Benchmarks in PBL projects : The Benchmark Focus is the Newtech Network approach in structuring PBL projects. At Parramatta Marist High, projects in Science are designed with a Benchmark Focus where students are to attain different levels of learning required to complete and work towards their End product.

- Benchmark Focus can be...
 Skills based where students gain necessary skills to complete their end product. eg. First hand investigations, Report writing, Experiment design etc.
Content based leading to skills where the activities can let students gain multiple skills.
eg. Ipad activities on specific content eg. Food chain/Food web

Varying Benchmark focus to suit the project and students can allow students to progress to Benchmarks at their own pace.  Allowing the freedom to choose Benchmarks will cater to differentiated instruction.

Benchmarks in Projects should serve as a Checkpoint and tell the learner and the teacher the level of learning attained.