59Student reports

59 Student reports

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 77(2)(f) of the Act, an approved authority for a school must provide a report to each person responsible for each student at the school in accordance with this section. (2) A report must be readily understandable to a person responsible for a student at the school. (3) A report must be given to each person responsible for the student at least twice a year. (4) For a student who is in any of years 1 to 10, the report must: (a) give an accurate and objective assessment of the student’s progress and achievement, including an assessment of the student’s achievement: (i) against any available national standards; and (ii) relative to the performance of the student’s peer group; and (iii) reported as A, B, C, D or E (or on an equivalent 5 point scale) for each subject studied, clearly defined against specific learning standards; or (b) contain the information that the Minister determines is equivalent to the information in paragraph (a).

Note: An approved authority for a school may have obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 in providing information.

(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4)(b), the Minister may, in writing, determine information that the Minister considers is equivalent to the information in paragraph (4)(a).