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 Mary Immaculate Primary School Postal address PO Box 491, ANNERLEY 4103 Phone (07) 3848 8965 Email Fax (07) 3892 1143 pannerley@bne.catholic.edu.au School website www. www.maryimmaculate.qld.edu.au Mrs Helen Camden-Bermingham Contact Person Principal s Foreword Introduction Mary Immaculate Primary School is an inner city Catholic co-educational primary school located at 616 Ipswich Road, Annerley. The school is part of the Archdiocese of Brisbane Catholic Education community of schools. Mary Immaculate has a rich tradition of providing an inclusive, Catholic education to the families of Annerley and beyond. This learning community is gifted with families from diverse social and cultural backgrounds as well as many faith traditions. Together, we work to form a life learning community that seeks to build a more just world through quality education. was a very busy year, with the completion of our new school facilities an undercover sports area and a new multipurpose (Art) room, as a result of the Federal Government s Building the Education Revolution stimulus package. Our participation in the National Partnership program provided additional financial resources for staff professional development and resources. Celebrations for the canonisation of St Mary MacKillop with our neighbouring girls high school, Our Lady s College Annerley, was a highlight of the year. Value Added by School See separate attached report on Achievements for relative to School Renewal Plan Goals School Profile Mary Immaculate Primary School Annerley 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 127 Total Enrolment 127 Girls 73 Boys 54 1
Curriculum offerings Our distinctive curriculum offerings Team model of Student Leadership, allowing all Year 7 students to have a specific leadership role with specific duties and responsibilities. The Virtues Program incorporated with the Mary Immaculate Behaviour Management Policy/Program Middle/Senior School Choir Performs with 10 other primary schools in the Catholic Schools Choral Festival, and in the Qld Catholic Schools' Music Festival (QCMF) each year and at other special events - the Formation of a Junior School Choir participation in QCMF Outdoor Education Program Beach Camp Years 5-7 Dance Cart dance program Prep to Year 7 Social skills programs, eg. Alert program, incorporated into classroom programs with the support of the Guidance Counsellor. Local Cluster Interschool Sports Years 4-7 in cross country and touch football Tennis program Years Prep - 3 Swimming lessons Years Prep - 7 Early Years Perceptual Motor Program Bluearth Fitness and Wellbeing Program Extra curricula activities o Instrumental Music individual and group lessons by private company o Shine Speech and Drama - group lessons o Participation in after hours school netball and touch football competitions 2
How Information and Communication Technologies are used to assist learning Information Communication Technology (ICT) has been a major focus in the school for the past 5 years. By the end of Semester 1,, each class was equipped with an interactive whiteboard and accompanying laptop. Teamboard and Easiteach programs as well as other ready made / teacher made resources are used to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom. Teachers have accessed professional development through Brisbane Catholic Education (Education Officer: Curriculum ICLT) and Direct National (distributors). A Macintosh Lab of 12 computers is also available in the library for class use. Each classroom has an average of 3 PCs used for individual and small group work. Classroom teachers plan with the Curriculum Support Teacher to embed ICLT into units of work. Social climate Mary Immaculate School is an inclusive community, made up of families from a variety of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Families value the size and the multicultural makeup of the school and feel this contributes to the positive sense of community that exists. The Watson Road Behaviour Management program is proactive, using social skills booklets, charts and posters as key resources. This program is supported by our Code for Peaceful Relationships, which summarises in a positive and empowering way, the behavioural expectations of all within our community, and the Virtues Program which encourages children to nurture virtues such as respect, generosity, humility, compassion, honesty and reliability. The staff, School Board and P&F Committee actively promote the involvement of families in all aspects of school life and continually look for ways to support all families in the school and to build community. The Guidance Counsellor works with teachers to provide social skills programs that enhance the development of positive, peaceful relationships across the school. The school employs a bilingual aide to assist with communication between school and African families. This has been instrumental in building up positive and supportive relationships with these families, and giving staff a greater insight into how customs and behaviour are managed in the home situation. It also helps to develop staff understanding of the need for all in the community to be sensitive to different cultural practices. Parent, student and teacher satisfaction with the school Staff have a strong, positive rapport and individuals have expressed that they feel very supported by their colleagues during difficult times. They have the opportunity to raise and discuss any concerns at weekly staff meetings. If staff have any personal concerns they address them with the Principal and a satisfactory outcome sought. Students say it s a friendly, multicultural school where everyone feels they belong. Senior students love the buddy program where they help the new Preps settle in. "On your first day you're guaranteed to make a friend!" Parent comments include... I am really impressed with the way the school caters for those children with food allergies. They are never left out, whether it is tuckshop day or a special activity day such as Harmony Day. Together and collaboratively many wonderful things have been achieved and will continue to be. (P&F) The school website is fantastic! There is so much information. You get a feel for what the school is like. The teachers are very supportive when there is a crisis in a family situation. What I really like is the personal nature of the school - every child is known by his/her name. 3
Involving parents in their child s education Staff actively promote the involvement of parents in a variety of ways including classroom and sporting programs and activities to promote and support the school. For example, Support-a-Reader, literacy groups, celebrations of learning, sports carnivals, classroom and school liturgical celebrations, parish sacramental celebrations, weekly assemblies, parent teacher information evenings and interviews, forums regarding current education initiatives, eg. early years curriculum. Parents are also actively involved through the P&F Association and School Board. The P&F supports the school with fundraising activities to provide classroom and playground resources. They also coordinate the Tuckshop and Uniform Shop. Parents are kept informed through a weekly newsletter, which is also posted on the school website. The website contains other information such as minutes of P&F meetings, school calendar, policies and procedures. A number of components of the school's Internal Review process have included surveys for parents. The School Board is instrumental in writing and reviewing school policies. Staff Profile Workforce Composition Teaching Staff Non-teaching Staff Headcounts 15 7 Full-time equivalents 9.6 3 Qualifications of all teachers Highest level of attainment Number of classroom teachers and school leaders at the school Doctorate Masters 2 Post Graduate Diploma 2 Bachelors Degree 10 Diploma 1 Certificate Expenditure on and teacher participation in Professional Learning 53,096.10 The total funds expended on teacher professional learning in was $ The major professional development initiatives were as follows Reading to Learn First Steps Reading Planning with Literacy Numeracy Improvement Teacher (LNIT) and Curriculum Support Teacher (CST) Boys in Education (Ian Lillico) Drama and The Arts in Religious Education Technology: Interactive Whiteboard Training (Brisbane Catholic Education) + suppliers Student Protection Student Behaviour Support Plan (Brisbane Catholic Education) First Aid and CPR 4
Average staff attendance rate 98.79 The staff attendance rate was in. Proportion of staff retained from the previous school year From the end of the school year, 85 of staff were retained by the school for the year. Key Student Outcomes Attendance Student attendance - 95.15 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. 414.3 487.3 546.0 573.6 75 361 454.2 546.3 418.6 485.2 533.4 567.7 90.5 90 Average score for the school in Average score for Australia in For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. 442.3 360.5 565.4 Spelling Yr 9 90 Average score for Australia in For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. Yr 7 Average score for the school in Writing Yr 5 318 435.5 522.7 399.2 487.1 544.6 564.0 80 66.7 5
Domain Grammar and Punctuation Measures Yr 3 Yr 7 Average score for the school in 391.8 434 531.1 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 70 87.5 66.7 81.8 Average score for the school in 371.8 451 545.6 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 95.5 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