ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING 2011 CATHOLIC EDUCATION, ARCHDIOCESE OF BRISBANE School Name Holy Spirit School Postal address PO Box 176, STRATHPINE 4500 Phone (07) 3205 3955 Fax (07) 3205 5315 Email pbraypark@bne.catholic.edu.au School website www. www.holyspiritbraypark.qld.edu.au Contact Person Mr Peter Pashen Principal s Foreword Introduction This report presents the reader with a brief overview about a number of aspects of Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School. The attached Strategic Renewal Report also summaries the major initiatives that occurred during. If you are reading this report and considering enroling your child at Holy Spirit School, you are very welcome to phone and make an appointment with the princpal to discuss how Holy Spirit may be able to assist you in the education of your child. Holy Spirit School is very proudly a Catholic School and a member of the family of schools known as the Archdiocese of Brisbane. Collectively, our schools offer a distinctive Catholic Education. Value Added by School See separate attached report on Achievements for relative to School Renewal Plan Goals School Profile Holy Spirit Primary 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 577 288 289 Total Enrolment Girls Boys 577 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING 2011 1
Curriculum offerings Our distinctive curriculum offerings Holy Spirit School offers a comprehensive curriculum with special emphasis on the teaching of literacy. Literacy underpins all curriculum areas and is needed by students to engage in most learning areas. Curriculum development is an ongoing, reflective process at Holy Spirit School. Programs are developed to meet the interests, needs and abilities of all students. Standards remain high through continued staff professional development, planning opportunities and the continuous monitoring of each child s progress. Integration of the Key Learning Areas is promoted to provide a balanced curriculum. The context of learning is informed by real life and life-like situations whereby students: Nurture their relationship with God, self, others and the environment Are encouraged to develop a deeper understanding of themselves and their world Construct knowledge and apply this to various disciplines Use their creativity to demonstrate understandings Are encouraged to communicate effectively Become active investigators, accessing a wide range of resources Are encouraged to work independently and interdependently Learn to critically reflect upon and evaluate their assumptions, values and products The qualities listed above are those attributes of a life-long learner that we endeavour to nurture within our teaching. Extra curricula activities Holy Spirit School runs a number of extra curricular activities which students can select to be involved in: Sport Interschool sport, Representative Sport, State and Catholic Zone sport opportunities, Athletics, Cross Country, Swimming (re-introduced in ) Music Instrumental Music lessons, Guitar, Concert Band, Strings and Piano, School Choir National Competitions Science, Maths, Computing, English and Writing School Competitions Science, Poetry, Billy Cart making Lunch Time Clubs Chess, Gardening, Science, Choir, Soccer, Knitting Performing Arts Dance Fever, Wakakirri, Visiting School Performances, Talent Quest ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING 2011 2
How Information and Communication Technologies are used to assist learning We offer a Computer Lab of 31 computers, classroom computers in all rooms and 40 portable laptops. There are intercative whiteboards in classes from year 4 to year 7. All classrooms have interactive media data projectors connected to the internet. Staff are regularly engaged in professional development about the best way to use these resources to enhance student learning. Information and Communication Technologies are not seen as an end in themselves, but rather as a means to excite and unlock meaningful learning for students. While a limited amount of time is used to learn how to use these technologies, they are primarily used to engage the curriculum. Social climate Holy Spirit School strives to be a supportive community and we strive to provide the best possible environment in which students can learn and grow. Students are encouraged to strive to do their best in all things that they say and do. We have now implemented a School Wide Positive Behaviour Program which has seen a big improvement in student behaviour. Students are taught explicitly how to behave and are encouraged and rewarded through a positive behaviour system. Parents are involved in, and are kept informed of, this new initiative. A Guidance Counsellor is available to work with students 3 days a week. Year 7 students show leadership through their involvement on the Student Council. They are also trained as Peer Mediators to work with the junior students. The Year 7 students run our Assemblies and help to organise many initiatives in the school. Parents are very welcome to be involved in school life in a number of ways. Parent, student and teacher satisfaction with the school In last year's exit surveys, parents were asked to comment on their level of staisfaction about Holy Spirit School. Some of those comments were: *The high quality of the curriculum offered *The quality of the facilities and grounds which add to the positive learning environment *The school was helpful and supportive to my child's learning *Holy Spirit School offered a positive experience for my child *I was very satisfied with the quality of the Leadership Team ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING 2011 3
Involving parents in their child s education Parents are very welcome to be involved in their children s education at Holy Spirit School in a number of ways, and on a number of different levels. At the Committee Level - School Board - Parents and Friends Association - Various Specific Committees (i) School Wide Positive Behaviour (ii) Technology (iii) Environmental - Working Bees - School / Parish Carnival Staff Profile Workforce Composition Teaching Staff Non-teaching Staff Headcounts Full-time equivalents 32 28 28 22 Qualifications of all teachers Highest level of attainment Doctorate Masters Post Graduate Diploma Bachelors Degree Diploma Certificate Number of classroom teachers and school leaders at the school 0 5 10 24 8 2 Expenditure on and teacher participation in Professional Learning The total funds expended on teacher professional learning in was $ The major professional development initiatives were as follows 52 000 (1)School Wide Positive Behaviour Support: Year 2 (2) Reading to Learn Literacy Program (3) Staff Spirituality program "Catching Fire" (4) Implementation of an Oral Language Program in Prep :Chatting Children" (5) Interactive Whiteboard Inservice (6) Year Level Planning Time each term (7) Teaching staff were given professional development time to pursue individual professional learning goals ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING 2011 4
Average staff attendance rate The staff attendance rate was 97.85 in. Proportion of staff retained from the previous school year From the end of the school year, 91 of staff were retained by the school for the year. Key Student Outcomes Attendance Student attendance - 93.75 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 Yr 5 Yr 7 Yr 9 Average score for the school in 408.3 478 536.2 Reading Average score for Australia in For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. Average score for the school in 414.3 487.3 546.0 573.6 93.2 95 96.4 92.9 97.7 416.3 490.8 533.4 Writing Average score for Australia in For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. Average score for the school in 418.6 485.2 533.4 567.7 98.6 88.8 94 96.4 97.8 393.9 481.3 549.3 Spelling Average score for Australia in For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. 399.2 487.1 544.6 564.0 97.2 88.8 98.0 98.2 98.6 95.5 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING 2011 5
Domain Measures Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 7 Yr 9 Average score for the school in 411.7 501.7 529.6 Grammar and Punctuation Average score for Australia in For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. Average score for the school in 416.9 499.7 535.1 578.8 91.7 95 98 92.7 97.1 93.2 372.7 467.2 558.1 Average score for Australia in 395.3 488.7 547.7 584.9 Numeracy For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. 87.7 98.8 98.2 95.7 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. ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTING 2011 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