I have noticed NAPLAN popping up again in the news as more data was released to the public recently. NAPLAN was never intended to be a school ranking system or something a school should market or brag about – it is designed as an internal diagnostic for schools to identify and target areas of learning need for individuals or groups of students. However, I will provide some overall feedback, seeing as it is a topic of current discussion.
Students sitting NAPLAN are scored into four bands, with two bands sitting below the notional “benchmark” and two above. At Shire Christian, we continue to have strong NAPLAN results. In all four grades and across all five areas tested, Shire students are 8-20% above the state for the number of students achieving the benchmark, with the exception of year 3 numeracy and year 9 writing, which were even higher (23% and 27.9% respectively). Our junior and secondary school staff continue to build strong fundamental literacy and numeracy skills in our students, as part of our broader academic learning culture.
Mr David Stonestreet
Principal
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