Queensland report comments for Years 3-6: write English, mathematics, science and general comments for every student in one sitting. Type first names, pick a grade for each subject (A, B, C, D or E) and optional work-habit wording (H, S or L; not the report’s effort rating), and the picker writes four comments per student: strengths from the areas you taught this semester, one next step with a strategy, and a general comment with work habits.

Made for Queensland semester reports: Queensland schools report achievement on an A to E scale from Year 3, comments are optional, and many schools write one for each learning area plus a general comment. The comments never name a grade, a level or a score, and your marks stay in your school’s system. Set your school’s comment limit in characters or words.

What’s included (1,375 comments across 2 pickers):

• Years 3-4: 171 English comments (9 areas), 213 mathematics comments (10 areas) and 152 science comments (8 areas)
• Years 5-6: 133 English, 212 mathematics and 152 science comments, plus 12 Year 6 farewell closings
• Science areas: Living things, Materials and their changes, Earth and space, Forces and energy, plus Questioning and predicting, Planning and fair tests, Recording and data, Explaining and communicating
• Every area: strengths for each of the five grades and next steps for three grade bands
• 45 subject openers, Semester 2 and Semester 1 openings and closings in a Positive, Steady and Supportive tone, and work-habit lines
• Two pickers (Years 3-4 and Years 5-6) for up to 40 students each (Excel .xlsx; opens in Google Sheets)
• Two printable PDFs (49 and 48 pages) of every comment with character counts and the A to E scale in plain words

How the picker works:

• Mark the areas you taught; strengths come only from those, and the next step comes from a different area
• Live character and word counters for all four comments; an optional limit turns a comment red when it is over
• Try another reshuffles the wording for one student; Print View lists every comment ready to copy
• In our test of 40 simulated classes of 30, no two students received the same comment
• Year 5-6 picker: a Year 5 / Year 6 switch for composite classes
• Australian spelling, plain English for parents and carers, third person, strengths first
• Works in Excel (offline) and Google Sheets: no add-ons, no sign-ins

Written for Queensland Years 3-6 teachers, around the English, mathematics and science taught in Years 3-6. Please read and edit every comment so it is true for your student. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Queensland Department of Education or the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Licence: one licence = one teacher, your own classes, year after year.