Revealed: How every school in Moreton performed in Naplan

The first NAPLAN results published in two years have shown Moreton’s state primary and high schools can cut it with our region’s top private colleges. SEE THE FULL LIST

The first NAPLAN results published in two years have revealed some big winners and some familiar names across Moreton’s primary and secondary schools.

Scooping the pool this year was The Lakes College in North Lakes, which was the top performer in Years 3 and 5 and also in Years 7 and 9.

Caboolture Montessori School was the surprise top improver in reading for Years 3 and 5 anywhere in Queensland, with a whopping 69 per cent of students achieving above average progress (compared with students from a similar background).

The Lakes College students Merida Corr, Libby Pontin, Holly Conroy and Sameera Jones on the first day at school this year. Picture, John Gass

Woodford State School continued its recent run of strongly-improved results, while two other state primary schools — Patrick Road and Albany Hills — muscled out some of the big names in private education to make it into the top five.

The five highest Year 3 and Year 5 results in Moreton in 2021, when the NAPLAN tests were taken by Queensland children, were: The Lakes College (991.4); Patrick Road (989.2); All Saints Primary School (965.2); Albany Hills (963.2); and Good Shepherd Christian School (963).

The top five Moreton secondary schools were: The Lakes College (1164.8); Genesis Christian College (1158.5); Mueller College (1130.4); St Benedict’s College (1128.8); and Albany Creek State High (1126.6).

Principal Yvonne Rinaldi with students Charlotte Barrett 6, Victoria Lee 5, Casper Tennant 5, and Ruby Messinbird-Shellard 7, at Caboolture Montessori School. Picture: Lachie Millard

Caboolture Montessori School principal, Yvonne Rinaldi, said they did not place an emphasis on NAPLAN but were nonetheless very pleased.

“We’re all about getting the children to experience as much as possible,’’ she said.

“Testing and assessment is something they will be expected to do in high school, so we recommend to our parents that their children explore NAPLAN.

“We did a version in April, so when they did the test in May they weren’t stressed about it.’’

Ms Rinaldi said the school focused on reading from Year 4, getting children to experience it through a variety of texts.

Woodford Year 5 students in 2019 after learning their school was one of the biggest improvers over the previous five years in NAPLAN.

St Benedict’s College, at Mango Hill showed money doesn’t necessarily buy good grades.

Its students turned in one of the region’s best performances despite having its cheapest fees last year – charging $2300 for Year 7-12 students.

Woodford State School continued its run of strong results after it was revealed as the third biggest improver in Moreton for Year 9 results between 2015 and 2019.

Its Year 3 students posted the biggest improvements for that year level in Moreton in the 2021 NAPLAN, in both reading and grammar.