Cairns and FNQ’s most improved NAPLAN schools revealed

The most improved primary and high school cohorts in Cairns and Far North Queensland have been revealed following the 2019 NAPLAN release.

The most improved primary school cohorts in Cairns and Far North Queensland have been revealed following the 2019 NAPLAN release.

Results across the Far North Queensland region found Year 5 students at Aurukun Campus of CYAAA improved their 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 Aurukun State School improved their average score by 70.66 points from Year 3 to Year 5, the biggest improvement in Far North Queensland - and also the state.

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The second most improved primary school was Good Counsel Primary School (Innisfail) where average scores improved 29.66 points from Year 3 to Year 5 while Ravenshoe State School was third where scores improved 25.26 points.

For high schools, Ravenshoe State School at Ravenshoe was the most improved with an improvement score of 23.76 followed by Jubilee Christian College (Atherton) where scores improved 21.76 points.

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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 nation-wide 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.

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YEAR FIVE

Far North Queensland’s top 10 most improved Year 5 cohort:

Aurukun State School: 70.7 point increase

Good Counsel Primary School (Innisfail): 29.7 point increase

Ravenshoe State School: 25.3 point increase

Kuranda District State College: 24.1 point increase

St Joseph’s Parish School Weipa: 23.5 point increase

White Rock State School: 23.1 point increase

St Clare’s Tully: 12.5 point increase

St Francis Xavier’s School (Manunda): 11.9 point increase

Western Cape College: 11.7 point increase

St Joseph’s School (Cairns): 11.7 point increase

YEAR NINE

Far North Queensland’s top 10 most improved Year 9 cohort:

Ravenshoe State School: 23.8 point increase

Jubilee Christian College (Atherton): 21.8 point increase

Mount St Bernard College: 19.4 point increase

Peace Lutheran College: 7.0 point increase

St Andrew’s Catholic College: 6.2 point increase

Tagai State College: 6 point increase

Redlynch State College: 5.4 point increase

Woree State High School: 4.2 point increase

Good Counsel College: 4.0 point increase

Western Cape College: 2 point increase

Originally published as Cairns and FNQ’s most improved NAPLAN schools revealed