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The official framework everything is measured against: four layers and four levels

Domains, standards, indicators and performance levels

5 lessons 30 minutes

You cannot gather a single piece of evidence before knowing which indicator it serves. This track lays out the four layers of the framework, the four domains, the eleven standards with their codes, and the four performance levels with their bands — the layer Farqad's entire evidence record is built on.

By the end of this track you will be able to…

  • Draw the framework from domain down to rubric without confusing the layers
  • Name the four domains and the eleven standards, and place each standard in its domain
  • Read an indicator code and know which standard it came from
  • Read a performance level off its percentage, and know what each level demands
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Lesson 1

The framework: four layers

The school performance standards are structured as four nested layers, and confusing them is the commonest slip in self-evaluation: whoever amasses evidence at the domain level rather than the indicator level ends up with a large file with no defined purpose.

  • The domain: the widest layer, holding the standards that cover its components
  • The standard: a broad span within the domain's components, describing in aggregate what must be attained and what can be attained
  • The indicator: the measurable statement evidence is actually gathered against
  • The rubric: the scale on which an indicator's fulfilment is rated
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  1. 2 The four domains
  2. 3 The eleven standards
  3. 4 The four performance levels
  4. 5 How the domains reach into one another
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Source: School Evaluation, Classification and Accreditation Standards for General-Education Schools — second edition, 2026, Education and Training Evaluation Commission, p. 6–15. The wording belongs to this platform and the information to the source.

Source: Training Programme for School Self-Evaluation — Education and Training Evaluation Commission, unit one: the concept of self-evaluation and the standards of school evaluation and excellence. The wording belongs to this platform and the information to the source.

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