ST BEDE’S COLLEGE

2MENTONE PARADE, MENTONE, VICTORIA 3194

Phone: 9582 5999Fax: 95825757

ABN: 59127 195 135

VCE PARENTAL NOTIFICATION OF STUDENT AT RISK

Ineach UnitatVCE your soncompletes internallyassessedpieces of work called“SchoolAssessedCoursework” (SAC)andforthesehereceivesascore/percentage. Hewillalsocompleteexternalexaminations for Unit 3 and 4 subjects. Theoverall assessment of eachUnitis measuredonwhetherthe“Outcome”(keylearning/skills)hasbeendemonstratedby thestudent–thisisreportedaseither“Satisfactory”(S)or“NotSatisfactory”(N)bythesubjectteacher. One criterionwhichneeds tobe metinordertosuccessfullycompleteVCEistheattainment ofatleast 16Units over Years11and12;asecondcriterionisattendance–if attendanceisbelowexpectationswithoutreasonable evidenceexplainingtheabsence(suchasmedical certificates)then an“N” willbeawarded regardless.

A“VCE parentalnotificationofstudentatrisk”letterinformsparents/guardiansofissueswiththeirson’slevelofperformancein a Unitwhich, if unaddressed,wouldleadtoa lowresultsor toanawardofan“N”.

Student Name:
Subject:
Subject Teacher:
Date of Notification:
TutorGroupTeacher:
HouseCo-ordinator:

IntheVCEUnitnamedabove,yourson’scurrentperformancelevelindicatesthattheyareatrisk.‘Atrisk’ means oneormoreofthefollowing:

  1. Yourson’sstandardofhomeworkand/orclassworkislow,indicatinglittleworkormotivationonyourson’sbehalf
  2. Your son’s levelof unexplained absencesishigh
  3. Your son’s general levelofmotivation inthis subjectarea is low
  4. Your sonhas notcompletedsetwork–work hasnotbeendone

If your sonwasto continuewith his present motivationandlevelof assessmentshewouldbeindangerofreceivingan ‘N’overall

Yoursonis atriskin thisUnitforthe following specificreason/s:

In orderto notbe“at risk”, yourson should,orisrequiredto do the following:

Ifyourequire further information,please contact:

Wethank youforyour support.

Please return the signed attached form to the VCE Coordinator by:
Approved & Signed by VCE Coordinator:
Date Received by VCE Coordinator:

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As a parent/guardianoftheabovenamedstudent,Iamfullyawareof whymyson isdeemed ‘atrisk’ andIam fullyawareof therequirementsmysonmustfulfilin ordertoremedy thesituation.

Parent/Guardian Name:
Parent/GuardianSignature:
Date:

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