2006 performance rpt v2 - reddam house school - sydney...
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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY A REFLECTION OF 2006
Postal Address Reddam House
Locked Bag 3322Bondi Junction NSW 1355
Primary & Junior Campus Early Learning School
Pre-School to Year 9 70 Edgecliff Road
Woollahra NSW 2025Ph: (02) 9369 4096
Fax: (02) 9369 4094
Senior Campus Years 10 to12
56 Mitchell Street North Bondi NSW 2026
Tel: (02) 9300 8200Fax: (02) 9300 8255
Website & Email www.reddamhouse.com.au
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CONTENTS
School Profile..................................................................................................................................................... 3 Students at Reddam.......................................................................................................................................... 4
Student Population.................................................................................................................................... 4 Student Attendance .................................................................................................................................. 4 Post-School Destinations.......................................................................................................................... 4
Student Performance in Statewide Tests and Examinations ............................................................................ 5 Overview of 2006 Higher School Certificate (Year 12) Results................................................................ 5 UAI Scores ................................................................................................................................................ 5 HSC Results for All Subjects in 2006 ....................................................................................................... 6 2006 School Certificate (Year 10) Results................................................................................................ 7 2006 Years 3, 5 and 7 Literacy, Numeracy and Writing Results .............................................................. 7
Teachers at Reddam ......................................................................................................................................... 8 Teacher Qualifications .............................................................................................................................. 8 Teacher Participation in Professional Learning ........................................................................................ 9
Activities to promote respect and responsibility .............................................................................................. 10 Parent, Student and Teacher Satisfaction....................................................................................................... 11 About This Report............................................................................................................................................ 12
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Reddam House is a private, day, co-educational and
non-denominational school. Campuses are located in
Woollahra and Bondi. The school was launched by its
Managing Director, Mr. Graeme Crawford, in June
2000.
Striving to provide a dynamic, contemporary and
creative schooling environment, Reddam's philosophy
is to embrace the academic rigour of a traditional
private education and infuse it with a modern child-
focused pedagogy.
Since its inception as a Years 7 to 11 school in 2001 at
the current Bondi Campus, Reddam House has grown
very strongly and quickly. The Woollahra Campus was
opened in 2003 enabling the addition of Reddam
House Primary School and the restructuring of the High
School into a Middle School (Years 7 to 9) in Woollahra
and a Senior School (Years 10 to 12) in Bondi.
An Early Learning School, the latest addition to the
Woollahra Campus, was launched at the start of 2007.
School Profile
Purpose of This Report This report is provided to you as part of the requirements of the Schools Assistance Act. Information contained in this report is also available in the Annual Report and Newsletter Section of the School Website ‘www.reddamhouse.com.au’.
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Students at Reddam
Student Population • In 2006, Reddam House had approximately 584 students comprising of 240 Primary students and 344
Secondary students. • The ratio of boys to girls throughout Reddam House is close to 1:1. • The population of Reddam House represents a diverse range of students from across Sydney with the
strongest representation being from the Eastern and Northern suburbs. • Reddam students are from a wide range of cultural backgrounds that reflect our multicultural society.
Student Attendance The average student attendance rate in 2006, taking into account students from Kindergarten to Year 12,
was 96.7%.
Post-School Destinations The majority of the 2006 HSC graduates went onto further studies with a small number travelling overseas or
joining the workforce. The University of NSW, University of Sydney, University of Technology, Sydney and
Macquarie University were the main educational institutions students applied for.
The courses chosen included:
B Animal & Vet Bioscience B App Sc (Exer & Sp Sc) B AppFin/B Com – Actuarial Studies B Art Theory B Arts B Arts (Media & Comm) B Arts (Psych) B Arts and Sciences B Arts/B Laws B Bus Economics/B Laws B Business B Business (Accounting) B Commerce B Commerce/B Arts B Computing B Dentistry
B Design in Architecture B Eng/B Commerce B Fine Arts B International Studies B Laws B Arts Int Stds B Med Sc B of Combined Law B Sc (Comp Sc)/ B Digital Media B Science B Science – Psychology B Science (Adv Science) B Science (Health & Exercise Sc) B Socio – Legal Stds B Veterinary Science B Visual Arts
The proportion of Year 9 students retained in 2006 Year 12 was approximately 75%.
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50% of our students achieved UAIs of over 90 (in the top 10% of the State)
36% of our students achieved UAIs of over 95 (in the top 5% of the State)
15% of our students achieved UAIs of over 99 (in the top 1% of the State)
Student Performance in Statewide Tests and Examinations
Overview of 2006 Higher School Certificate (Year 12) Results
Of our sixty-three 2006 HSC students (including Yr 11 accelerants):
• 4 students achieved NSW Top All-Rounders status, the remarkable feat of scoring 90% or above in ten
or more units of their HSC courses of study.
• 45 students (71.4%) appeared on the Board of Studies HSC Honour Roll for achieving 90% or above
in one or more of their subjects.
• Reddam was listed 5 times in Best in Subject for achieving results in the top 20 places in the State for a
particular subject.
• 3 students were nominated and one was selected for ArtExpress, an annual exhibition of artworks
created by HSC Visual Arts students.
• Our top drama group was nominated and successfully selected for OnStage, a presentation of
outstanding performances by HSC Drama students.
• Six were Year 11 Accelerated Students who undertook HSC courses and scored over 90% in their
accelerated subjects.
Reddam students have excelled academically and culturally.
UAI Scores Our students have achieved outstanding UAI scores:
The highest UAI in 2006 was 99.9.
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HSC Results for All Subjects in 2006
Reddam Candidature
State % of Students Scoring in the
Top 2 of 6 Bands
% of Reddam Students Scoring
in the Top 2 of 6
Bands
Reddam House Median Score
Modern Hebrew Continuer 1 94 100 95
IPT 8 34 100 93.5
Music 1 6 47 100 93.5
Visual Arts 10 56 100 92.5
English Ext 2 17 79 94 92
PDHPE 11 38 91 92
French Continuers 1 59 100 91
Biology 11 30 91 91
French Extension 1 88 100 90
Geography 4 48 100 89
Business Studies 16 29 69 89
Dance 2 28 100 87.5
Drama 12 41 83 87.5
Mathematics Ext 2 7 82 86 87
Ancient History 16 40 100 86.5
Mathematics 24 39 62 85.5
Modern History 23 42 70 85
General Mathematics 6 18 67 85
Chemistry 11 36 55 84
Physics 11 37 55 84
English ESL 8 22 75 83
English (Advanced) 40 39 73 83
Society & Culture 7 31 57 83
English Ext 1 20 84 80 82
Legal Studies 11 37 73 82
Economics 11 47 73 81
Mathematics Ext 1 17 72 82 78
History Extension 6 66 67 77
English (Standard) 8 3 25 76.5
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2006 School Certificate (Year 10) Results
Median Score
English - Literacy 80
Science 80
Mathematics 77
Australian History, Civics and Citizenship 77
Australian Geography, Civics and Citizenship 81
Computing Skills 86
2006 Years 3, 5 and 7 Literacy, Numeracy and Writing Results This table shows Year 7 LANNA (Literacy and Numeracy National Assessment) results in 2005 and 2006.
YEAR 7 LANNA
% of students who achieved
above the National Benchmark
2005
% of students who achieved
above the National Benchmark
2006
Changes in Benchmark Results from the
Previous Year
Reading 100% 100% No Change
Writing 93% 100% +7%
Spelling No benchmark set No benchmark set No benchmark set
Numeracy 95% 100% +5% This table shows Basic Skills Testing results for Reddam Year 5 Students in 2005 and 2006.
YEAR 5
BASIC SKILLS
Year 5 % of students achieving
in top 3 bands of 6 2005
Year 5 % of students achieving
in top 3 bands of 6 2006
Changes in Results from the
Previous Year
Literacy 90 97 +7%
Numeracy 95 94 - 1%
Primary Writing 100 97 - 3%
This table shows Basic Skills Testing results for Reddam Year 3 Students in 2005 and 2006.
YEAR 3
BASIC SKILLS
Year 3 % of students achieving
in top 3 bands of 5 2005
Year 3 % of students achieving
in top 3 bands of 5 2006
Changes in Results from the
Previous Year
Literacy 100 92 - 8%
Numeracy 93 92 - 1%
Primary Writing 100 100 No Change
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Teachers at Reddam
Teacher Qualifications
• All Reddam teachers have teaching qualifications from a higher education institution within Australia
or as recognized within the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) guidelines.
• All Reddam teachers have formal teacher education qualifications in addition to qualifications as a
graduate from a higher education institution within Australia or one recognized within the AEI-
NOOSR guidelines.
• All Reddam teachers have formal qualifications as listed above. No teacher is employed solely on
their relevant successful teaching experience or appropriate knowledge relevant to the teaching
context.
The table below shows the list of teacher qualifications awarded by universities, colleges of advanced education, TAFE institutes and Catholic Dioceses of NSW as at 30 June 2007. L. Anderson BA (Hons) DipTch P. Kable MEd DipTch J. Ayre BHealthSc CertTeachingDance J. Karney BA CertSpeechTrain C. Bailey DipEd CertGiftedEd A. Kathrepthakis DipPhysSc M. Bailey BA GradDipEd T. Koutalistras BSc DipEd G. Balios BA TTD B. Lemair Master of Teaching Drama BTch(Secondary) E. Barclay MA (Theatre Studies) M. Levitt BA DipEd K. Blom BA (French Studies and Linguistics) Master of Teaching A. Liebman MSc BSc(Hons) HDipEd(PG) R. Botella BEd DipTch Cert in TESOL J. Madsen BMusicEd(Hons) J. Brayley BSc BTch M. Manche BEd DipTch CertLiteracy C. Cawse BSc HDipEd(PG) M. Marks BA DipEd A. Charles HDipEd S. McKenzie MEd E. Collier BA(Dance) BEd S. Millward BSc(Hons)GradCertEd D. Cooper BTch(Secondary) BDesign S. Muscat BEd CertRE Statement in Retail Prof Dev G. Crawford BSc BEd HDipEd(PG) K. Narunsky BA DipTch J. Creighton BEd BPhysEd DipTch M. Needleman MA BEd DipTch A. Cullinan BEd C. O'Neill BEd A. Cyreszko BArtEd L. Pickering BEd A. Fox HDipEd S. Poole BA(Hons) GradCertEd M. Frank BA HDipEd(PG) M. Price BA HDipEd(PG) E. Fredman BEd P. Redman BEd DipTch D. Freeman BEd BTch J. Shainfeld BPrimEd C. Friedman HDipEd CertGiftedEd S. Shapiro Master in Children’s Literacy DipTch,
CertGiftedEd W. Garratt HDipEd CertGiftEd P. Smith BEd Cert IV Business (Admin) Cert IV
Workplace Assessment & Training MACE P. Gatt BPhyEd BEd J. Staple Cert Ed S. Graham BEd B. Stone BPhysEd BEd(Physical and Health Ed) C. Halperin BEd DipTch L. Symonds BArtEd CertGiftedEd W. Halperin BEd C. Taylor-Newling BMusicTeaching E. Higgins BCreativeArts GradDipEd PostGradDipArts M. Thoumelou Master in English GradDipEd C. Ho BEd(Hons) Cert IV Workplace Assessment & Training
AdvCert in Data Proc J. Vince BA
J. Johnson BEd(Hons) CertFoodHygiene W. Wang BEng (Software) GradDipEd C. Jones BA GradDipEd GradDipLegalPractice Diploma in Law
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Teacher Participation in Professional Learning All Reddam teachers undertook a variety of formal and informal professional development activities during
2006. In addition to the courses and activities listed below, Reddam teachers are self motivated and
independent learners who keep abreast of technological changes, subject knowledge and teaching standard
and requirement updates from a range of sources such as professional associations, journals, the Board of
Studies website and bulletins. Teachers constantly review and reflect on their teaching strategies, program
and lesson planning, and outcomes achieved. The average expenditure per teacher on professional learning
in 2006 was $230.
Teaching and Learning
• Edward De Bono's Thinking Skill Hats • Gardener's Model of Intelligences • Key for Thinking • Learning to think • Effective pedagogy and lesson planning • Consistency of Teacher Judgement • Writing meaningful Scope and Sequences • GERRIC (UNSW) Training for gifted and talented • Integrating Technology into the Classroom • AIS teachers in-service activities in a range of curriculum areas • AIS Head Teachers Meetings • Drama Training Course • Marking/Assessing of HSC papers
Student Welfare
• Primary School Bounce Back Program for Bullying Unit • Year 7 Anti-Bullying Workshop • Middle School ‘Adolescent Changes’ seminars • Effective parent-teacher interviews • Workshop - Cool Kids Work • Child protection
Administration and Reporting
• Board of Studies Year Coordinators / Curriculum Coordinators Information Session • Director of Studies Conference • TASS (School Administration System) Training • Computer Skills
Others
• Time Management • Leadership program • Team Building • OHS Information and Training
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Activities to promote respect and responsibility
In addition, a variety of activities were conducted in 2006 to strengthen and further develop these important
values.
These included: Fund raising activities and charity committees
Musical and Drama productions
Sports Carnivals
Cleanup Australia
International Food Fair
Visits to Ronald McDonald House
Participation in Tournament of Minds
Participation in Future Problem Solving
Tutor groups
Year 6 Leadership Groups
Year 7 Orientation Camp
Years 8 and 10 Team Building Camps
Years 9 and 11 Leadership Camps
Year 10 Work Experience Program
Year 7 Anti-bullying workshop
Years 7 and 8 Moral Studies programmes
Police Liaison Information Sessions
Middle School ‘Adolescent Changes’ seminars
Back-off Seminars
Formals organized by student committees
House Competitions
Student Exchange Program
Assemblies organized and presented by Senior and Junior Student Executive
The promotion of respect and responsibility is embedded in the
Reddam House philosophy and the structure of the School.
Reddam students are encouraged to develop their individuality
and self-confidence within the guidelines of the Discipline
Code, a partnership between the School, parents and
students. Teachers, tutor teachers, student executive and
higher level students also serve as role models.
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Parent, Student and Teacher Satisfaction In 2006, in addition to the excellent student and teacher attendance rates and the outstanding academic
results, Reddam House enjoyed a high level of support from parents, students and teachers in a range of
extra-curricular activities and cultural events, from Saturday sports, second-hand uniform shop to whole
school celebration events.
Words will not do justice to the level of team spirit, warmth, friendship and dedication displayed by Reddam
students, parents and teachers. Many, many hours of outside school time were spent in organising,
rehearsing, having a great time and cleaning up.
We hope these photographs will give some insights into life at Reddam. We are very proud of our students,
teachers and parents and we are very grateful for the energy, creativity and sincerity they had put into
enriching the students’ educational experience and the Reddam community.
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Life at Reddam
About This Report In preparing this report, information has been gathered from
evaluation and goal setting sessions conducted on staff development days internal review conducted by School Executive existing policies and documentations data stored in the School’s administration system
The following key personnel have been consulted during the report preparation process and have provided data and information for the report: Mr. Graeme Crawford Managing Director
Mr. Chris O’Neill
Head of High School
Mr. George Balios Director/Principal
Ms. Corlina Ho
Dean of Studies
Mrs. Cheryl Bailey
Head of Primary
Mr. Ian McLeod
Business Manager
Mr. Henry Wright Systems Manager
Mr. Jez Johnson
OHS Representative
Thank you for a great year!