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 St Columban's College Postal address PO Box 1254, CABOOLTURE 4510 Phone (07) 5495 3111 Email Fax (07) 5495 3211 scaboolture@bne.catholic.edu.au School website www. www.stc.qld.edu.au Ms Ann Rebgetz Contact Person Principal s Foreword Introduction was a year of great steps forward for St Columban s College. It began with the best Yr 12 results the College has seen with 4 students gaining the top score of an OP1 and equivalent depth in the ranks. This was complimented with the College being awarded a Finalist position (1 of only 3) in the Queensland Training Awards for its outstanding training agenda being hand in hand with academic pursuit. For example, we employ 10 school based trainees in our laptop delivery centre, many of whom study the Yr 12 Information Technology system authority subject. The College achieved its goal of becoming a 1:1 MacBook school and pedagogy has a learning with embedded technology focus. The implementation of the Responsible Thinking Process and expansion of Student Services and Learning Enhancement enriched our relationship framework. The completion of our BER project of the Edmund Rice Science & Language Centre was particularly pleasing in providing and expanded and progressive learning centre. Expanded Curriculum offerings, sporting and arts excellence was a special focus. Overall, our Catholic centred religious program, mission and outreach was consolidated with the experimental immersion in our Indigenous and PNG partnerships. Value Added by School See separate attached report on Achievements for relative to School Renewal Plan Goals School Profile St Columban's College 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 Total Enrolment 909 Girls 467 Boys 442 1
Curriculum offerings Our distinctive curriculum offerings 1. Yr 8 program in Learning Groups 2. Yr 11 & 12 Youth Ministry (Cert III Christian Ministry & Theology) 3. Cert III in Fitness 4. MAP (Mentor Academy Program) for gifted students 5. Sports Excellence Program 6. Certificate courses - Hospitality, Construction, Tourism, Business, ITS, Furnishing, Recretion, Finance Child Care, Manufacturing 7. Certificate courses in Indigenous project leadership 8. School based traineeships 9. Wide range of Authority Subjects including the addition of Senior Dance, Ancient History 10. Multiple Pathways opportunities 11. Cocurricular emphasis 12. Further development of Italian program Extra curricula activities ACADEMIC: Titration, Australian Business Week, Maths (Murrumba and Rio Tinto), Girls Solving It For Themselves CULTURAL: Music Evenings, Theatre Restaurant, Debating, Public Speaking, Lions Youth of the Year, College Voices, Vocal Group, Concert Band, Strings Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Dance Troupe, Art Force, Movie Mania, Technical Sound & Lighting, Crafty Critters SPORTS: Swimming, Cross Country, Athletics, AFL, Cricket, Futsal, Hockey, Netball, Rugby, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball, Touch Football, Christian Brothers Cricket, Bill Turner Cup, Bronco's Cup, Coaching a sports team CLUBS: Interact, Surf Club, Warhammer Club, Computer Club, Gym Club, Fishing Club, Book Club COMMUNITY SERVICES: ANZAC Day, Nursing Home visits, Working Bees, Holiday Immersion Program, ROSIES Outreach, Pumped, 40 Hour Fast, College Functions, Duhig, Molloy, O'Driscoll and English Action Groups, Environmental Committee COMMITTEES: Spirit, Tradition and Community 2
How Information and Communication Technologies are used to assist learning One of the College's key learning and teaching principles is to utilise innovative pedagogical practices that effectively integrate technology. The 1:1 laptop program gives practical expression to this principle. The key aim for integration of technology is to ensure that all students have the opportunity to become competent, discriminating and creative users of a range of technologies. The College believes that integration of technologies provides students with the opportunity to engage in new learning possibilities and to extend students' interaction with their local and global communities. The 1:1 laptop program is cutting edge and enables students to experience growth in many areas - self confidence, organization, motivation to learn and learning in a range of modalities. This program will provide both students and staff with an extended range of tools to engage in creative and critical thinking tasks that extend their knowledge and promote collaborative and empathetic learning. Social climate Students, parents and staff at St Columban's College experience a strong sense of community and belonging. A simple welcoming spirit is evident as one enters the College grounds. The logo - Spirit, Tradition and Community - effectively captures the ethos of this College. Vertical Pastoral Care groups, a comprehensive Co-curricular Program, Anti Bullying strtegies and student-centred learning opportunities offered to our students assist in building this climate within our community. Parents have a variety of connections and opportunities for partnership with the College, thus enhancing their student's learning and development. This sense of participation is a long standing tradition of the College. Staff are ever active in providing opportunities for students to learn in an environment where care and love of students are seen as paramount conditions for teaching. Parent, student and teacher satisfaction with the school The College has a high level of parental satisfaction due to the type of access parents say they have to staff and Senior Leadership of the school. The school provides a number of opportunities to parents to gather information and to have input into the school. Parents were asked about their level of satisfaction and commented that the school is an open welcoming community. Equally important to the overall satisfaction can be seen in the retention of staff and students. Parents are very pleased with the communication processes as reported back in parent meetings. High student participation in Saturday sporting program and cocurricular activities is a very positive indicator of satisfaction. 3
Involving parents in their child s education The College prides itself on involving parents in every aspect of school life. We have two formal parent teacher interview sessions throughout the year as well as the SETP process that involves prents formally attending information nights and interviews with members of the College Leadership Team. In addition to these nights, the College holds an information for each year level, which includes and open Q and A. We have a high level of engaged families in our TAS program which is evidenced each Saturday morning at both home and away games as well in our Year 12 Retreat. The College has also used a blog to involve parents in discussion and with decision making. The College also has a weekly newsletter and the College updates the website on a daily basis. Staff Profile Workforce Composition Teaching Staff Non-teaching Staff Headcounts 68 51 Full-time equivalents 66.7 31.7 Qualifications of all teachers Highest level of attainment Number of classroom teachers and school leaders at the school Doctorate 1 Masters 14 Post Graduate Diploma 42 Bachelors Degree 68 Diploma 1 Certificate 3 Expenditure on and teacher participation in Professional Learning 125,975.96 The total funds expended on teacher professional learning in was $ The major professional development initiatives were as follows PD is in line with identified outcomes in the SRF. A focus on Technology Training, Prevention of Bullying, Digital Citizenship, VET Teaching Qualifications, Learning Framework Training and Development, as well as Australian Curriculum preparation was the focus for. 4
Average staff attendance rate 97.46 The staff attendance rate was in. Proportion of staff retained from the previous school year From the end of the school year, 78 of staff were retained by the school for the year. Key Student Outcomes Attendance Student attendance - 92.26 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 7 572.2 414.3 487.3 546.0 95.7 95.4 Average score for Australia in For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. 418.6 485.2 533.4 567.7 90.9 91.8 Average score for Australia in For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. 563.8 Average score for the school in Spelling 573.6 Average score for the school in Writing Yr 9 399.2 578.0 487.1 544.6 564.0 91.4 89.3 5
Domain Measures Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 7 587.6 Average score for the school in Grammar and Punctuation Average score for Australia in For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. 416.9 499.7 535.1 93.6 95.9 Average score for Australia in For the school the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard. 578.8 Average score for the school in Numeracy Yr 9 585.2 395.3 488.7 547.7 584.9 97.3 98.4 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. 96.8 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. 156 Number of students awarded a Queensland Certificate Individual Achievement. 0 Number of students receiving an Overall Position (OP). 85 Number of students who are completing/continuing a School-based Apprenticeship or Traineeship. 36 Number of students awarded one or more Vocational Educational Training qualifications. 71 Number of students awarded an Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) Certificate II or above. 71 Number of students awarded a Queensland Certificate of Education at the end of Year 12. 141 6
Number of students awarded an International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBD). 0 Percentage of OP/ IBD eligible students with OP 1-15 or an IBD. 78 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. 96 Percentage of Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) applicants receiving an offer. 90.1 Overall Position Bands (OP) Number of students in each Band for OP 1 to 25 OP 1-5 12 OP 6-10 OP 11-15 23 28 OP 16-20 20 OP 21-25 0 Vocational Educational Training qualification (VET) Number of students awarded certificates under the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF). Certificate I 94 Certificate II 51 Certificate III or above 40 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