ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING 2011 CATHOLIC EDUCATION, ARCHDIOCESE OF BRISBANE School Name Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Postal address PO Box 3076, DARRA 4076 Phone (07) 3375 4519 Fax (07) 3375 3867 Email pdarra@bne.catholic.edu.au School website www. www.olshdarra.qld.edu.au Contact Person Mr Chris Brown Principal s Foreword Introduction Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary School is a co-educational Catholic school in the Brisbane suburb of Darra. The school currently has 471 students enrolled in 19 classes from Prep to Year 7. OLSH school has an ethos based on Gospel Values. Our focus is showing respect for each other. We are a multicultural community that celebrates the richness of a variety of cultures. Whilst our school has a heavy emphasis on the teaching of Numeracy and Literacy and ensuring all children have the foundational knowledge preparing them for a wide scope of learning, we also value the teaching of the performing arts subjects. With a whole school musical biennially and instrumental and drama lessons happening in school time, children continue to grow in confidence through a variety of subjects. Value Added by School See separate attached report on Achievements for relative to School Renewal Plan Goals School Profile Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 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 233 238 Total Enrolment Girls Boys 471 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING 2011 1
Curriculum offerings Our distinctive curriculum offerings Class Music & P.E Specialist teachers Private Instrumental music lessons Years 4-7 canoeing program Camping program Year 5-7 Extra curricula activities Every second year the school presents a Musical in which all students. Preparation for this involves students in The Arts KLA, especially the Music, Visual Arts and Drama & Dance strands. ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING 2011 2
How Information and Communication Technologies are used to assist learning In and more than $100 000 was spent installing ceiling-mounted data projectors in 17 classrooms and purchasing a notebook computer for each teacher, including specialist teachers, and the administration staff. In late and in 2011 a further $35 000 has been spent upgrading the network with new switches, fibre optic cabling and wireless network access points for the whole school. Money for these projects has been obtained from the school s operating budget, the resource grant and P&F funds. Major software purchases in the last 2 years have included licences for Heulab Fun with Construction and Fun with Mindbook and for the online interactive Maths program Stepping Stones. Social climate Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a multi-cultural school with more than 30 cultures/nationalities represented in the student body. The Parish of Darra-Jindalee which is the main catchment for the school includes the suburbs/localities of Darra, the Centenary suburbs and new developments such in areas such as Sinnamon Park and Seventeen Mile Rocks. This is a very diverse socio-economic community ranging from working class families to those in professional occupations. Parent, student and teacher satisfaction with the school Survey of Parents, Staff and Students gave the school ratings as follows: Prayer and Worship Score 5/7 Staff Engagement Score 6/7 Student Wellbeing and Pastoral Care Score 5/7 Curriculum Score 5/7 ICLT Resourcing and Infrastructure Score 4/7 Assessment of Student Learning Score 5/7 Learning and Teaching Score 5/7 Students with Disabilities Score 5/7 Learning Support Score 4/7 Budgeting and Financing Score 6/7 Cultural Diversity Score 3/7 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING 2011 3
Involving parents in their child s education Strong partnerships have been established between school and Parents and Friends and the school community through a variety of events including formal meetings as well as parent nights; through survey instruments and Celebrations of Learning. Parents of Prep students are interviewed in the first week of the school year. The other Year levels hold a Parent Information night early in Term 1. Parent-teacher interviews for all Year levels are held at the end of Term 1. Each class conducts a 'Celebration of Learning' presentation once a year either during the day or in the evening. This provides an opportunity for the students to showcase their work to their parents and families. Parents are offered training in the 'Support-a-Reader' program. These parents then volunteer to assist teachers by listening to children read. Staff Profile Workforce Composition Teaching Staff Non-teaching Staff Headcounts 31 13 Full-time equivalents 26 9.2 Qualifications of all teachers Highest level of attainment Number of classroom teachers and school leaders at the school Doctorate Masters 1 Post Graduate Diploma 6 Bachelors Degree 21 Diploma 3 Certificate Expenditure on and teacher participation in Professional Learning 13000 The total funds expended on teacher professional learning in was $ The major professional development initiatives were as follows Expenditure on Professional Development including teacher release, cost of courses and course materials totalled $12870. All teachers are given equal access to Professional learning opportunities. All staff, including school officers, participated in the Enneagram workshop. 4
Average staff attendance rate 97.55 The staff attendance rate was in. Proportion of staff retained from the previous school year From the end of the school year, 96 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 95. 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 7 452.8 382.1 567.4 414.3 487.3 546.0 94.5 97 92.9 86 93.8 90.9 401.1 476.6 564.1 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. 100 91.8 92.9 96.9 93.8 88.2 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 9 374.5 468.8 555.5 399.2 487.1 544.6 564.0 95.2 91.8 97 86.3 90.6 87.5 5
Domain Grammar and Punctuation Measures Yr 3 Yr 7 Average score for the school in 412.6 488.2 556.1 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 90.4 92.9 100 87.5 90.2 87.5 Average score for the school in 370.8 482.4 597.1 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 95.2 100 95.9 93.9 90.2 93.8 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