Homework should be viewed by teachers, students and parents as a normal part of the after Campus routine and as something that is consistent with life long learning.
Homework builds:
progress and confidence in subjects
personal success in courses
self-discipline for study and work in the future
motivation and self-esteem.
Students should use their campus diary to assist in developing a systematic and organised approach to school work and study.
Homework is an extension of campus activities that should be spent in a productive, purposeful way where the environment is comfortable and free from distraction. The following weekly guides are provided to build an understanding of the commitment required to truly make the most of the learning experiences offered during class time:
- Year 7 and 8 – 5 to 7 hours
- Year 9 – 7 to 10 hours
- Year 10 – 10 hours
These suggestions should be spread across the week to allow students to develop the important skills of managing time.
Homework may include:
- revision of that day's class work
- 15 minutes of general reading
- study for examinations or class tests
- reading set texts to prepare for the next lesson
- learning specific facts e.g. vocabulary
- listening to cassettes relevant to specific subjects
- projects and other written assignments
- writing up missed work or notes
- completing unfinished work
- watching selected television programs.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find out what my child is learning at school and when assessment tasks and assignments are due?
See our faculties under learning at our school. Each faculty area has published an overview of everything being taught in that subject area for each year group.
The overview includes the topics of assessment tasks and when they are due, along with the learning areas being reported on in the half-yearly and yearly reports.
What happens if my child is absent when an assignment or assessment task is handed out?
The two following actions occur when your child is absent or doesn't hand in an assignment or assessment:
- parents and carers of students who are absent when as assignment or assessment tasks are handed out will receive notification of that task through the mail
- parents and carers of students who do not hand in assignments or assessment tasks when they are due will be notified through the mail.
Assignments
Assignments are an important learning experience where students have the opportunity to complete the work while learning the essential skills and planning and time management.
Homework and study
Homework and study are two different things that are both very important to making the most of learning. Homework can be work set by teachers that gives students more practise at what was taught in class. Study is where students do more practise to put what they have learned into their long-term memory that is a bit like the hard drive on a computer. Study helps us to store our learning so we can use it again later.
For satisfactory progress in school work, regular homework and study are necessary. All instructions given by teachers for further reading, study, learning, tests, should be written in the campus diary.
Every student must develop the habit of ‘home study'. Some time should be found each day to revise earlier work, prepare summaries and practice the skills in each subject. This homework is constant and students should be organising their formal work to gain as much home study as possible.
Points for parents
Encourage your child to do some homework every evening, if possible. Ensure they revise the daily lessons each day to ensure better retention of the knowledge and skills of that subject. Try to get him/her to do the prescribed amount of homework each week.
Where teachers have set no homework, students always have study such as reading notes and texts, summarising or just reading to practise that skill.
- Cooperate with your child so as to make it as easy as possible for him/her to follow the hints given regarding effective study. Try to provide a quiet place for homework.
- Commend them for the work they are doing and it may be possible to encourage them to do more. If your child is completing the prescribed amounts of homework, don't criticise them for not doing more.
- Take an active interest in your child's progress at campus. Comment favourably on any progress made.