PO Box 578

Halifax Nova Scotia

Canada B3J 2S9

902 424-8945 T
902 424-0613 F
novascotia.ca

September 2014

Grades 7-12 Report Card Changes for 2014-2015
Teacher/Administrator
The Provincial Report Card Survey results and committee meetings have resulted in recommendations for report card
templates and the process of reporting. The following changes are in place for the 2014-2015 school year.
Beginning this year teachers in Grades 7-12 will use the same grades and descriptors. The descriptors are a blend of the
percentages and qualitative words used in 9-12 and the updated descriptors stem of the new Grades 1-8 descriptors.

90-100%- Demonstrates excellent understanding and application of concepts and skills in relation to the learning
outcomes.
80-89% - Demonstrates very good understanding and application of concepts and skills in relation to the learning
outcomes.
70-79% - Demonstrates good understanding and application of concepts and skills in relation to the learning outcomes.
60-69% - Demonstrates satisfactory understanding and application of concepts and skills in relation to the learning
outcomes.
50-59%- Demonstrates limited understanding and application of concepts and skills in relation to the learning outcomes.
Below 50%- Has not met minimum requirements of the course

INS - Insufficient evidence to determine a grade
IP - In progress until all components of the course are completed.


In grades 7 and 8, in English Language Arts and Mathematics, students will continue to receive a grade for each major
area of the curriculum.

In English Language Arts/ French Language Arts, major areas for evaluation are Speaking and Listening, Reading
and Viewing, and Writing and other Ways of Representing.

In Mathematics, the major areas for evaluation are: Number(Number sense and Operation sense), Patterns and
Relations, Measurement, Geometry, and Data Management and Probability.
Learner Profile:
The Learner profile reporting remains the same and a learner profile comment space is being made available for this
year.
Students should receive a learner profile comment to assist the student and parents in understanding aspects of the
profile where a student may need more development. This is also a space to comment on an aspect of the students
development that is well developed.



PO Box 578
Halifax Nova Scotia
Canada B3J 2S9

902 424-8945 T
902 424-0613 F
novascotia.ca

September 2014

Course Comments:
Parent feedback has been very specific in what information they want and we are responding accordingly by continuing
to focus on comments. We now expect comments to be short summaries of a students progress and achievement.
That the summary is in the format of strength(s), area for improvement (need) and suggestions to support the
students learning.
No explanation of topics/units or program are to be in the comment; that belongs on the yearly plan outline
shared with Parents at the beginning of the year.
Mathematics and English Language Arts or French Language Arts comments are to be an overall comment. The
strength or area for improvement can be from any strand area.
Use plain language. No outcomes stated or outcome language used.
Please note:
I. In consideration of the new expectations for reporting, the Additional Comment space has been removed.
II. We anticipate that we will adjust comment space and character counts for the 2015-2016 school year to reflect
these new expectations for comments.
IPP Reporting- The accountability of teachers for reporting student progress to parents is the same for students who
have individual program plans (IPP) as for all other students. It is critical that the information included in reports
provides parents with a clear indication of the progress their child has made in relation to his or her individualized
outcomes. Individual Program Plan Reports are issued at the same time as reports for students following the public
school program. At the senior high level, courses with the designation IPP are indicated on the transcript.