Academic Results 2017 - A.B. Paterson College€¦ · Our Academic Results have continued to improve each and every year, and 2017 was no different. In fact, 2017 was the year in

Academic Results 2017

EXCELLENCE • CARE • COMMITMENT

E S TA B L I S H E D 1 9 9 1

S T E P P I N G I N T O T O M O R R O W

Foreword

It gives me great pleasure to present the 2017 Academic results to our A.B. Paterson College community. The results achieved are a tremendous credit to our students and their teachers, and reflect our deliberate focus on improving our teaching and learning practice, and the quality of instruction by our teachers.

I thank our dedicated and hardworking staff, ably led by their Heads of School, Heads of Faculty, and our Director of Teaching and Learning. These inspirational and dynamic leaders provide much valuable advice to our students and, in turn, help shape their lives and provide opportunities unavailable to many young people. To all in our community, who have committed themselves to the education of a child each and every day in a classroom, our society owes you much.

Our Academic Results have continued to improve each and every year, and 2017 was no different. In fact, 2017 was the year in which our students achieved the second best set of results in the College’s entire history. Their commitment and that of their teachers has indeed produced one of the finest set of results our College has ever seen.

Notwithstanding these wonderful academic achievements, we must remember that education cannot be simply reduced to a numeric scale, but rather we have an essential role in the education of each and every heart.

I thank all staff who have been an essential ingredient in the development of those children entrusted to us. I thank you for ‘lighting the fire’ that is intellectual curiosity and endeavour; and for keeping the education of the heart at the very heart of our education.

Brian GrimesPRINCIPAL

The results achieved are a tremendous credit to our students and their teachers, and reflect our deliberate focus on improving our teaching and learning practice, and the quality of instruction by our teachers.


Year 12 Academic Achievements at a Glance

A.B. Paterson College has long been known for its high standards and academic achievement. These achievements are not only the result of a leading and research-based pedagogy, but also of outstanding teachers skilled in their subject disciplines, with a genuine commitment to eLearning, the development of what we refer to as Contemporary Learning Skills, and outstanding care for the children entrusted to us.

Although the true calling of education has long been recognised as the ‘lighting of a fire’, as opposed to the, ‘filling of a pail’ [W Yeats], there are many educators that have yet to develop the

educational strategies and processes, or pedagogy, to achieve this higher purpose and understanding. The teaching staff at A.B. Paterson College base their pedagogy on the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Teaching for Understanding framework. This framework provides the structure for all staff to offer a curriculum that is engaging, relevant, and enables the development of higher-order thinking skills and genuine understanding, not simply fact retention.

Since 2012 the College has had a very deliberate focus on the development of our teaching staff. Research worldwide continues to show that the greatest

impact on a child’s learning is indeed the quality of the teacher. This is where our College shines and is the reason we have continued to improve our Academic Results each and every year.

Our pedagogy has continued to evolve and to provide the essential contemporary learning skills our students need, both now and in the future. An education at our College is so much more than content. It is the development of individual thinking skills, and the deep and rich engagement with curriculum that goes far beyond the bounds of text books and course outlines that makes the difference in our approach to teaching and learning.

It is my great pleasure to highlight these achievements and, in so doing, congratulate and commend the many teachers, students and parents who have shared in this journey. The facts remain that the Year 12 results from 2012 – 2017 have been the finest in the College’s 27 year history.

These results are even more pleasing when one examines the many other achievements in sport, debating, public speaking, the Arts and, of course, scholarship attainment of our students in these last five years.

PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING

OP 1-5 40

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

37.1 37

.7

30.4

34.2

34.2

29.6


OP 1-10 90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

74.2

65.8

78.5

71.8 75

.4

66.3


OP 1-15 100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

95.5

94.9

95.5 98

.6

100

98

The best result in College history The second best result in College history


Year 12 Academic Achievements at a Glance

The College has achieved outstanding improvements in each of these three categories in recent years, with the results in 2012 – 2017 being the finest in the College’s 27 year history.

Such improvements and high levels of achievement have been attained by a renewed focus on the quality of the teaching and learning programmes, further enhancement of the Teaching for Understanding framework, the development of Contemporary Learning Skills, the development of teachers who are committed and well-versed in these technologies, understandings and frameworks and the intriduction of positive psychology.

Further, unlike some schools, our College is not academically selective and, hence, our results are not skewed by selective enrolment policies and practices.

N O N - O P PAT H WAY S

Not all students wish to study an ‘OP course’ and opt to undertake an alternative pathway to further studies. In 2017, a total of 52 students decided upon a Non-OP course of study. Of these students, results were as follows:

Diploma of Business: 22 students

Certificate II Business: 1 student

Certificate III Business: 7 students

Certificate III Hospitality:

5 students

Certificate III IT: 1 student

Certificate III: Fitness: 11 students

Certificate IV: Fitness: 3 students

Certificate II Retail: 1 student

Certificate I Dance Teaching and Management:

1 student

2017 – OP RESULTS AT A GLANCEThe Class of 2017 achieved the following outstanding results:

• OP 1-5: 37.7% (Best Result in

College history)

• OP 1-10: 75.4% (2nd Best Result in

College history)

• OP 1-15: 98.6% (2nd Best Result in

College history)

• 36 students gained early entry to University courses

• Students who have completed University subjects:

– 5 Griffith Biology

– 2 Griffith Health

– 1 Bond University, (student for a semester)

The College has achieved outstanding improvements in each of these three categories in recent years, with the results in 2012-2017 being the finest in the College’s 27 year history.

C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S T O O U R O P 1 - 5 S T U D E N T S

C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S T O S C H O L A R S H I P W I N N E R S

Bond University Vice Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarship

Rebecca Tannenbaum

Bond University Collegiate Scholarships Erin Cronin, Bailey Eales, Tess O’Dwyer

• Nicholas Bassett• Edith Bentley• Zachary Cripps• Erin Cronin• Gabriella Dudman• Lucas Dugdale• Alexandra Ellison• Nadia Hamid• Rhiannon Hounslow• Mahir Islam• Ezza Khan• Samuel King• Abigail Marshall• Vanessa Mihov• Brooke Musty• Tess Odwyer• Paul Oh• Darren Ow• Anindya Saha• Anna Spilsted• Agnes Sun• Rebecca Tannenbaum• Lauren Taylor• Chloe Tyler• Ramneet Ubbi• Amy Wilson

Special congratulations to RHIANNON HOUNSLOW

(Dux 2017 and OP 1 Medallist)


NAPLAN

Whilst it must be remembered that the NAPLAN assessments only obtain a ‘snapshot’ in the education of each child through a single assessment in each domain, it is nevertheless of interest to parents and provides a useful tool for schools. The College’s NAPLAN results

continued the outstanding performances seen in previous years, with the College surpassing the average achievement in National Minimum Standards against both Queensland and National data. These results have placed us as the number one school on the Gold Coast.

This simplification of the above NAPLAN data only indicates the percentage of students that achieve the National Minimum Standards and does not show the spread of high achievement in these assessments within the College. Further analysis of the data indicates that many of our students have excelled in achievement bands far beyond that expected of their grade in each domain.

The following tables indicate the percentage of students at A.B. Paterson College, against the State of Queensland, that have obtained results in the various Achievements Bands. It should be noted that many of the A.B. Paterson College students have achieved results in Bands that far exceed that expected of their grade.

Year READING WRITING SPELLING GRAMMAR NUMERACY

3(n=102)

100(95.6)1

(95)2

9995.5)1

(95.5)2

100(93.7)1

(93.5)2

100(95.2)1

(94.3)2

100(95.7)1

(95.5)2

5(n=103)

100(94.5)1

(94)2

98(89.6)1

(91.7)2

100(94.2)1

(93.8)2

100(92.5)1

(92.3)2

100(96)1

(95.4)2

7(n=109)

100(93.8)1

(93.9)2

98(84.8)1

(87.9)2

100(93.5)1

(93.2)2

100(91.9)1

(92.3)2

100(95.5)1

(95.4)2

9(n=112)

100(90.8)1

(91.8)2

97(77.1)1

(81.5)2

100(91)1

(90.5)2

98(88.4)1

(89.3)2

100(96)1

(95.8)2

( )1 QLD results ( )2 Australian results

N A P L A N R E S U L T S 2 0 1 7

Percentage of A.B. Paterson College, State and Australian students achieving National Minimum Standards.

C O M M E N T A R Y :

The data for A.B. Paterson College indicates high levels of achievement in all domains with all College students tested achieving National Minimum Standards in 15/20 domains.


NAPLAN

Year 3 Reading

Bands A.B. Paterson College State

6 or above 61.3 25.6

5 19.4 23.1

4 15.1 23.3

3 2.2 15.6

2* 2.2 8.0

1 0 3.1

Year 3 Writing


6 or above 40.9 11.1

5 46.2 26.1

4 11.8 31.3

3 0 20.1

2* 0 6.9

1 1.1 3.2

Year 3 Spelling


6 or above 51.6 19.6

5 24.7 22.8

4 17.2 24.3

3 4.3 17.2

2* 2.2 9.7

1 0 5.1

Year 3 Grammar


6 or above 72.0 32.6

5 18.3 22.4

4 8.6 19.8

3 1.1 13.2

2* 0 7.2

1 0 3.6

Year 3 Numeracy


6 or above 52.2 14.4

5 27.2 21.6

4 12.0 28.2

3 5.4 21.5

2* 3.3 10.1

1 0 3.1

Year 3 Reading


6 or above 61.3 25.6

5 80.7 48.7

4 95.8 72

3 98 87.6

2* 100.2 95.6

1 100.2 98.7

Year 3 Writing


6 or above 40.9 11.1

5 87.1 37.2

4 98.9 68.5

3 98.9 88.6

2* 98.9 95.5

1 100 98.7

Year 3 Spelling


6 or above 51.6 19.6

5 76.3 42.4

4 93.5 66.7

3 97.8 83.9

2* 100 93.6

1 100 98.7

Year 3 Grammar


6 or above 72 32.6

5 90.3 55

4 98.9 74.8

3 100 88

2* 100 95.2

1 100 98.8

Year 3 Numeracy


6 or above 52.2 14.4

5 79.4 36

4 91.4 64.2

3 96.8 85.7

2* 100.1 95.8

1 100.1 98.9

DISTRIBUTION OF ACHIEVEMENT BANDS (A.B. PATERSON COLLEGE V STATE)

YEAR 3

CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF ACHIEVEMENT BANDS (A.B. PATERSON COLLEGE V STATE)

YEAR 3

* National Minimum Standard Benchmark



NAPLAN

Year 5 Reading


8 or above 31.3 14.2

7 35.7 21.1

6 25.9 26.6

5 5.4 21.5

4* 1.8 11.0

3 or below 0 4.1

Year 5 Writing


8 or above 12.4 2.7

7 30.1 9.9

6 35.4 28.0

5 19.5 32.0

4* 0.9 17.0

3 or below 1.8 8.9

Year 5 Spelling


8 or above 21.2 9.7

7 28.3 21.9

6 29.2 29.5

5 18.6 22.6

4* 2.7 10.4

3 or below 0 4.4

Year 5 Grammar


8 or above 38.1 13.8

7 15.0 19.1

6 29.2 25.2

5 15.0 22.0

4* 2.7 12.5

3 or below 0 6.1

Year 5 Numeracy


8 or above 20.4 7.5

7 30.1 18.2

6 35.4 30.5

5 11.5 27.6

4* 2.7 12.2

3 or below 0 2.7

Year 5 Reading


8 or above 31.3 14.2

7 67 35.3

6 92.9 61.9

5 98.3 83.4

4* 100.1 94.4

3 or below 100.1 98.5

Year 5 Writing


8 or above 12.4 2.7

7 42.5 12.6

6 77.9 40.6

5 97.4 72.6

4* 98.3 89.6

3 or below 100.1 98.5

Year 5 Spelling


8 or above 21.2 9.7

7 49.5 31.6

6 78.7 61.1

5 97.3 83.7

4* 100 94.1

3 or below 100 98.5

Year 5 Grammar


8 or above 38.1 13.8

7 53.1 32.9

6 82.3 58.1

5 97.3 80.1

4* 100 92.6

3 or below 100 98.7

Year 5 Numeracy


8 or above 20.4 7.5

7 50.5 25.7

6 85.9 56.2

5 97.4 83.8

4* 100.1 96

3 or below 100.1 98.7


YEAR 5


YEAR 5




NAPLAN

Year 7 Reading


9 or above 20.2 8.1

8 35.7 18.6

7 33.3 29.1

6 10.1 25.1

5* 0.8 12.9

4 or below 0 4.7

Year 7 Writing


9 or above 10.1 3.7

8 33.3 10.3

7 25.6 21.0

6 21.7 29.1

5* 7.0 20.9

4 or below 2.3 13.6

Year 7 Spelling


9 or above 17.1 9.4

8 47.3 21.1

7 24.8 29.1

6 8.5 22.7

5* 2.3 11.1

4 or below 0 5

Year 7 Grammar


9 or above 21.7 9.5

8 29.5 17.6

7 37.2 26.6

6 10.9 24.0

5* 0.8 14.1

4 or below 0 6.6

Year 7 Numeracy


9 or above 28.7 10.6

8 29.5 20.3

7 35.7 28.8

6 5.4 24.2

5* 0.8 11.6

4 or below 0 3.0

Year 7 Reading


9 or above 20.2 8.1

8 55.9 26.7

7 89.2 55.8

6 99.3 80.9

5* 100.1 93.8

4 or below 100.1 98.5

Year 7 Writing


9 or above 10.1 3.7

8 43.4 14

7 69 35

6 90.7 64.1

5* 97.7 85

4 or below 100 98.6

Year 7 Spelling


9 or above 17.1 9.4

8 64.4 30.5

7 89.2 59.6

6 97.7 82.3

5* 100 93.4

4 or below 100 98.4

Year 7 Grammar


9 or above 21.7 9.5

8 51.2 27.1

7 88.4 53.7

6 99.3 77.7

5* 100.1 91.8

4 or below 100.1 98.4

Year 7 Numeracy


9 or above 28.7 10.6

8 58.2 30.9

7 93.9 59.7

6 99.3 83.9

5* 100.1 95.5

4 or below 100.1 98.5


YEAR 7


YEAR 7




NAPLAN

Year 9 Reading


10 or above 9.0 3.8

9 20.7 15.0

8 45.1 28.0

7 18.0 27.2

6* 7.2 16.9

5 or below 0 7.6

Year 9 Writing


10 or above 14.7 3.4

9 13.8 9.3

8 33.0 18.3

7 22.0 23.7

6* 13.8 22.6

5 or below 2.8 21.3

Year 9 Spelling


10 or above 8.3 4.8

9 27.5 14.3

8 31.2 28.0

7 26.6 28.3

6* 6.4 15.5

5 or below 0 7.5

Year 9 Grammar


10 or above 20.2 5.8

9 16.5 14.8

8 34.9 25.4

7 22.9 25.6

6* 3.7 16.9

5 or below 1.8 10.0

Year 9 Numeracy


10 or above 9.7 4.9

9 28.3 14.9

8 38.1 30.2

7 19.5 31.2

6* 4.4 14.8

5 or below 0 2.5

Year 9 Reading


10 or above 9 3.8

9 29.7 18.8

8 74.8 46.8

7 92.8 74

6* 100 90.9

5 or below 100 98.5

Year 9 Writing


10 or above 14.7 3.4

9 28.5 12.7

8 61.5 31

7 83.5 54.7

6* 97.3 77.3

5 or below 100.1 98.6

Year 9 Spelling


10 or above 8.3 4.8

9 35.8 19.1

8 67 47.1

7 93.6 75.4

6* 100 90.9

5 or below 100 98.4

Year 9 Grammar


10 or above 20.2 5.8

9 36.7 20.6

8 71.6 46

7 94.5 71.6

6* 98.2 88.5

5 or below 100 98.5

Year 9 Numeracy


10 or above 9.7 4.9

9 38 19.8

8 76.1 50

7 95.6 81.2

6* 100 96

5 or below 100 98.5


YEAR 9


YEAR 9




NAPLAN

YEAR 5Current Year %

Year 7 % Year 9 %

Reading 100(94.4)

98.3(83.4)

92.9(61.9)

Writing 98.3(89.6)

97.4(72.6)

77.9(40.6)

Spelling 100(94.1)

97.3(83.7)

78.7(61.1)

Grammar 100(92.6)

97.3(80.1)

82.3(58.1)

Numeracy 100(96)

97.4(83.8)

85.9(56.2)

( ) indicate comparison result for QLD

C O M M E N TA R Y :

Yellow highlighted cells indicate where 100% of A.B. Paterson College students achieved above National Minimum Standard.

When compared to the average results from Queensland our results indicate that our student’s results are skewed towards higher achievement than the State in each domain examined. Our College results indicate that many students have achieved results that meet the National Minimum Standards for subsequent Years of education. This is shown in the table below.

The table should be read as follows. For Year 3 Reading:

■ 100.0% of all Year 3 students at the College met the National Minimum Standard prescribed for Year 3

■ 95.8% of Year 3 students met the equivalence for National Minimum Standard prescribed for Year 5

■ 80.7% of Year 3 students met the equivalence for National Minimum Standards prescribed for Year 7, and

■ 61.3% of Year 3 students met the equivalence for National Minimum Standards prescribed for Year 9.

PERCENTAGE OF YEAR 3 STUDENTS WHO HAVE ACHIEVED THE NATIONAL MINIMUM STANDARD OF OTHER YEARS OF EDUCATION

YEAR 3 Current Year % Year 5 % Year 7 % Year 9 %

Reading100

(95.6)95.8(72)

80.7(48.7)

61.3(25.6)

Writing98.9

(95.5)98.9

(68.5)87.1

(37.2)40.9

(11.1)

Spelling100

(93.6)93.5

(66.7)76.3

(42.4)51.6

(19.6)

Grammar100

(95.2)98.9

(74.8)90.3(55)

72.0(32.6)

Numeracy100

(95.8)91.4

(64.2)79.4(36)

52.2(14.4)




YEAR 7Current Year %

Year 9 %

Reading 55.9(26.7)

20.2(8.1)

Writing 43.4(14)

10.1(3.7)

Spelling 64.4(30.5)

17.1(9.4)

Grammar 51.2(27.1)

21.7(9.5)

Numeracy 58.2(30.9)

28.7(10.6)



A.B. Paterson College – Excellence, Care and Commitment

The College congratulates the Class of 2016 on their wonderful results and for the tremendous legacy they have left within our community. Their leadership, commitment to each other and to their College has been evident in all they have done and achieved.

We also take this opportunity to commend our Year 12 Speech Night Major Prize Winners:

M A J O R P R I Z E S

The Caltex Award for excellence in academic, leadership, sporting and community service

Brooke Musty

The Daniel Bennett Award for outstanding performance in a chosen field

Lucas Dugdale

The Parents & Friends of A.B. Paterson College Award for Sportsperson of the Year

Emma Downey

The Commonwealth Bank Award for the Performing Arts

Baily Eales

The Coomera Valley Rotary Club Cup for Public Speaking and Debating

Rebecca Tannenbaum

The Principal’s Leadership Award for outstanding contribution to the College required of a College Captain

Samuel King

The Year 12 A.B. Paterson College Vocational Education Student of the Year for outstanding commitment and achievement in vocational studies

Aidan Patsos

Dux Proxime Accessit Award for Runner-Up to Dux

Brooke Musty

The Kelvin Hutchinson Award for Dux of the College

Rhiannon Hounslow

The Banjo Paterson Cup for the person best exemplifying the College Motto of “Excellence, Care and Commitment”

Cate Lawrie

Brooke Musty, winner of The Caltex Award and Dux Proxime Accessit Award for Runner-Up to Dux


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