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VIC report comments: English (Writing) — evidence phrases + examples
Writing comment examples for Victorian reports: clear evidence statements, strengths, growth areas, and practical next steps parents can understand.
This page is a practical summary of publicly available guidance. Always follow your school's reporting template and professional judgement.
Quick compliance checklist
- Describe writing achievement with evidence (not personality/effort-only).
- Keep language plain English and avoid unexplained jargon.
- Include a clear next step (sentence-level or text-level).
Evidence phrases that work well in Writing comments
- plans ideas before writing and revises drafts to improve clarity
- uses paragraphs to group related ideas
- chooses vocabulary that suits the audience and purpose
- edits punctuation and spelling with growing independence
Example comments
Examples
- "[Student] demonstrates strong understanding in Writing. They organise ideas clearly and include relevant details to support the purpose of the text."
- "[Student] writes engaging narratives with a clear beginning, middle, and end. They are developing their use of varied sentence openings and cohesive devices to connect ideas."
- "[Student] is working on rereading their work to check punctuation and sentence structure. Next steps include using a simple editing checklist to improve accuracy."
- "[Student] can explain their choices when writing and is beginning to tailor language to the audience. Next focus: strengthening paragraphing and using topic vocabulary in informative writing."
Official sources
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