Highlights
A selection of school highlights
2024
- Percentage of student positive endorsement for NOT experiencing bullying maintained: 96% (similar schools: 82%; network schools: 82%, state: 82%)
- Percentage of staff positive endorsement in Instructional Leadership increased: 97% (similar schools: 84%; network schools: 76%; state: 82%).
- Percentage of staff positive endorsement in Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum increased: 98% (similar schools: 85%; network schools: 72%; state: 80%).
- Community events such as a Movie Night, Music showcase and a Trivia Night were held.
- Student leadership conference: 6 attendees
- Student participation in District athletics (48 students) and Division athletics (2 students)
- Student participation in District cross country (23 students) and Division cross country (1 student)
- Student participation in the Australian Mathematics (25 students - with 1 student achiving a distinction and 6 students achieving a credit).
- Introduction of music to the school's performing arts program.
- Appointment of a new Outside School Hours Care provider for before and after school care.
2023
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Percentage of student positive endorsement for NOT experiencing bullying maintained: 96% (similar schools: 83%; network schools: 84%, state: 83%).
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Percentage of student positive endorsement for Instructional Leadership maintained: 94% (similar schools 86%; network schools: 69%; state: 79%).
- Percentage of staff positive endorsement in Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum was a slight drop but still very high: 93% (similar schools: 84%; network schools: 73%; state: 81%).
- Community events such as a Family Tabloid Sports Night, Blue Light Disco, Movie Night and Art Show were held.
- Student particiation in athletics: District Athletics (42 students), Division Athletics (6 students), Region Athletics (2 students).
- Student participation in Cross Country: District Cross country (34 students), Division Cross country (3 students).
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Student participation in the Australian Mathematics (24 students — with 8 students achieving a credit).
- Appointment of new Assistant Principal following the retirement of our previous Assistant Principal.
2022
- Percentage of student positive endorsement for NOT experiencing bullying increased: 96% (similar schools: 82%; network schools: 84%, state: 81%).
- Percentage of staff positive endorsement in Instructional Leadership increased: 94% (similar schools: 80%; network schools: 68%).
- Percentage of staff positive endorsement in Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum increased: 95% (similar schools: 81%; network schools: 72%; state: 78%).
- Community events such as a Movie night and a Trivia night were held.
- Introduction of Auslan as the school's language other than English (LOTE)
- Introduction of a whole school House system.
- Implementation of the new Child Safe standards and the provision of Community Understand and Safety training.
- Review of the school's values with input from students, parents, carers and staff.
2021
- Percentage of student positive endorsement for NOT experiencing bullying: 91% (similar schools: 82%; network schools: 83%, state: 82%).
- Percentage of staff positive endorsement in Instructional Leadership: 88% (similar schools: 76%; network schools: 68%).
- Percentage of staff positive endorsement in Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum: 92% (similar schools: 77%; network schools: 72%; state: 79%).
- Implementaion of a whole school Instructional model and Behaviour Management model.
- Implementation of the Tutor Reading program and High Ability program.
- Department of Education and Training case study for the school's Live online remote and flexible learning model.
- Introduction of Prep - Year 4 clubs (chess, gardening, dance and Lego).
- Review of the school's Language program with input from students, parents, carers and staff.
2020
- Introduction of a robotics program to the school's curriculum, and the launch of the STAR Centre.
- Review of the school's uniform and policy with input from students, parents, carers and staff.
- Implementation of Oliver - a web-based library management system.
- Implementation of a Remote and flexible learning model with WebEx reading and WebEx Reading intervention. The model evolved over time based on feedback from students, parents, carers and staff.
- Purchased new classroom furniture and interactive televisions for each classroom.
- Appointment of Learning Specialists for Literacy and for Numeracy.
2019
- Levelling of all guided reading books and puchasing levelled Take Home Books (readers) for each classroom.
- Refreshed teaching and learning spaces so that they were safe, orderly and clutter-free.
- Expansion of School Council to increase parent/carer voice and representation and established a Treasurer position.
- Implementation of Child Safe training and Community Understand and Safety training.
- Updating School Council policies in preparation for the 2020 School review.
- Increased the frequency of school newsletters from monthly to fortnightly.