NAPLAN results in Canberra: How every school performed in Canberra over last 5 years | List

We have crunched the numbers to find out which schools are smashing their NAPLAN results. See if your school is on the list.

Students across the Canberra area are recording much better NAPLAN scores.

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These are the Canberra 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 Canberra school that improved their Year 5 results the most between 2014 and 2018 was Charnwood-Dunlop School, in Charnwood, where the average results across all subjects improved by 7.8 per cent.

A number of schools have dramatically improved their NAPLAN results.

According to an Education Directorate spokeswoman, over recent years, Charnwood-Dunlop School has focused on delivering a strong curriculum and supporting and building teacher expertise.

“This has included a focus on evidence and data to ensure teachers have information to meaningfully track student progress to make sure students are receiving what they need to learn and the best teaching strategies to support next steps,” she said.

“The school has also implemented the Positive Behaviours for Learning framework to create a safe and supportive environment for learning at the school.

“NAPLAN is a point in time test and schools use a range of other methods to assess and support students to make sure meaningful data is tracked and recorded for all students.”

Average Year 9 results at Namadgi School, in Kambah, increased by 5.5 per cent, the biggest improvement in Canberra.

The analysis compared each school’s combined results for each NAPLAN subject in 2014 and compared to the same results in 2018.

Canberra’s second biggest improvement in Year 5 results over those five years was Fadden Primary School, in Fadden, where scores increased 5.6 per cent.

Weetangera Public School has seen a big improvement in NAPLAN results. Picture: Google

The third biggest Year 5 improver was Weetangera Primary School where results increased 5.5 per cent over the five-year period.

The Canberra school with the second biggest Year 9 improvement between 2014 and 2018 was Queanbeyan High School, in Queanbeyan, where results improved 4.5 per cent.

Average results at Melba Copland Secondary School increased 3.2 per cent, the third highest increase in Canberra.

MOST IMPROVED

Canberra’s 10 Year 5 NAPLAN improvers over five years:

Charnwood-Dunlop School: 7.8 per cent

Fadden Primary School: 5.6 per cent

Weetangera Primary School: 5.5 per cent

Palmerston District Primary School: 5.4 per cent

St Thomas More’s Primary School: 4.6 per cent

Hawker Primary School: 4.6 per cent

Miles Franklin Primary School: 4.5 per cent

Mother Teresa School: 4.0 per cent

Orana Steiner School: 3.9 per cent

St Clare of Assisi Primary School: 3.8 per cent

Canberra’s 10 Year 9 NAPLAN improvers over five years:

Namadgi School: 5.5 per cent

Queanbeyan High School: 4.5 per cent

Melba Copland Secondary School: 3.2 per cent

Caroline Chisholm School: 3.0 per cent

Kingsford Smith School: 3.0 per cent

Mount Stromlo High School: 2.5 per cent

Lyneham High School: 2.5 per cent

Harrison School: 2.3 per cent

Calwell High School: 1.7 per cent

Belconnen High School: 1.6 per cent