The main purpose of assessment and evaluation at Hudson College is to improve student learning. Information gathered helps teachers identify students' strengths and those areas needing improvement, as well as program areas of strength and those needing support.

Hudson College's assessment criteria involve the process of gathering information from a variety of sources, including assignments, demonstrations, projects, performances, and tests. This information will demonstrate how well students are achieving the curriculum expectations. As part of assessment, teachers, peers, and individual students provide descriptive feedback that guides efforts for improvement. Assessment is ongoing and supportive.

Hudson College's evaluation criteria involve the process of judging the quality of a student's work on the basis of established achievement criteria and assigning a value to represent that quality. It reflects a student's level of achievement of the provincial curriculum expectations at a given time.

In order to ensure that assessment and evaluation are valid and reliable, and that they lead to the improvement of student learning, teachers at Hudson use a variety of assessment and evaluation strategies.

During the semester, each student will receive a mid-term report and a final report. The mid-term report will include a percentage mark based on the work done. At the end of the semester, the final report includes the final percentage mark for the student in each course, and indicates the number of credits gained in the semester. Each student has on record an Ontario School Record (OSR) folder in which copies of report cards are kept. Parents, and students over the age of 18, may see their OSR folder upon submission of a formal request to the Principal.

The College will send parents a copy of a student's mid-term report and final report every semester.