Homework Guidelines

Homework provides opportunities for students to develop essential skills such as time management and good work habits. The skills developed through routine homework can be applied across other subjects and practical situations in students’ daily lives.

Elderslie High School will provide planned and monitored homework as part of a learning program for students. Teachers may also require students to complete assessments and unfinished classwork as part of their homework to ensure they remain up to date with their learning.

The nature, frequency and volume of homework will be determined by the teacher’s professional judgement in consultation with head teachers. Homework tasks will be designed to avoid imposing unreasonable workloads on students and follow the school assessment policy.

Student’s school diaries will be used by students to record homework requirements.

Homework should be:

• appropriate to the student's skill level and age

• engaging, challenging and, where appropriate, open-ended

• purposeful, meaningful and relevant to the curriculum

• assessed by teachers, with timely feedback and support provided.