Summary of process (PDF, 475KB)
Junior
School
Junior School students are issued with an assessment
schedule at the beginning of each semester.
This schedule outlines all assessment that students must complete
including assignments and exams. The
schedule will indicate the week of the term that the assessment is due or the
week of the term that the exam will be given.
Junior students will complete exams in class time and must be present on
the day of the exam.
Senior
School
Senior School students are also issued with an assessment
schedule at the beginning of each semester.
Students are themselves responsible for ensuring that they are aware of
the assessment requirements for each of their subjects; this includes checking
the assessment schedule for when assignments are given and are due, and when in
the semester they will be required to sit an exam for one of their
subjects. Some subjects will require
that students sit exams in the end of term block exam session. Dates for block exam sessions are in the
school calendar.
Submission of Assignments
For
Students in Year 10
Written
assignments are to be placed in the collection area designated for each faculty
by 3.30pm. They are deemed late after 3.30pm on the due date.
For
Students in Years 11 and 12
Submission of
written assignments is to Student Services.
- Students
are able to submit written assignments between 8.00am and 3.30pm (prior
to or on the due date). Students are not permitted to use class time to
submit assignments.
- If a
student is absent on the day an assignment is due, a medical certificate
is required.
- Only students
who are legitimately absent from school due to illness or other explained
absence are permitted to submit their assessment electronically. These students can email the assignment as an attachment to assignments@cairnsshs.eq.edu.au by 3.30pm on the due date.
- On
submission students will receive a confirmation of submission receipt.
- The Student Services staff attach a duplicate receipt to the assignment.