ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING 2011

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1 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING 2011 CATHOLIC EDUCATION, ARCHDIOCESE OF BRISBANE School Name Our Lady Help of Christians School Postal address 23 Bowman Street, HENDRA 4011 Phone (07) Fax (07) School website www. Contact Person Mr Joseph Miranda Principal s Foreword Introduction Our Lady Help of Christians School, Hendra caters for Prep to Year 7 with Outside School Hours Care available. We are a family friendly school, set in a quiet suburban street in the leafy suburb of Hendra. We have a close working atmosphere between School, Parish and wider community. We provide quality Catholic education curriculum based on the Queensland Syllabus and incorporating Christian values and ethos as expressed through our Religious Education Program. Over the past 10 years, the school has grown from approximately 70 students in 4 multi-aged classes, to near 200 in single classes today. T Our students perform very well in sporting, academic and cultural avenues, achieving results beyond their relative numbers. Under the guidance of successive 5 year renewal plans, cooperatively formulated by School, Parent and Parish representatives, close to $3,000,000 of Physical and Curriculum developments have been undertaken. Value Added by School See separate attached report on Achievements for relative to School Renewal Plan Goals School Profile Our Lady Help of Christians is a Catholic school administered through Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Brisbane. Coeducational or Single Sex Year levels offered: Primary Secondary P-12 Total student enrolments for this school Total Enrolment Girls Boys 170 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING

2 Curriculum offerings Our distinctive curriculum offerings Information and communication learning technologies integrated into everyday classroom experiences, with a high student/computer ratio. We are CRICOS registered and accept full-fee paying international students within set limits and employ a part-time specialist teacher to facilitate this program. An ESL teacher supports students who have English as a second language. A Virtues Program that teaches co operation, communication skills, problem solving while promoting self esteem. Our 3 B's (Be respectful, Be responsible, Be safe) form the 'building blocks' of our whole school positive behaviour program. LOTE (Japanese) is offered to our Senior classes - Yrs 6 and 7. Extra curricula activities Junior and Senior Choir After school Kids sport Drama - Shake & Stir Theatre Company Musicorp Program - Instrumental Music Tennis Program - Before and after school ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING

3 How Information and Communication Technologies are used to assist learning At Our Lady Help of Christians we have data mounted projectors in all learning areas which are used extensively. Each class has a bank of desk top computers while banks of laptops are used on a rotational basis throughout the school. The NSP Grant enabled a new wireless network with a fibre-optic backbone to be installed. Twenty four new laptops were purchased for classroom use. Under the BER P21 Grant a new library and computer lab have enhance our ICLTs. Social climate Our Lady Help of Christians is a Catholic co-educational primary school which has been providing quality education since We cater for students from Prep-Year 7 and our school family encompasses both the school community and Our Lady Help of Christians Parish. Our Lady Help of Christians community strives to provide an education for the holistic development of each student towards the full realisation of their potential within a value system based on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our school community is supported by a Pastoral Care team comprising of a School Pastoral worker, School Counsellor, English as a Second Language teacher and STIE (Support Teacher: Inclusive Education) A Virtues Program and Positive Behaviour Program work together to provide a secure harmonious and challenging environment conducive to learning and self enhancement. Parent, student and teacher satisfaction with the school Caring, approachable and caring staff Buddy system Positive Parish/School relationship including Monday morning Mass Information, communication and learning technologies integrated into all learning areas Availability of support staff Children feel safe and have a strong sense of belonging Supportive, committed and enthusiastic parents Modern, air-conditioned classrooms OSHC - Outside School Hours Care An education which promotes the Gospel values of love and respect Children demonstrate a sense of pride in their school ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING

4 Involving parents in their child s education At Our Lady Help of Christians school we believe that parent involvement enriches our family orientated school. Parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their children's education through a variety of means including P&F - attendance, sub-committees, working bees and social functions Cuppa & Chat morning teas - Admin Team members & parents Liturgies and special assemblies including class Masses, Monday Masses, fortnightly assemblies Tuckshop, School fete, Sporting events Support-a-reader, Perceptual Motor Program Involvement in the School's Cyclical Review Process Parent/Teacher information sessions and special meetings School website and Newsletters Staff Profile Workforce Composition Teaching Staff Non-teaching Staff Headcounts 18 8 Full-time equivalents Qualifications of all teachers Highest level of attainment Doctorate Masters Post Graduate Diploma Bachelors Degree Diploma Number of classroom teachers and school leaders at the school Certificate Expenditure on and teacher participation in Professional Learning The total funds expended on teacher professional learning in was $ The major professional development initiatives were as follows 22, Goals - Support Literacy focus - Literacy Intervention and Curriculum Planning Days - Support student learning - First Steps Training in Reading and IEPs - Supporting Professional Learning Community development ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING

5 Average staff attendance rate The staff attendance rate was in. Proportion of staff retained from the previous school year From the end of the school year, of staff were retained by the school for the year. Key Student Outcomes Attendance Student attendance - The average attendance rate for the whole school as a percentage in was 97. Student Achievement NAPLAN for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) results our reading writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy results for the Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Domain Measures Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 7 Yr 9 Average score for the school in Reading Average score for Australia in For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. Average score for the school in Writing Average score for Australia in For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. Average score for the school in Spelling Average score for Australia in For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING

6 Domain Measures Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 7 Yr 9 Average score for the school in Grammar and Punctuation Average score for Australia in For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. Average score for the school in Average score for Australia in Numeracy For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard Attainment and Achievement Year 12 Apparent retention rates Year 10 to Year 12 Year 12 student enrolment as a percentage of the Year 10 student cohort. Outcomes for our Year 12 cohort of (Data are available to schools from the QSA secure website using your existing security code) Number of students receiving a Senior Statement. Number of students awarded a Queensland Certificate Individual Achievement. Number of students receiving an Overall Position (OP). Number of students who are completing/continuing a School-based Apprenticeship or Traineeship. Number of students awarded one or more Vocational Educational Training qualifications. Number of students awarded an Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) Certificate II or above. Number of students awarded a Queensland Certificate of Education at the end of Year 12. ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING

7 Number of students awarded an International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBD). Percentage of OP/ IBD eligible students with OP 1-15 or an IBD. Percentage of Year 12 students who are completing or completed a SAT or were awarded one or more of the following: QCE, IBD, VET qualification. Percentage of Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) applicants receiving an offer. Overall Position Bands (OP) Number of students in each Band for OP 1 to 25 OP 1-5 OP 6-10 OP OP OP Vocational Educational Training qualification (VET) Number of students awarded certificates under the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF). Certificate I Certificate II Certificate III or above Post-school destination information At the time of publishing this School Annual Report, the results of the Year 12 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. SUBMIT FORM Please ensure that you attach your Achievements for relative to School Renewal Plan Goals documentation when submitting this form to . ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING