2009 NAPLAN Results

Below is a link to a series of tables summarising the results from this years National Assessment Programme for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). The NAPLAN test assesses reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation and numeracy. The purpose of the test is to identify any students who might need special assistance.

I have provided a table for each of the Years tested, Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. In each case, I have provided you with information about a percentage of students in each band level and compared our school’s results with those of the state and Australia. At the bottom of the table I have indicated the percentage of students who scored in the top two bands and compared these figures to the state and Australia. I have also provided you with information about the average (mean) for the school, state and nation as well as a calculation showing our students’ average compared to these other groups.

You will notice from the information in the tables that Saint Stephen’s College students have generally performed extremely well. In fact, our top performing students have, in almost every case, outperformed the top students in both the state and the nation. The best amongst a series of good results is the performance of our Year 5 students on the writing component of the test. 50% of our students scored in the top two bands, compared to 16.3% in Queensland and 23.9% in Australia as a whole. Our average on this, and many other tests in the various year groups, were significantly higher than the averages in Queensland and Australia. You will note that the number of students falling below the benchmark in the various dimensions of the test, vary from zero to a small number of students. My analysis of the test results indicates that those few students who have fallen below the benchmark have either been previously identified as having learning difficulties and are already being offered assistance or are international students with developing skills in English.

Saint Stephen’s College is, and will remain a school where we recognise and value the uniqueness of every child. We are not about to ‘hide’ students’ who for one reason or another are experiencing learning difficulties. Instead we want you to join with us in celebrating their achievements in a range of different endeavours available at the College, while assisting them to extend their academic horizons.

 Click here for a summary of results