Logan’s top NAPLAN schools revealed

Logan’s top three NAPLAN performing schools were all private colleges but relative gain data due out this week shows the public-private gap may be closing.

Logan’s top performers were all private schools.

The top performing NAPLAN schools in Logan have been revealed following the 2019 results release.

Students in Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 took part in the controversial nationwide standardised test in May.

The test is designed to measure students in literacy and numeracy and track progress.

Across the Logan region found Year 3 and Year 5 students at John Paul College got an average NAPLAN score of 4941 – the area’s top performing primary school.

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The second best performing primary schools was Islamic College of Brisbane where the average result was 4838 for Year 3 and Year 5 students.

The third best performing primary school was Canterbury College where the schoolwide average score was 4750.

John Paul College was Logan’s top performing high school. There Year 7 and Year 9 students received an average NAPLAN score of 5848.

The second best performing high school was Kimberley College with 5713 points and Canterbury College where the average score was 5789.

The NAPLAN test remains controversial with the Queensland Government calling for a national review into the test.

But advocates maintain the test is an important way to view student and school progress at one moment in time and schools use the results to improve teaching.

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Beenleigh State High School principal Matt O’Hanlon, whose school caters for a diverse range of students and got an OP1 last year, said his staff were focused on data yet to be released which gauges how students have improved from year to year.

Beenleigh State High school Principal Matt O'Hanlon said his focus is on relative gain data which he hopes will show how students have progressed from year 5 to 7 and 9.

“We are more interested in the relative gain data which is pointing to strong improvements for our students,” Mr O’Hanlon said.

“The data out today is preliminary which does not show how a student has progressed over the two years since their last test.

“The school focuses on the relative gain not the school mean which is how tables are designed.

“Backgrounds of students and their starting skills often vary because of varying socio-economic backgrounds.

“Last year, we had major improvements and in some skills our relative gain data was in excess of the state.”

Logan’s top 10 performing primary schools:

John Paul College: 4941 points

Islamic College of Brisbane: 4838 points

Canterbury College: 4750 points

St Edward the Confessor School (Daisy Hill): 4722 points

St Matthew’s School (Loganholme): 4665 points

Chatswood Hills State School: 4655 points

Emmaus College: 4628 points

Carbrook State School: 4571 points

Parklands Christian College: 4571 points

Shailer Park State School: 4548 points

Logan’s top 10 performing high schools:

John Paul College: 5848 points

Canterbury College: 5789 points

Kimberley College: 5713 points

Islamic College of Brisbane: 5686 points

Chisholm Catholic College: 5596 points

Hills International College: 5482 points

Emmaus College: 5478 points

Browns Plains State High School: 5439 points

Parklands Christian College: 5439 points

Trinity College (Beenleigh): 5432 points

Park Ridge State High School: 5402 points