WA Reporting (Seasonal)
WA Semester Reporting Checklist
A practical WA reporting checklist for teachers: SCSA expectations, evidence, A–E grades, moderation and comment checks to finish each semester on time.
This page is a practical summary of publicly available guidance. Always follow your school's reporting template and professional judgement.
Quick compliance checklist
- Achievement is reported for each learning area taught, using the scale and format your school has adopted.
- Pre-primary to Year 2 reports use achievement descriptors; check your school’s template for where A–E grades start.
- Reports give accurate information about achievement and progress, with attitude, behaviour and effort reported separately.
- Students with an Individual Education Plan are reported against their personalised learning goals.
What a WA school report should include
- Achievement for each learning area taught, aligned to the Western Australian Curriculum achievement standards.
- Progress information, so families can see growth over time.
- Separate information about attitude, behaviour and effort.
- Relevant information for students with disability (Individual Education Plan goals) and EAL/D students (EAL/D Progress Map).
Confirm locally
- Your school or sector sets reporting dates and the exact template.
- Your reporting system (for example SEQTA or Connect) may have its own deadlines and character limits.
Before you start writing
- Gather evidence: work samples, assessment results, observations and moderation notes.
- Moderate grades with colleagues so judgements are consistent across classes.
- Check which learning areas are in familiarisation and which are in full implementation.
- Confirm students on an Individual Education Plan or EAL/D support and the goals to report against.
While writing comments
- Follow a four-part structure: achievement, evidence, skills developed, next step.
- Keep language plain English and match it to the grade or descriptor.
- Replace generic phrases with one concrete piece of evidence.
- Do not copy and paste identical comments across students.
Final checks
- Names, pronouns and year levels are correct.
- Spelling, punctuation and grammar are checked.
- Comments do not contradict the grade or each other.
- No comparisons to other students and no blame language.
- Report is saved or exported in the format your school requires.
Official sources
Create a WA-aligned comment draft
Use WA School Reports to draft a comment, then edit it to match your evidence and school template.
Related links
- Mastering report writing for WA teachers — A time-saving workflow for 2026 reports.
- Generate report comments — Create WA-aligned comment drafts you can edit and personalise.
- Features — What WA School Reports does and how it works.
- Pricing — Pay-as-you-go tokens that never expire.
Explore the WA reporting cluster
WA Report Comments: English Examples
WA English report comment examples for Language, Literature and Literacy: evidence-based, parent-friendly wording with next steps you can adapt.
WA Report Comments: Mathematics Examples
WA Mathematics report comment examples covering number, measurement, statistics and reasoning, with plain-English wording and next steps for A–E reports.
WA A–E Report Comment Language
Match report comments to the WA A–E scale: SCSA grade descriptions from Excellent to Very low, with example comments and next steps for each grade.