Townsville and NQ’s top NAPLAN schools revealed

The top performing NAPLAN schools in Townsville and North Queensland have been revealed following the 2019 results release.

THE top performing NAPLAN schools in Townsville and North Queensland 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 North Queensland region, Townsville Grammar School was found to be the best performing school.

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The second best performing primary school was The Cathedral School where the average result was 4894 for Year 3 and Year 5 students.

The third best performing primary school was Annandale Christian College where the school-wide average score was 4797.

Townsville Grammar School principal Timothy Kelly a year round focus enabled students to ease in to the NAPLAN tests.

“We don’t specifically focus on NAPLAN preparation but what we do have is very strong literacy and numeracy programs that run right throughout the year levels,” he said.

“We try to get the students to approach the two days of testing so it’s a bit more relaxed.

They’re well prepared because of the nature of what they do at school already. We really work on numeracy and literacy right throughout the year.”

Mr Kelly said the grammar school’s Year 7 students performed particularly well.

Townsville Grammar School topped the high school performance list with 6037 points.

The second best performing high school was The Cathedral School where the average score was 5813, while the third best performing school was Annandale Christian College where the average score was 5749.

The NAPLAN test remains controversial with the Queensland Government calling for a national review into the test.

After an independent review Queensland Education Minister Grace Grace said it was time for a comprehensive national review of NAPLAN testing to ensure it remained current.

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.

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North Queensland’s top 10 performing primary schools:

Townsville Grammar School (Annandale): 5074 points

The Cathedral School: 4894 points

Annandale Christian College: 4797 points

St Joseph’s Catholic School (North Ward): 4791 points

St Clare’s Catholic School: 4711 points

Columba Catholic College (Mount Carmel Campus): 4700 points

Belgian Gardens State School: 4692 points

Ryan Catholic College: 4649 points

Southern Cross Catholic College (Annandale): 4637 points

Mission Beach State School: 4605 points

North Queensland’s top 10 performing high schools:

Townsville Grammar School (North Ward): 6037 points

The Cathedral School: 5813 points

Annandale Christian College: 5749 points

Southern Cross Catholic College (Annandale): 5724 points

St Margaret Mary’s College: 5700 points

Ryan Catholic College: 5596 points

Burdekin Catholic High School: 5567 points

Gilroy Santa Maria College: 5492 points

Tully State High School: 5481 points

Ingham State High School: 5442 points

Originally published as Townsville and NQ’s top NAPLAN schools revealed