Sunshine Coast’s most improved NAPLAN schools revealed

The most improved primary school cohorts in Sunshine Coast have been revealed following the 2019 NAPLAN release. SEE HOW YOUR SCHOOL IMPROVED

THE most improved primary school cohorts in Sunshine Coast have been revealed following the 2019 NAPLAN release.

Results across the Sunshine Coast region found Year 5 students at Cooroy 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 Cooroy State School improved their average score by 31.9 points from Year 3 to Year 5, the biggest improvement in Sunshine Coast.

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The second most improved primary school was Chancellor State College, where average scores improved 22.3 points from Year 3 to Year 5, while Woodford State School was third, where scores improved 21.5 points.

For high schools, Noosa Pengari Steiner School at Doonan was the most improved with an improvement score of 59.8, followed by Woodford State School where scores improved 26.4 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.

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.

Sunshine Coast's top 10 most improved Yr 5 cohort:

Cooroy State School: 31.9 point increase

Chancellor State College: 22.3 point increase

Woodford State School: 21.5 point increase

Mapleton State School: 20.7 point increase

Kawana Waters State College: 19.9 point increase

Glasshouse Christian College: 19.3 point increase

Beerwah State School: 18.7 point increase

Burpengary Meadows State School: 15.3 point increase

St Thomas More Primary School (Sunshine Beach): 14.7 point increase

Glass House Mountains State School: 14.7 point increase

Sunshine Coast's top 10 most improved Yr 9 cohort:

Noosa Pengari Steiner School: 59.8 point increase

Woodford State School: 26.4 point increase

Kilcoy State High School: 14.6 point increase

Montessori International College: 11.2 point increase

St Eugene College: 10.6 point increase

Coolum State High School: 9.8 point increase

Coolum Beach Christian College: 9.0 point increase

Maleny State High School: 8.4 point increase

St John's College, Nambour: 7.4 point increase

Glasshouse Christian College: 7.0 point increase

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