Townsville’s best primary, high school revealed
Townsville’s best primary and secondary schools have been revealed based on how they fared in NAPLAN last year. See where your school ranks. FULL LIST OF EVERY NQ SCHOOL
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With just days before school starts again for the new year, the Townsville Bulletin can reveal the top rated primary and secondary schools in the region.
Townsville Grammar School was appointed the best primary and secondary school by website Better Education.
The website is run independently of government and describes its aim as providing “informative and comparative school results including school rankings or ratings and lists of best performing schools, to parents wanting to make choices about schooling for their children”.
It compared 202 schools’ NAPLAN scores in 2019 to provide information on the best schools and how they compared around the state.
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The overall position for primary schools was determined by 2019 Year 5 results and for secondary, Year 9 results.
The best overall score is an index of performance, not a ranking, the best score is 100 and the worst is 60, according to the independent website.
Townsville Grammar School got an overall score of 99 for both its primary and secondary campuses.
“We are very pleased to have ranked 99 for both our secondary and primary campuses,” Townsville Grammar School principal Timothy Kelly said.
North Queensland’s Top 10 schools
- Townsville Grammar School (both primary & secondary campuses) – 99
- St Joseph’s Catholic School – 96
- Annandale Christian College – 96
- The Cathedral School of St Anne & St James – 96
- Forrest Beach State School – 95
- Columba Catholic College Charters Towers – 94
- Southern Cross Catholic College – 94
- Belgian Gardens State School – 92
- St Margaret Mary’s College – 92
- Marian Catholic School – 90
“These results are a reflection of our professional teaching team and a culture of learning that is strongly evident at the school.”
Mr Kelly said the school was well known for its academic achievement. He said students were well supported by teaching staff across all grades.
“We are focused on providing the optimal learning environment with consistent, sequential and focused programs, particularly in literacy and numeracy,” he said.
Last year, Better Education awarded Townsville Grammar School a perfect 100 overall score for its primary campus and a near perfect 99 for its high school campus.
Other Townsville schools which featured highly on the site’s listings included St Joseph’s Catholic School and Belgian Gardens State School.
RANKINGS
Townsville Grammar School (Annandale) – 99
Townsville Grammar School (Burdell) – 99
St Joseph’s Catholic School – 96
Annandale Christian College – 96
The Cathedral School of St Anne & St James – 96
Forrest Beach State School – 95
Columba Catholic College Charters Towers – 94
Southern Cross Catholic College – 94
Belgian Gardens State School – 92
St Margaret Mary’s College – 92
Marian Catholic School – 90
Ryan Catholic College – 90
Burdekin Catholic High School, Ayr – 89
Hermit Park State School – 88
Magnetic Island State School – 88
All Souls St Gabriels School – 87
Annandale State School – 87
Calvary Christian College – 87
Holy Spirit Catholic School – 87
Julia Creek State School – 87
Charters Towers School of Distance Education – 86
Gilroy Santa Maria College Ingham – 86
Happy Valley State School – 84
Home Hill State School – 83
Hughenden State School – 83
Ignatius Park College – 83
Mount Isa School of the Air – 83
Oonoonba State School – 83
Our Lady of Lourdes Ingham – 83
Townsville Central State School – 83
Woodstock State School – 83
Ingham State High School – 82
Kirwan State School – 82
North Shore State School – 81
Pimlico State High School – 81
Rollingstone State School – 81
Barkly Highway State School – 80
East Ayr State School – 80
Mundingburra State School – 80
Richmond Hill State School – 80
William Ross State High School – 80
Bluewater State School – 79
Townsville South State School – 79
Burdekin Christian College – 78
Ingham State School – 78
Railway Estate State School – 78
The Willows State School – 78
Blackheath and Thornburgh College – 77
Charters Towers Central State School – 77
Giru State School – 77
St Patrick’s College Townsville – 77
Brandon State School – 76
Currajong State School – 76
Good Shepherd Catholic Community School – 76
Ayr State High School – 75
Cranbrook State School – 75
Home Hill State High School – 75
Richmond State School – 75
Aitkenvale State School – 74
Kirwan State High School – 74
Millchester State School – 74
Townsville West State School – 74
Cloncurry State School P-12 – 74
Wulguru State School – 74
Bohlevale State School – 73
Garbutt State School – 73
Healy State School – 73
Heatley State School – 73
Kelso State School – 73
Mount Isa Central State School – 73
Rasmussen State School – 73
Victoria Plantation State School – 73
Ayr State School – 72
Townview State School – 72
Vincent State School – 72
Bwgcolman Community School – 71
Charters Towers State High School – 71
Northern Beaches State High School – 71
Townsville State High School – 71
Spinifex State College - Mount Isa – 70
Heatley Secondary College – 69
Thuringowa State High School – 69
St Theresa’s College Abergowie – 68
[Note: Schools not listed above were not rated on the Better Education website]
Originally published as Townsville’s best primary, high school revealed