Naplan results 2023: How Western Downs’ schools performed
We’ve crunched the numbers to reveal which schools have performed the best in NAPLAN across the Western Downs this year. Check out the results in our interactive map.
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Bell State School and Meandarra State School are South West Queensland’s top performing NAPLAN schools.
An independent analysis of newly-released 2023 NAPLAN results has revealed the schools which performed the best in the year 5 and year 9 tests.
Meandarra State School, in Meandarra, had the best primary result in South West Queensland, scoring an average of 513.0 this year.
Moonie State School in Moonie was the second best for the region with an average score of 512.0, while Teelba State School in Teelba was the third best with an average score of 511.4.
The top performing secondary school was Bell State School, in Bell, where the average result was 581.2.
Border Rivers Christian College in Goondiwindi was the second best for the region with an average score of 574.0, while Dalby Christian College in Dalby was the third best with an average score of 572.6.
To determine how each school performed in 2023, the scores for all five test subjects for the student cohort (year 5 or year 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.
South West Queensland’s 10 best performing primary schools for 2023
Meandarra State School: 513.0
Moonie State School: 512.0
Teelba State School: 511.4
Our Lady of the Southern Cross College: 499.8
Thargomindah State School: 495.4
St Mary’s School: 492.4
Bell State School: 491.0
Morven State School: 489.4
Border Rivers Christian College: 487.6
St Monica’s School: 480.2
South West Queensland’s 10 best performing secondary schools for 2023
Bell State School: 581.2
Border Rivers Christian College: 574.0
Dalby Christian College: 572.6
Our Lady of the Southern Cross College: 558.0
Chinchilla Christian College: 554.2
St John’s School: 553.6
Oakey State High School: 546.4
Dalby State High School: 542.4
Cecil Plains State School: 540.6
Wandoan State School P-10: 537.2
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