Student Report Card Layout

Since the new Australian standard public school report card system came out, I have to say that I don't like it. It is Graded in 2 ways, firstly being progress and secondly being effort, I've had children with the lowest level effort yet highest grade in the class and vice-versa. Students with a sound knowledge of a particular subject get a "C" which also happens to be the average level of most student so it seems.