Class Achievement Award

The class achievement awards are presented to top students in every grade to recognize the outstanding overall achievement by those students.

  • Four (4) awards per grade
  • If a grade is split into 2 classes, four (4) awards per class
  • Two (2) awards per grade for combined classes (5&6, 7&8)
  • Four (4) awards for credit school students

Eligibility:

  • Student must have an attendance of 70% or more during the school year.
  • Students receiving other awards (Seth, Neelesh Gupta, and Grade 4) are not eligible for class awards.

Criteria:

  • The award selection is based on weighted average of the grades recorded on OCDSB report card for the three categories - Language, Respect for Learning Environment and Heritage, Homework completion.
  • The teachers decide the weights for each category. The current weights are:
    • Language - 60%
    • Respect for Learning Environment and Heritage - 20%
    • Homework completion - 20%
  • The weights are consistent across all grades and are based on course content and evaluation.
  • The weights may be modified by the teachers during the school year.
  • Weighted average scores are computed for all students in a grade and top students (count based on details above) are selected for the award. (See Details)
  • The results are verified by the Site Administrator. The students names are masked from the list if the Site Administrator needs help from the chairperson and/or education coordinator of the management committee.
  • The Site Administrator presents the names of the award winners to the chairperson of the management committee to get the awards made.
  • Credit school students are selected by the credit school teacher and the names of award winners are given to the chairperson of the management committee to get the awards made.

Presentation:

  • The awards are given on the last day of school after the AGM by the respective class teachers