A N N UA L SCHOOL R E POR T I NG 2 011 C AT H O L I C E D U C AT I O N, A RCH D I OCE S E O F B R I S B A N E School Name St Kevin's School Postal address 312 Benowa Road, BENOWA, 4217 Fax (07) 5539 2057 Phone (07) 5539 4522 Email pbenowa@bne.catholic.edu.au School website www. www.sk.qld.edu.au Mrs Sue Curtis Contact Person Principal s Foreword Introduction St. Kevin's School is a Catholic, multicultural, international primary school set in beautiful surroundings located at Benowa on the Gold Coast of Queensland. St. Kevin's enjoys a reputation for excellent academic and social student achievement, together with a nurturing ethos explicit in our motto: Strength with Kindness. The vision of our school is to encourage all to realise and develop their God-given talents in order to live happy and fulfilling lives based on Gospel Values. The mission of St. Kevin's is to strengthen partnerships while nurturing and supporting each other. We encourage learners of all ages to shape and enrich our changing world by contributing their gifts for the renewal of God's creation. Value Added by School See separate attached report on Achievements for relative to School Renewal Plan Goals School Profile 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 655 Total Enrolment 655 Girls 342 Boys 315 1
Curriculum offerings Our distinctive curriculum offerings The following curriculum offerings are distinctive to St. Kevin's in addition the the Australian Curriculum. Choirs - senior and junior Marimba Band (percussion) Strings program for all year 3 students Swimming French Performing Arts Optiminds Maths Olympiad Pastoral Care program ICLT Specialist program 'You Can Do It' values program Extra curricula activities The following extra curricular activities are offered outside of normal school hours: Music tuition - violin, viola, cello, keyboard, wind instruments, guitar, piano Dance Art Sports - tennis, Auskick, Fit Kids, Soccer Clinics Chess 2
How Information and Communication Technologies are used to assist learning In the ICLT classroom, ICTs are used to assist in integration and embedding of ICLT into classroom learning units. The children are able to access desktop computers to create assessment pieces, research, read, create and interpret data and to communicate. We use the ICTs to teach digital citizenship and to enhance learning experiences both in the computer lab and the classroom. Mobile labs are used to embed ICTs further into the classroom setting, to enable students with different learning styles to achieve their goals. The use of electronic whiteboards assist in varied teaching delivery styles and give the students an opportunity to interact with their learning. Digital still and video cameras are used throughout the school to record and investigate all aspects of the school environment. Social climate St. Kevin's school is a warm, inviting school. Families are welcomed to participate in all aspect of school life eg assemblies, classroom programs, liturgies, assistants on excursions and volunteers at the tuckshop and library. The Parents and Friends Committee supports the school by fundraising in partnership with the school according to the Annual School Renewal Plan. The Social Committee plans activities on an Annual basis to involve families in fun, social activities, eg Mother's Day dinner, Trivia Night. As an internationally credited school, St. Kevin's has a mulitcultural focus, welcoming families from around the globe. Therefore, celebrations such as Harmony Day not only teach students about cultural diversity, but also provide tangible opportunities to include all families. Class programs that integrate Religious Education, Personal Development and Values Education are facilitated through the programs 'You Can Do It' and 'Making Jesus Real'. Such programs reinforce our identity as a Catholic School. Parent, student and teacher satisfaction with the school Through regular internal reviews of all aspects of schooling, the satisfaction of stakeholders is monitored, reviewed and then action is taken for improvement. This information is then shared with the school community. Committees, which are usually of short duration, are formed to deliver the outcomes recommended. During parent/teacher interviews, parents have the opportunity to express their satisfaction with the learning of their children. Parents are also involved in the performance reviews of the leadership team of the school. Students are frequently asked for their opinions on various aspects of schooling eg how they think they are progressing. Great respect for the views of all stakeholder is held by school personnel. 3
Involving parents in their child s education Parents are involved in formal and informal ways in the life of the school. Formal processes such as parent-teacher interviews, conferences regarding student behaviour, enrolment support processes for students with disabilities, leadership team and school & staff appraisals, are some of the ways parents are involved. All parents are informed of school affairs by newsletter, the school website and termly letters detailing the curriculum offerings in each year level. Teachers frequently email or telephone parents with regard to daily events involving individual students. Parents also assist students by conducting reading groups, volunteering in various endeavours and by engaging in the activities of the Parents and Friends Association. Partnerships and networks are also developed for specific purposes eg fundraising activities. Staff Profile Workforce Composition Teaching Staff Non-teaching Staff Headcounts 40 22 Full-time equivalents 33.6 12 Qualifications of all teachers Highest level of attainment Number of classroom teachers and school leaders at the school Doctorate Masters 7 Post Graduate Diploma 7 Bachelors Degree 32 Diploma 17 Certificate 7 Expenditure on and teacher participation in Professional Learning 23275.00 The total funds expended on teacher professional learning in was $ The major professional development initiatives were as follows 4
Average staff attendance rate 96.36 The staff attendance rate was in. Proportion of staff retained from the previous school year From the end of the school year, 93.65 of staff were retained by the school for the year. Key Student Outcomes Attendance Student attendance - 94.33 The average attendance rate for the whole school as a percentage in was. 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 Average score for the school in Average score for Australia in Reading For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. Yr 5 Yr 7 495.9 397.5 563.6 414.3 487.3 546.0 95.4 97.6 94.8 95.8 423.7 507.6 544.6 Average score for Australia in 418.6 485.2 533.4 For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. 96.7 97.7 98.8 98.2 95.8 97.9 Average score for Australia in For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. 567.7 Average score for the school in Spelling 573.6 Average score for the school in Writing Yr 9 387.3 499.0 558.4 399.2 487.1 544.6 564.0 97.6 95.5 96.9 98.2 93 5
Domain Measures Yr 3 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. Yr 7 414. 516.5 531.9 416.9 499.7 535.1 578.8 94.4 98.4 90.1 95.9 89.3 Average score for the school in 379.7 504.1 569.5 Average score for Australia in 395.3 488.7 547.7 For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. Yr 9 Numeracy Yr 5 584.9 97.6 92 97.1 96.9 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. 6
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 11-15 OP 16-20 OP 21-25 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 email. ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING 2011 7