Top NAPLAN schools in western Sydney
The best performing schools in NAPLAN over the past five years have been revealed. See where your child’s school sits here.
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The western Sydney schools that are consistent top performers in NAPLAN have been revealed in new schools data.
An analysis of five years of NAPLAN results has shown the primary schools and high schools that performed the best in Year 5 and Year 9 tests between 2014 and 2018.
To calculate how each school performed across these years, average scores for each year were combined and the yearly average was found.
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.
The figures were independently compiled from the Federal Government’s MySchool website.
For Year 9 results, western Sydney’s selective high schools dominated the rankings, with James Ruse Agricultural High School in Carlingford achieving an average yearly result of 3719.6 over the five-year period.
Following in second place was nearby selective school Baulkham Hills High, where the yearly result was 3542.4.
Girraween High School, also a selective school, located in Girraween, had the third highest result for this period, with an average of 3463.6.
However, non-selective, independent schools Tangara School for Girls in Cherrybrook and Montgrove College in Orchard Hills and rounded out the top six performers, with average results of 3218.6 and 3209.0 respectively.
Montgrove principal Lourdes Mejia celebrated the school’s success, which she said stemmed from their tight-knit community.
“At the school we have this philosophy that parents are the first educators,” Ms Mejia said.
“We try to work very closely with parents to get the best results and a very holistic education for the child.”
Ms Mejia said the school’s smaller size, of about 510 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, enabled for more personalised learning.
She said despite the school’s success compared to local selective schools, Montgrove focused less on comparisons and how to best improve students’ results.
The school combines a focus on traditional areas of learning, such as literacy, with the development of skills for the modern world.
“At the core of it, because we deal closely with the parents, we develop a good work ethic in the students and that makes a big difference.”
For Year 5 results, Matthew Pearce Public School in Baulkham Hills had higher results than any other school in western Sydney, scoring an average of 2902.2 each year.
North Rocks Public School in North Rocks had the second highest results for Year 5s, with a yearly average of 2898.2.
The third best performing Year 5 school was Carlingford West Public School, in Carlingford, with five yearly average results of 2871.4.
Western Sydney’s 10 best performing Year 5 schools between 2014 and 2018
Matthew Pearce Public School: 2902.2
North Rocks Public School: 2898.2
Carlingford West Public School: 2871.4
Murray Farm Public School: 2838.2
Dural Public School: 2814.8
The King’s School: 2775.6
Montgrove College: 2767.2
Greystanes Public School: 2746.8
John Purchase Public School: 2744.4
Cherrybrook Public School: 2739.4
Western Sydney’s 10 best performing Year 9 schools between 2014 and 2018
James Ruse Agricultural High School: 3719.6
Baulkham Hills High School: 3542.4
Girraween High School: 3463.6
Penrith High School: 3414.8
Tangara School for Girls: 3218.6
Montgrove College: 3209.0
Sefton High School: 3191.0
The King’s School: 3168.4
Tara Anglican School for Girls: 3154.6
Wollemi College: 3131.4