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ANNUAL REPORT 2018

2018 BOARD MEMBERSShenton College Board Chairperson

Mr Mal Cooke

Principal

Mr Michael Morgan

Student Representatives

Mr Kelvin Fewings

Ms Zoe Abercromby

Elected Parent Representatives

Ms Helen Anderson

Mr Michael Tonkin

Dr Christine Pascott

Elected Staff Members

Ms Barbara Goldflam

Ms Bree Hansen

Mr Christopher Hill

Ms Nicole Martin

Ms Kristy Watson

Parents & Citizens Representative

Ms Jenny Hart

UWA Representative

Professor Kent Anderson,

Deputy Vice-Chancellor

(Community & Engagement)

SHENTON COLLEGE IS AT THE HEART OF A VIBRANT AND ENGAGED LOCAL COMMUNITY THAT PROUDLY BELIEVES IN AND SUPPORTS PUBLIC EDUCATION. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTION OF THAT COMMUNITY TO THE HEALTH AND SUCCESS OF THE COLLEGE. ALL THE ENGAGED INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS THAT MAKE US WHAT WE ARE – THE STUDENTS; STAFF; PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS; ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS AND STUDENT COUNCILLORS, AND MANY LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS – ALL GIVE THEIR UNIQUE VALUE TO THE COLLEGE, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF OUR STUDENTS. WE RECOGNISE THAT THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES SUMMARISED IN THIS REPORT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED WITHOUT THEM.

Michael Morgan Mal CookePrincipal Shenton College School Board Chairperson

CONTENTS02 FROM THE PRINCIPAL

06 SHENTON 2020 TARGETS

16 CELEBRATING SUCCESS

18 SHENTON GATE PROGRAM YEARS 7–12

20 VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING (VET)

22 CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT

28 STUDENT OUTCOMES

32 FINANCIAL SUMMARY

▲ Shenton College Strings Orchestra.

SHENTON COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT 2018 1

FROM THE PRINCIPALIt is with great pleasure that I present the 2018 Shenton College Annual Report – a document that endeavours to highlight the proudly public, proudly excellent and proudly inclusive College that we strive to be.

The Targets of this Annual Report, and its associated 2020 Business Plan, are a testimony to our College’s firm belief that quality public schooling plays a vital role in a democratic society. Public schools like ours set out to accomplish a collective mission aimed at promoting the common good and reducing inequalities in society. In recent years, however, some aspects of this public-spirited mission of education have been ignored across Australia.

Shenton College has once again had a very positive year with notable academic success, and this 2018 Annual Report details student performance across a broad range of academic performance measures such as NAPLAN and WACE. However, at Shenton College, we must strive to be much more than just a strong academically performing school and there is ample evidence in this Report suggesting we are a school that responds to the needs of the whole child.

Few would argue the importance of school performance based on increasing students’ academic achievement, and the rationale for the primacy of this approach often focuses on economic benefits. However, it is also necessary to comment on the importance of non-academic student performance and its ability to enhance public benefits such as active citizenship within our democratic society.

The statement that our College and this Annual Report is trying to communicate is that academic performance is important but only one part of the picture. Our “Much More Than Marks, Learning for Life” motto is fashioned around a college that develops more than just the academic citizen. At Shenton College we strive to prepare our students for social responsibility in a true democratic society by developing the “whole child”. It is for this reason that our Annual Report focuses also on non-academic targets and extra-curricular

targets as well as how we have built a student’s sense of agency, confidence, resilience, tolerance and humility.

The establishment of extra-curricular activities such as our very popular middle school clubs have allowed students to develop a greater sense of belonging, a deeper connection with community and strengthened relationships between staff and students. The importance of student wellbeing and community involvement was further strengthened in 2018 through events such as our unique Charity Day, Mentally Healthy Week and the development of informal contexts where students can meet and pursue their studies after school.

The 2018 Annual report results, whilst strong and with clear areas of strength, also highlight areas for progress and growth. We need to further disaggregate our data to ensure that we are progressing each and every child and truly catering for all.

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We will continue to reflect on our performance and progress to ensure we maintain a unified purpose towards achieving our vision to provide an innovative and responsive education experience that nourishes the whole child and one that embodies a broad definition of success and strives for excellence in every aspect.

Furthermore, we need to rigorously reflect on all aspects of our curriculum and extra-curricular offerings to ensure we continue to prepare confident, outward looking, collaborative young adults for a life of independence, contribution and fulfilment.

Our ongoing success and high level of pastoral care over the years has seen 2018 as another year of significant increases in enrolments and public interest in our college. This growth affirms our values, ideals, knowledge and expertise that underpin our programs, our teaching and our outlook.

I extend my thanks and gratitude to the staff and students of Shenton College for ensuring that 2018 was another fine year. We are a proud community and will continue to look to the future with optimism and a keen eye on improvement and success.

Images clockwise from top left

Nexus Dance; Hockey Champions; Canberra Tour; Shenton Girls AFL V Clontarf Aboriginal College; Sailing Championships; Brass Performance – Middle School Impulse; Japanese Exchange.

SHENTON COLLEGE WAS ONCE AGAIN RECOGNISED FOR OUTSTANDING UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE RESULTS – STRONG TERTIARY PATHWAYS ARE A STRENGTH.

Mr Michael MorganPrincipal, Shenton College


SHENTON 2020 TARGETSACHIEVEMENT AGAINST THE PLAN

Our Shenton 2020 Business Plan was developed through staff, student and community consultation and endorsed by the Shenton College Board. It describes the planning context for the continued development and improvement of the College and establishes four key areas: Successful Students, Connected Teachers, Powerful Learners, and Engaged Leaders.Shenton 2020 identified targeted areas that were considered important indicators of the progress of our teaching and learning community. While we will strive to meet or exceed established targets, perhaps as important is the nature of the targets

themselves. For example, the College consistently achieves some of the best NAPLAN Test outcomes of any school in WA, and is regularly at the top nationally, against like schools, but our NAPLAN target focuses on the students with Limited or Satisfactory performance in Year 7 and how much of a positive improvement we can achieve by Year 9.

We have also established non-academic Targets that require us to investigate the levels of student and staff satisfaction in school culture, leadership and organisation, through establishing benchmark data from new data collection instruments. The Targets are overtly ambitious and are written to encourage improvement and growth in current areas of identified need, as well as sustainable consolidation in areas of strength.

THE COLLEGE CONSISTENTLY ACHIEVES SOME OF THE BEST NAPLAN TEST OUTCOMES OF ANY SCHOOL IN WA


2018 NAPLAN

Target 1: In each year of the Business Plan, we see a positive trend in students (stable cohort) achieving at the ‘Limited’ and ‘Satisfactory’ performance in Y7 NAPLAN, having ‘Moderate’ or better progress in Y9, across Reading, Writing and Numeracy (Source: DEO First Cut – EARS Assessment Data, 2018) The Target relates to those children who achieved ‘Limited’ or ‘Satisfactory’ performance in their 2016 NAPLAN and focuses on what ‘progress’ they have achieved as measured by their 2018 NAPLAN outcomes. In Numeracy there was a 1% point improvement, Reading was stable, whereas in Writing the school performance was under Target.

While this is a mixed result, the cohort has a highly unusual gender balance (224 boys and 145 girls), and the College considers the performance has many positive factors – for example, 83% of the Writing cohort achieved target and a strong 20% had High of Very High progress.

The trend data required by the Target aspires for linear positive progress, however with very strong baseline data, and the variability of student cohorts, this is not always possible and has not been uniform achieved across all the domains.

NUMERACY YR 9

ACHIEVEMENT YR 7 2016

PROGRESS % ACHIEVING TARGET 2018

LIMITED MODERATE HIGH VERY HIGH %

Number of students 8 4 2 0 75



SATISFACTORY MODERATE HIGH VERY HIGH %


READING YR 9









WRITING YR 9









NAPLAN PROGRESS: STUDENTS WITH LIMITED, SATISFACTORY ACHIEVEMENT


Target 2: Our Student Gain measurement will be above those of ‘Students with Same Starting Scores’ in NAPLAN 7–9 for matched students (stable cohort) (MySchool website; NAPLAN, Student Gain)Shenton College students achieved greater student gain than students with the same starting scores in all other public or private schools – including greater gains against schools with similar students.

This continues the solid performance from last year and validates the College’s interventions in support of all students, no matter what their ability level.

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NUMERACY 2018

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School with similar students

Students with same starting scores

All Australian schools public & private

Student Gain – My School Website 2018 Yr7 – Yr 9 Data

MUCH MORE THAN MARKS, LEARNING FOR LIFE


2018 WACE

Target 3: All students on a WACE pathway will achieve a 55+ ATAR or a Certificate II or higher The Target was achieved. In 2018 the Year 12 cohort achieved 100% attainment. There were 76 eligible students with 3 or less ATAR courses and who were enrolled in a full qualification and all of these successfully completed a Certificate II or higher. These students have selected a challenging pathway aligned to post school options which provided opportunities for further study, training and/or employment:

• Portfolio application to University• Bridging course application to

University• TAFE application• Application for courses offered

through private Registered Training Organisation

• Employment

Target 4: In each year of the Business Plan, 80% or more of our students will attain an ATAR score or a Certificate III or higher, with an ambitious target of 85% by the end of the Business Plan cycle (Schools Online/SAIS WACE report)Target 4 was achieved. In 2018 89% of students attained an ATAR score or a Certificate III or higher. There has been an increase in the number of higher qualification pathways offered to students over the last two years.

The number of higher qualification pathways offered to students has increased as a result of opportunities offered through third party agreement.


Target 5: The median Year 12 ATAR performance will rank in the Top 5 of the Like Schools group, with an ambitious target of being the top public comprehensive school (SAIS School Performance Report/Schools Online)Shenton College achieved the second highest ranked median ATAR within the Like Schools group in Western Australia, and was the third highest public school overall. The table below shows Shenton College’s ATAR performance against other top ranked like schools.

WACE ACHIEVEMENT

(%)

ATTAINMENT (%)

MEDIAN ATAR – SCHOOL

ATAR STUDENTS

HIGHEST RANKED LIKE HIGH SCHOOL 98.3 99 89.4 297

SHENTON COLLEGE 99 100 88.2 216

THIRD RANKED LIKE HIGH SCHOOL 97 99 87.9 300

SHENTON COLLEGE WAS ONCE AGAIN IN THE TOP GROUP OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA


SPECIALIST PROGRAMS: GATE

Target 6: Continued positive trends in median ATAR results for students in the selective academic GATE Program in comparison to the other cohorts in the CollegeThis Target was achieved. GATE students achieved some outstanding results in the 2018 WACE, with the majority of GATE students recognised with Certificates of Distinction or Merit. GATE students achieved very strong ATAR results with a median ATAR of 94.7.

GATE Median ATAR of 94.7

HIGH ACHIEVEMENT BY YEAR 12 GATE STUDENTSTwo fifths of our GATE cohort achieved an ATAR score of 95+Two thirds of our GATE cohort achieved an ATAR score of 90+Two thirds of our GATE cohort achieved certificates recognising their high achievement

GENERAL AWARDS General Exhibition – Alexandra Truong3 GATE students achieved Certificates of Excellence16 GATE students achieved Certificates of DistinctionTwo thirds of our GATE cohort achieved certificates recognising their high achievement


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2017 Average Score per Standard

SHENTON COLLEGE HEAT MAP (TARGET 7) AREAS OF STRENGTH ARE CLEAR SCHOOL MISSION, HOME SCHOOL RELATIONS, HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS, JOB SATISFACTION AND SELF-EFFICACY


NON-ACADEMIC TARGETS

Target 7: Established classroom survey data indicates positive trends across all 5 of the identified AITSL (Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership) Teaching Standards. This data forms a benchmark against which future years can be assessedThis Target was achieved with a positive progression against all the identified AITSL Teaching Standards. The Professional Learning Community program is now embedded as an important context for reflective practice. We also have maintained a strong culture of professional acceptance of student response data, both as an expression of student voice and a legitimate contribution to teacher reflective practice.

Target 8: School wide surveys demonstrate strong levels of satisfaction in school culture, leadership and organisationOver the life of the College's Shenton 2020 Business Plan the school intends to explore different aspects of our culture, including student, community and staff, as well as aspects of our organisational and leadership structure. In 2018 parents were asked to complete the Parent National Opinion Survey and the very positive results are displayed in the table.

Student National Opinion Survey data collected in 2018 shows strong endorsement in some domains, for example, those relating to teacher expectations and the provision of interesting opportunities. Opinion data highlights the continuing focus on forming strong parent and community partnerships. Our student voice data highlights the need for the College to continue its focus on effective management of student behavior.

STRONGLY AGREE / AGREE

Teachers at this school expect my child to do their best. 96%

Teachers at this school provide my child with useful feedback about their school work. 87%

Teachers at this school treat students fairly. 86%

This school is well maintained. 94%

My child feel safe at this school. 87%

I can talk to my child’s teachers about my concerns. 86%

Student behaviour is well managed at this school. 67%

My child likes being at this school. 86%

This school looks for ways to improve. 84%

This school takes parents’ opinions seriously. 69%

Teachers at this school motivate my child to learn. 79%

My child is making good progress at this school. 82%

My child's learning needs are being met at this school. 78%

This school works with me to support my child's learning. 73%

This school has a strong relationship with the local community. 68%

This school is well led. 87%

I am satisfied with the overall standard of education achieved at this school. 89%

I would recommend this school to others. 86%

My child’s teachers are good teachers. 82%

Teachers at this school care about my child. 85%


Target 9: Positive incremental changes in regular student attendance in all year groups, with an ambitious target of 85% or higher for the whole school by 2019 (Schools Online, Student Details, Student Attendance by Year Group)This ambitious target was not achieved. The College continues to strive to improve regular attendance across the whole school cohort. Improving student ‘regular attendance’ (i.e. where a student attends 90% or more of a school year) continues to be a focus.

While regular attendance for the College sits at 75.5% and compares favourably with a State figure at 62% there remains room for improvement.

ATTENDANCE CATEGORY

REGULARAT RISK

INDICATED MODERATE SEVERE

2016 77.5% 15.1% 5.3% 2.0%

2017 74.9% 19% 4.6% 1.4%

2018 75.5% 16.4% 5.1% 2.9%

WA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 62.0% 20.0% 11.0% 7.0%

⊲ Visual Arts developed strongly in 2018. 14 SHENTON COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT 2018

CELEBRATING SUCCESSSTEMINIST TAKEOVER A GREAT SUCCESS!The College STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) program has had tremendous success in 2018. The program has its origins in a series of 2016 design workshops hosted by Curtin University – it is directed by a dedicated team of Shenton teachers and has a focus on engaging all students, but particularly young women, in the STEM disciplines.

In 2018 the enthusiasm for STEM was demonstrated in the participation of our students in a wide array of curricular and co-curricular activities including Girls in Engineering, Tech Girls are Superheroes, Science and Engineering Challenge, Digital Divide and the Hale STEM Challenge.

The dedication of the Shenton staff involved in the STEM program was recognised at the United Nations Association of Australia (WA Division) World Teachers’ Day 2018 when two teachers who championed STEM, Ms Samantha White and Ms Rebecca McKinney, were awarded for their commitment to teaching STEM and for piloting the Global

Citizenship and Sustainability Program at Shenton.

Students were also awarded for projects that had evolved out of the STEM program. Lizzie Tweedie and Genevieve Le won the 2018 Global Goals Challenge for their Helios App, a paperless diary that earlier in the year had won the WA Innovation Day Award for the two girls. Fellow Year 11 students Olivia Dodd and Sophie Styles were UNAAWA finalists for their Edutunities project, a platform designed to improve communication and relationships between schools in rural and urban areas.

Through the teaching leadership and the rich opportunities of the program the College was invited to the International Conference on the Young Persons Plan for the Planet – held in Mauritius at the end of 2018. High school students from Australia visited to work with their peers in Mauritius to develop STEM and entrepreneurial skills and competencies in global sustainability and global strategic planning and action. The aim was to deliver the Young Australians’ and Young Mauritians’ Plan for the Planet across the United Nation’s 17 Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs).

The Australian High Commissioner to Mauritius, Ms Jenny Dee proudly owns one of our trademark STEMINIST badges!

Another innovative STEM success story was the CO2 and U app created by Year 12 student Jemma Darvall, which reached the finals at both the Tech Girls are Superheroes Competition and the Youth Affairs Council RAC Sustainability Awards.

The STEM program was a voyage of innovation, self-reflection and self-motivation where students gained an understanding of how they can make a difference in the community through innovative and collaborative 21st century interdisciplinary studies.

WE PUT A ROCKET UNDER OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL’S CLUBSChildren can sometimes start adolescence passionate about ideas and change and then get to high school and have to manage the creeping pressures of high school study. Our middle school clubs have been encouraged as an important way of creating opportunities for students

to express their ideas and connect to the community beyond the classroom. Our clubs are now an important way connecting students to one another and the broader community and building a sense of belonging. During 2018 there were 16 different lunchtime clubs on offer, ranging from Dance, Drama and Art clubs through to Yoga, DIY Clothing, Manga and Rocket clubs.

Students also participated in two service based clubs: M.A.D. (Making a Difference) and ZONTA (International Woman’s Advocacy Group). M.A.D. students donated time, resources and energy to serve local communities in need, such as packaging together winter warmer and personal hygiene kits for homeless people. Shenton College is the first school in WA to have a Zonta Club and one of the club’s first projects was raising funds for birthing kits to be sent to women in developing countries.


GOOD SPORTS @ SHENTONThe College takes great pride in its high level of participation in school sport, highlighted by our success and recognition as runner-up in the School Sport WA McMahon Shield win for 2018 – an award given for participation and performance across School Sports WA sporting competitions. A key aspect of our participation is the very large contribution of many teachers, not just from the Health & Physical Education area – it is impossible to do as much as we do without staff volunteering to coach and manage!

Through participation in sporting teams, and representing the College, students feel connected to the College and become proud members of our community. Across 2018 the College competed in many sports, including AFL, Basketball, Squash, Hockey, Swimming, Water Polo, Golf, Triathlon, Netball Tennis, Football, Cricket, Surfing, Sailing and Rowing.

The highlight of the year for the College was winning the A Division Interschool Swimming trophy and the School Sport WA State School Diving for the second year

running. A Division swimming is an elite showcase, with many of the swimmers aspiring to state and national teams. Along with these great team successes, Shenton College takes great pride in the elite performances of many students at both state and national level.

SCIENCE & MATHS EXCELSA diverse range of co-curricular offerings throughout 2018 continued to encourage students to extend and enrich their Science & Maths understandings of knowledge and concepts introduced in the classroom. Entertaining and thought-provoking guest speakers who inspired students included University of WA Emeritus Professor David Blair, and Novel Laureate Professor Barry Marshall. Medals and high distinctions were achieved by students in the Australian Mathematics Competition, the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) Mathematics, the Mathematics Olympiad and the Mathematics Challenge for Young Australians.

▲ The Middle School Rocket Club has been a great success.

⊲ The new TechSpace opened midway through the year – a great new context for

Technology teaching and learning.

SHENTON GATE PROGRAM YEARS 7–12 GATE INTERDISCIPLINARYWith a focus on critical and creative thinking, our GATE students in Years 7 to 10 participated in integrated projects spanning their Maths, English, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences subjects. This allowed them to connect and extend their understanding of concepts that reach across disciplines. Camps and immersion days allowed the GATE students to explore big concepts in new contexts for each Year level. A highlight in 2018 was the new focus in the Year 9 ‘Impact’ interdisciplinary project in which students researched and queried the ‘Closing the Gap’ policy, culminating in a panel discussion presented to the community. Immersion lectures in Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame were also a highlight of the 'Risk' conceptual project.

Co-curricular activities which focussed on cross curricular engagement and team work skills were offered in a range of contexts through the year. 2018 saw continued success in the World Scholar’s Cup, an interdisciplinary team-based challenge involving collaborative writing,

quiz, bowl and debate components. Student participated at the State, National and International levels by qualifying in each round. Students connected with WA universities through a range of co-curricular tasks, including the Conoco Phillips Science Experience. In 2018, the Illuminate NextGen Challenge at Murdoch University asked students to respond to a series of challenges by designing, pitching and marketing their responses, and the Shenton College teams were awarded for their teamwork and design strategies.

GATE HUMANITIES AND ENGLISH Students’ learning and understandings in English and Humanities were extended and enriched through their participation in a range of co-curricular activities. Highlights in 2018 included:

• WA Debating League Schools Debating Competition

• British Parliamentary Debating• Humanities Championships• Australian Geography Competition• Australian History Competition• United Nations Youth WA student

leadership events• Write a Book in a Day competition• Red Cross Social Cohesion Program Shenton College teams were State Grand Finalists in the British Parliamentary Debating competitions and the UN Youth WA Voice competitions, and top in the state for the Australian History Competition.

GATE MATHS AND SCIENCEStudents’ learning and understandings in Maths and the Sciences were extended and enriched through their participation in a range of co-curricular activities. Highlights in 2018 included:

• Australian Olympiads for Biology, Chemistry and Physics

• Australian Maths Competition• MAWA Have Sum Fun• Australian Mathematics Olympiads• Conoco Phillips Science Experience• Choose Maths Mentor Program• ICAS Maths Competition• AMT Maths Enrichment Program• Australian National Chemistry Quiz• Australian Brain Bee Competition

(Neuroscience)Students continued high achievement at the State and National levels, especially for the Olympiads. Guest Lecturers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research and Arup engineering and design also connected students with Science and Maths in academia and the workplace.


VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (VET) In 2018, 57% of the Year 12 cohort undertook a qualification pathway through their senior secondary years of schooling and 76% of WACE eligible students also completed an ATAR pathway.

Students and parents are recognising the value of leaving school with qualifications that may assist in part time and casual work whilst undertaking full time study or further training and/or employment. I refer you to the following report.

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TOTAL NUMBER OF CERTIFICATES COMPLETED BY YEAR 12 STUDENTS

Certificate IV in Auslan 14

Certificate II in Auslan 18

Certificate III in Auslan 14

Certificate II in Plumbing 1

Certificate II in Building and Construction (Pathway – Trades) 1

Certificate II in Building and Construction (Pathway – Trades) 1

Certificate II in Animal Studies 1

Certificate II in Automotive Servicing Technology 1

Certificate II in Automotive Body Repair Technology 1

Certificate II in Business 32

Certificate III in Business 10

Certificate IV in Business 16

Certificate II in Community Services 1

Certificate III in Individual Support 5

Certificate II in Dance 14

Certificate II in Visual Arts 8

Certificate III in Assistant Dance Teaching 3

Certificate II in Music Industry 11

Certificate III in Music Industry 6

Certificate II in Health Support Services 1

Certificate III in Health Services Assistance 1

Certificate II in Population Health 1

Certificate III in Population Health 1

Certificate II in Information, Digital Media and Technology 13

Certificate III in Information, Digital Media and Technology 6

Certificate II in Applied Fashion Design and Technology 2

Certificate II in Retail Cosmetics 1

Certificate II in Retail Services 2

Certificate III in Retail 2

Certificate II in Sport and Recreation 41

Certificate III in Sport and Recreation 24

Certificate II in Tourism 16

Certificate II in Hospitality 43

Certificate III in Events 3

Certificate III in Hospitality 1

Total 316

⊲ Baristas in our Chapters Café located in Lemnos House.20 SHENTON COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT 2018

CURRICULUM ENRICHMENTA DEEP BELIEF IN AND PASSIONATE COMMITMENT TO THE WHOLE CHILDMATHEMATICS• Australian Mathematics

Competition (AMC)• CHOOSE MATHS Mentor

Program for Girls• Have Sum Fun Competition • IMAS Round 1, 2018• International Mathematics

Competition – IMC Bulgaria• MCYA Enrichment Program7–10

(Australian Mathematics Trust)• Western Australian Junior

Mathematics Olympiad (WAJO)

ENGLISH• Barking Gecko Theatre Incursion

Year 11 Lit students, Year 10 GATE • Year 12 Creative Writing Program• Book in a Day• EALD Harmony Week Debate

SCIENCE• Australian National Chemistry Quiz• RACI Titration Stakes competition• Robotics Enrichment• Aqua Excursion• Science Competitions: Science

Talent Search; BHP Billiton/CSIRO Science Awards

• Australian Brain Bee Challenge; Australian Science Olympiad Exams

• Chengdu Sister School Science Exchange• Astrophysics guest speaker –

Dr Chris Power (ICRAR)• Perth Blood Institute Excursion• National Youth Science Forum• Biology Camp/ Biology

Bush Excursion Day• West Coast Microbiome Conference,

Harry Perkins Institute• Human Biology Zoo Observations

HUMANITIES• Debating; British Parliamentary

Debating Competition• UNAA Youth Leadership Program at

Parliament House; UN Youth Voice Public Speaking Competition

• Year 11 Geography: Bushfire Excursion; Biology Dieback Guest Speaker; Geography Winery excursion; Geography Antarctica Experience

• Year 10 Constitution Centre Incursion – High Court

• 7–12 Humanities Championships – Education Perfect

• Australian Geography Competition• Year 10 HASS Red Cross Incursions:

Refugees and People Seeking Asylum; Climate and Disaster Induced Migration

• US Consul General presentation• Exam Review and support

from Steven Kemp (Economics) and Lisa Reynders (PAL)

• Politics Law Presentation: Honourable Alannah MacTiernan MLC;

Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Ports; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade

LANGUAGES• Anime Movie Nights Years 7–10• Chinese Day celebration;

Chinese cooking incursions; Year 10 Chinese dinner

• Department of Education Hyogo Prefecture Japanese teacher exchange program

• French Cultural Tour• French Film Festival; Perth French

Theatre incursion; French cooking incursions; Year 12 French dinner

• Japanese exchange programs with Kashiwa Municipal SHS and Komazawa University Senior High School (Japanese Tours Years 9–11 students)

• Japanese Speech Festival; Japanese cooking incursions for Years 7–12; Year 9–11 Japanese Dinners


HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION• McMahon Shield Runner-Up; A

Division Interschool Swimming Champions; School Sport WA State School Diving Champion School

• School Sport WA competitions in both Senior School and Middle School: AFL, Basketball, Squash, Hockey, Swimming, Water Polo, Golf, Triathlon, Netball Tennis, Football, Cricket, Surfing, Sailing and Rowing; Numerous students representing WA at National events; Annual Shenton Ski Tour

• Lightning carnivals, with all students having an opportunity to pursue sport in a less competitive atmosphere

• Certificate courses provide students with valuable industry based qualifications, like First Aid and Sports Trainers certificates, leaving our students well placed for further education and employment pursuits

THE ARTS• Art Tour to Hobart and Melbourne;

AGWA and PICA Excursion• Workshops: ECU workshops

– fashion and drawing;Andy Quilty – Life-Drawing Class;

• Student representation in multiple local Art Exhibitions & Awards: Metamorphosis Exhibition; St Georges Cathedral; Sean Tan Award; Perspectives; AGWA Black Swan Youth Portraiture; HyperVision Award and Young Originals

• Urban Art Mural created by Year 10 students with Artist Chris Nixon for the Montario Estate with Landcorp

• Darkroom Partnerships – Alumni and present students

• WA Government Schools Festivals• Workshops: Dr Linda Moorehouse

(visiting conductor from USA) band workshop/masterclass; Leigh Miller – songwriting workshop; James Morrison – open rehearsal; UWA Piano Master Classes; WASO Backstage Pass

• Concerts and performances: Wind 4 Flash Mob for Middle Pulse; Junior Concert, Intermediate Concert; Senior concerts; Chamber Music Night; Xmas Concert

• Schools Tour to the National Institute of Dramatic Arts – Sydney

• Middle School Drama Club• Student Performances: Year 12

presentation evening – Original Solo Performances; Year 11 For One Night Only – Original Solo Performance; Year 11 Scripted Monologue Presentation; Year 12 Drama presentation evening – Dramatic Monologues; Year 10 presentation evening – One Act Plays; Middle Pulse & Impulse

• Performance: Ravenna Bouckaert (WAAPA Graduate/Shenton Alumni); Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts A Streetcar Named Desire; King Street Arts Centre Western Australian Youth Theatre Company – Play reading – The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui; Western Australian Youth Theatre Company – Yourseven

• Workshops: Sam Longley – improvisation technique; Thomas Papathanassiou – viewpoints/original solo performance; Stagecombat – stage fighting and performance safety; Dr Ralf Rauker Biomechanics/Meyerhold and Brecht movement; Julia Moody – voice workshops

• Performance: Ravenna Bouckaert (WAAPA Graduate/Shenton Alumni); Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts A Streetcar Named

Desire; King Street Arts Centre Western Australian Youth Theatre Company – Play reading – The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui; Western Australian Youth Theatre Company – Yourseven

• ATOM – WA perspectives – entered by Reilly McGrath, Theo Beard Bond University Media Incursion by Michael Sergi Year 11/12 Media Workshops: Sound Workshop by Colin Balshaw Editing; Film writing workshop by John Rapsey, WA Screen Academy; Channel 9 Studio excursion

TECHNOLOGIES• Robotics Junior WA Competition• Robotics Junior Nationals – Melbourne• Perth Wood Show - Out of

the Woods Competition• Chapters@Lemnos Café: open

to staff and students• Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea in

May of 2018; Uber Eats, Board Dinner; P&C Meeting Catering; Master Class Dinner; Lemnos House Book Launch

• Excursions: FoodBank; Harvey Food Tour; Signature Dish; The Pizza Challenge

• MBots in Year 7• Digital Divas Lunch Club


TEACHER QUALIFICATIONSAll teaching staff meet the professional requirements to teach in Western Australian public schools and are listed on the Western Australian College of Teaching's public register.

All have current 'Working with Children Checks' (WWCCs). A number of staff in 2018 transitioned from Provisionally Registered to Fully Registered and several were successful in achieving the advanced Level 3 Teacher classification.

An additional 8 teachers completed their TAE40116 – Certificate IV in Training and Assessment in 2018. 10 trainers also completed their TAE upgrades. All Shenton College trainers hold the necessary qualifications to meet the new compliance requirements for trainer delivering in 2019.

All teachers participated in professional learning activities during 2018:• Faculty based Professional Learning• Induction training for new staff• Instructional Strategies• Leadership coaching: GROWTH Coaching

• Leadership training – the college held a two day leadership colloquium

• Numerous industry based conferences• Training for mentors of graduate teachers

STUDENT SERVICESAt Shenton College a child’s schooling experience is more than an outstanding academic result.

• Learning Curve – pastoral care• Cybersafety Texting students (Middle

School Yr 8 and 9) and teachers • Drug Awareness; Helping Minds;

Amanda Young; Protective Behaviours• Shenton Challenge – Lunch

Club – Middle School • Eminent Speakers and RAC

Speakers (Yr 10, 11, 12)• The Best of Coping Program

– Transition to Year 8• Mentally Healthy Week • Wellbeing Focus/Stress and

Study Help Packs – Year 12• Student Council Camp/Workshop• International Women’s Day (Yr 11 and 12)

• Chaplaincy Program including; Global Leaders Convention; Governor’s Prayer Breakfast; 40Hr Famine Participants; Salvation Army Food Drive

• Party Program – Year 10• Workshops on Study Skills, Memory

Training, Stress Management and Exam Preparation

• School Volunteer Program • Educational Support Services –

Therapy Focus Services, SENDS ( Special Educational Needs disability Services Teacher support, Assistive Technology services, Autism intervention team services, Support through Braille, Alternative employment agencies and STP disabilities courses, Differentiated Curriculum ASDAN, supported Workplace experience

• Mentoring of State Training Provider Applications beyond school

• Year 10 Careers EXPO • Wolfpack Self-development program• Study Skills• Social Media presence – Studysmarter

• EXPO – Yr 10, 11 & 12 Interstate and local universities, industry and Private RTO’s

• Industry Experience Programs – GREaT Nursing Program; Ramsay Health Care; Try-A-Trade; PreCAP Induction

• CAP Community “Service Project” – Bikes for Humanities

• Year Group Social functions – Year 10 Social; Year 11 Dinner Dance ; Year 12 College Ball; Year 12 Breakfast

• Indigenous Community Presentation – City of Subiaco

⊲ 2018 was an outstanding year for the Arts – it was particularly pleasing to see the rich co-curricular offerings enjoyed by the

students and to see this translated into very good ATAR results.24 SHENTON COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT 2018

▲ Shenton Girls AFL V Clontarf Aboriginal College

Above, clockwise from topBookweek Canberra Tour; Students on the annual Canberra Tour visited the Opera House enroute; US Consul General Rachel Cooke with students. SHENTON COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT 2018 27

STUDENT OUTCOMESSENIOR SECONDARY OUTCOMES SCHOOL VERSUS STATE – YEAR 12 2018

Summary of results from the Standards Authority report

BACKGROUNDThis information presents a summary of Year 12 student achievement data for students at Shenton College in 2018.

2018 ATAR SUBJECTSAccounting and FinanceApplied Information TechnologyAuslanBiologyChemistryComputer ScienceDesign PhotographyDramaEconomicsEnglishEnglish as an Additional Language / DialectFood Science and TechnologyFrench Second LanguageGeographyHistory AncientHistory Modern

Human BiologyJapanese Second LanguageLiteratureMathematics SpecialistMathematics ApplicationsMathematics MethodsMedia Production & AnalysisMusicPhysical Education StudiesPhysicsPolitics & LawPsychologyVisual Arts

2016 2017 2018Number of Year 12 students 293 293 286

Percentage of students achieving WACE 99 98 99

Number of students with an ATAR 217 218 216

Percentage of students in the top third of state performance 59 54 50

Percentage of students in the bottom third of state performance 9 13 13

SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY AWARDS

General Exhibitions 1

Certificates of Excellence* 6

Certificates of Distinction 32

Certificates of Merit 58

Total number of awards 97

* Including Special Certificates of Excellence

Shenton College had 99% WACE achievement, 100% attainment.


RECOGNISED AS HIGHEST PERFORMING STUDENTS IN A YEAR 12 ATAR COURSE Accounting and FinanceComputer Science DesignFood Science and TechnologyFrench Second LanguageJapanese Second LanguageMathematics ApplicationsMathematics SpecialistPolitics and LawPsychologyVisual arts

ATAR SUBJECT CERTIFICATES OF EXCELLENCE AWARDED TO THE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS IN THE TOP 0.5 PERCENT OF CANDIDATES BASED ON THE EXAMINATION MARKSeamus Twomey EconomicsJack BarronEnglish, Certificate of DistinctionThomas BrauhartGeography, Certificate of DistinctionEdward YamamotoMathematics Methods, Certificate of Distinction

SPECIAL SUBJECT CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCEVy NguyenMathematics ApplicationsYueqi (Rose) LinMathematics Specialist

99+ CLUB TOP 1% OF THE STATE (STUDENTS WHO SCORED 99+ ATAR)Madhoolika KarunakaramRuza KinsmanSeamus TwomeyEdward YamamotoKailin GuoAlexandra TruongYueqi (Rose) Lin

CERTIFICATES OF DISTINCTIONAWARDED TO STUDENT WHO IN THEIR LAST THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS ACHIEVED 190 – 200 POINTS. THE POINTS ARE ACCRUED FROM 20 YEAR 11 AND YEAR 12 UNITS OF WHICH 10 ARE YEAR 12 UNITS OR EQUIVALENTS.32 Students

MEDIAN ATAR SCORES2018 Shenton College 88.2

Like Schools 85.5

State 79.5

2017 Shenton College 89.1

Like Schools 86

State 78.55

2016 Shenton College 90.15

Like Schools 85.05

State 78.02

Source: Student Achievement Data WACE Report


AVERAGE OVERALL ATTENDANCE BY YEAR LEVEL SECONDARY YEAR LEVELS

YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9 YEAR 10 YEAR 11 YEAR 12

2016 95% 94% 92% 91% 91% 91%

2017 95% 94% 92% 92% 93% 90%

2018 95% 94% 91% 92% 92% 91%

WA Public Schools 2018 91% 88% 87% 85% 87% 88%


STUDENT OUTCOMES SHENTON COLLEGEYEAR 9 NAPLAN PERFORMANCEPercentages of students in top 20%, middle 60%, bottom 20% of the WA Public Schools and among Like Schools

NUMERACY SCHOOL LIKE SCHOOL

WA Public Schools 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018Top 20% 56 49 53 51 46 43

Middle 60% 41 49 43 47 52 52

Bottom 20% 3 2 3 3 3 5

READING SCHOOL LIKE SCHOOL


Middle 60% 39 40 52 53 53 56

Bottom 20% 3 4 3 4 4

WRITING SCHOOL LIKE SCHOOL


Middle 60% 41 51 42 51 56 51

Bottom 20% 4 4 5 4 4 6

GRAMMAR & PUNCTUATION SCHOOL LIKE SCHOOL


Middle 60% 35 45 47 45 49 52

Bottom 20% 3 4 4 4 5 6

SPELLING SCHOOL LIKE SCHOOL


Middle 60% 42 56 58 52 57 55

Bottom 20% 3 3 4 5 5 6

YEAR 7 NAPLAN PERFORMANCEPercentages of students in top 20%, middle 60%, bottom 20% of the WA Public Schools and among Like Schools

NUMERACY SCHOOL LIKE SCHOOL


Middle 60% 48 36 42 52 49 50

Bottom 20% 3 4 2 4 4 4

READING SCHOOL LIKE SCHOOL


Middle 60% 47 38 38 53 52 54

Bottom 20% 2 3 3 6 4 5

WRITING SCHOOL LIKE SCHOOL


Middle 60% 41 47 36 52 48 49

Bottom 20% 5 3 4 4 4 5

GRAMMAR & PUNCTUATION SCHOOL LIKE SCHOOL


Middle 60% 47 43 45 55 49 55

Bottom 20% 4 4 3 5 4 5

SPELLING SCHOOL LIKE SCHOOL


Middle 60% 49 52 54 53 55 57

Bottom 20% 4 3 3 4 5 6


2018 FINANCIAL SUMMARYONE LINE BUDGET DEC 2018

$Carry Forward (Cash): 579,917.00

Carry Forward (Salary): 302,610.00

INCOME

Student-Centred Funding: 20,337,081.00

Transfers and Adjustments: 81,304.00

Locally Raised Funds: 3,324,385.00

Total Funds: $24,625,297.00

EXPENDITURESalaries: 19,101,736.00

Goods and Services (Cash): 5,059,440.00

Total Expenditure: $24,161,176.00

Variance: $464,121

INCOMESUM

Carry Forward (Cash) 579,917.00

Carry Forward (Salary) 302,609.67

Student-Centred Funding 20,337,081.25

Per Student 18,175,575.00

School and Student Characteristics 768,387.35

Disability Adjustments 59,530.53

Targeted Initiatives 783,996.71

Operational Response Allocation 549,591.66

Transfers and Adjustments 81,303.69

School Transfers – Cash 500,000.00

Department Adjustments -49,317.99

Locally Raised Funds (Revenue) 3,324,385.00

Voluntary Contributions 245,010.00

Charges and Fees 1,538,363.00

Fees from Facilities Hire 117,990.00

Fundraising/Donations/Sponsorships 438,295.00

Other State Govt/Local Govt Revenues 67,791.00

Other Revenues 566,932.00

Transfer from Reserve or DGR 350,004.00

Total $24,625,296.61


INCOMESUM

Carry Forward (Cash) 579,917.00

Carry Forward (Salary) 302,609.67

Student-Centred Funding 20,337,081.25

Per Student 18,175,575.00

School and Student Characteristics 768,387.35

Disability Adjustments 59,530.53

Targeted Initiatives 783,996.71

Operational Response Allocation 549,591.66

Transfers and Adjustments 81,303.69

School Transfers – Cash 500,000.00

Department Adjustments -49,317.99

Locally Raised Funds (Revenue) 3,324,385.00

Voluntary Contributions 245,010.00

Charges and Fees 1,538,363.00

Fees from Facilities Hire 117,990.00

Fundraising/Donations/Sponsorships 438,295.00

Other State Govt/Local Govt Revenues 67,791.00

Other Revenues 566,932.00

Transfer from Reserve or DGR 350,004.00

Total $24,625,296.61

EXPENDITURESUM

Salaries 19,101,735.58

Appointed Staff 19,101,735.58

Goods and Services (Cash Expenditure) 5,059,440.00

Administration 245,781.34

Utilities, Facilities and Maintenance 866,604.00

Buildings, Property and Equipment 453,199.00

Curriculum and Student Services 2,169,735.71

Professional Development 88,326.00

Transfer to Reserve 604,608.00

Other Expenditure 626,385.95

Payment to CO, Regional Office and Other schools 4,800.00

Total $24,161,175.58

⊲ Music continues to be a source of great pride for the college community – outstanding participation and

wonderful performances – led by passionate teachers.

For further details please visit the College website www.shenton.wa.edu.au

or Schools Online www.det.wa.edu.au/schoolsonline

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