Naplan results 2019: Most improved Brisbane South schools
The most improved school cohorts on Brisbane’s southside have been revealed following the 2019 NAPLAN release. SEE HOW YOUR SCHOOL RATED
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The most improved school cohorts in Brisbane’s south have been revealed following the 2019 NAPLAN release.
Results across the southside area found Year 5 students at Seville Road State School improved its NAPLAN scores more than any other cohort in the region.
To find how each cohort improved, the school’s average NAPLAN score was compared to the state’s average score for 2017 Year 3 and 2019 Year 5.
Students at Seville Road State School improved their average score by 47.1 points from Year 3 to Year 5, the biggest improvement in Brisbane’s south.
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The second most improved primary school was Carole Park State School where average scores improved 35.7 points from Year 3 to Year 5, while Capalaba State College was third where scores improved 23.7 points.
For high schools, San Sisto College at Carina was the most improved with an improvement score of 14.8 followed by St Thomas More College at Sunnybank where scores improved 14.2 points.
Across Queensland the most improved school was Aurukun State School where the Year 5 cohort improved the average NAPLAN score by 70.66 points compared to their 2016 results.
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Seville Road State School principal Káren Kuskey said the school’s focus had been on working with the individual student on how they can improve their learning.
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“This is a whole school success — teachers, aides and students work together from Prep to Year 6 to be the best they can be,” she told Quest Community News.
“As a school, over the last two years we have focused on looking at a whole class pedagogy with targeted reading intervention and extension programs.
“We decided early on that we would just focus on us doing well as a school, finding our point of difference with an emphasis on the whole child and good teaching.
“It has been pleasing to see that the deliberate steps we are taking are paying off and supporting all our students. Earlier in the year, we had our whole ‘school review’ which recognised and affirmed the positives steps we were taking for curriculum success.”
Mt Gravatt East State School principal Elizabeth Bailey said her “small school” has “a hard working team of expert teachers” who combined wellbeing and high expectations to ensure every child succeeded.
“We are proud of our staff and students, who thrive in a personalised, inclusive environment,” she said.
“Our community of families and partners work collectively so there is a joint engagement in student learning. We work hard all year for student success and achievement.”
Brisbane School of Distance Education executive principal Judy Menary said: “At BrisbaneSDE we work collaboratively to know our students and to create an inclusive environment that improves student wellbeing, engagement and performance,” she said.
“Our students have highly refined independence and critical thinking skills required for students in an online learning environment.”
The NAPLAN test remains controversial among educators and parents with concerns it does not fully capture everything a student learns at school.
A Queensland Government response to an independent review of the test stated NAPLAN remained important to maintain school accountability.
At the time Queensland education minister Grace Grace called for a nationwide review of the test.
But the test is seen as an important way to view a school cohort at one moment in time and schools use the results to improve teaching.
Ms Grace said the 2019 NAPLAN results showed Queensland students continued to perform well in a number of key areas.
“This year’s results continue to confirm Queensland as one of the most improved states since testing began in 2008,” Ms Grace said.
“It is great to see our students improving in 17 of 20 NAPLAN test areas against National Minimum Standard, Mean Scale Score and Upper two Bands.”
Ms Grace said that Queensland’s improvement over time had been acknowledged nationally and showed that the Palaszczuk Government’s record investment and continued focus on education was paying dividends and would continue.
A Department of Education spokeswoman said: “Our improvement over time has been acknowledged nationally. Grattan Institute references Queensland as a star performer with primary students, making more progress in NAPLAN reading and numeracy than other states and territories.”
“Overall, results this year were close to, or not statistically significantly different than, those in recent years. The 2018 Queensland review of NAPLAN highlighted such plateauing of performance as a key challenge for all states and territories, and a common outcome from initiatives such as NAPLAN after a period of time,” the spokeswoman said.
Brisbane south’s top 10 most improved Year 5 cohort:
Seville Road State School, Holland Park: 47.1 point increase
Carole Park State School, Wacol: 35.7 point increase
Capalaba State College: 23.7 point increase
St Ita’s Regional Primary School, Dutton Park: 20.1 point increase
St Stephen’s School: 16.7 point increase
Inala State School: 16.5 point increase
Wynnum West State School: 16.1 point increase
Guardian Angels’ Primary School, Wynnum: 15.9 point increase
Mount Gravatt East State School: 15.9 point increase
Coolnwynpin State School, Capalaba: 15.3 point increase
Brisbane south’s top 10 most improved Year 9 cohort:
San Sisto College, Carina: 14.8 point increase
St Thomas More College, Sunnybank: 14.2 point increase
Our Lady’s College, Annerley: 14.0 point increase
Glenala State High School, Durack: 13.8 point increase
Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo: 11.6 point increase
Holland Park State High School: 11.2 point increase
Brisbane Bayside State College, Wynnum: 9.6 point increase
Whites Hill State College: 9.0 point increase
MacGregor State High School: 8.2 point increase
St Laurence’s College, South Brisbane: 7.6 point increase
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