Assessment Policy

Our Assessment Policy comprises a learner-centred and balanced assessment (formative and summative) system that supports quality teaching and learning, builds intrinsic motivation in students to learn, and develops in them the capacity to learn for life.
1. Formative Assessment (e.g., daily class work, quizzes, homework, etc.) plays an important role in informing students about their learning progress and in identifying learning gaps to address. Students’ performance in Formative Assessment also helps teachers evaluate the students’ readiness for Summative Assessment.
2. Summative Assessment (e.g., Weighted Assessments (WAs) and End-of-Year Examination (EYE)) are milestone checks on students’ learning progress. It also evaluates their readiness for progression to the next level of learning.
The Summative Assessment Plan is as follows:

Sec/Year 1 – 3

Period	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4
Assessment	WA1	WA2	WA3	EYE
Weighting	10%	15%	15%	60%

Exception: coursework-based subjects, for e.g., AEP, D&T and FCE may not follow this distribution due to the nature of the subject.

Year 4

Period	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4
Assessment	WA1	WA2	WA3	EYE
Weighting	10%	10%	10%	70%

Exception: coursework-based subjects, for e.g., AEP may not follow this distribution due to the nature of the subject.

Sec 4

Period	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4
Assessment	WA1	WA2	Preliminary Examination	N.A.

Results of the preliminary examinations will be taken on its own
Assessments are important milestone checks on students’ learning. Students are expected to attend and complete all assessments, unless they are excused with valid reasons.

In terms of Assessment Design, besides pen-and-paper WAs, each subject (except coursework-based subjects, for e.g., AEP, D&T and FCE) will have up to one Graded Assignment (GA) per year that will be considered as a WA, i.e., for only WA1, WA2 or WA3, for Sec/Year 1 – 3 and Year 4. Each GA will have a maximum duration of 3 weeks (if 10% weighting) or 4 weeks (if 15% weighting) – students will be advised on the number of hours to be spent on each GA. Each GA will be completed within the term.
The table below provides an update to our Summative Assessment Practices:

Absent from a Weighted Assessment (pen-and- paper test)	The student is required to produce a Medical Certificate (MC) or provide a valid reason (e.g., MOE- approved competition) that is approved by the school management. ‘VR’, which stands for “Valid Reasons”, will be indicated for the subject test score on the result slip. The student is required to sit for the test as soon as he can after returning to school. The assessment script will be graded but the marks will not count towards summative assessment. The scores will only be used as reference for promotion and/or choice of subject combination. If the student is absent from the WA without a valid reason, zero mark will be awarded.
Missing the submission deadline of Weighted Assessment (Graded Assignment)	The student is required to produce an MC or provide a valid reason that is approved by the school management. The student is required to submit the assignment as soon as he returns to school and 100% of his marks will be awarded. 20% of the student’s marks will be forfeited for every working day that he submits his GA late. Zero mark will be awarded if the student is late for more than 4 working days without a valid reason.
Absent from End-of-Year Examination	The student is required to produce an MC or provide a valid reason that is approved by the school management. The student is required to sit for the examination as soon as he can after returning to school. The examination script will be graded but the marks will not count towards summative assessment. The scores will only be used as reference for promotion and/or choice of subject combination. If the student is absent from the examination without a valid reason such as having an MC, zero mark will be awarded.

The promotion criteria for SEC/O-Level and IP students are shown in the table below. The O-Level Grade Table and IP Grade Value Table are also included below for reference.

Promotion Criteria for SEC/O-Level Track

Level	Promotion Criteria
Sec 1	All students will progress to the next level of learning.
Sec 2	Pass in English Language and two subjects OR Pass at least half the total number of examinable subjects offered.
Sec 3

O-Level Grade Table

Marks	Grade	Grade Point
% ≥ 75	A1	1
70 ≤ % < 75	A2	2
65 ≤ % < 70	B3	3
60 ≤ % < 65	B4	4
55 ≤ % < 60	C5	5
50 ≤ % < 55	C6	6
45 ≤ % < 50	D7	7
40 ≤ % < 45	E8	8
% <40	F9	9

Promotion Criteria for IP Track

Level	Promotion Criteria
Year 1	With effect from 2024, all Year 1 students will generally progress to the next level of learning. For students who do not obtain a Grade Value of 2.5 or better for English Language, and Grade Point Average (GPA) 3.0 or better. Students may progress from Year 1 to Sec 2.
Year 2 Year 3	Obtain a Grade Value of 2.5 or better for English Language, and GPA 3.0 or better. Students who do not meet the promotion criteria at IP may be retained or progress to the SEC track instead.
Year 4	Obtain a Grade Value of 2.0 or better for English Language, and GPA 3.0 or better.

Note: IP students will need to achieve a Grade Point Average of 3.2 to offer 4 H2 subjects at VJC.

IP Grade Value Table

Marks	Grade	Grade Point
% ≥ 80	A+	4.0
70 ≤ % < 85	A	4.0
65 ≤ % < 70	B+	3.5
60 ≤ % < 65	B	3.0
55 ≤ % < 60	C+	2.5
50 ≤ % < 55	C	2.0
45 ≤ % < 50	D+	1.5
40 ≤ % < 45	D	1.0
% <40	U	0.0

Calculation of GPA

Year 1 to Year 3	Year 4

The 5 subjects are chosen from the following: (1) Either English Language or Higher Mother Tongue (2) One Mathematics subject (3) One Science subject (4) One Humanities subject (5) The best remaining subject	The 6 subjects are chosen from the following: (1) Either English Language or Higher Mother Tongue (2) One Mathematics subject (3) One Science subject (4) One Humanities subject (5) & (6) The best remaining 2 subjects

Mother Tongue Languages

Milestone checks are conducted to determine a student’s suitability to continue with Higher Mother Tongue Languages (HMTL):

Level	Criteria to continue with HMTL
Sec/Year 2	Achieve a minimum grade of D7 in the Sec/Year 2 HMTL overall results.
Year 3	Achieve a minimum grade of D7 in the Year 3 EYE.
Sec 4	Achieve a minimum grade of B3 in the O-Level MTL exam.

Sec/Year 2

For Sec/Year 2 HMTL students who did not meet the requirement of a minimum grade of D7 with their Sec/Year 2 HMTL Overall results, they would have to offer MTL instead of HMTL in Sec/Year 3.

Year 3

For progression to Year 5, IP students are required to achieve the equivalent of a minimum grade of (i) D7 in MTL; (ii) E8 in Higher MTL (HMTL); or (iii) Pass in MTL ‘B’ at the GCE O Levels. This is the same progression requirement for non-IP students to enroll into Junior Colleges or Millennia Institute under the Joint Admissions Exercise. Failure to meet the criteria will mean the student did not fulfill the MTL requirement to progress to Year 5.
For IP students who did not meet the MTL requirement to progress to Year 5, they will be provisionally promoted to VJC and are required to offer H1 MTL as well as re-sit the O Level MTL Examination in the following year. They must obtain a D7 or better in this O Level MTL Examination to be deemed as having fulfilled the MTL requirement for entry to Junior Colleges.
The Year 3 EYE HTML Examination set by IP Schools will be recognized by MOE as equivalent to the GCE O Level MTL Examination. IP students who have achieved a minimum grade of D7 will be deemed as meeting progression requirement to Junior Colleges and can proceed to continue offering HMTL in Year 4.
If he failed to obtain at least a D7 or better, he would have to offer MTL instead of HMTL and sit for the GCE O Level MTL Examination in June of the following year.

For Year 3 students offering MTL, NTIL or MT in lieu, they will sit for the GCE O Level MTL exams in June or November in Year 4. A minimum of D7 is required for them to proceed to Year 5 in VJC and continue offering H1 MTL in VJC.

Sec 4

For Sec 4 HMTL students who did not meet the requirement of a minimum grade of B3 with their GCE O Level MTL exam result, they would have to offer MTL instead of HMTL after the release of the GCE O Level MTL exam result.