NAPLAN results show Mid-North Coast’s top performing schools
An independent analysis of newly released 2024 NAPLAN results has revealed the schools which performed the best in the years 5 and 9 on the Mid-North Coast. See where your school ranked.
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St Columba Anglican School and North East Public School of Distance Education are Mid North Coast’s top performing NAPLAN schools in 2024.
An independent analysis of newly released 2024 NAPLAN results has revealed the schools which performed the best in the Year 5 and Year 9 tests.
North East Public School of Distance Education, in Port Macquarie, had the best primary results of any school on the Mid North Coast, scoring an average of 548.8.
St Columba Anglican School in Port Macquarie was the second best for the region with an average score of 542.6, while The Nature School in Port Macquarie was the third best with an average score of 523.8.
The top performing secondary school was St Columba Anglican School, in Port Macquarie, where the average result was 612.4.
Daniel Kelly is the director of teaching and learning at St Columba and says the results reflect the exceptional commitment of staff and students to academic excellence. “Literacy and numeracy continue to be a focus at the school and are critical for success in education and life,” Mr Kelly said.
“As a ‘deep learning’ school, this achievement underscores the benefits of balancing strong instructional practices with a focus on cultivating deep, transferable competencies, equipping our students for lifelong success.”
Nambucca Valley Christian Community School in Nambucca Heads was the second best for the region with an average score of 593.4, while MacKillop College Port Macquarie in Port Macquarie was the third best with an average score of 578.8.
To determine how each school performed in 2024, the scores for all five test subjects for the student cohort (Yr 5 or Yr 9) were combined and the average found.
Special schools, schools with fewer than 20 students enrolled, and schools that did not report any results for NAPLAN subjects were excluded from the analysis.
The figures were independently compiled from the Federal Government’s MySchool website.
Mid North Coast’s 10 best performing primary schools for 2024:
North East Public School of Distance Education: 548.8
St Columba Anglican School: 542.6
The Nature School: 523.8
St Peter’s Primary School: 519.4
Laurieton Public School: 505.0
Telegraph Point Public School: 503.0
St Joseph’s Primary School: 501.6
Heritage Christian School: 497.2
St Joseph’s Primary School: 495.0
Hastings Public School: 489.8
Mid North Coast’s 10 best performing secondary schools for 2024
St Columba Anglican School: 612.4
Nambucca Valley Christian Community School: 593.4
MacKillop College Port Macquarie: 578.8
Heritage Christian School: 568.6
St Joseph’s Regional College: 560.6
The Nature School: 557.4
St Paul’s College: 550.2
Kempsey Adventist School: 540.2
Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus: 533.6
Macksville High School: 528.6
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