ISLAMIC COLLEGE OF MELBOURNE

Faith - Knowledge - Success

Annual Report

2017

Postal address 83 Wootten Road, Tarneit VIC 3029

Phone (+613) 8742 1739

Fax (+613) 8742 1959

Email admin@icom.vic.edu.au

Webpages

www.icom.vic.edu.au

Additional reporting information pertaining to all schools is located on the My School website.

Contact Person Dr Abdul M. Kamareddine (School Principal)

Registration No. 2073

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Principal’s Foreword

What an outstanding and exceptional year 2017 was! As I revisit the events of 2017, I am

overwhelmed with the memories that show just how much the College has improved. I have no

doubt that ICOM is and always will be a place with a strong and supportive community feeling.

The college continues to focus on its students to achieve academic excellence in both secular and

religious education focusing on the student’s wellbeing, in addition to their spiritual and intellectual

needs. Following this formula every year will assist them to become successful in this life and the

Hereafter, insha’Allah.

Every year, the College receives excessive demands for enrolments. This year, we have even

received expressions of interest for the school years of 2019 and 2020. Unfortunately, ICOM is

unable to accommodate all the requested but we view this as evidence of our College flourishing

and a testament to the trust the parents and the community have in us.

One of the College’s proudest daily routines is that of the morning assembly. Whilst it may seem

small in magnitude to an outsider, it however does wonders to the mindset and outlook of students

and staff. It consists of the Australian Anthem, recitation from the Quran, du’a, student

performances and important announcements that are important to students and parents alike.

Another matter I feel the urgency to highlight is how humbled I am by the great initiatives and

achievements reached by our school this year.

The Orphan Sponsorship Program, which was eagerly embraced by the student body, was

introduced. Every year level sponsored an orphaned child of the same age through Human Appeal

International Australia. The Orphan Sponsorship Program was such a success that we have decided

to make it an annual commitment, so the same cohort of students will continue to sponsor the same

child.

Furthermore, the segregation of primary and secondary areas of the College has been a great hit.

The College established the senior village to further enforce this segregation and thus, by separating

the areas and bell times it has provided more space and facilities for both junior and senior schools

at the College.

The Secondary Accelerated Program (SAP), which catered for the special needs of high achieving and

gifted students at the College was also introduced. This year the program catered for the Year 7 and

8 students with one-year level to be added to the program each year, insha’Allah. For students in

this program, the College hopes to stimulate, challenge and motivate high achieving and gifted

students towards higher levels of thinking and achievement.

Another program introduced for high achieving students in the subject of Quran is the Accelerated

Quran Program which aims to help advanced students memorise the entire Quran and support them

in their journey to becoming a Hafiz or Hafiza of the Holy Quran.

Ramadan proved to be such an exciting time at ICOM. The Ramadan spirit was buzzing through the

College with the quizzes, morning assembly student performances and the Quran competition. By

conducting these activities, it ensured the students and staff the importance of such a blessed

month and its presence. This year the College held its annual Ramadan Iftar with the Secondary

students and staff and also introduced it to the Year 6 classes.

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In addition, the College holds numerous events and activities that encourage learning through being

part of a team and through being inspired by the school spirit. These events included but are not

limited to; Athletics Day, Multicultural Day, Arabic Week, Footy Week, Umrah Trip, Ski Trip,

Literacy/Numeracy Week, Character Day, Eid Festival, Year 5, 7 & 9 Camp and STEM Week. Students

had the opportunity to participate in these activities that provided them with a productive break

from study as well as creating for them a sense of belonging and the opportunity to interact with

their peers and educators outside the classroom setting.

One of the greatest achievement we are so proud of and one that the students worked so hard for is

the interschool sport program. It was also the third consecutive year our students competed in the

Bachar Houli Cup. I am overjoyed to announce that the Year 5 & 56 team won the Bachar Houli Cup

Premiership. They achieve this in remarkable fashion, by winning eight successive games. Another

interschool sport competition the Year 7 & 8 students competed in was the Fawad Ahmed Cup,

which allowed Victorian students to play t20 Blast Cricket. Our boys team did an excellent job in

their games whilst the girls team not only won all their games but also won the Grand Final and

brought home the Fawad Ahmed Cup! To all participating students, congratulations on your win and

insha’Allah this is just the beginning of many achievements for the College.

The final initiative the College introduced this year is its ICOM Scholarship Program that will

commence in 2018. The program will be granted to selected students in Year 8 to Year 12 and aims

to encourage and recognise students in their pursuit of excellence, as well as provide students with

the financial support to further their education. The chosen students were selected based on

outstanding academic achievement in all learning areas, excellent behaviour and a sportive

contribution to the College community. The students will be formally acknowledged for their efforts

during the College’s official “Awards and Scholarships Night” that is to be held at the end of the year.

This night is also an addition to the College’s many initiatives and is a way to acknowledge the

immense effort and hard work put in by the Secondary student throughout the year.

With such an increase in the number of initiatives, and achievements to the College has embarked

on this year, you can clearly see it has been an extremely busy yet progressive year for all.

I look forward to what 2018 brings and with the support of the ICOM community we are certain that

2018 will be just as special and outstanding insha’Allah.

Dr Abdul M. Kamareddine

College Principal

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Governance

Our School Board as at 31 December, 2017 comprised of the following members:

Mr. Khaled Ajaj: Chairman

Mr. Midhat Bey: Deputy Chairman

Dr. Abdul M. Kamareddine: Secretary

Mr. Hammad Hussain Rana: Treasurer

Mr. Rabih Baytie: Executive Member

Mr. Fakhry Abubaker: Executive Member

Mr. Muhammad Harun Abdullah: Executive Member

Dr. Mohamad Kaddour: Executive Member

Mr. Abdul Hakim Elmi: Executive Member

The School Board meets a minimum of four times a year.

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School’s Progress Towards Its Goals Our curriculum is now fully aligned with the standards of the Victorian Curriculum. Our staff

were successful in completing and updating all our term planners by the end of 2016. Last

year (2017), they were very busy in updating the daily weekly planners. Thanks to the

teachers for their hard work and dedication.

We try our best to facilitate students learning and at the same time to monitor their leaning

outcomes. For this purpose we will continue to subscribe to ACER’s diagnostic tests from Year

levels 1 to 10 so that we have a valid and sound comparison with NAPLAN results. ACER

diagnosing tests are conducted twice yearly: in March and September. Assessments and

teachers’ anecdotal notes are essential in monitoring students learning outcomes. We will

also continue with our Running Records Program for primary Foundation – Year 6. This is

conducted five times a year; at the beginning of Term One, then at the end of each term.

Differentiation is an important aspect of our teaching. All teachers attend Professional

Development PDs and they are required to develop individual learning plans (ILPs) for their

students based on need.

Our Senior secondary staff were heavily involved in writing the curriculum for VCE Year 12 so

that we start our VCE program for year 12 in 2018. The number of VCE subjects we plan to

offer is 13 subjects: English, Arabic, Maths Methods, General Maths, Chemistry, Biology,

Physics, History, Computing, Legal Studies, Psychology, Business Management and

Accounting. In 2019 we are planning to add two more subjects, Global Politics and Health and

Human Development.

Behaviour wise, we have a dedicated behaviour management team. We developed a strong

behaviour policy and behaviour charts that enhance positive attitudes across the school. The

emphasis is on positive education rather than on punishment. However, the behaviour charts

are updated every year to respond to different behaviour issues and trends.

We will carry on our wellbeing program which aims to boost our students learning

experiences and to encourage their integration with the larger Australian community.

We offer unique Quran and Islamic Studies curriculum. All our Quran classes are streamed

according to students’ abilities. Students’ achievement is improving in those two areas -

alhamdulillah.

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Future Outlook

We will take measures to improve students’ learning outcomes and to help them achieve

better results in standardized tests such as NAPLAN. However, to track students’ progress we

subscribed to SREAMS software which we found of great help.

Professional Learning Teams are of great help to improve our teaching practices as well as

students learning outcomes. Teachers are gaining a lot from these meetings to review their

teaching methodology in order to make their teaching more interactive and creative.

We will continue with targeted professional learning, reflecting on our school needs mainly in

three areas: differentiation, ESL and Guided Reading for year levels Foundation to Year 6.

We appointed a VCE / VASS coordinator for 2017 as it witnessed the launching of our VCE

program. In 2018, as we grow bigger, we will have a VCE coordinator and VASS coordinator in

addition to a career coordinator. They will work closely and collaboratively with our existing

behaviour and wellbeing coordinators. This is necessary for our secondary structure to better

serve the students.

Secondary Accelerated Program (SAP) was introduced for Grades 7 & 8 in 2017 in order to accommodate the high achieving students. Four learning areas are included in this program: English, Maths, Science and Humanities. In 2018, we are planning to expand that to include year 9.

Our plans for the near future are to secure the required budget to have a separate secondary

building, performing Arts building and Information and Resource Centre. This is essential to

cater for the growing numbers of our students

School Profile Our school is offering mixed classes from Foundation to Year 11. The table below shows student

enrolments in 2017:

Total Enrolment

Girls

Boys

Enrolment continuity (Jan 2017 - Dec 2017)

977 522 455 93.44%

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Characteristics of the Student Body

Our students come from different ethnicities and cultural backgrounds. The vast majority of

them are of ESL background despite the fact that many of them were born in Australia.

English is a second language for many of them at home.

Class Sizes in 2017

Year Level Average Class Size

Foundation – Y3 29

Y4 – 6 28

Y7 – 11 21

Curriculum Offerings

Our distinctive curriculum offerings are detailed below:

Integration of ICT into classroom activities and through computers in the ICT labs

Literacy and numeracy remedial classes throughout all year levels

Arabic (LOTE)

Outdoor and indoor education visits from qualified trainers and professional sports people

Life Education & Social Skills Programs

Electives for secondary students

Work experience placements

Quran and Islamic Studies Competitions

Differentiated teaching across the school Extra Curriculum Activities

Excursion/ Camping programs

Visual Arts program

National numeracy and literacy week activities

Arabic week activities

Special Ramadan Program

Hajj week

Science week activities

Speech Competition

Debating

Camps Footy day Junior and senior athletic days Bachar Houli cup Swimming

Gymnastics

State Schools Victoria (SSV) Interschool sports Islamic Schools Sports Association Victoria (ISSAV) – Interschool sports

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After school classes for years 7 – 10 Year 12 Study Camp

School’s Social Climate

A whole school community approach makes a warm and supporting environment. Our students come from different cultural backgrounds. This diversity makes the beauty of our school’s social climate. Our school policies are designed to cater for our students’ wellbeing and we are constantly giving them support in respect of how they deal with each other and how to respond to challenging behavioural situations. We are proud to have a strong behaviour policy which promotes a friendly and safe environment. Our behaviour policy does not only focus on punishment but also on rewarding and promoting the good behaviour. We also educate our students on bullying issues and we are very strict in dealing with bullying incidents.

Involvement of Parents in Their Children’s Education

Our parents are an integral part of our school community and are welcome into our school at every opportunity. We involve the parents in solving out their children’s behaviour issues and we gain their support in this respect. Behaviour Management issues are dealt with as a partnership between school staff, parents and students.

Parents are also encouraged to participate in different school activities. Invitations are issued for Open Day celebrations, school parties and gatherings. Teachers conduct Parent Information Sessions and/or interviews throughout the year to establish positive parent /teacher relationships. Our parents are always informed about different school activities throughout our newsletters and the parents’ portal.

Reporting to Parents

Students’ progress is reported to parents in many different ways:

Parent/teacher interviews throughout the year

Interim reports in Terms 1 & 3 to keep the parents updated on their children’s work habits,

behaviour, classroom participation, etc.

Formal semester reports twice a year at the end of Terms 2 & 4

Communication with Parents

We communicate with parents in many different ways:

Parent/teacher information sessions and interviews

Our school’s website

Our school’s newsletter

Through sending memo’s and letters

Individual appointments

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Different school functions and events

Parents’ portal

Staff Composition

Teaching staff at the Islamic College of Melbourne are highly qualified, motivated and supportive to our students. All our teachers are registered with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and all of them have equal opportunities to attend internal and external professional learning.

Workforce Composition Teaching Staff Non-teaching Staff Indigenous Staff

Headcounts 66 33 0

Full-time equivalents 64.4 31.6 0

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Qualifications of teaching staff

Highest level of

attainment

Number of

classroom

teachers and

school leaders

at the school

Doctorate 5

Masters 11

Bachelor degree 50

7%

17%

76%

Doctorate Masters Bachelor degree

Expenditure on and teacher participation in professional development

The total funds expended on teacher professional development in 2017 was approximately $27,044.45

The major professional development initiatives are as follows:

Numeracy PDs

Literacy PDs

Australian Curriculum

Reporting and assessment

Early childhood PDs

Behaviour and discipline PDs

Leadership and wellbeing

First Aid PDICT PDS

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Financial management

Average staff attendance

For all staff and school leaders, the staff attendance rate was 95.17% in 2017.

Proportion of staff retained from the previous school year.

From the end of the previous school year 90.9% of staff was retained by the school for the entire 2017 school year.

Staff Professional Development

Below is a summary of our staff Professional Development, internally and externally

A. External Individual Staff PDs:

STAV Physics Conference

Psychology Teacher’s Conference

Effectively Teaching Spelling and Improving Spelling

VASS: New user’s

VCE School Leaders Briefing

Weaving the Future: Inquiry Learning within a Digital Curriculum

Effective Mentoring Program

SLAV Western Metro Meeting

Behaviour Management

Masterful Leadership Communication

Fountas and Pinnell Levelled Literacy Intervention Workshop

Interacting with the School Community for Front of House Staff

Effectively Engaging Students in Learning Languages

Analysing VCE Results

Provisionally Registered Teacher Seminar

Revisiting Guided Reading

Muslim Mental Health Network Meeting

Robotics in the Australian Curriculum

CBCA Judges: Shortlisted Books via Skype

Primary School Libraries: Vibrant, Multifunctional Spaces

GTAC: Overview of Unit 2 Biology

Return to Work for Managers and Supervisors

Managing Relationships in Schools and Communities

Labtech Conference 2017

Developmental Pathways in Learning Language and their Implications for Speech Pathology

Dealing with Difficult Personalities and Situations

Motivating and Managing Students with Additional Needs

A Day with Toni Powell

HTAV Annual Conference

Digicon 2017

Speech Pathology in the Literacy Domain

Anxiety Matters with Young People

Career Conversations with Secondary School Students

School Financial Governance

Laboratory Technicians Association of Vic.

Resilient Kids

Google for Education: Enhancing Learning using Virtual Reality

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Leaders Influencing Teacher’s High Expectations

Seasons for Growth

Effectively Teaching Special Needs Students using Ipads

Classroom Management Masterclass

Australian Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools Conference

Islamic School Counsellors Meeting

Edrolo Academy: Flipped Learning

ACHPER Conference

Teaching VCE History in 2018

Preparing for VCE English in 2018

B. Whole staff PDs:

Date Name of PD Delivered by

27/1/2017 Staff orientation and induction Dr Abdul M. Kamareddine

27/1/2017 Literacy PD Julie Shepard

27/1/2017 CASEA PD Mrs Sara Bey & Mrs Bushra Khateeb

27/1/2017 Behaviour PD Mr Omar Lahham

27/1/2017 How to teach students to use Cornell notes

Pam Burton

27/1/2017 How to develop a VCE students learning & assessment overview document

Pam Burton

28/1/2017 First Aid Training Expex Education

3/1/2017 Reporting Update Mrs Fatima Arakji & Mrs Bushra Khateeb

14/2/2017 Appraisals Update Mrs Fatima Arakji & Mrs Bushra Khateeb

20/2/2017 Active Literacy Mrs Bushra Khateeb

21/2/2017 Jacaranda Books PD Portia Neydorff

Mandatory Reporting and other Obligations

Dept. of Education (eLearning Module)

6/3/2017 Running Records Mrs Bushra Khateeb

15/3/2017 Year 11 Moderation PD Pam Burton

20/3/2017 Essential Assessments - Maths Andrew Spitty

18/4/2017 Term 2 Induction Dr Abdul M. Kamareddine

18/4/2017 Embedding Formative Assessments Mrs Bushra Khateeb

18/4/2017 Students Learning Styles Maha Sabbagh

18/4/2017 Child Safe Standards Dr Mahmoud Eid

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18/4/2017 Planners Update Mrs Bushra Khateeb

1/5/2017 Formative Assessments & Homework Policy

Mrs Fatima Arakji & Mrs Bushra Khateeb

15/5/2017 Classroom Moderation Julie Shepherd

22/5/2017 Emergency Procedure Updates Lois Foster

29/5/2017 Mathletics & Reading Eggs Lauren Anderson

6/6/2017 Emergency Procedures Update 2 Dr Abdul M. Kamareddine

17/7/2017 Term 3 Briefing & Staff Induction Dr Abdul M. Kamareddine

7/08/2017 Choosing Guided reading goals by using running records analysis effectively

Mrs Bushra Khateeb

14/08/2017 NCCD Mrs Bushra Khateeb

4/09/2017 Moderation PD Mrs Bushra Khateeb

23/10/2017 Literacy Cafe Julie Shepard

20/11/2017 Scope and Sequence – Grammar & Punctuation

Mrs Bushra Khateeb

12/12/2017 The SMART Spelling Approach Michelle Hutchison

Student Attendance - 2017

The average attendance rate for the whole school as a percentage in 2017 was 93.60%.

Student attendance per each year level

Foundation 93.78%

Year 1 92.91%

Year 2 94.26%

Year 3 92.75%

Year 4 93.51%

Year 5 93.995

Year 6 94.65%

Year 7 93.54%

Year 8 93.11%

Year 9 92.29%

Year 10 93.78%

Year 11 94.69%

Description of how non-attendance is managed by the school

Attendance is marked every period for Secondary students. For primary students it is marked

twice at the beginning of the day and in the middle of the day. We address the attendance issue

in assemblies and also send letters home in addition to messages and telephone calls. Parents are

required to provide the office with a written explanation to justify any absence or with a medical

certificate. Meetings with parents are organised to further educate them on the importance of

regular students’ attendance and how that is related to students’ achievement levels.

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Student Wellbeing

Goals and Intended Outcomes

Our objective is to provide our students with strong pastoral care

Develop in them leadership skills

Strengthen our student well-being

Expand students’ leadership skills and involvement in decision making

Prepare our students as life-long learners

Promote positive education among our students

Develop awareness of their role in their local communities and the society at large

and integrate in a multicultural and multiracial Australian society.

In order to achieve the above outcomes, we ran many activities in 2017. Below is a list

of most of those acticivities:

SRC Forum - College captains and Vice-college captains were appointed, as part of

their leadership training. These students attended the SRC forum held by local MP

Joanne Ryan.

Multicultural Day - Students and staff dressed up in their chosen countries

traditional outfits and decorated their classes to celebrate multiculturalism in

Australia.

Interschool Sports – Selected students were trained and participated in a range of

sports with other schools in Victoria.

Umrah Trip – Selected students and teachers travelled to the most holy of lands (Makkah &

Madina) and engaged in a life changing experience performing Umrah

Primary and Secondary Athletics Day – Students and staff spent a day participating

in Athletics which encouraged healthy habits through physical activity.

Ski Trip – Selected students and teachers were selected for a 3 days Ski Trip to Mt

Buller

Gymnastics was organised in Term 2, allowing students to gain gymnastics skills,

develop in overall fitness, core strength, flexibility and enhance student’s spatial

awareness.

Arabic Week – The whole school participated in activities related to the Arabic

language (the language of the Quran)

Footy Week & Footy Day was held for whole school – activities related to AFL were

organised for students during their PE sessions for the week and on the last day all

students dressed in their footy team’s colours

Student Iftar – the SRC organised the student iftar for all students & staff in

Secondary School

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Quran competition was held during Ramadan and students were awarded monetary

prizes for memorising short verses and Surahs from the Quran.

Hajj Week – to teach students the importance of the holy pilgrimage to Makkah &

Madinah, during the week students participated in activities relating to Hajj.

Character Day – held at the end of Literacy/Numeracy week encouraging students to

dress up as their favourite book character for the day.

STEM Week – the whole school participated in activities related to Science,

Technology, Electronics and Mathematics during this week.

Eid festival was held on the last day of Term 3 – all community member were invited

to participate to celebrate Eidul-Adha

Life Education Incursion – This incursion is tailored for the students in Primary and focus

on issues around food and nutrition, personal safety, physical activity, cyber safety, safety

with medicine and legal drugs; tobacco, alcohol and caffeine.

Swimming was held in Term 4 for students in Year 1 - 6, to increase students

swimming abilities and learn about water safety.

School Camp - Secondary students went on a school camp. School camps taught

students independence, built stronger relationships with each other and provided them with

life skills, in addition to creating unforgettable memories.

Transition Day - A transition program was organised in the school gym for our current Year 6

to Year 10 students. Students were briefed on the college expectations, changes made on

policies and 2018 curriculum matters. A separated Transition was held for students in

Foundation to Year 5 for a few periods one day and for students going to VCE the following

year.

Outdoor Activities for Secondary – to celebrate the end of the school year and to

encourage healthy habits, students in Secondary went on an excursion which

included activities such as surfing, mountain biking and kayaking.

School Concert – selected year levels performed for their parents and the rest of the

ICOM community

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Satisfaction Surveys

In 2017, the Islamic College of Melbourne used SurveyMonkey to ask parents, students and

staff a range of questions to measure their general satisfaction with the school.

Parent and Student Survey

90% of parents agreed that the school encourages achievement across a broad range of

areas, and 97% agreed that the school encourages a sense of pride in achievement and a

sense of self-worth. Majority of students reported that the Teachers made the school work

interesting and enjoyable and that they are encouraged to achieve to the best of their

ability.

Staff Survey

Staff were given the opportunity to complete an anonymous survey as well. 75% agreed that there

is a strong, collaborative working environment. 78% agreed that there are many opportunities to

provide input and be listened to. Overall majority of staff felt happy and supported in their work

environment.

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Summary Report - NAPLAN TESTING

Student performance against National Benchmarks for NAPLAN Test 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017

Percentage of students Above, AT & BELOW National Minimum Standards

Year 3 AREA 2013

% 2014

% 2015

% 2016

% 2017

% Level -

% Above At Below Abo

ve At Below Abo

ve At Below Abo

ve At Below Above At Below

Reading 86 12 2 78 18 5 86 8 6 87 13 0 90 5 5

Writing 96 2 2 94 6 0 96 4 0 99 1 0 98 1 1

Spelling 91 5 4 86 12 2 80 17 3 93 7 0 95 3 2

Punctuation &

Grammar

77 14 9 86 9 5 83 14 3 94 4 2 85 10 5

Numeracy

77 14 9 80 19 1 65 26 9 88 11 1 84 15 1

Year 5

AREA 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Level -

% Above At Below Above At Below Abo

ve At Below Abo

ve At Below Above At Below

Reading 92 8 0 82 9 9 82 16 2 85 13 2 89 11 0

Writing 94 4 2 84 14 2 93 7 0 89 11 0 89 9 2

Spelling 92 8 0 88 7 5 96 2 2 91 8 1 93 6 1

Punctuation &

Grammar

90 6 4 75 16 9 85 11 4 90 9 1 85 11 4

Numeracy

75 21 4 77 20 4 85 15 0 85 11 4 95 5 0

Year 7 AREA 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Level -

% Above At Below Abo

ve At Below Above At Belo

w Above At Below Above At Belo

w

Reading 75 21 4 91 5 5 85 13 2 72 22 6 88 10 2

Writing 82 18 0 73 24 2 72 25 3 70 28 2 80 18 2

Spelling 93 7 0 93 7 0 79 17 4 88 10 2 90 8 2

Punctuation &

Grammar

75 18 7 73 24 2 91 9 0 80 17 3 89 8 3

Numeracy

93 7 0 90 10 0 91 9 0 86 14 0 92 8 0

Year 9 AREA 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Level -

% Above At Below Above At Below Above At Below Above At Below Above At Below

Reading 72 20 8 62 28 10 74 24 2

Writing 48 28 24 59 33 8 62 31 7

Spelling 60 20 20 82 18 0 79 21 0

Punctuation &

Grammar

64 24 12 64 23 13 67 24 9

Numeracy

92 8 0 87 13 0 86 14 0

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Overall School Improvement Plan

Our plans are to achieve a percentage of 100% where our students are above the Minimum National

Standards in NAPLAN. 2016 and 2017 witnessed a steady progress in our school results in NAPLAN.

However, below is a summary of our strategy for improvement:

Monitoring students’ performance on regular and constant basis

Purchasing more resources to improve literacy and numeracy learning outcomes

Enhancing teachers’ pedagogical skills and professional capacity through targeted

professional learning

Sending teachers for professional development seminars and programs

Enhancing problem solving skills in Numeracy through analysis of students’ performance

Conducting ACER diagnostic tests twice a year

Most of our classes have a support teacher to assist the class teacher with the low achieving

students

Continuous curriculum development to identify gaps and areas of strength /weakness in

light of NAPLAN test results and ACER diagnosing tests

Identify weakness points based on NAPLAN results then work with students at both class

and individual levels.

Our NAPLAN results in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy for Years

3, 5, 7 and 9 are available via the My School website at http://www.myschool.edu.au/.

School Assessments

We currently use a variety of school assessments that assist us with students’ performance. That

includes Running Records (reading assessment levels), First Steps, students’ work and teacher

anecdotal notes and assessment. We also subscribed to ACER diagnostic tests in order to

complement NAPALN results. In secondary, teachers conduct mid-term and end of term tests to

check on students understanding and achievement.

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Tuition and Extra Curricular Fees

13.2%

Bus Fees0.5%

Commonwealth Recurrent Grants

51.6%

State Recurrent Grants33.6%

Other Income1.2%

Tuition and Extra Curricular Fees Bus Fees

Commonwealth Recurrent Grants State Recurrent Grants

Other Income

INCOME

Finance:

INCOME $ %

Tuition and Extra Curricular Fees 1,818,554.00$ 13.2%

Bus Fees 62,327.00$ 0.5%

Commonwealth Recurrent Grants 7,134,780.00$ 51.6%

State Recurrent Grants 4,644,073.00$ 33.6%

Other Income 162,135.00$ 1.2%

Total Income 13,821,869.00$ 100.0%

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Salaries and Related Expenditure

57.2%

Non Salary Expenses42.8%

Salaries and Related Expenditure Non Salary Expenses

EXPENSES

EXPENSES $ %

Salaries and Related Expenditure 7,717,577.00$ 57.2%

Non Salary Expenses 5,778,252.00$ 42.8%

Total Expenditure 13,495,829.00$ 100.0%