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 2013
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.pdf
2.1 Curriculum Design and Implementation.pdf
3.1 Professional Learning and Development.pdf
4.1 Stewardship of Resources.pdf
2013 – 2017 Internal School Review Schedule.pdf
Guardian Angels School Goals – 2013.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:
These results do not include those students with a verified intellectual impairment who were exempted from the NAPLAN tests.
Year 3 |
|
QLD Average |
School % Above NMS |
QLD % Above NMS |
Numeracy |
406 |
386 |
98.9% |
97.3% |
Reading |
437 |
408 |
100% |
96.5% |
Writing |
457 |
407 |
98.8% |
95.8% |
Grammar and Punctuation |
462 |
419 |
98.8% |
97.0% |
Spelling |
421 |
396 |
98.8% |
94.5% |
Year 5 |
|
QLD Average |
School % Above NMS |
QLD % Above NMS |
Numeracy |
514 |
481 |
98.8% |
95.2% |
Reading |
519 |
497 |
100% |
97.8% |
Writing |
516 |
470 |
97.7% |
91.7% |
Grammar and Punctuation |
532 |
495 |
100% |
96.0% |
Spelling |
510 |
485 |
97.7% |
94.2% |
Year 7 |
|
QLD Average |
School % Above NMS |
QLD % Above NMS |
Numeracy |
560 |
539 |
98.8% |
97.2% |
Reading |
545 |
533 |
96.5% |
95.2% |
Writing |
570 |
515 |
98.8% |
90.4% |
Grammar and Punctuation |
544 |
532 |
97.6% |
91.5% |
Spelling |
555 |
542 |
96.4% |
94.7% |
Professional Engagement
2013_Staffing_Qualifications.pdf
Expenditure on teacher professional learning – $78,788
Average staff attendance for the school based on unplanned absences of sick and emergent leave for periods of up to 5 days – 97.92%
Proportion of teaching staff retained from the previous school year – 98.1%
Average student attendance rate – 95%