How Gold Coast schools ranked in 2019 NAPLAN results
NAPLAN results released overnight have shone a fascinating light on the performance of Gold Coast schools, with some colleges celebrating a remarkable performance.
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THE top performing NAPLAN schools on the Gold Coast 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 Gold Coast region found Year 3 and Year 5 students at A B Paterson College got an average NAPLAN score of 5137 – the area’s top performing primary school.
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The second best performing primary school on the Gold Coast was The Southport School where the average result was 5099 for Year 3 and Year 5 students.
The third best performing primary school was Emmanuel College, Carrara where the schoolwide average score was 5041.
Somerset College was Gold Coast’s top performing high school. There Year 7 and Year 9 students received an average NAPLAN score of 6098.
HOW GOLD COAST SCHOOLS COMPARED IN 2018
The second best performing high school was A B Paterson College where the average score was 5996, while the third best performing school was All Saints Anglican School where the average score was 5970.
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The results follow a long line of academic success for the school’s which were all ranked in the top ten on the Gold Coast last year.
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.
GOLD COAST’S TOP 10 PERFORMING PRIMARY SCHOOLS
A B Paterson College: 5137 points
The Southport School: 5099 points
Emmanuel College, Carrara: 5041 points
Somerset College: 5026 points
All Saints Anglican School: 4978 points
Broadbeach State School: 4909 points
Tallebudgera State School: 4901 points
St Hilda’s School: 4893 points
Currumbin Valley State School: 4881 points
Bellevue Park State School: 4880 points
GOLD COAST’S TOP 10 PERFORMING HIGH SCHOOLS
Somerset College: 6098 points
A B Paterson College: 5996 points
All Saints Anglican School: 5970 points
St Hilda’s School: 5920 points
Emmanuel College, Carrara: 5909 points
Saint Stephen’s College: 5795 points
Varsity College: 5780 points
St Andrews Lutheran College: 5771 points
Coomera Anglican College: 5762 points
Benowa State High School: 5726 points
Originally published as How Gold Coast schools ranked in 2019 NAPLAN results
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