The following information is provided to satisfy Queensland Government requirements regarding information that schools must now have readily available to the public.Following is a checklist of the information, all of which relates to the school’s operations and outcomes in 2014
Required information:
The school is Catholic. Our school has an established Mission Statement
Teacher Participation in Professional Learning
Feedback on parent, teacher and student satisfaction with the school – Each of the Validation Components reviewed this year contained survey information obtained from Staff, Students and Parents where appropriate. These components reviewed were:
1.1 Religious Identity and Culture
2.1 Curriculum Design and Implementation
3.1 Professional Learning and Development
4.1 Stewardship of Resources
GA Strategic Renewal Plan 2012-2016.pdf
2013 – 2017 Internal School Review Schedule.pdf
Guardian Angels School Goals 2014.pdf
The school’s address:
Edmund Rice Drive, Ashmore 4214
Total enrolments:
806
Year levels offered:
Prep – Year 7
The school is co-educational.
Distinctive curriculum offerings. Regular subjects do not need to be listed:
Instrumental Music
Swimming Instruction
Our school has a general policy of inclusion for all pupils
Our school has a Special Education Development Unit called the MacKillop Centre
Extra-curricula activities. Descriptions of the activities should be provided, particularly those that involve a significant number of students:
Swimming
Tennis Instruction
Music
Speech and Drama
Auskick
Audio-Visual Room
Staff development priorities for the year:
Refer to the School’s Goals 2013
The social climate of the school, including pastoral care programs:
Our school’s Life and Living Statement emphasises that we are a welcoming family school: a great place to grow!
The school has a warm, caring atmosphere that is welcoming to all members of the school community.
The school has a Patron Parents program that has, as part of its charter, the welcoming of new families to our school community.
Strategies used for involving parents in their child’s education:
Parent Meetings
Parent Inservices – Teaching Reading
National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy
Numeracy, Writing, Reading, Grammar & Punctuation and Spelling results for Years 3, 5 and 7:
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Mean Score |
% Above NMS |
Mean Score |
% Above NMS |
Mean Score |
% Above NMS |
Year 3 |
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Grammar and Punctuation |
450 |
98.1 |
421.2 |
93.8 |
426.2 |
93.5 |
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Reading |
418 |
98.1 |
409.7 |
93.5 |
418.6 |
93.6 |
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Spelling |
418 |
99.1 |
400.3 |
92.2 |
411.9 |
92.8 |
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Writing |
428 |
100.0 |
390.1 |
93.1 |
402.1 |
93.8 |
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Numeracy |
390 |
98.1 |
393.3 |
94.7 |
401.8 |
94.7 |
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Year 5 |
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Grammar and Punctuation |
536 |
98.9 |
499.9 |
92.7 |
504.1 |
92.9 |
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Reading |
526 |
98.9 |
495.5 |
92.8 |
500.7 |
92.9 |
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Spelling |
528 |
98.9 |
489.0 |
92.5 |
497.7 |
92.8 |
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Writing |
498 |
98.9 |
457.2 |
87.5 |
468.2 |
90.3 |
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Numeracy |
496 |
98.9 |
481.4 |
93.0 |
487.2 |
93.3 |
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Year 7 |
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Grammar and Punctuation |
554 |
96.7 |
540.7 |
92.0 |
543.9 |
92.7 |
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Reading |
542 |
98.3 |
541.6 |
94.5 |
545.8 |
94.8 |
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Spelling |
536 |
93.3 |
536.8 |
91.5 |
545.3 |
92.5 |
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Writing |
522 |
98.3 |
505.2 |
85.9 |
511.5 |
88.5 |
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Numeracy |
544 |
98.3 |
543.5 |
94.5 |
545.9 |
95.2 |
Professional Engagement
Staff Qualifications of all Teachers.pdf
Expenditure on teacher professional learning – $85,000
Average staff attendance for the school based on unplanned absences of sick and emergent leave for periods of up to 5 days – 96.48%
Proportion of teaching staff retained from the previous school year – 94%
Average student attendance rate – 94%
Staff Survey 2014 (conducted by BCE).pdf