The academic performance of Victorians is assessed regularly. Assessment provides feedback on the learning progress of each Victorian and serves as a tool to gauge if he is ready to advance to the next level.

Assessment takes two forms:

Continual Assessments (CA) - include class tests, common tests, project work and other assignments, such as homework. CA is both formative (to obtain feedback on a pupil's learning) and summative (to measure attainment).
Common tests are held once in Term One for all levels and once in Term Three for S1 - S3 levels.

Semestral Examinations (SE) - these are the Mid-Year and Year-End or Preliminary Examinations scheduled to measure pupils’ attainment in the various subjects. As we will be moving to the new school site in Semester 1, the Mid-Year SE will be conducted in May 2005 only for the S1 - S3 level.

The Year-End SE is held in October for S1 - S3 levels.

From 2005, only the grades scored in the GCE O-Level Examination will be used by MOE for posting pupils to the various JCs for provisional admission in March/April, the following year. It is very important that Victorians aim to do well for the school’s formative Preliminary Examinations so that they can be better prepared for the GCE O-Level Examination.

The school has scheduled two examinations for the S4 in July and September.

The weightings of the CA and SE are shown below :

For S4 pupils, there is no CA in Semester Two. The grades scored in the Preliminary Examination will be used by MOE for posting pupils to the various JCs for provisional admission in January, the following year. It is very important that Victorians aim to do well for the Preliminary Examinations so that they can qualify for the Junior College of their choice.

Grade Structure

Absence from CA or SE

Pupils who are absent from a CA or SE paper must submit a Medical Certificate upon returning to school. (Only exceptional reasons for absence approved by Principal would be considered). Otherwise, they would get no marks for the test or exam paper concerned.

Progress Report

After each major CA or SE, the results are reported in the Progress Report Card or Result Slip for Parents' or Guardians' information. Parents or Guardians are to initial on the result slip.

Parents and Guardians must ensure that their child or ward bring the progress card to their attention. They should contact the school if they find anything amiss.

Entry to Victoria School does not guarantee a pupil doing well academically at the end of 4 years. Victorians must aim towards and be committed to meet the expectations set out. The academic policies and benchmarks expected for all Victorians are shown in the table below.

From S1 to S2, and S2 to S3

• The criteria for promotion include a pass in English Language (and Higher Mother Tongue for Special Stream) and a pass percentage of 50% of the overall marks for all subjects at the end of the year.
• Pupils who do not meet the promotion criteria at the end of Sec 1 or 2 will be laterally transferred to a less academically demanding course (from Special to Express or Express to Normal Academic). As Victoria School does not have Normal Academic classes, such pupils will be transferred to schools that offer the Normal Academic course.

From S3 to S4

• To move on to S4, pupils must score a Grade 6 in English Language and 2 other subjects (one of which must be Higher Mother Tongue for Special Stream).
• If the above minimum criteria are not met, a grade 6 or better in 5 subjects has to be obtained for advancement to S4.
• If both sets of criteria are not met, lateral transfer to a less academically demanding course or retention will happen, depending on the age of the pupil.

Admission to JC

Top 5 JCs L1R5 : 6 to 8
Other JCs L1R5 : 6 to 20

L1R5

L1 = First Language (EL or HMT)
R5 = 5 other relevant subjects

1st from Humanities Group
2nd from Maths & Science Group
3rd from Humanities, Maths & Science Group
4th and 5th any 2 others excluding CCA

Bonus Points to JCs

· Affiliation - VS pupils get 2 bonus points for entry to VJC provided VJC is First Choice.

· CCA Score - Grade A1 & A2 (2 bonus points), Grade B or C (1 bonus point)

· HMT Cases - Obtain A1 to C6 in both EL and HMT (2 bonus points)

Maximum number of bonus points per pupil is capped at 4. Bonus points are used for ranking and not for eligibility to the Pre-U courses.