VIC Inclusive Reporting
VIC report comments: adjustments and support strategies (strengths-based, plain English)
How to describe adjustments/support strategies in a respectful, strengths-based way while still being clear to parents/carers and consistent with Victorian reporting expectations.
This page is a practical summary of publicly available guidance. Always follow your school's reporting template and professional judgement.
Quick compliance checklist
- Language focuses on learning and support (not deficit labels).
- Comments describe progress and next steps clearly.
- Where relevant, note supports used in class in plain English.
What to include (and what to avoid)
- Include: the learning focus, the support used, and the progress shown.
- Avoid: blaming home circumstances, comparisons, or overly personal information.
Example comments
Examples
- "[Student] is making steady progress toward personalised learning goals with the support of structured routines and visual prompts. They demonstrate growing confidence completing tasks independently for short periods."
- "[Student] benefits from additional time and step-by-step instructions to show understanding. Next steps include practising using a checklist to complete multi-step tasks and reviewing key vocabulary before starting new work."
- "[Student] uses assistive supports effectively to access learning tasks and can explain their thinking with prompts. Next focus: increasing independence by selecting the right support strategy for the task."
Official sources
Create a VIC-aligned comment draft
Use VIC School Reports to draft a comment, then edit it to match your evidence and school template.
Explore the VIC reporting cluster
How to write VIC report comments (plain English, evidence-based, achievement-standard aligned)
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