DIOCESE OF TOWNSVILLE SCHOOL REPORTING - 2017 Burdekin Catholic High School, Ayr Address 45 Gibson Street, Ayr, QLD, 4807 Postal address 45 Gibson Street, Ayr, QLD, 4807 Phone (07) 4783 2366 Fax (07) 4783 1579 Email Webpages Contact Person bchs@tsv.catholic.edu.au School Website: www.bchs.catholic.edu.au Additional information is available via the My School website: www.myschool.edu.au Mr Greg Cameron Principal s foreword Introduction Burdekin Catholic High School is a Catholic, co-educational secondary school operating within the authority of the diocesan Catholic Education Office. BCHS is located in Ayr and draws students from within the Burdekin Shire. The school began in 1953 originally staffed by Marist Brothers. Within the Marist and Catholic traditions, in the example of Mary, we seek to bring Christ-life to birth, in ordinary ways and in all circumstances of life. Our approach is to nurture, to teach, to gather, to reconcile, and to stand with young people, so as to give each and all of them reason and means to believe, to hope and to love.
In harmony with this outlook, we encourage respect for all God's creation, community, inclusiveness, commitment to anti-bullying and anti-harassment, forgiveness, reverence, joy. Our current educational emphasis is on implementing the Australian curriculum and the new Senior Schooling system, and meeting students personal development needs. In past years, the majority of our school leavers proceed to University Studies, principally at JCU. There is an increasing number of students who are following a vocational pathway and taking up Certificate Courses in Year 11 and 12 as well as school-based traineeship and apprenticeships. Our school exists within a highly cultural local community. Our efforts at school reflect this - with an emphasis on the performing arts. A high percentage of our students participate each year in the Burdekin Eisteddfod. Our School Choir enjoys outstanding success each year. We participate in the annual Burdekin Drama Festival and biennially we produce a school musical. Our students participate in a core physical education program to the end of Year 10, and also participate in a range of inter-school and intra-school sports. Page 2
School Renewal, Strategic Planning and Annual School Improvement The Characteristics of Effective Catholic Schools is the guiding document of the TCEO schools linking the processes of planning, implementation and review for the purpose of enhancing the quality and effectiveness of Catholic Schools. Through the Characteristics of Effective Catholic Schools each school can monitor its effectiveness, focus on strategies for improvement and fulfil its accountability responsibilities to various entities. Page 3
Mission and Purpose To develop the Catholic Identity of the school within the Leuven Project context To develop a plan to improve parish and parental engagement Climate Conducive to Learning Embed aspects of Pope Francis encyclical Laudato Si* To be well prepared for changes to the Senior Phase of Schooling in Queensland from 2019 To maintain a focus on student outcomes through purposeful data analysis Emphasis on Learning To increase teacher capability to improve student learning* To provide activities to improve the wellbeing of staff and students across the school year Implement the new ICT systems to enhance student information management and financial management in schools and TCEO* Page 4
School Profile System: Coeducational or single sex: Catholic Education (Diocese of Townsville) Coeducational Year levels offered: Years 7 12 Total student enrolments for this school: Total Enrolment Girls Boys 451 240 211 Characteristics of the student body: Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Total Total M F M F M F M F M F M F M F 43 44 38 36 38 36 20 36 38 42 34 46 211 240 451 87 74 74 56 80 80 451 Page 5
Curriculum offerings Our distinctive curriculum offerings Voc Ed Subjects: Certificate III in Business Certificate III in Fitness Certificate II in Hairdressing Certificate II Engineering Certificate I in Construction Authority registered courses in: Religion and Ethics English Communication Hospitality Manufacturing Industrial Technology Studies Industrial Graphics Aquatic Practices Prevocational Maths School Based Traineeships School Based Apprenticeships Work Experience Extra curricula activities St Vincent de Paul Society Musical Outreach Choir Charitable Outreach Drama Activities Student Council Volleyball Rugby League Swimming Rugby Union Netball Touch Athletics Soccer Cricket Softball Gym Page 6
How Information and Communication Technologies are used to assist learning The study and application of Information and Communication Technology is integrated to varying degrees across programs to support teaching and learning in all subject areas in the Middle and Senior schools. All students are introduced to ICT as a core subject in Year 7 and 8, and students are offered the opportunity of studying ICT as a specialized subject through Years 9 to 12. All students have access to a laptop as part of the school 1:1 program. In addition, the school has three dedicated computer rooms. All classrooms have wireless connections to the school server. All classrooms have projectors or wide screen televisions connected to the school server. The school also has recently purchased 2 Laser Cutters, 7 3D printers and coding and robotic equipment as part of a movement towards a STEM program. Social climate Pastoral care structures Pastoral care activities School Counsellor on site five days a week School social Retreats for Year 12 Camp for Years 8 and 10 Pastoral days for Years 7 and 9 Strategies/programs used to respond to bullying include: Anti-bullying week Reporting mechanisms on the school website Pastoral programs Term awards Pastoral interviews for newly enrolling students in Years 7-12 Page 7
Parent, student and teacher satisfaction with the school The parent and teacher satisfaction results are gathered using voluntary participation in a radii survey. Performance measure Result 2017 Percentage of parents satisfied that the school provides educational programs that enable their child/ren to learn 90.8% Percentage of parents satisfied with their child/ren s progress at this school 90.9% Percentage of Year 7 Year 12 satisfied that the school provides educational programs that enable them to learn 92.0% Percentage of Year 7 Year 12 students satisfied with their educational progress at this school 90.6% Percentage of teachers satisfied that this school provides educational programs that enable students to learn 100% Percentage of teachers satisfied with the educational progress of students at this school 100% Involving parents in their child s education Parent/teacher interviews twice a year Three formal reports per year School planners for communication with parents Year planning evenings for parents at year 7, 10 and 11 Subject selection evenings for year 8 and 10 Parents and Friends Association School Board Parent helpers in tuckshop, working bees and fund raising activities Parents fully involved with planning and presentations at school deb balls Parents fully involved with planning and implementation of Yr 12 graduation events Parent social functions on a year level or whole school basis Page 8
Reducing the school s environmental footprint Use of an environmental audit and attention to its recommendations is included in the renewal cycle which is part of the life of TCEO schools. The school has invested in Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the TCEO solar power project and an automated watering system that operates at night time with adjustable output to cater for need. The school has successfully been re-cycling timber in the technology area introducing students to such practices. Careful auditing of use of air-conditioning and electrical appliances. Introduction of an automated pop-up irrigation system throughout the school. As part of the STEM focus at the school, students have designed a vertical garden to compliment the new Hospitality building using recycled materials and water conservation techniques. School Finances For school income broken down by funding source: please refer to My School School Finances Page 9
Staff composition, including Indigenous staff Workforce Composition Teaching Staff Non-teaching Staff Indigenous Staff Headcounts 40 26 0 Full-time equivalents 38.7 17.7 0 Qualifications of all teachers Qualifications Number of Teachers and School leaders Percentage of teachers and school leaders Masters 2 5.0% Bachelor Degree 35 87.5% Diploma 2 5.0% Certificate 1 2.5% Total 40 100% Page 10
Expenditure on and teacher participation in professional development The total funds expended on teacher professional development in 2017 was $16,899. The major professional development initiatives for 2017 are as follows: Effective Pedagogy - Burdekin Region TCEO Staff Compliance PD 2017 Secondary Teachers Professional Development - Townsville Reflective Practice Day Marist Pedagogy Middle Leaders PD - Mentoring Inclusive Education Early Career Teacher Mentor Phase 1 Beginning Teacher Conference Curriculum Teacher Developer's (CTD's) JumpIT Training Workshop Network of Indigenous Education Support Workers (NIEW Day) Mulkadee 2017 VET Upskilling Course Classroom Profiler Training REFRESHER - JumpIT - Coaching Young People for Success Marist Footsteps 2 Hearing Impairment Disability Inservice Student Protection Training Townsville The involvement of the teaching staff in professional development activities during 2017 was 100%. Average staff attendance For permanent and temporary staff and school leaders, the staff attendance rate was 94.8% in 2017. Proportion of staff retained from the previous school year From the end of the previous school year, 92.4% of staff was retained by the school for the entire 2017 school year. Page 11
Key student outcomes Attendance Student attendance - 2017 The average attendance rate for the whole school as a percentage in 2017 was 94.0%. Student attendance for each year level Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 95% 93% 93% 95% 95% 93% Description of how non-attendance is managed by the school The school contacts the parents/guardians of each unexplained absence on the morning that the student is absent. A letter or phone call is made to the parent/guardians of those students who are regularly absent from school. Page 12
Achievement Years 7 and 9 National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) results our reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy results for the Years 7 and 9. NAPLAN results are also available from My School website Page 13
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. 92% Outcomes for our Year 12 cohort of 2017 Number of students receiving a Senior Statement. 76 Number of students awarded a Queensland Certificate Individual Achievement. 1 Number of students receiving an Overall Position (OP). 48 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. Number of students awarded an International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBD). 4 36 31 73 - Percentage of OP/ IBD eligible students with OP 1-15 or an IBD. 79.2% 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. 100% 94% 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 8 15 15 8 2 Page 14
Vocational Educational Training qualification (VET) Number of students awarded certificates under the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF). Certificate I Certificate II Certificate III or above 8 17 14 Certificate I courses include: Construction Certificate III courses include: Business Fitness Certificate II courses include: Automotive Vocational Preparation Engineering Pathways Hairdressing Health Support Services Hospitality Page 15
Post-school destination information Source: Department of Education, Next Step 2018 Post-School Destinations Page 16