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Annual Report 2014

Annual Report 2014

Seacliff Primary Annual Report

2014

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1. CONTEXT School Name: Seacliff Primary School Number: 0913

Principal: Greg Miller Partnership Marion Coast

In general our students come from stable socio-economic backgrounds. The school is extremely well supported by its community. Staff retention was very high.

The table above shows the school community groups have stayed much the same over the 3 year period 2012-2014.

There were a few staff changes as the school welcomed Rhianna Lucas, Richard Kingdon and Leah Cece onto our teaching staff. Denise Hooper finally retired after serving an amazing 41 years as Office Manager.

2012 2013 2014

No’s % No’s % No’s %

School Card 50 13 45 11 43 14

ESL 52 13.2 47 12 45 12

Aboriginal 16 4.2 17 4 16 4.2

NEP 5 1.3 9 2 6 1.5

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2. REPORT FROM GOVERNING COUNCIL Chairperson Report Seacliff Primary School 2014 On behalf of the Seacliff Primary School governing Council welcome to the AGM and thank you for coming along tonight. It is nice to see everyone. This was my second term as Chair of the Governing Council and it has been a good year. I have enjoyed the role and would like to thank Greg and all the Governing Councillors for their input and support over the past year. I will briefly mention a couple of the highlights from the last 12 months. In late 2013 the school was finally zoned after much consideration and discussion and we are now starting to see the benefits with the school able to keep the number of students at a manageable level for the facilities and feel of the school. Bring Your Own Device was a topic that was discussed pretty much the whole year. There were a lot of issues to discuss and consider and we are still working our way through things as that pop up and we start to see how the devices work and how the students and teachers engage with the process. It is really exciting that we are able to offer our kids the opportunity of keeping up to date with technology and leaning in different ways. Well done to Wes and Greg who did a lot of the ground work and worked through the process. Hopefully it will all go smoothly and our kids will be using these devices for a whole range of learning activities. The Governing Council is responsible for OSHC & the Canteen. OSHC had a really busy year last year reviewing policies and working through accreditation for the Quality Assurance Assessment. The OSHC subcommittee worked through a mountain of policies and the results were fantastic for OSHC, they were rated as exceeding in 5 out of the 7 areas rated. Numbers for OSHC seem to fluctuate slightly however the staff continue to offer a fantastic service, with a great variety of activities both during the school term and in the vacation care programs. The Canteen staff worked hard to ensure it was a productive year and continue to work to ensure the school community is offered a canteen that provides quality items every day. Brian Schiller winning the Prime Ministers Primary Science Teacher of the year was a great result for Brian, who puts in so much work with the kids in his class and in organising the Olilphant Science Award entrants for the school. It is also great for the school. Congratulations Brian. Seacliff Primary School is really lucky to have such great teachers and support staff, it really adds to the diversity and quality of our school. Well done to all the staff for a great effort over the last 12 months. The subcommittees who support the Governing Council, in sport, fundraising, canteen & finance have done a great and I would like to thank them all for their hard work and enthusiasm. Fundraising deserves a special mention as the group worked really hard to come up with ideas and activities for the school community to support. It was great that they raised so much and we are able to start to use the funds to work on improvements around the school. The playground has started after much discussion and input from the kids. It will be exciting to watch how it develops and to see the project come together in all aspects. Thank you. Jacinta Day Seacliff Primary School Governing Council Chairperson

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3. 2014 HIGHLIGHTS Brian Schiller wins Prime Ministers Primary Science Teacher of the Year Award Seacliff PS wins SA Volleyball Primary School of the Year Award Strong Numeracy results across the school for the last 5 years Paul Thomas and Sonia Dittmar awarded Advanced Skills Teacher 2 Seacliff PS Student Environmental Group Presented a workshop at the International Conference

Kids Teaching Kids at Mandurah in Western Australia Biannual Art Show entitled “Capturing Joy” revealed what children think is having fun! Seacliff wins 5 medals in the Commonwealth Essay writing Competition: Gold to Milly Bradley,

Silver to Amelie Pangbourne and Kaiji Doubell and Bronze to Seth Hill, Robert Thomas and Dylan Scragg

We had 96 entrants in the Oliphant Science Competition. Kaiji Doubell won second place in the

R-2 multi- media category and Sigge Ahlgren won a Highly Commended in the Yr 3-5 science writing category.

Room 7 Year 3/4 class won the People’s Choice Numerical Acumen state challenge for the most

improved in mathematics Our environmental focus must be working as we had a visit from a koala, galahs and parrots

nested in our nesting boxes and a snake came hunting a hopping mouse! Quicksmart students results were outstanding in maths and reading. 4. SITE IMPROVEMENT PLANNING AND TARGETS

Strategic Direction 1: Improvement in Literacy Student Achievement Target/s: Each cohort achieves above the National and Regional mean in Reading. Target Achieved Literacy Summary Reading across each cohort continues to show strong achievement when compared to the National, Regional and Similar schools means. In Reading all Seacliff cohorts achieved above the National Mean, significantly above the Regional Mean and above the Similar schools mean.

School growth in Reading from Year 3-5 shows 79% of students are in the Middle or Upper progress group. Likewise school growth from Year 5-7 shows 76% of students are in the Middle or Upper progress group. Overall these are very strong results in reading and continue the trend of the last few years.

The Seacliff PS Year 3 cohort achieved significantly above the Southern Adelaide Region in all aspects of literacy tested except spelling. They achieved just below the National Mean in all aspects except for spelling which was significantly below.

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The Seacliff PS Year 5 cohort achieved above Southern Region and similar Schools in all aspects of literacy tested except spelling which was about the same. They also achieved above the national mean in reading (+4). The Seacliff PS Year 7 cohort achieved above the Southern Adelaide Region in all aspects of literacy tested except for writing. They also achieved above the national mean in reading (+5). Overall we are pleased with the results however it shows we have to improve our spelling skills. The R-3 literacy support programs have been very successful. The students always develop a very positive attitude with a mindset to succeed.

Cohort Growth in Reading Year 3-5

Tables showing: Analysis of Reading NaPLaN Progress for Year 3-5 same cohorts compared to Like Schools and Region over the last 6 years. Seacliff achievement scores have been higher than both comparison groups in Year 3 and Year 5 since 2010. This shows a very positive trend throughout the school over a long period of time. The growth rates for the 2014 Year 5 cohort is in a similar range to the comparison groups.

2012 2014 Growth Seacliff Year 3 429 Seacliff Year 5 504 +75 Region 406 Region 488 +82 Like Schools 415 Like Schools 496 +81





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Cohort Growth in Reading Year 5-7 Table showing: Analysis of NaPLaN Reading Progress for Year 5-7 same cohorts compared to Like Schools and Region over the last 5 years. The decrease in growth rate for the Year 7 cohort was unexpected and whilst the current Year 7 score is still above the National Mean and both comparison groups we will seek a higher growth rate in the next cohort. A full year of implementing the Quicksmart Literacy program will support this. 2012 2014 Growth Seacliff Year 5 512 Seacliff Year 7 550 +38 Region 484 Region 539 +53 Like Schools 490 Like Schools 545 +55 2011 2013 Growth Seacliff Year 5 506 Seacliff Year 7 557 +51 Region 479 Region 535 +56 Like Schools 482 Like Schools 540 +58 2010 2012 Growth Seacliff Year 5 512 Seacliff Year 7 542 +30 Region 476 Region 535 +59 Like Schools 479 Like Schools 542 +63 2009 2011 Growth Seacliff Year 5 507 Seacliff Year 7 552 +45 Region 486 Region 533 +47 Like Schools 507 Like Schools 555 +48

Strategic Direction 2: Improvement in Numeracy Student Achievement Target/s: Each cohort achieves above the National and Regional mean. Achieved by Year 5 Cohort Numeracy Summary Again this year the Year 5 and 7 Seacliff cohorts have achieved strong results. This is a consistent trend for the last 6 years. The Year 3 cohort whilst below our normal expectations at 12 points below the National Mean still performed well when compared to the Regional Mean. Seacliff student’s growth rates have been higher than both comparison groups for 4 out of 5 years and showed a surge in 2014 particularly from the Year 5 group. Year 3 cohort has achieved above the Region mean (+3) and below the National Mean (-12).

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Year 5 cohort has achieved significantly above the Region Mean(+33) and above the National Mean (+10). Year 7 students achieved significantly above the Regional Mean (+18) and just below the National Mean (-2). Students in the Quicksmart Numeracy program again achieved very strong growth as measured by the University of New England. We are really pleased with our Numeracy results and will continue to focus on improvement in this area particularly with our Year 2 and Year 4 at risk students next year. Cohort Growth in Numeracy Year 3-5 The following tables are an Analysis of Numeracy NaPLaN Progress for the same cohort compared to Like Schools and Regional over the same period of time. The tables below compare the growth rates in numeracy for the same cohorts over three year periods. Seacliff student’s growth rates have been higher than both comparison groups for 4 out of 5 years and showed a surge in 2014. The actual achievement scores have also been higher than both comparison groups in Year 5 since 2009 and significantly higher in 2014. Both sets of cohorts show very positive improvement and achievement trend for Seacliff PS students over a six year period. Cohort Growth in Numeracy Year 3-5 Table showing 3 years of Growth from 2012 -2014 for 2012 Year 3 Cohort in Numeracy 2012 2014 Growth Seacliff Year 3 392 Seacliff Year 5 497 +105 Region 375 Region 467 +92 Like Schools 382 Like Schools 476 +94 Table showing 3 years of Growth from 2011 -2013 for 2011 Year 3 Cohort in Numeracy 2011 2013 Growth Seacliff Year 3 412 Seacliff Year 5 495 +83 Region 381 Region 467 +86 Like Schools 385 Like Schools 473 +88 Table showing 3 years of Growth from 2010 -2012 for 2010 Year 3 Cohort in Numeracy 2010 2012 Growth Seacliff Year 3 369 Seacliff Year 5 485 +116 Region 377 Region 467 +90 Like Schools 382 Like Schools 475 +93

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Table showing 3 years of Growth from 2009-2011 for 2009 Year 3 Cohort in Numeracy 2009 2011 Growth Seacliff Year 3 408 Seacliff Year 5 502 +94 Region 376 Region 468 +92 Like Schools 401 Like Schools 492 +91 Table showing 3 years of Growth from 2008-2010 for 2008 Year 3 Cohort in Numeracy 2008 2010 Growth Seacliff Year 3 401 Seacliff Year 5 498 +97 Region 387 Region 471 +84 Like Schools 410 Like Schools 496 +86 Cohort Growth in Numeracy Year 5-7 The tables below show the same cohort of students at Seacliff PS who were Year 5 in 2012 and now Year 7 in 2014 have improved at a similar rate compared to the region and like schools. The actual achievement scores for our students however are in the high to significantly higher category than both comparison groups. The difference in growth rate for Seacliff students as compared to the previous cohorts could be explained by the excellent results in our Quicksmart Numeracy program. Table showing 3 years of Growth from 2012-2014 for 2012 Year 5 Cohort in Numeracy 2012 2014 Growth Seacliff Year 5 485 Seacliff Year 7 543 +58 Region 467 Region 525 +58 Like Schools 475 Like Schools 535 +60 Table showing 3 years of Growth from 2011-2013 for 2011 Year 5 Cohort in Numeracy 2011 2013 Growth Seacliff Year 5 502 Seacliff Year 7 551 +49 Region 468 Region 526 +58 Like Schools 475 Like Schools 535 +60 Table showing 3 years of Growth from 2010-2012 for 2010 Year 5 Cohort in Numeracy 2010 2012 Growth Seacliff Year 5 498 Seacliff Year 7 550 +48 Region 471 Region 524 +53 Like Schools 477 Like Schools 533 +56 Table showing 3 years of Growth from 2009-2011 for 2009 Year 5 Cohort in Numeracy 2009 2011 Growth Seacliff Year 5 470 Seacliff Year 7 554 +84 Region 468 Region 529 +61 Like Schools 490 Like Schools 557 +67

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Figure 1: Year 3 Proficiency Bands by Aspect

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Proficiency Band

NumeracyReadingWritingSpellingGrammar

Table 1: Year 3 Proficiency Bands by Aspect

% Proficiency Band by Test Aspect

Year 3

Exempt 1 2 3 4 5 6

Numeracy 1.9 17.0 20.8 32.1 18.9 9.4

Reading 1.9 11.3 9.4 28.3 30.2 18.9

Writing 2.0 5.9 33.3 19.6 37.3 2.0

Spelling 3.9 13.7 25.5 25.5 21.6 9.8

Grammar 2.0 7.8 11.8 29.4 25.5 23.5


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40

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Year 5

Exempt 3 4 5 6 7 8

Numeracy 13.5 28.8 26.9 19.2 11.5

Reading 11.5 11.5 17.3 21.2 19.2 19.2

Writing 5.8 17.3 38.5 25.0 7.7 5.8

Spelling 11.5 9.6 26.9 15.4 25.0 11.5

Grammar 5.8 11.5 25.0 21.2 17.3 19.2


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Year 7

Exempt 4 5 6 7 8 9

Numeracy 14.3 34.3 31.4 11.4 8.6

Reading 11.4 28.6 28.6 20.0 11.4

Writing 2.9 42.9 42.9 5.7 2.9 2.9

Spelling 14.3 34.3 20.0 25.7 5.7

Grammar 2.9 20.0 17.1 40.0 17.1 2.9

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Figure 4: Year 3 Mean Scores

Table 4: Year 3 Mean Scores

Mean Scores by Test Aspect

Year 3

2012 2013 2014

Numeracy 392.5 408.1 388.9

Reading 429.8 442.5 419.7

Writing 403.0 416.3 394.8

Spelling 410.7 423.6 387.6

Grammar 408.8 437.4 418.2 Figure 5: Year 5 Mean Scores

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Year 5

2012 2013 2014

Numeracy 485.7 495.0 497.1

Reading 512.2 509.2 504.0

Writing 461.9 466.0 465.0

Spelling 485.2 485.3 484.8

Grammar 490.0 508.9 501.1 Figure 6: Year 7 Mean Scores



Year 7

2012 2013 2014

Numeracy 550.6 550.8 543.2

Reading 542.3 557.1 550.1

Writing 512.6 528.3 493.1

Spelling 543.5 574.7 541.2

Grammar 549.8 545.8 536.8

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NAPLAN School Growth: Year 3-5

Table 7: Year 3-5 Growth

Growth by Test Aspect

Year 3-5 Progress Group Site

Numeracy Lower 25% 17.0

Middle 50% 51.1

Upper 25% 31.9

Reading Lower 25% 21.3

Middle 50% 57.4

Upper 25% 21.3

NAPLAN School Growth: Year 5-7

Table 8: Year 5-7 Growth

Growth by Test Aspect

Year 5-7

Progress Group Site

Numeracy Lower 25% 20.0

Middle 50% 43.3

Upper 25% 36.7

Reading Lower 25% 23.3

Middle 50% 63.3

Upper 25% 13.3

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Strategic Direction 3: Develop School ICT Opportunities Our main strategies were to: Develop an ICT futures plan to increase access and effective use of Learning

Technologies Develop and maintain school website What we did: Develop ICT network infrastructure to enable high quality wireless connection from

anywhere in the school Develop a BYOD policy and procedures in consultation with the school community Implement a BYOD program with preferred device with a school image provided School website was upgraded and activated Teacher induction in ASUS devices was established

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Recommendations for Future Directions:

Targets: Each cohort achieves above the National and Regional mean in Reading and Numeracy.

Continue training of teachers in the use of the ASUS device and how this relates to teaching and learning

Support families in the implementation of the BYOD program Monitor wireless network effectiveness

4.1 Junior Primary and Early Years Scheme Funding The Early Years Funding of $24349 helps support the school in purchasing a full time equivalent Literacy support teacher. The 74 students received between 2 and 4 extra sessions per week in small groups. The program is targeted on improving their reading and spelling skills. The students always develop a very positive attitude with a mindset to succeed. The following table shows the results of this program. 2014 Table showing Participation and Achievement in Reading Support Program

Year Level No. Students who accessed

Range improvement

In reader levels

Av. improvement

No. Who reached target

Comments

Rec 12 +2 to +3 +2.3 7 = C or higher

3 students @ Level 2 = D

1 17 +3 to +10 +7 15 =C or higher

2 students @ L11= D

2 19 +5 to +12 +7 17 =C or higher

1 students @ L17= D

1 Student @ L13 = D

3 19 +2 to +9 +6 18 =C or higher

1 students @ L18= D

Year 2 Spelling

7

+3 to +33 16 Months

6

4.2 Better Schools Funding The Better Schools Grant of $11680 was used to support the Quicksmart Numeracy and Literacy Program at Seacliff PS. This provided students with specific targeted lessons 3 times a week in pairs with either a teacher, SSO or educational leader. The results of this program were stunning and can be found in the next section.

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5. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

2014 QuickSmart Numeracy Results for

Seacliff Primary School Effect Size statistics can be understood based on the work of Hattie (Hattie, J. (2009). Visible

Learning: A synthesis of over 800 meta-analyses relating to achievement. London: Routledge) such that:

o Effect Sizes below 0.2 are considered poor, with an appropriate range of growth over an academic year for a student cohort established as within the range of 0.2 to 0.4;

o Effect Size scores of 0.4 to 0.6 are considered strong; o Effect Sizes between 0.6 and 0.8 are considered very strong; and o Effect Size scores above 0.8 represent substantial improvement of the order of

approximately two-three years’ growth.

Results on the PATM assessments

The analysis of the PATM Australian-normed standardised test data was completed based on the scores of all students for whom both pre-intervention and post-intervention PATM test results were available. (Note: Students who did not do a pre-test or were absent at the end of the year for a variety of reasons and missed the post-test, are not included in these results.)

Table 2: PATM results (Scale scores) 2014

Group N Pre-Mean Pre-SD Post-Mean

Post-SD Gain Effect size

All QuickSmart Students 21 38.21 7.057 45.729 8.732 7.519 0.947

Indigenous QS Students

Comparison Students 6 62.417 16.254 63.383 21.441 0.966 0.051

Note: There were no students identified as Indigenous in this data set.

These results indicate a higher gain for QuickSmart students in relation to their average-achieving peers in the Comparison group. This improvement is in excess of the expected yearly growth of students’ scores as measured on the PATM of 5 scale score points.

The DECD scale score standard for Year 5 students is 44.8 as measured by the PATM. Both the Quicksmart students and comparison group achieved this standard.

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2014 QuickSmart Literacy Results for

Seacliff Primary School The analysis of the PATR Australian-normed standardised test data was completed based on the scores of all students for whom both pre-intervention and post-intervention PATR test results were available. (Note: Students who did not do a pre-test or were absent at the end of the year for a variety of reasons and missed the post-test, are not included in these results.)

Table 2: PATR results (Scale scores) 2014

Group N Pre-Mean

Pre-SD Post-Mean

Post-SD Gain Effect size

QuickSmart Vocabulary 15 104.38 8.898 109.18 7.04 4.8 0.598 Indigenous QS Vocabulary 1 109.7 116.1 6.4 Comparison Vocabulary 6 122.383 9.003 124.55 6.761 2.167 0.272 QuickSmart Comprehension 15 109.627 6.762 113.4 6.366 3.773 0.575 Indig QS Comprehension 1 101.5 121.3 19.8 Comparison Comprehension 6 127.133 15.554 127.567 7.498 0.433 0.035 The Quicksmart project uses the Year 5 PATr test. The Draft DECD PATr scale score standard for a year 5 student is 117.1 The above table shows that the Quicksmart students Post Mean scores were nearing the standard required. The comparison group were above the DECD standard. Of particular note is the effect size gain (0.598) for the Quicksmart students that indicates a very strong growth.

5.1 NAPLAN

Year 3 have a strength in Reading. There is a weakness in spelling.

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Year 5 have strengths in Grammar, Reading and Numeracy.

Year 7 have strengths in Reading and Numeracy. There is a weakness in writing.

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6. STUDENT DATA

6.1 Attendance Figure 9: Attendance by Year Level

Table 9: Attendance by Year Level

Attendance by Year Level % Attendance

2012 2013 2014

Reception 90.4 91.7 94.2

Year 1 93.3 91.0 94.2

Year 2 93.8 94.5 92.7

Year 3 93.3 91.4 94.0

Year 4 95.1 94.6 92.2

Year 5 91.4 91.7 94.1

Year 6 93.8 92.3 95.7

Year 7 95.6 94.1 92.7

Total All Year Levels 93.3 92.6 93.7

Total ACARA 1 TO 10 93.7 92.8 93.6

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6.2 Destination Table 10: Intended Destination

Leave Reason 2013 School Index DECD

No % % %

Employment 2.0% 3.0%

Interstate/Overseas 15 17.9% 10.9% 10.1%

Other 0.5% 1.4%

Seeking Employment 1.3% 3.6%

Tertiary/TAFE/Training 5.4% 4.6%

Transfer to Non-Govt Schl 23 27.4% 12.9% 9.7%

Transfer to SA Govt Schl 46 54.8% 46.1% 47.4%

Unknown 20.9% 20.1%

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7. CLIENT OPINION

The Parent survey link was emailed to over 130 parents/carers. We received 16 responses.

The survey indicates that parents are generally satisfied with all aspects of the school. They reported that their children feel safe and like coming to school at Seacliff. They are also feel comfortable about talking to their child’s teacher.

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A random selection of students from Year 3-7 completed the survey. Students reported that they feel safe at school, that teachers expect them to do their best and that the school looks for ways to improve.

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The survey link was sent to all staff at the school excluding the Principal. The responses are generally very positive with highlights being that teachers use a variety of teaching and learning strategies to support students, staff feel like they belong and are happy and that the school is focused on student learning. The My School website provides a range of data about Seacliff PS and other schools. The link is provided below: http://www.myschool.edu.au/

8. ACCOUNTABILITY

8.1 Behaviour Management Year Level 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 Change Change Year Level M F T M F T M F T 2011-2012 2012-2013 Total The above data shows that during the survey period there were no suspensions.

8.2 Relevant History Screening (formerly Criminal History Screening) In 2014 over 170 police clearances were completed through the school.

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DECD audit congratulated the school on the effective processes used for Relevant History Screening and documentation. It was one of the quickest and easiest audits they had completed. A big thank you to Mel Bourne who has efficiently organized this process. http://www.decd.sa.gov.au/docs/documents/1/RelevantHistoryScreenin-1.pdf

8.3 HUMAN RESOURCES - Workforce Data

8.3.1 Teacher Qualifications All teachers at this school are qualified and registered with the SA Teachers Registration Board.

Qualification Level Number of Qualifications

Bachelor Degrees or Diplomas 36

Post Graduate Qualifications 3 Please note: Staff that have more than 1 qualification will be counted more than once in the above qualification table. Therefore the total number of staff by qualification type may be more than the total number of teaching staff.

8.3.2 Workforce Composition including Indigenous staff

Workforce Composition Teaching Staff Non-Teaching Staff

Indigenous Non Indigenous Indigenous Non Indigenous

Full-time Equivalents 0 21.47 1 8

Persons 0 24 1 8

As electronic data from SPerS was unavailable at the time of writing the report the information in the table above is calculated from school information. 9. FINANCIAL STATEMENT School Profit and Loss Statement tabled at the meeting.

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