NAPLAN results for upper north shore primary school revealed as public schools dominate in top 10

NAPLAN primary school results have revealed public schools are dominating the top 10 schools in the upper north shore but a private school has topped the lot. See every school’s results in the Hornsby Shire and Ku-ring-gai region.

Amanda Smith teaching maths to year 2 students at Pymble Ladies College in Sydney back in 2016. Picture: James Croucher

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Results from the 2019 NAPLAN test have been revealed with a prestigious private girls school topping a list of 50 primary schools in the upper north shore.

More than half of the schools that made it in the top 10 were public schools.

Students in Years 3 and 5 participated in the nationwide standardised test in May last year with the test designed to measure students’ literacy and numeracy skills.

Across the upper north shore region Years 3 and 5 students at Abbotsleigh Junior School got an average NAPLAN score of 552.1 – making it the area’s top performing primary school.

The second best performing primary school was St Ives North Public School where the average result was 544.9 for Year 3 and Year 5 students.

The third best performing primary school was Hornsby North Public School which had an average of 544.7.

Abbotsleigh head of junior school Sally Ruston.

There were only four private schools which made it in the top 10 list with three of them being girls schools with the exception of Knox Grammar School.

Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Lindfield was fourth on the list.

The NAPLAN test remains controversial with the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, the federal body responsible for developing national curriculum and assessment, this year revamping the MySchool website where school’s NAPLAN results are publicly displayed.

Focus groups across the country found MySchool was difficult to navigate and was filled with technical language and jargon.

ACARA also had to further explain on the website the benefits of NAPLAN and MySchool to parents.

Hornsby North Public School at 52 Ida St. Hornsby.

Upper north shore primary school NAPLAN results ranked:

1. Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga: 552.1
2. St Ives North Public School, St Ives: 544.9
3. Hornsby North Public School, Hornsby: 544.7
4. Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Lindfield: 540.6
5. Beaumont Road Public School, Killara: 538.9
6. Pymble Public School, Pymble: 536.3
7. Pymble Ladies’ College, Pymble: 536.2
8. Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga: 533.7
9. Waitara Public School, Wahroonga: 527.1
10. Tangara School for Girls, Cherrybrook: 525
11. Lindfield East Public School, East Lindfield: 524.2
12. Cherrybrook Public School, Cherrybrook: 522.8
13. Warrawee Public School, Turramurra: 522.4
14. Lindfield Public School, Lindfield: 522.1
15. Barker College, Hornsby: 521.3
16. Gordon West Public School, Pymble: 519.1
17. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Pymble: 519.1
18. Prouille Catholic Primary School, Wahroonga: 514.7
19. Ravenswood School for Girls, Gordon: 513.3
20. Killara Public School, Killara: 513.3
21. St Ives Public School, St Ives: 511.9
22. Masada College, St Ives: 511.1
23. Turramurra Public School, Turramurra: 509.8
24. John Purchase Public School, Cherrybrook: 508.5
25. Hornsby South Public School, Hornsby: 508.1
26. Wahroonga Public School, Wahroonga: 508
27. Redfield College, Dural: 505.7
28. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Waitara: 505.3
29. St Agatha’s Catholic Primary School, Pennant Hills: 504.3
30. Wahroonga Adventist School, Wahroonga: 503.6
31. Gordon East Public School, Gordon: 502.4
32. Normanhurst West Public School, Thornleigh: 502
33. Pacific Hills Christian School, Dural: 500.9
34. Turramurra North Public School, North Turramurra: 500.8
35. Pennant Hills Public School, Pennant Hills: 500.6
36. Dural Public School, Dural: 496.2
37. St Bernard’s Catholic Primary School, Berowra Heights: 486.5
38. Northside Montessori School, Pymble: 485.8
39. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, St Ives: 485.1
40. Northholm Grammar School, Arcadia: 484.1
41. Arcadia Public School, Arcadia: 482.5
42. Asquith Public School, Asquith: 482.2
43. Thornleigh West Public School, Thornleigh: 482.1
44. St Ives Park Public School, St Ives: 478.6
45. Hornsby Heights Public School, Hornsby: 478.5
46. Berowra Public School, Berowra: 478.1
47. St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, Asquith: 477.4
48. Wideview Public School, Berowra Heights: 474.5
49. Mount Kuring-gai Public School, Mount Kuring-Gai: 472.3
50. Galston Public School, Galston: 462.3