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1 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT Queensland State School Reporting 2011 Brisbane Bayside State College (2104) Postal address PO Box 326 Wynnum Central 4178 Phone (07) Fax (07) Webpages Contact Person Additional reporting information pertaining to Queensland state schools is located on the My School website and the Department s Right to Information site. Noel Humphrys, Principal Principal s foreword Introduction This report gives a broad view of outcomes for Brisbane Bayside State College for School progress towards its goals in being our second year of operation we continued to embed our Gateways of Learning and further develop our literacy and numeracy programs. Feedback from parents and students indicates the Gateways are successful. Our NAPLAN data saw improvements over previous results indicating success with our revised literacy/numeracy programs. Future outlook We have three areas where we are seeking improvement. The first is to build a stronger learning culture across the school. The second is to ensure our curriculum framework provides clear direction for all Key Learning Areas. The third area is to make the use of technology more inactive between students and teachers.

2 Our school at a glance School Profile Coeducational or single sex: Coeducational levels offered: 8-12 Total student enrolments for this school: Total Enrolment Girls Boys Enrolment Continuity (Feb 2011 Nov 2011) % Characteristics of the student body: At present we have a much larger percentage of our students in s 8 to 10 due to large enrolment numbers in these year levels over the past two years. The social economic background of students is changing with more students coming from middle class families. The school operates a Special Education Unit with 54 students enrolled. The students bring a range of disabilities including physical disabilities with two students in wheelchairs. The unit focuses on integration. 6% of our students are Aboriginal. Approximately 10% of our students are from New Zealand. We continue to experience significant growth with our number in 2011 being 100 students more than We expect to continue growing but at a slower rate in Class sizes Proportion of school classes achieving class size targets in 2011 Phase Average Class Size All Classes 21.3 School Disciplinary Absences Disciplinary Absences Count of Incidents Short Suspensions - 1 to 5 days 253 Long Suspensions - 6 to 20 days 49 Exclusions 3 Cancellations f Enrolment 0

3 Our school at a glance Curriculum offerings Our distinctive curriculum offerings: Three Gateways of Learning based on student learning style in s 8 and 9, extending to 10 in 2012 Integrated technology across the school which allows a number of technology based subjects such as robotics, multi-media, FTV & Media. Performing Arts program of excellence in dance, drama, instrumental music and choir University link courses Significant school based traineeships and apprenticeship programs Extra curricula activities Academic extension programs including tutorials Greater Brisbane Sports competition played on Saturday morning Eisteddfods in instrumental music and dance School choir School musicals Drama presentations Interschool sport. Debating How Information and Communication Technologies are used to assist learning Across our school students have access to 800 computers. Access is available in all classrooms as well as ten computer rooms and five smaller withdrawal spaces. All teaching rooms have Interactive White Boards which are connected to the internet and promote flexible learning and teaching across the school. Our teachers are highly skilled in the use of technology and it plays a significant role in all learning. Due to the access we are able to offer subjects which rely heavily on technology Social climate All students participate in a pastoral care program. Each year level builds on the next providing students with the opportunity to develop lifelong skills. Each year level have welfare leaders who provide support for students in their year. Students have access to the school Guidance Officer, Nurse, Chaplain and Youth Worker. Each year level has the support of the Administration who each oversees a year level. Parent, student and teacher satisfaction with the school

4 Our school at a glance Student satisfaction has improved significantly from 2010 survey results. As well parent/caregiver satisfaction has improved. Performance measure Result 2011 Percentage of parents/caregivers satisfied that their child is getting a good education at school 78% Percentage of students satisfied that they are getting a good education at school 59% Percentage of parents/caregivers satisfied with their child s school 92% Percentage of school workforce satisfied with access to professional development opportunities that relate to school and systemic initiatives 68% Percentage of staff members satisfied with morale in the school 74% DW Data withheld Involving parents in their child s education We have an active P&C association which provides parents with opportunities to be involved in the school. We also hold three parent/teacher evenings each year to facilitate face to face conversations. Both parents and teachers are encouraged to contact each other directly if there are Reducing the school s environmental footprint

5 Our school at a glance Data is sourced from school's annual utilities return and is reliant on the accuracy of these returns. BBSC was a new school in The school has a number of environmentally friendly systems built in. These include five one hundred thousand litre water tanks which provide water for toilets and irrigation of ovals; solar panels; light sensors in all classrooms which control light intensity. Although we have had an increase in electricity charges this is partially due to a significant increase in student numbers which has increased the number of classes. As well we have significantly increased the number of computers. Environmental footprint indicators, Electricity KwH Water KL ,410 3, , % change % -47%

6 Our staff profile Staff composition, including Indigenous staff Workforce Composition Teaching Staff Non-teaching Staff Indigenous Staff Headcounts <5 Full-time equivalents <5 Qualifications of all teachers Doctorate 2 Masters Bachelor degree 65 Diploma 1 Certificate 0 Doctorate Masters Bachelor degree Diploma Certificate Expenditure on and teacher participation in professional development The total funds expended on teacher professional development in 2011 was $ The major professional development initiatives are as follows: - Differentiation; curriculum development; use of ICT.

7 Our staff profile The proportion of the teaching staff involved in professional development activities during 2011 was 100%. Average staff attendance For permanent and temporary staff and school leaders, the staff attendance rate was 96% in Proportion of staff retained from the previous school year From the end of the previous school year, 94% of staff was retained by the school for the entire 2011 school year. School income broken down by funding source School income broken down by funding source is available via the My School website at To access our income details, click on the My School link above. You will then be taken to the My School website with the following Find a school text box. Where it says Search by school name, type in the name of the school you wish to view, and select <GO>. Read and follow the instructions on the next screen; you will be asked to accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy before being given access to the school s My School entry web page. School financial information is available by selecting School finances in the menu box in the top left corner of the school s entry web page. If you are unable to access the internet, please contact the school for a paper copy of income by funding source

8 Performance of our students Key student outcomes Student attendance The overall attendance rate for the students at this school (shown as a percentage) in 2011 was 87%. The overall attendance rate for all Queensland state Secondary schools over the same period was 89%. Student attendance rate for each year level NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 89% 88% 85% 85% 89% Student Attendance Distribution The proportions of students by attendance range. Description of how non-attendance is managed by the school Non-attendance is managed in state schools in line with the DET policies, SMS-PR-029: Managing Student Absences and SMS-PR- 036: Roll Marking in State Schools, which outline processes for managing and recording student attendance and absenteeism. Attendance is taken before school and for each lesson throughout the day. All attendance is done electronically to allow instant access. Text messages are sent to parents where students are absent from roll class for no reason. Student attendance is monitored by the school. Where attendance is of concern parents are contacted and the issue is discussed. Attendance is also checked for students who may absent themselves throughout the day without permission National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) results our reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy results for the s 3, 5, 7 and 9. Our reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy results for the s 3, 5, 7 and 9 are available via the My School website at To access our NAPLAN results, click on the My School link above. You will then be taken to the My School website with the following Find a school text box.

9 Performance of our students Where it says Search by school name, type in the name of the school whose NAPLAN results you wish to view, and select <GO>. Read and follow the instructions on the next screen; you will be asked to accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy before being able to access NAPLAN data. If you are unable to access the internet, please contact the school for a paper copy of our school s NAPLAN results.

10 Performance of our students Achievement Closing the Gap Attendance % for indigenous students compared to 87.6% for non-indigenous students. This was an improvement from 2010 of 2.8% Retention Our school rate is higher than it is for either our Region or State. Our gap is 14% compared to 23% for the Region and 21% for the State. Attainment Our indigenous students achieved a 71.6% success rate compared to 81.8% for the remainder of the school. The following sections relate only to schools with senior secondary students. Please delete if not applicable. Attainment and Achievement 12 Apparent retention rates 10 to student enrolment as a percentage of the 10 student cohort. 95% Outcomes for our 12 cohort of 2011 Number of students receiving a Senior Statement. 122 Number of students awarded a Queensland Certificate Individual Achievement. 0 Number of students receiving an Overall Position (OP). 58 Number of students who are completing/continuing a School-based Apprenticeship or Traineeship. 19 Number of students awarded one or more Vocational Educational Training qualifications. 90 Number of students awarded an Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) Certificate II or above. 86 Number of students awarded a Queensland Certificate of Education at the end of Number of students awarded an International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBD). 0 Percentage of OP/ IBD eligible students with OP 1-15 or an IBD. 55% Percentage of 12 students who are completing or completed a SAT or were awarded one or more of the following: QCE, IBD, VET qualification. 97% Percentage of Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) applicants receiving an offer. 88% Overall Position Bands (OP) Number of students in each Band for OP 1 to 25. OP 1-5 OP 6-10 OP OP OP

11 Performance of our students Vocational Educational Training qualification (VET) Number of students awarded certificates under the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF). Certificate I Certificate II Certificate III or above Student undertook Certificate 1 courses in: Work Readiness; Furnishing; Hospitality; Community recreation; Music Industry (Foundation) Post-school destination information At the time of publishing this School Annual Report, the results of the post-school destinations survey, Next Step Student Destination Report for the school were not available. Information about these post-school destinations of our students will be incorporated into this Report in September. Early leavers information The destinations of young people who left the school in s 10, 11 and prior to completing 12. Early leavers usually fall into one of two groups; those going into work, TAFE, traineeships or apprenticeships and those who are not sure but do not wish to continue. With both groups we provide support, support for those transitioning into work, TAFE, etc and those who are not sure. With those leaving with destination we attempt to work with these students to find them an alternative pathway before they leave. As a school we continue to work with these students even after they have left.

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