NAPLAN, Illawarra primary schools: See how your school rates

The Illawarra’s top performing NAPLAN schools have been revealed following the 2019 results release. SEE HOW EVERY SCHOOL RATES.

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A prestigious Wollongong school has emerged as the top performing primary school in the Illawarra area, following the release of 2019 NAPLAN test results.

The dedication of The Illawarra Grammar School’s (TIGS) Year 3 and 5 students saw an average score of 506.1 per student, the top score in schools across the Illawarra and Kiama regions.

TIGS has consistently proven itself among the top performing schools in the Illawarra, after again topping the list in 2018.

While the private school topped the leaderboard, the rest of the top three was made up of public schools.

The Illawarra Grammar School has the best NAPLAN results across the region in 2019.

Wollongong Public School closely followed TIGS with an average score of 505.8 per student, while Bulli Public School was the next best performing school in the Illawarra area, with students averaging a score of 498.

Primary school students in Years 3 and 5 took part in the controversial nationwide standardised test in May last year. The test is designed to measure students in literacy and numeracy and track their progress.

The National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy, better known as NAPLAN, is standardised testing taken by students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 across the country every year.

The tests have proven controversial however, particularly the move from pen and paper to online, which saw widespread computer glitches and concern over the legitimacy of the students’ results.

The three largest states in the country, including NSW, Queensland and Victoria, are running reviews of the NAPLAN system, which has been operating in its current form for more than a decade.

EXCLUSIVE LIST: HOW YOUR SCHOOL RATES – average NAPLAN score per student:

1. The Illawarra Grammar School: 506.1
2. Wollongong Public School: 505.8
3. Bulli Public School: 498
4. Illawarra Christian School: 494.9
5. Austinmer Public School: 493.7
6. St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School: 493.7
7. St Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School: 493.2
8. Scarborough Public School: 492.7
9. Balgownie Public School: 492.2
10. St Peter’s Anglican College – Broulee: 491.3
11. Figtree Public School: 490.6
12. St Michael’s Catholic Primary School: 487.9
13. Coledale Public School: 486.8
14. Stanwell Park Public School: 486.3
15. St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School: 485.2
16. Berry Public School: 485.1
17. Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School: 484.8
18. St Therese Catholic Primary School: 484
19. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School: 482.8
20. St Brigid’s Catholic Primary School: 481.8
21. Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School: 481.3
22. Gerringong Public School: 481
23. Otford Public School: 478.9
24. St Paul’s Catholic Primary School: 478.9
25. Shellharbour Anglican College; 477.8
26. Shellharbour Public School: 477.7
27. Cedars Christian College: 477.4
28. Pleasant Heights Public School: 476.8
29. Woonona Public School: 475.2
30. Nareena Hills Public School: 474.6
31. Minnamurra Public School: 474.5
32. Mount Ousley Public School: 473.7
33. St Pius X Catholic Primary School: 473.3
34. Elonera Montessori School: 473.3
35. Kiama Public School: 473
36. Stella Maris Catholic Primary School: 472.3
37. Mount Kembla Public School: 472
38. Thirroul Public School: 471.5
39. Calderwood Christian School: 471.3
40. Illaroo Road Public School: 469.8
41. Mount Keira Public School: 469.7
42. St Columbkille’s Catholic Primary School: 469.5
43. St John’s Catholic Primary School: 469.5
44. Nowra Anglican College: 469
45. Figtree Heights Public School: 467.7
46. Jamberoo Public School: 466.7
47. Nazareth Catholic Primary School: 465.9
48. Cambewarra Public School: 464.2
49. Woonona East Public School: 463.3
50. Keiraville Public School: 462.8
51. St Michael’s Catholic Primary School: 461.4
52. Shell Cove Public School: 460.1
53. Russell Vale Public School: 459.5
54. Terara Public School: 459.4
55. Mount St Thomas Public School: 459.4
56. Gwynneville Public School: 458.9
57. Nowra Christian School: 458.4
58. Ulladulla Public School: 457.8
59. Dapto Public School: 457.5
60. Mount Terry Public School: 456.8
61. Milton Public School: 454.8
62. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School: 454.2
63. St Bernard’s Primary School Batemans Bay: 454.1
64. Corrimal East Public School: 452.6
65. Flinders Public School: 451
66. Wollongong West Public School: 450.8
67. Vincentia Public School: 449.9
68. Huskisson Public School: 449.5
69. Oak Flats Public School: 449
70. Broulee Public School: 449
71. Albion Park Public School: 448.6
72. Windang Public School: 448.6
73. Lindsay Park Public School: 448
74. Helensburgh Public School: 447
75. Corrimal Public School: 446.6
76. Towradgi Public School: 445.5
77. Unanderra Public School: 444.7
78. Warilla Public School: 443.6
79. Mount Brown Public School: 443.3
80. St Georges Basin Public School: 442.1
81. Moruya Public School: 441
82. Callala Public School: 439.1
83. Fairy Meadow Public School: 437.6
84. Shoalhaven Heads Public School: 437.4
85. Bellambi Public School: 437
86. Berkeley West Public School: 436.8
87. Coniston Public School: 435.4
88. Port Kembla Public School: 434.7
89. Culburra Public School: 434.7
90. Nowra Hill Public School: 432.3
91. Tullimbar Public School: 431.7
92. Sussex Inlet Public School: 430.3
93. Berkeley Public School: 427.8
94. Greenwell Point Public School: 427.4
95. Sunshine Bay Public School: 425.8
96. Farmborough Road Public School: 425.7
97. Primbee Public School: 424.7
98. Tomerong Public School: 421.7
99. Batemans Bay Public School: 420.8
100. Cringila Public School: 418.5
101. Nowra Public School: 418
102. Lake Illawarra South Public School: 414.7
103. Tarrawanna Public School: 413.7
104. Sanctuary Point Public School: 410.1
105. Albion Park Rail Public School: 409.6
106. Mount Warrigal Public School: 409.6
107. Warrawong Public School: 408
108. Bomaderry Public School: 402.8
109. Barrack Heights Public School: 400.2
110. Lake Heights Public School: 397.2
111. North Nowra Public School: 394.9
112. Kemblawarra Public School: 392.5
113. Warilla North Public School: 380.3
114. Koonawarra Public School: 376.3
115. Nowra East Public School: 356.4