Naplan results 2019: Most improved Gold Coast schools
The most improved school cohorts on the Gold Coast have been revealed following the 2019 NAPLAN release. Find out how your local school rated.
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THE most improved school cohorts in Gold Coast have been revealed following the 2019 NAPLAN release.
Results across the Gold Coast region found that among primary schools, Year 5 students at Cedar Creek State School improved their NAPLAN scores more than any other cohort in the region.
To find how each cohort improved, the school’s average NAPLAN score was compared to the state’s average score for 2017 Year 3 and 2019 Year 5.
Students at Cedar Creek State School improved their average score by 25.3 points from Year 3 to Year 5, the biggest improvement on the Gold Coast.
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The second most improved primary school was Burleigh Heads State School where average scores improved 24.1 points from Year 3 to Year 5, while Somerset College was third where scores improved 22.7 points.
For high schools, Upper Coomera State College was the most improved with an improvement score of 18.0 followed by Windaroo Valley State High School, where scores improved 16.8 points.
Across Queensland the most improved school was Aurukun State School where the Year 5 cohort improved the average NAPLAN score by 70.66 points compared to their 2016 results.
The NAPLAN test remains controversial among educators and parents with concerns it does not fully capture everything a student learns at school.
FULL LIST: HOW EVERY GOLD COAST SCHOOL PERFORMED IN NAPLAN
A Queensland Government response to an independent review of the test stated NAPLAN remained important to maintain school accountability.
At the time Queensland education minister Grace Grace called for a nationwide review of the test.
But the test is seen as an important way to view a school cohort at one moment in time and schools use the results to improve teaching.
Gold Coast’s top 10 most improved Yr 5 cohort
Cedar Creek State School: 25.3 point increase
Burleigh Heads State School: 24.1 point increase
Somerset College: 22.7 point increase
St Bernard State School: 22.5 point increase
Livingstone Christian College: 19.3 point increase
Coolangatta State School: 19.1 point increase
Oxenford State School: 14.3 point increase
Robina State School: 14.1 point increase
Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School (Lords): 12.9 point increase
Guardian Angels’ Catholic Primary School (S’port): 12.5 point increase
Gold Coast’s top 10 most improved Yr 9 cohort
Upper Coomera State College: 18.0 point increase
Windaroo Valley State High School: 16.8 point increase
The Kooralbyn International School: 15.4 point increase
Coombabah State High School: 14.4 point increase
Rivermount College - Yatala: 9.8 point increase
Silkwood School: 9.0 point increase
Pacific Pines State High School: 8.2 point increase
Robina State High School: 8.2 point increase
Assisi Catholic College: 7.6 point increase
Tamborine Mountain College: 6.6 point increase
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