Western Downs primary and secondary schools NAPLAN results revealed

The region’s top academic schools have been named, as the full list of every school’s NAPLAN results can be revealed for the first time in two years. See which school’s came out on top:

The Western Downs best and worst-performing schools in NAPLAN testing can be revealed, making it the first time in two years the full results have been released.

Dalby Christian College was one of the stand out achievers in this years results, with the private school’s Year 7 and 9 students coming out on top in the Western Downs region, followed by Dalby State High School.

Drillham State School and Dalby South State School were neck-and-neck in primary results, with Dalby coming out on top by a narrow margin.

Dalby Christian College principal Marie Skerman said she was incredibly proud of her students, particularly given all hurdles teachers have had to face over the past year with Covid.

Ms Skerman said her school’s results were a reflection of their streamlined curriculum, which focused on the fundamentals.

“The advantage of our school is that we start in prep and go right through to year 12, so we can sequentially develop skills through the primarily school that carry over into the high school,” she said.

The NAPLAN data is also a vital part of the school’s teaching success, with teachers using the information to guide students.

“Through mapping that data and following up with teachers we can see where students may have struggled, so we can either adjust the program accordingly,” Ms Skerman said.

“So the NAPLAN data becomes one of our data source among many. We do regular reading and math testing and use that data to find out where the struggles are.”

Ms Skerman said the school aimed to equip students with a positive mindset toward testing.

“We like to help them develop the mindset to keep trying and never give up,” she said.

“And if you get in a situation that you find tough, hang in there and keep going.”

Education Minister Grace Grace announced in parliament that from next year, students would sit their annual NAPLAN tests earlier.

Ms Grace said as a result of the review conducted by Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT into the annual numeracy and literacy tests, the country’s education ministers had agreed to move the test to Term 1, rather than Term 2.

Bell State School

Year 7 average: 529.4

Year 9 average: 525

High school average: 1054.4

Chinchilla State School

Year 3 average: 376.8

Year 5 average: 458.2

Primary school average: 835

Chinchilla State High School

Year 7 average: 478.6

Year 9 average: 543.6

High school average: 1022.2

Chinchilla Christian College

Year 7 average: 528.6

Year 9 average: 530.8

High school average: 1059.4

Dalby State School

Year 3 average: 379.6

Year 5 average: 453

Primary school average: 832.6

Dalby South State School

Year 3 average: 426.2

Year 5 average: 498.2

Primary school average: 924.4

Dalby State High School

Year 7 average: 523.8

Year 9 average: 554

High school average: 1077.8

Dalby Christian College

Year 7 average: 546.2

Year 9 average: 567

High school average: 1113.2

Drillham State School

Year 3 average: 408

Year 5 average: 516.6

Primary school average: 924.6

Injune State School

Year 3 average: 338.6

Year 5 average: 495.2

Primary school average: 833.8

Jandowae State School

Year 3 average: 368.6

Year 5 average: 462.2

Primary school average: 830.8

Year 7 average: 473

Year 9 average: 546.4

High school average: 1019.4

Kogan State School

Year 5 average: 422.2

Primary school average: 422.2

Meandarra State School

Year 3 average: 485.6

Primary school average: 285.6

Miles State School

Year 3 average: 380.8

Year 5 average: 462.6

Primary school average: 843.4

Mile State High School

Year 7 average: 507

Year 9 average: 549.6

High school average: 1056.6

Moonie State School

Year 5 average: 517.8

Primary school average: 517.8

St Joseph’s Chinchilla

Year 3 average: 419.4

Year 5 average: 486

Primary school average: 905.4

St Joseph’s Tara

Year 3 average: 354.6

Primary school average: 354.6

Tara Shire State College

Year 3 average: 342

Year 5 average: 415

Primary school average: 757

Year 7 average: 447.2

Year 9 average: 511.6

High school average: 958.8

The Gums State School

Year 3 average: 373.6

Year 5 average: 423.8

Primary school average: 797.4

Wandoan State School

Year 3 average: 414.4

Year 5 average: 483.4

Primary school average: 897.8

Year 7 average: 519

High school average: 519

Originally published as Western Downs primary and secondary schools NAPLAN results revealed