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 Our Lady of Dolours School Postal address 2 Willcocks Street, MITCHELTON 4053 Phone (07) 3355 7763 Email Fax (07) 3855 2641 pmitchelton@bne.catholic.edu.au School website www. www.ourladyofdolours.qld.edu.au Mr Anthony Lucey Contact Person Principal s Foreword Introduction Our Lady of Dolours Catholic School is a fantastic small school with great students, staff and families. Our school motto; Living, Loving and Learning in Christ is enacted each day with students encouraged to be life long learners who; care for others, think deeply and act so they can make a difference in the world. We strive to provide a holistic curriculum which acknowledges that learning is about being enthusiastic, motivated and involved in what you do. Our children have a range of talents and needs and all are at different points on their individual learning journey. This individual progress is measured in many ways and in a variety of formats. We encourage positive participation by all members of the school community - families, students, staff and parishioners by promoting respectful, open and peaceful communication. Value Added by School See separate attached report on Achievements for relative to School Renewal Plan Goals School Profile Our Lady of Dolours School 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 185 Total Enrolment 177 Girls 96 Boys 81 1
Curriculum offerings Our distinctive curriculum offerings Each term the teaching and learning staff publish the Our Learning Designs booklet that give an overview of the inquiry and learning context for each year level. It is a comprehensive paper that outlines what has been planned based on the knowledge, processes, skills and competencies for each year group. By definition, the process of inquiry learning engages a student, in a question, involves them in the negotiation of the learning and allows them to demonstrate the various roles of the lifelong learner. It supports our learning framework; our beliefs about learners and learning and enhances our vision that students will think and create, care and get along with others and act to make a difference in the world. Characteristics of Inquiry Learning Learning is essentially student-centred, with an emphasis on group work and use of library, web and other information resources. Teachers become facilitators, providing encouragement and support to enable the students to take responsibility for what and how they learn. Students reach a point where they are not simply investigating questions posed by others, but can formulate their own research topics and convert that research into useful knowledge. Students gain not only a deeper understanding of the subject-matter, but also the knowledge-development and leadership skills required for tackling complex problems that occur in the real world. Extra curricula activities Minni-Vinnies Social Response Team Optiminds : Regional and State Champions True Colours Choir: We sing at local events and every term for the Children's mass Dance: Each class is taught dance throughout the year Music and Drama are taught within the curriculum with a special focus on improvisation skills Zone Sports: include Netball, Soccer, Touch Football,Tee Ball, Athletics,Swimming,Cross Country Kilometre Club: O.LD. Running Club Buddies Program Member North West District Zone Green Crew Gardening Club University of NSW Academic Competitions Zone 4 Debating Piano Lessons ( Private) Yr 6/7 trip to Canberra ( bi-annually) Yr 6/7 Camp ( bi-annually) Cool School's Peer Mediation Program Michael Grose Young Leaders program LOTE Japanese Gymnastics Program Go Sports : Gross Motor and Athletics Skills Multi Lit ELF Chatting Children : Oral Language program Christian Meditation 2
How Information and Communication Technologies are used to assist learning Students at Our Lady of Dolours are encouraged to apply Information and Communication technology to solve problems, analyse and exchange information, develop ideas, create models and display work. A bank of approximately 12 Mac Laptops are used by teachers and support staff to support learning and create products of significance. All classrooms have an interactive whiteboard for teachers to both instruct and provide supportive teaching processes. Students work with ICLT's is proudly displayed in the online magazine ' Our Little Dazzlers' which is made available to the students in a secure environment within the school. These are samples of work produced through student engagement with a variety of technology tools and software applications. Examples of this work include podcasts, vokis, claymations, websites, online art, Giggle IT Social climate Our Lady of Dolours is a small school in an intimate setting. We strive to provide a positive and welcoming environment and a place where all are known and feel at home. A student welcoming committee greets parents and visitors each school day. Parents and visitors to the school frequently comment on this friendly and welcoming atmosphere. They report a love of the small school ' feel' and community atmosphere. Classrooms surround a common courtyard where students gather to eat, and participate in a variety of learning activities. This means that students are well know to one another and to the teaching and support staff. The Leadership and Pastoral care program is structured so that all students have the opportunity to mentor younger students, to reflect on the school values and to participate in activities that foster justice, wisdom and compassion. Our Peer Mediation program involves the senior students being trained to assist other students to resolve issues of conflict in a positive and non violent way. Parent, student and teacher satisfaction with the school In Our Lady of Dolours school commissioned a survey to determine parent, students and teacher satisfaction with the school. Over 60 responded to a survey which formed part of the internal review processes for the year. The general themes of the survey and internal review revealed a widespread view that the school has a supportive environment and that the staff are committed, caring and respectful of students. While parents report that Our Lady of Dolours is an inclusive and supportive learning environment there is also a perception that the school should aim for higher academic standards. 3
Involving parents in their child s education Michael Grose Parenting Ideas workshops and newsletters Website ( Focusing on the learning life of the school) Weekly School newsletter/term letters from teachers ( each term) Parent teacher meetings What's On is mailed out each Monday outlining the school week Internal review survey Our Learning Designs Curriculum booklet School Board/Parents and Friends Association Celebration of Learning Portfolios IEP meetings Lunch Days/Sports Training Staff Profile Workforce Composition Teaching Staff Non-teaching Staff Headcounts 13 12 Full-time equivalents 11.6 6.2 Qualifications of all teachers Highest level of attainment Number of classroom teachers and school leaders at the school Doctorate 0 Masters Post Graduate Diploma Bachelors Degree Diploma Certificate Expenditure on and teacher participation in Professional Learning 21056 The total funds expended on teacher professional learning in was $ The major professional development initiatives were as follows First Steps Curriculum Planning using Inquiry Learning Differentiated Curriculum Gifted & Talented ( Differentiation) Classroom Teaching Religion Interactive Whiteboard training Fun Friends Resiliency Program 4
Average staff attendance rate 98.10 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. 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 7 479.0 440.6 578.5 414.3 487.3 546.0 88.3 78.6 88 86.7 93.8 415.6 495.4 548.8 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. 78.6 92 93.3 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 9 414.3 481.4 560.5 399.2 487.1 544.6 564.0 92 85.7 93.3 93.8 5
Domain Grammar and Punctuation Measures Yr 3 Yr 7 Average score for the school in 415.4 496.4 593.9 Average score for Australia in 416.9 499.7 535.1 For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. 578.8 82.1 88 85.7 93.3 Average score for the school in 396.6 460.7 580.5 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 84 86.7 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. 7