NAPLAN results Northern Sydney: How every school performed
We have crunched five years of results to bring you the ultimate list to the best and worst schools from across the Northern Sydney region according to NAPLAN results.
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An independent analysis of five years of NAPLAN results have revealed the schools that performed the best in the Northern Sydney region.
An independent analysis of five years of NAPLAN results have revealed the schools that performed the best in the Northern Sydney region.
The independent analysis, which compiled data from the Federal Government’s MySchool website, looked at scores from the year five and year nine tests between 2014 and 2018.
Over that five-year period, Abbotsleigh, in Wahroonga, had higher year five results than any other school in the region, scoring an average of 2961.8 each year.
The total score was calculated by adding up the results for reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy.
The total average was then calculated from across the five years.
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In comparison the average score across the state for year five NAPLAN was 2436.24 with the lowest performing school Moree East Public School with an average of 1816.
The average score across Northern Sydney region for year five was 2562.97. The lowest performing school was Ermington West Public School with an average of 2412.
Leading private school Abbotsleigh, which boasts an extended tuition program providing classes in creative writing, spoken word and musical theatre, also placed second overall in the state for average year five results.
Abbotsleigh’s strongest year five performance was in grammar, followed by reading and spelling.
Placing second in the region was another independent school, St Aloysius’ College in Kirribilli, which scored an average of 2939.4.
However, bucking the trend of independent school domination in the region was Artarmon Public School, coming in third with a score of 2939.4.
Artarmon Public School’s principal, Louise Green, attributed the school’s achievement to the school’s “teachers working and learning together”.
“Our achievements in year five are a result of the commitment and expertise from teachers in all grades,” Ms Green said.
“All staff are fully committed to making a difference for students from kindergarten to year six and we all work collaboratively as a learning community to make that happen.”
Ms Green emphasised Artarmon Public School’s holistic approach to learning, which gives equal importance to subjects like music.
“The development of the whole child is critical in each child achieving success. Research clearly indicates that music participation … results in academic achievement and a deeper engagement in school,” she said.
While Artarmon Public School will use these results to reflect on academic growth and plan for future learning goals, Ms Green said NAPLAN remained “only a snapshot” for measuring achievement.
“As a school we focus on quality teaching and learning opportunities for all students and if we do this successfully it will be seen in NAPLAN results … What we do each day is the most important thing for students,” she said.
Artarmon Public’s best year five performance was in grammar with an average score of 608.4, followed by numeracy and reading.
Round out the top five for the year 5 results were Belrose’s John Colet School (2906.6) and Hornsby North Public School (2900.4).
Government selective schools dominated year nine NAPLAN results in Northern Sydney.
The top performing year nine school was North Sydney Girls High School where the average yearly result was 3584.0 across the five years.
North Sydney Girls’ best average year nine performance was in numeracy with an average score of 775.4, followed by spelling and grammar.
The rest of the top five schools in Northern Sydney for year nine are all government schools with selective streams.
North Sydney Boys High School (3582.4), Hornsby Girls High School (3538.4), Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus (3512.8) and Normanhurst Boys High School (3452.0).
Special schools, schools with fewer than 20 students enrolled in either year, and schools that did not report any results for NAPLAN subjects in either year were excluded from the analysis.
Northern Sydney’s 10 best performing Year 5 schools between 2014 and 2018 were:
1. Abbotsleigh: 2961.8
2. St Aloysius’ College: 2957.4
3. Artarmon Public School: 2939.4
4. John Colet School: 2906.6
5. Hornsby North Public School: 2900.4
6. Beecroft Public School: 2899.2
7. Chatswood Public School: 2859.6
8. St Ives North Public School: 2852.4
9. Waitara Public School: 2843.2
10. St Mary’s Catholic Primary School: 2841.2
Northern Sydney’s 10 best performing Year 9 schools between 2014 and 2018 were:
1. North Sydney Girls High School: 3584.0
2. North Sydney Boys High School: 3582.4
3. Hornsby Girls High School: 3538.4
4. Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus: 3512.8
5. Normanhurst Boys High School: 3452.0
6. St Aloysius’ College: 3289.4
7. Abbotsleigh: 3288.2
8. Pymble Ladies’ College: 3228.2
9. Queenwood: 3213.6
10. Wenona School: 3200.2