School Annual Reporting – 2007 School Year
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 2007
Required information:
The school is Catholic. Our school has a newly developed Mission Statement
The school’s address:
Edmund Rice Drive, Ashmore 4214
Total enrolments:
698
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 Unit
Extra-curricula activities. Descriptions of the activities should be provided, particularly those that involve a significant number of students:
Tennis Instruction
Music
Speech and Drama
Auskick
Audio-Visual Room
Staff development priorities for the year:
Refer to the School’s Goals 2007
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 In-services – Teaching Reading
Boys Education
Reading, Writing and Numeracy results for Years 3, 5 and 7:
| Year 3 |
School Average |
State Average |
| Aspects of Numeracy |
551 |
521 |
| Number |
552 |
515 |
| Measurement and Data |
556 |
522 |
| Reading and Viewing |
548 |
527 |
| Writing |
536 |
523 |
| Spelling |
547 |
528 |
| Space |
541 |
522 |
Percentage of students over the benchmark for:
Reading and Viewing 93 %
Writing 92 %
Numeracy 91 %
| Year 5 |
School Average |
State Average |
| Aspects of Numeracy |
601 |
588 |
| Number |
606 |
579 |
| Measurement & Data |
607 |
592 |
| Reading & Viewing |
621 |
606 |
| Writing |
613 |
600 |
| Spelling |
623 |
603 |
| Space |
590 |
596 |
Percentage of students over the benchmark for:
Reading and Viewing 87 %
Writing 97 %
Numeracy 89 %
| Year 7 |
School Average |
State Average |
| Aspects of Numeracy |
665 |
648 |
| Number |
659 |
648 |
| Measurement & Data |
682 |
651 |
| Reading and Viewing |
697 |
672 |
| Writing |
685 |
681 |
| Spelling |
706 |
676 |
| Space |
668 |
648 |
Percentage of students over the benchmark for:
Reading and Viewing 97 %
Writing 98 %
Numeracy 89 %
Professional Engagement
Qualifications of all teachers
Expenditure on and teacher participation in professional learning – $40429
Average staff attendance for the school based on unplanned absences of sick and emergent leave for periods of up to 5 days 97.30%
Proportion of teaching staff retained from the previous school year 83%
Average student attendance rate 95%