NAPLAN results: Top Liverpool schools revealed

Western and southwestern Sydney primary schools are outperforming students at similar schools across the country across key NAPLAN subjects. Find out whether your child’s school made the top 10 in Liverpool.

St Francis Xavier Primary School students. Picture: Richard Gosling

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Western and southwestern Sydney primary schools are outperforming students at similar schools across the country across key NAPLAN subjects.

The Daily Telegraph looked at the NAPLAN results of more than 650 schools across western Sydney and found students at 122 primary schools achieved results “above” or “substantially above” other schools with similar students in at least three subjects.

The results of students with a similar Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA), were compared by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority to determine how schools fared against others with similar challenges and opportunities.

Year 3 students at St Francis Xavier’s School, Ermington West Public School, Christ the King School and Sherwood Hills Christian School achieved results significantly above similar schools in numeracy, grammar, writing and reading.

While Year 5s at Al-Faisal College, Carlingford West Public School, Castlereagh Public School, St Christopher’s School and Eschol Park Public School excelled at maths comparatively.

In Liverpool, Catholic primary schools dominated across literacy and numeracy, representing half of the top 10 best-performing schools in the region.

Catholic primary schools were well-represented in a list of high-achieving schools in Liverpool. Picture: Frank Monger Photography

Independent schools including Green Valley Islamic College, William Carey Christian School and Thomas Hassall Anglican College made the list, which also included two government schools — Holsworthy Public and Newbridge Heights Public.

Independent high schools represented a majority of the top 10 best-performing high schools in Liverpool, while Moorebank High was the only government school to make the list.

TOP 10 HIGH-ACHIEVING PRIMARY SCHOOLS:

St Francis Xavier’s School

Holsworthy Public School

Good Shepherd Primary School

St Joseph’s Primary School

Green Valley Islamic College

St Christopher’s Primary School

St Catherine of Siena Primary School

Newbridge Heights Public School

William Carey Christian School

Thomas Hassall Anglican College

TOP 10 HIGH-ACHIEVING HIGH SCHOOLS:

William Carey Christian School

Thomas Hassall Anglican College

Green Valley Islamic College

Moorebank High School

Christadelphian Heritage College Sydney

St Mark’s Coptic Orthodox College

Clancy Catholic College

Al Amanah College (Liverpool Campus)

All Saints Catholic College (Boys)

Good Samaritan Catholic College