NAPLAN: How north Brisbane schools performed in the past 5 years

These are the Brisbane North schools that consistently top the state’s NAPLAN results. CHECK OUT HOW YOUR SCHOOL RATES

Rainworth State School at Bardon is Queensland's best performing state school in NAPLAN over the past five years thanks to pupils including Lewis 11, Tess 11, Sianna, 10, and Annabelle, 10. Photo: Steve Pohlner

An independent analysis of five years of NAPLAN results has revealed the schools that performed the best in the Year 5 and Year 9 tests between 2015 and 2019.

Over that five-year period, Brisbane Grammar School, in Brisbane, had higher Year 5 annual results than any other school in the state, scoring an average of 2820.6 each year.

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The top performing Year 9 school was Brisbane Girls’ Grammar School, in Brisbane, where the average yearly result was 3221.4 for the five years.

To find how each school performed between 2015 and 2019, their average scores for each year were combined and the yearly average found.

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Special schools, schools with fewer than 20 students enrolled in either year, and schools that did not report any results for NAPLAN subjects in either year were excluded from the analysis.

The figures were independently compiled from the Federal Government’s MySchool website.

That revealed Rainworth State School, in Bardon, had the second highest results for Year 5s over that period, with a yearly average of 2813.6.

The third best performing Year 5 school was Indooroopilly State School, in Indooroopilly, with five yearly average results of 2780.8.

The second-best performing Year 9 results were at Brisbane Grammar School, in Brisbane, where yearly results were 3218.0.

All Hallows’ School, in Brisbane, had the third highest average results between 2015 and 2019 with averages of 3160.6.

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Rainworth State School principal Richenda Wagener said the school focused on a whole of school approach to social and emotional learning.

“We are building an expert teaching team with a strong emphasis on classroom delivery and a deep knowledge of the Australian Curriculum,” Ms Wagener said.

“We authentically engage with students and parents so that they are an active part of the learning process in order to build upon a culture that promotes learning for all students.”

Indooroopilly State School principal Keith Warwick said they invested heavily in their teachers, helping them to become the best they could be.

“We work with our teachers to develop a very deep understanding of the Australian Curriculum and how to deliver it with passion and commitment,” Mr Warwick said.

“We have deeply engaged and curious students for whom we have very high expectations. (and) we have a very supportive and involved community.”

Brisbane Girls Grammar School principal Jacinda Euler said its consistently strong NAPLAN results reflected the expertise and supportive care of their teachers and the disciplined approach to learning amongst its students.

“Literacy and numeracy skills are taught rigorously and in a systematic way, but always authentically within the daily learning experiences of every subject,” Ms Euler said.

“I think our success is in no small way due to the fact that we do not narrowly focus on NAPLAN or overemphasise the importance of these tests.

“We are not naive to their significance, but keep our eye very firmly on the rigour and inherent satisfaction that comes from deep, balanced learning – which is its own reward and, essentially, why we are here.”

The top performing NAPLAN schools in Brisbane north in 2019

Brisbane Grammar School deputy headmaster teaching and learning Steve Uscinski said his school’s success was down to a culture of learning and the “overall breadth and balance” of the educational experience it provided.

“Brisbane Grammar School students perform well in all kinds of assessments because they are challenged as learners to develop broad skills in thinking, communication and metacognition essential to leading successful and fulfilling lives and careers,” Mr Uscinski said.

“The best preparation for NAPLAN is the broad, liberal, well-rounded education which defines Brisbane Grammar School’s mission.

“Brisbane Grammar School will continue to use NAPLAN as it is intended: a diagnostic tool to identify the gaps some students might have in essential literacy and numeracy skills and to audit and modify our programs to ensure that foundational knowledge is being successfully taught.”

Brisbane North’s 10 best performing Year 5 schools between 2015 and 2019

1) Brisbane Grammar School: 2820.6

2) Rainworth State School: 2813.6

3) Indooroopilly State School: 2780.8

4) Ironside State School: 2767.8

5) St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School: 2760.0

6) St Joseph’s College: 2744.4

7) All Hallows’ School: 2739.8

8) Fig Tree Pocket State School: 2732.4

9) Chapel Hill State School: 2722.0

10) Eagle Junction State School: 2720.2

Brisbane North’s 10 best performing Year 9 schools between 2015 and 2019

1) Brisbane Girls’ Grammar School: 3221.4

2) Brisbane Grammar School: 3218.0

3) All Hallows’ School: 3160.6

4) St Peters Lutheran College: 3140.0

5) St Joseph’s College: 3133.8

6) Mt St Michael’s College: 3128.8

7) St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School: 3118.8

8) St Rita’s College: 3094.2

9) Hillbrook Anglican School: 3087.4

10) Clayfield College: 3069.2

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