St Augustine’s College best in FNQ region for OP scores
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SEVEN Far North high schools have been ranked among Queensland’s top 100 performing educational institutions.
With its record eight OP1s last year, St Augustine’s College unsurprisingly topped the list of the region’s best schools.
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A third (33 per cent) of the Parramatta Park school’s OP eligible students received a score between 1-5.
Sister school St Monica’s College followed closely behind with 30 per cent of its 97 OP-eligible students receiving OPs 1-5.
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Cairns School of Distance Education, Malanda State High School, Trinity Anglican School, St Stephen’s Catholic College in Mareeba and Freshwater Christian College were also top achievers.
St Augustine’s College has historically been placed among the best schools in the Far North for OP results and principal Matthew Brennan said last year’s results were “arguably the best performance of the school to date”.
“The school was very, very proud of the boys’ achievements last year,” he said.
“Every year group has its own talents, so there’s no pressure from the school for the boys to perform a certain way (this year).
“We want to provide an environment that lets the boys be the best they can be.
“Aside from OP results, the school is also very proud of the social justice and social service work our boys have done, as well as in the sporting arena and in arts and drama.”
Mr Brennan, who started this year as St Augustine’s College’s first lay principal, said the introduction of the Australian Tertiary Admission Ranking next year was challenging.
“For the first time in Queensland, the class of 2020 will sit external exams. It’s a very changing landscape for education across the state,” he said.
“There’s a new curriculum for Year 11. The staff is feeling different pressures around that curriculum.
“(But) we try to drown out the white noise around OPs and ATARs and focus on letting the boys be the best they can be.”
Ranking in the top 100 of Queensland’s best schools, Trinity Anglican School is poised for more great Year 12 results this year.
Principal Paul Sjogren said although the class of 2019 was smaller than usual, academic standards were still held high.
“We would expect OP results that are similar to last year,” he said.
“This year’s cohort is smaller because half the cohort created by prep being made compulsory and bringing Year 7 into high school.
“We are tracking for about just under eight per cent of the cohort getting OP 1s this year.”
Mr Sjogren said four new subjects had been introduced into the senior curriculum as part of the new Australian Tertiary Admission Ranking system.
Outside of the bigger schools, Kuranda District State College in Myola also performed notably.
Four of its six OP-eligible students received an OP 1-5.
At Babinda State School one of its six OP-eligible students received an OP 1-5.
Originally published as St Augustine’s College best in FNQ region for OP scores
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