Biggest NAPLAN improvers in regional Victoria

A school in the Yarra Valley and another in Ararat have seen the biggest improvements in NAPLAN scores in the last five years. Search where your school sits.

The biggest NAPLAN improvers for schools in the regional Victoria region have been revealed along with the schools which have gone backwards.

Chum Creek Primary School in Chum Creek recorded the biggest improvement for a primary school with the average Year 5 NAPLAN results increasing by 22.77 per cent over the past five years of NAPLAN.

Metung Primary School at Metung was the second best with an increase of 21.39 per cent followed by Heathcote Primary School at Heathcote with an increase of 16.63 per cent. Meanwhile, Manangatang P-12 College in Manangatang recorded the biggest improvement for a secondary school with average year 9 NAPLAN results increasing by 9.79 per cent over the past five years of NAPLAN.

Ararat Secondary College at Ararat was the second best with a 8.84 per cent increase followed by Cobden Technical School at Cobden with an increase of 8.73 per cent.

The analysis compared the five year change in NAPLAN results from 2017 and 2021 and revealed the schools which have improved their Year 5 and Year 9 student scores the most.

It was calculated by each school’s combined results for each NAPLAN subject in 2017 and compared to the same results in 2021.

Meanwhile, St Mary’s School in Donald recorded the lowest improvement for a primary school with the average Year 5 NAPLAN results returning a result of -18.91 per cent over the past five years of NAPLAN.

While, Rushworth P-12 College in Rushworth recorded the lowest improvement for a secondary school returning a result of -16.1 per cent over the past five years.