness may Fax, or have the assignment delivered, but must produce a Medical Certificate on the first day of return (Years 11 and 12) or a note from parents (Years 8 - 10).
FAILURE TO SUBMIT
All assignments must be completed to an acceptable standard as a course requirement. For Years 8, 9, 10, failure to submit an assignment on time will result in the Assignment mark dropping two levels of achievement.
For Years 11 and 12 failure to submit an assignment on time will result in zero marks/E Grading for that part of the work.
Time Frame (within any calendar year)
Stage One (First Assignment not submitted)
- Classroom Teacher is responsible for ensuring that the assignment is completed.
- Classroom Teacher informs Subject Co-ordinator immediately an assignment is late.
- Subject Co-ordinator checks file to ascertain if there are incidences of late submissions or assignments previously.
- Subject Co-ordinator must send written notification to parents, Dean, tutor, class teacher, Head of Faculty. (Standard form available from Studies office). Copy of this form must be put in the student's file.
- Head of Faculty will interview the student and issues the student with a Friday Detention each week until assignment is completed.
- The student will complete a series of educational activities to help with assignment planning and completion. This will be checked by the Head of Faculty.
Stage two (Second assignment not submitted in any subject/s)
Stage 1 procedures (1-4)
Head of Faculty and Dean of Studies will interview the student with parents present. The student will be issued a Saturday detention by the Dean of Studies. (Inform parents of ways the school and they can help).
Stage 1 procedures (1-4)
Stage Three (Third assignment not submitted in any subject/s)
Dean of Studies and Principal or Deputy Principal will interview the student with parents present.
The student will be internally suspended at this stage.
Stage Four
Consistent and persistent offences will now be viewed as serious breaches of the student's responsibility and will be dealt with as a disciplinary matter.
PERSONAL COPIES
All students are advised to keep a record, exact duplicate (photocopy) of assignments submitted. Assignments will not be returned to students except in Art and Graphics where applicable or where an Assignment may contain, for example, original photographs of value. The College will retain ownership of all assignments. The College reserves the right to reproduce copies (with the student's name erased) to display as examplars.
Reviewed 16/6/98
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