Evidence of learning

All Stage 2 subjects have a school assessment component and an external assessment component.

The following assessment types enable students to demonstrate their learning in Stage 2 Essential English:

School assessment (70%)

• Assessment Type 1: Responding to Texts (30%)
• Assessment Type 2: Creating Texts (40%)

External assessment (30%)

• Assessment Type 3: Language Study (30%)

Students provide evidence of their learning through seven assessments, including the external assessment component. Students complete:

• three assessments for responding to texts
• three assessments for creating texts
• one language study.