Tests, portfolios, marking, progress reports and examination arrangements.
You are not the marker. You are responsible for the calendar, the conditions, the record and the escalation — making sure assessments are written on time, under fair conditions, and that someone is told…
A portfolio is the evidence of your child's formal assessment tasks for the year, kept in order and complete. It contributes to the final mark in the FET Phase, and a missing piece is…
Concessions such as extra time, a scribe, a reader or a separate venue are granted on the strength of a professional report, applied for well in advance. Start the process at least a full…
Marking applies the memorandum; moderation checks that marking was applied consistently. If a mark looks wrong, ask the teacher in Canvas first, with the specific question and the specific answer — not the overall…
Assessments run through Canvas — four formal assessments a term, marked and moderated, with a termly report. From Grade 9 upwards, formal assessments must be written using the Invigilator App, and final SACAI matric…
Start early and work in short spaced sessions, practise by answering questions from memory rather than re-reading notes, and use past papers under real time limits. Re-reading feels productive and is the weakest way…
