Recount+Exemplars

All students will be assessed for writing at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year.

The rubric below is used for the beginning of the year writing assessment and it shows the different national standard levels for each year level. Please ask for your child's writing level and compare it on the rubric below.

At the beginning of the year, Year 6 students should be writing at either Level 3B/3P to be at the national standard. At the beginning of the year, Year 7 students should be writing at either Level3P/3A to be at the national standard.



The rubric below is used for the end of year writing assessment.

At the end of the year, Year 6 students should be writing at either Level 3P/3A to be at the national standard. At the end of the year, Year 7 students should be writing at either Level 4B to be at the national standard.

Here is an example of a Level 2Advance piece of recount writing. Here is an example of a Level 3Advance piece of recount writing.

Marking Scheme for Recount Writing: Your child's writing is marked by following this marking scheme.

Conversion table: How to convert Rubric Score to National Standard Level.