NAPLAN results in southwest Sydney: How every school performed in southwest Sydney over last 5 years | List
Bonnyrigg Public School and St Michael’s Catholic Primary School have shown the biggest improvements in NAPLAN results for the past five years.
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These are the South West Sydney schools that have improved their NAPLAN results the most in the last five years.
An analysis of five years’ worth of NAPLAN results has revealed the schools that have improved their Year 5 and Year 9 student scores the most.
The South West Sydney school that improved their Year 5 results the most between 2014 and 2018 was Bonnyrigg Public School, where the average results across all subjects improved by 10.42 per cent.
South West Sydney’s second biggest improvement in Year 5 results over those five years was St Michael’s Catholic Primary School, in Belfield, where scores increased 10.3 per cent.
The third biggest Year 5 improver was Irfan College, in Cecil Park, where results increased 9.3 per cent over the five-year period.
Average Year 9 results at St Mary and St Mina’s Coptic Orthodox College, in Bexley, increased by 7.3 per cent, the biggest improvement in South West Sydney.
The analysis compared each school’s combined results for each NAPLAN subject in 2014 and compared to the same results in 2018.
BIG IMPROVEMENTS
The South West Sydney school with the second biggest Year 9 improvement between 2014 and 2018 was Moorefield Girls High School, in Kogarah, where results improved 6.3 per cent.
Average results at Al Amanah College, in Liverpool, increased 6.1 per cent, the third highest increase in South West Sydney.
For St Michael’s Catholic Primary School, Belfield, their remarkable improvement in NAPLAN scores is all about smiles.
The school showed a massive 10.3 per cent rise for Year 5 from 2014-19, just behind Bonnyrigg Public School, which declined to be interviewed for this article.
According to St Michael’s Catholic Primary School’s very proud principal Mary Colagrossi, much of their improvement is due to the success of their three steps, topped off by the Smiles strategy.
“Our recipe for success is three steps, Smile strategy, know the learner and celebrate success,” Ms Colagrossi said.
“SMILE stands for Smile, Make good choices, Include God in your day, Learn as much as you can, Enjoy being you.
“Our smile Strategy allows the students to have a simple framework to follow and the posters are seen throughout the school.”
Ms Colagrossi said their parents value NAPLAN testing, saying they realise (NAPLAN) is a one off event in Years 3 and 5.
“They realise (NAPLAN) is a one off event in Years 3 and 5,” she said.
EVERY LESSON IS IMPORTANT
“As a school every lesson is important and students know that because they write their learning intention and their success criteria for their learning.”
Ms Colagrossi said their staff tailors the learning for each child, working with parents while using a data wall to plot students’ learning gains.
Importantly, St Michael’s students are acknowledged at class level, stage level, school level and community level through the Annual Academic Awards ceremony. Here every student is acknowledged for their learning gains during the year.
Irfan College principal Ali Arabaci said the school used the explicit-instruction approach, which allows educators to develop a student’s background knowledge of topics.
“The explicit-instruction framework allows us to sequence lessons to accomodate for most of our students, building the students to mastery of their subjects,” Mr Arabaci said.
“We have a tight-knit culture and it’s a smaller school, which allows us to build a rapport (with students) and build strong relationships, so we are then able to respond to their needs.”
He said the recent NAPLAN improvement was evidence the college’s teaching methods were.
South West Sydney’s 10 Year 5 NAPLAN improvers over five years:
Bonnyrigg Public School: 10.4 per cent
St Michael’s Catholic Primary School: 10.3 per cent
Irfan College: 9.4 per cent
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School: 9.3 per cent
Belfield College: 9.0 per cent
Kemps Creek Public School: 8.5 per cent
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School: 7.4 per cent
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School: 7.2 per cent
Liverpool West Public School: 7.0 per cent
Bald Face Public School: 6.95 per cent
Southwest Sydney’s 10 Year 9 NAPLAN improvers over five years:
St Mary and St Mina’s Coptic Orthodox College: 7.4 per cent
Moorefield Girls High School: 6.3 per cent
Al Amanah College: 6.1 per cent
Al Zahra College: 5.1 per cent
Thomas Reddall High School: 4.9 per cent
Kogarah High School: 4.2 per cent
The Jannali High School: 4.2 per cent
Campbelltown Performing Arts High School: 3.9 per cent
Sir Joseph Banks High School: 3.9 per cent
Endeavour Sports High School: 3.6 per cent