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2015 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY 1
ST JOHN’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL FRANKSTON EAST
Contents
Contact Details........................................................................................................................................... 2
Minimum Standards Attestation...............................................................................................................2
Our School Vision...................................................................................................................................... 3
School Overview........................................................................................................................................ 4
Principal’s Report...................................................................................................................................... 5
Parish Priest’s Report............................................................................................................................... 6
School Education Board Report...............................................................................................................7
Education in Faith...................................................................................................................................... 8
Learning & Teaching................................................................................................................................. 9
Student Wellbeing................................................................................................................................... 10
Leadership & Management.....................................................................................................................11
School Community.................................................................................................................................. 12
Financial Performance............................................................................................................................ 13
Future Directions..................................................................................................................................... 14
VRQA Compliance Data.......................................................................................................................... 15
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ST JOHN’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL FRANKSTON EAST
Contact Details
ADDRESS
Jayne Street
Frankston East
PRINCIPAL Tonia Flanagan
PARISH PRIEST Fr Minh Tran SJ
SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR Mr Anthony Stevenson
TELEPHONE (03) 9789 9794
EMAIL [email protected]
WEBSITE http://www.sjfrankstoneast.catholic.edu.au
Minimum Standards Attestation
I, Tonia Flanagan, attest that St John’s Catholic Primary School is compliant with:
All of the requirements for the minimum standards and other requirements for the registration of schools as specified in the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) and the Education and Training Reform Regulations 2007 (Vic), except where the school has been granted an exemption from any of these requirements by the VRQA
Australian Government accountability requirements related to the 2015 school year under the Australian Education Act 2013 (Cth) and the Australian Education Regulations 2013 (Cth)
20 May 2016
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Our School Vision
As a welcoming Catholic School Community with a focus on living the values of the
Gospel, we work together to enable our students to be successful learners for life.
Our School Mission
At St John’s, we acknowledge God’s presence in our everyday lives. In our Parish and
School we foster Gospel values. We worship, communicate, educate, nurture and
develop as a Catholic Faith Community.
Through our motto “Love is Life,” we provide a unique and welcoming environment that
recognises strong Parish and School Links and values Parental involvement.
With a dedicated staff, and effective leadership team, educational initiatives are at the
forefront. As a welcoming Catholic School Community with a focus on living the values
of the Gospel, we work together to enable our students to be successful learners for life.
We encourage the development of the whole child in the search for their place in the
world and their inner happiness.
School OverviewSt John’s Catholic School is situated in the bayside City of Frankston, which is an
emerging, striving and unique part of the outer metropolitan scene. Its identity and the
focus of its community representatives are to present to its people and those from
outside its boundaries, a gathering of many cultures, faiths, and interests.
Unlike other Catholic schools established in the 1960’s, St John’s Primary School, has
its beginnings under the leadership of a lay principal. The school then transferred to
leadership by a congregational religious campus. After a period of time, St John’s
School reverted back to a model of lay principalship. The Frankston East school site
opened on 5th February 1967, with an enrolment of 24 students. Mrs. Margaret
Carruthers as sole teacher and principal.
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With parish support and with humble beginnings, St John’s has developed and
flourished under the leadership of five principals, Sr Kevin Noonan FCJ (1970–1980), Sr
Peter Wilson FCJ (1980–1988), Mrs. Dana Morison (1989–1998) Paul Hartin (1998–
2016) and Tonia Flanagan (2016 ff). The Frankston faith community and parish
community welcome many newly arrived immigrants, most recently from the Sudan and
China.
St John’s Catholic School is situated both within the Frankston Catholic School Cluster
and across the primary sectors in the region. We have developed strong bonds,
including shared meetings, professional learning, assessment practices and reporting
moderations.
A third of our student population received an Education Maintenance Allowance. We
have an enrolment of 271 students who are predominantly English speaking and come
from socio-economically diverse backgrounds.
A primary focus of school life is to promote Gospel values in student well being. This
occurs in both peer and teacher interactions. We celebrate their individual gifts and
differences and also seek to highlight these as a cultural strength in our diverse school
population. We want our students to be enthusiastic in their learning and to develop
skills and competencies that will enable them to be active and purposeful citizens in
society.
The school campus consists of two main buildings linked by a covered walkway. The
main block is a two-storey split-level building containing: a library, children’s kitchen and
a classroom. The upper level hosts ten classrooms, two specialist rooms, a music and
an Italian room, information technology areas, Reading Recovery room and a literacy
room.
The former church, which later became the Parish hall, was demolished in December
2009. A new hall, canteen and performing arts centre has been constructed.
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We are fortunate that we are able to operate independently of considerations such as
parking and school access during the day. Native trees and shrubs are planted on
boundary areas. Natural banks separate the upper oval and the lower playground. A
program of beautification and landscaping improvements has been undertaken by
children, parents and staff over the past few years.
On the northern side an area has been covered to provide students with a shaded
learning environment. Extensive renovation to the junior learning area provides
additional spaces for specialist classes such as Drama, Music, Art, and Physical
Education. Information and Communications Technology have had significant
investment to create adaptive learning environments.
St John’s Primary School, Frankston East is a school that seeks to best promote
student achievement through building strong relationships with each member of the
school community and to use this as a foundation for its participation in the parish and
in the wider community.
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Principal’s Report
St John’s has developed a five year strategic management plan. This plan prioritises the
childrens’ educational needs and ensures that our buildings, grounds, facilities and
resources meet the current and future needs of the Frankston East community.
In 2014, the school introduced ‘one to one’ IPADS to all children in grades 3-6. Class
sets of iPads are also available to students in grades Prep-2. This learning device has
been enthusiastically embraced by the children and has gained wide support from the
parents and families. St John’s is proud of its leading role in technology amongst the
Frankston cluster schools.
The staff professional learning has focused on exploring technology as a tool to
increase student engagement and to continuously improve learning outcomes for all
students.
The time dedicated to developing purposeful individual learning plans and to assist
parent support networks are a real strength in our learning community.
The Sacramental Program forms a strong partnership between Parish, home and the
school in preparing the children for the three Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism,
Eucharist and Confirmation. The Sacramental programs invite parents to engage in their
faith development and understanding of the
Catholic faith in a new way, as parents.
St John’s Catholic School offers a rich and diverse curriculum. This is evident in the
following:
The Arts. The Art Room was a joint school and community partnership, established in
2014. This facility also hosts a ceramic shed and a kiln. The specialist Visual Art teacher
brings her expertise and enhances our strong focus on the Arts.
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The Sports: St John’s School has a long and embedded culture of participation in sport
to promote active and healthy habits for all students.
Intervention: The school refurbished rooms to become intervention spaces, such as
Reading Recovery and LLI.
The Early Years Foundation Centre: The new project will be finalised by 5 July 2016.
The complex will become a contemporary Foundation Centre that will encorporate the
philosophy of Regio Emilio.
The leaders, teachers and Learning Support Officers are to be commended for their
dedication and commitment to their quest for educational excellence and support of the
parish and the broader local community of Frankston East
We look forward with anticipation and enthusiasm to the exciting developments ahead.
Tonia Flanagan
Principal.
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Education in Faith
Goals At St John’s we have ‘a commitment to Gospel values, to the cultivation of the
Catholic Faith, and the integration of all areas of the curriculum with this faith.
(School Mission Statement)
Through our motto “Love is Life,” we provide a unique and welcoming
environment that recognizes strong Parish and school partnerships and values
parental involvement.
To develop an environment that supports and nurtures the faith journey of the all
members of the Parish school community.
Intended Outcomes That we will continue to promote further opportunities for meaningful and relevant
liturgy and prayer experiences for the school community.
That we will provide further opportunities for staff, parents and students’ Faith
Formation as integral to the Sacramental Program.
That we promote Catholicity through iconology and liturgical music.
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AchievementsSt John’s Catholic School has:
Maintained visibly strong Parish links through a variety of liturgical celebrations.
Increased parental involvement in the Sacramental Programs.
Donated funds to support the actions of Mercy Connect. The Social Justice group
has raised money for Caritas, Mercy Connect and Pregnancy Support
Invited staff into religious opportunities to reflect on their faith, pray together and
to celebrate liturgically and sacramentally as a Parish school community.
Identified the behaviour of their peers and of their students as
consistent with Catholic values.
Articulate the aims that drive all our decision-making, interactions, processes and
programs which occur within the school.
Promoted, and give real witness, to Gospel values so that
They permeate all outcomes for students, parents, staff and the wider parish
community.
99% parents surveyed agreed that the school provides the opportunity for their child to reflect on their faith
Attendance at Family Sacramental Evening such as Family Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation
Attendance at prayer evenings such as Prep-In-Pajamas-Prayer Night Commitment ceremonies and rituals associated with Sacramental Programs Reflection Days Parish School Masses every Monday Liturgical Calendar Year services, such as Christmas Carol Night, Parish School Fete Social Justice Group Religious Education PLTs each month Professional Learning opportunities RE Accreditation
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Learning & Teaching
Goals To enrich teaching and learning practices in order to improve student learning
outcomes.
To increase student engagement in the school curriculum.
Intended Outcomes To improve student learning outcomes in Literacy, Numeracy, ICT and Science.
To improve student engagement.
Achievements
Year 1 - Literacy Text Levels (Like Schools) – St John’s School 2015
Year 1 Level At or Above Target
Minimum Standard Level 15 90.63
Target Standard Level 20 75.00
Year 1 Literacy results show great success. Year 1 Literacy Text Level results
show that 90.63 students achieved the Minimum CEM standard of Text Level 15.
75% of Year 1 students met Text Level 20, 11.36% growth from 2014.
40.63% of Year 1 students have already achieved the target of Text Level 28+
set for Year 2.
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Year 2015, Year Level 1, Like Schools Group: CSEF (12-25%)
Excursions and Income Expenditure – St John’s School - 2015
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Curriculum Income and Expenditure – St John’s School - 2015
The high level of students reaching the minimum standard was maintained
across grade three with growth in reading.
High levels of student achievement are evident in grade five with some
variance due to due to the impact of the National Curriculum as it was
introduced from 2013.
Growth for those students identified with additional learning needs was
significant due to successful targeted intervention programs.
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Student Wellbeing
Goals To develop student’s social and emotional learning.
Intended Outcomes
That students’ interpersonal learning skills are strengthened.
Achievements 93.5% parents supported the pastoral care and well-being culture of the school.
Positive learning behaviours are promoted and evident.
55% improvement in Detention Data (2009-14)
Student voice is encouraged and considered in such forums as SRC
Kids Matter are providing innovative strategies to increase student well-being.
These included innovations such as Pop-Up clubs
Identification and monitoring of students/ families at risk
Quarterly PSG and IEP Meetings
STUDENT ATTENDANCE
Student attendance is imperative to student success. Therefore, attendance
policies and expectations are communicated to parents regularly. Student non
attendance is monitored by class teachers, and referred to the school leadership
team.
Student attendance is included in Student Progress Reports, parent teacher
interviews, PSG and IEP meetings.
Chronic student non-attendance is addressed at a formal Student Attendance
Conference. The conference is chaired by the Principal and attended by the
student, parent, teacher and other support personnel. The aim of the conference is
to identify the reasons why the student is failing to attend school and design
appropriate strategies to ensure the student is in full attendance.
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Initiated well-being programs P-6 to support socio-emotional intelligence and
resilience. These include Kids Matter, Bounce Back.
Introduced a variety of options for partnership with parents, such as Father’s
Day Breakfast, Mother’s Day Stall, Regular Parish Working Bees, Parent
Information Nights, Grandparents Day, School Socials
Buddy Program
Established Well-Being Team
Students Social Justice Group
Behaviour Management Plans
Policies to promote self-directed and positive behaviour
Monitoring student well-being with Individual Learning Plans
Lunchtime activities: Art Club, Hobby Shed, Vegetable Garden, Board Game,
Chess Club, Sporting Activities
STUDENT SATISFACTION
Student satisfaction was measured with the Student Connectedness in St John’s
Interpretative Report 2015. Student connectedness has increased by 2% since 2015.
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Enrolments and %EMA – St John’s School – 2015
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Leadership & Management
Goals
To develop an understanding of instructional leadership by promoting a
professional learning culture throughout the school.
Intended Outcomes
Increase role clarity within the leadership team.
Improve the effectiveness of communication between educators on staff.
Develop a plan to build leadership capacity.
Achievements Establishment of a digital interface of communication between all members of the
learning community. This included the school intranet, professional dialogue and
feed forward loops.
Promotion of a professional learning culture within the staff. A professional
learning culture has been defined, promoted and valued.
Increasing the percentage of teachers accredited to teach Religious Education.
The existing percentage is 78%.
Introducing the concept of distributive leadership. The Leadership team for 2015
consisted of the Principal, Deputy Principal, Religious Education Leader,
Numeracy Leader, Literacy Leader, Learning and Teaching Leader and Digital
Education Leader.
All staff participated in professional learning in the past school year.
Peer coaching and mentoring has been introduced to the staff, with a focus on
Contemporary education.
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EXPENDITURE AND TEACHER PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
DESCRIPTION OF PL UNDERTAKEN IN 2015
Leveled Literacy Intervention
Reading Recovery
REL, Deputy Principal, Numeracy, Literacy, Digital Education and Learning &
Teaching Networks
Principal Networks & Principal Conference
ICON Readiness
First Aid, CPR & Anaphylaxis Training
Student Wellbeing
Peer Appraisal
University Courses – Numeracy Leader
Frankston Cluster Professional Development Days
Mandatory Reporting
GAFE Conferences / Network Days
Dyslexia Training
Family Cluster Network
Using Technology
NUMBER OF TEACHERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN PL 32 out of 32 staff 100%
AVERAGE EXPENDITURE PER TEACHER FOR PL $2020.72
TEACHER SATISFACTION
Parents expressed a high level of satisfaction with the quality of the teachers at
St John’s Catholic School. In the recent survey data, all areas were scored at
above 70%.
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School Community
Goals To continue to strengthen the partnership between St John’s School, the parish
and the wider community.
Intended Outcomes
That the parent and parish community involvement in the school is visible, active,
valued and promoted.
The profile of St John’s School is evident and continually developed in the wider
Frankston community.
AchievementsA focus on building a growth mindset within students, teachers and the school by setting
high expectations and communicating these to the parish and community.
Involve parents collaboratively in the decision making processes.
Continue to provide and develop opportunities for the children to interact with the
community through the following programs and opportunities:
School Production
School Art Show
School Choir
Hospitality Representatives
Class visits to Shelton Manor
Twilight School
Sustainability Team
Vegetable Garden
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PARENT SATISFACTION
The parents endorse and value the diverse opportunities that St John’s has
established to integrate and support families, community groups and the broader
Peninsular region. All survey data scored above 80% for community partnerships.
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Financial Performance
REPORTING FRAMEWORK MODIFIED CASH$
Recurrent income Tuition
School fees -
Other fee income 204,061
Private income 41,074
State government recurrent grants 591,062
Australian government recurrent grants 1,996,259
Total recurrent income 2,832,454
Recurrent Expenditure Tuition
Salaries; allowances and related expenses 2,056,116
Non salary expenses 427,358
Total recurrent expenditure 2,483,474
Capital income and expenditure Tuition
Government capital grants -
Capital fees and levies 285,637
Other capital income -
Total capital income 285,673
Total capital expenditure 437,316
Loans (includes refundable enrolment deposits and recurrent, capital and bridging loans)
Total opening balance -
Total closing balance -
The information provided above does not include system levies charged to individual schools, intra-systemic transfers and, for primary schools, the diocesan supplementary capital fund supporting primary schools’ capital borrowings.
The information provided in this VRQA template is not comparable with other educational sectors or to ACARA school-level income reports displayed on the MySchool website. ACARA school level reporting requires system level income from Government grants and some private income to be allocated to each school resulting in a small adjustment to the total level of school resources. Currently, recurrent income from Government sources, school generated income and capital expenditure are reported by schools. When assessing the private income of the school, both recurrent and capital school fees are included..
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Future Directions
The future directions of St John’s Catholic School will be informed and collaboratively
planned as an outcome of the pending School Renewal process. This inquiry process is
inclusive of all the school’s key stakeholders, such as the parish priest, parishioners,
principal, school leaders, educators, students, parents and carers. This collective
process will culminate in the review panel school visits. These will occur on 4th and 6th
September 2016.
Current international research will also guide the collective decisions about the most
powerful actions necessary to continuously improve the following functions:
Curriculum
Assessment
Instruction
Targeted Intervention
Adaptive Learning Environments
Leadership
St John’s Catholic School is striving to become an authentic learning community that
supports high levels of learning for all students and teachers. The school aspires to
become a learning hub that offers a safe environment for intergenerational learning.
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VRQA Compliance Data
E1260St John’s School, Frankston East
PROPORTION OF STUDENTS MEETING THE MINIMUM STANDARDS
NAPLAN TESTS 2013%
2014%
2013-2014 Changes
%
2015%
2014-2015 Changes
%
YR 03 Reading 100.00 93.8 -6.2 94.6 0.8
YR 03 Writing 94.1 97.0 2.9 97 0.0
YR 03 Spelling 94.1 97.0 2.9 97 0.0
YR 03 Grammar & Punctuation 91.2 93.9 2.7 93.9 0.0
YR 03 Numeracy 91.2 97.0 5.8 97 0.0
YR 05 Reading 100.00 97.1 -2.9 92.5 -4.6
YR 05 Writing 94.6 97.1 2.5 90 -7.1
YR 05 Spelling 97.3 94.4 -2.9 95 0.6
YR 05 Grammar & Punctuation 91.9 97.2 5.3 92.5 -4.7
YR 05 Numeracy 100.00 97.2 -2.8 90 -7.2
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AVERAGE STUDENT ATTENDANCE RATE BY YEAR LEVEL %
Year 1 93.23Year 2 97.62Year 3 94.59Year 4 93.36Year 5 92.84Year 6 92.91Overall average attendance 94.09
TEACHING STAFF ATTENDANCE RATE
Teaching Staff Attendance Rate 92.46%
STAFF RETENTION RATE
Staff Retention Rate 90.91%
TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
Doctorate 0.00%
Masters 5.88%
Graduate 11.76%
Certificate Graduate 0%
Degree Bachelor 82.35%
Diploma Advanced 35.29%
No Qualifications Listed 5.88%