ACADEMIC:
- A Grade 8 & Grade 9 pupil needs to collect 10 merits to receive an invite to the accolades tea.
- A Grade 10 - 12 pupil needs to collect 7 merits to receive an invite to the accolades tea.
- Accolades tea will be held in the last week of the month.
- Grade 10 to 12 on Tuesdays and grades 8 and 9 on Wednesdays.
- Merits are handed in weekly to the tutor who will send the data to the senior school reception’s secretary.
- Merits are collated by the secretary who will compile a list in House order.
- A letter will be sent to all parents if the pupil is invited to the accolades tea-for their information.
- The 4 houses accumulate accolades throughout the year and the merits go towards house points for the overall house trophy at prize giving.
- A prize goes to the pupil who accumulates the most accolades throughout the year.
Merits:
- Merits are only awarded for full length (major) tests and assignments.
- The pupil must get 80% or improve by 10% from the previous best assessment.
- Exceptional effort on major individual assignments.
- No merits for peer assessment tests.
- Merits for oral/practical work must be the equivalent of a "major" test.
- Merits must be given by all. Consistency, as far as possible, should apply.
- There should be a normal spread of results in the test.
OTHER:
- If a pupil excels in any other sphere of school life she will be invited to an accolades tea.
- Staff members can send names and achievements through to the Vice-Principal: Academics who will make the selection.
J Miller 2017
