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West Moreton Anglican College

ANNUAL REPORT 2016

West Moreton Anglican College Annual Report 2016

West Moreton Anglican College Annual Report 2016 West Moreton Anglican College (WestMAC) is a dynamic Preparatory to Year 12 co-educational Anglican school that promotes a balanced schooling experience. Our innovative teachers challenge students to engage actively in their own learning; become critical, creative and entrepreneurial thinkers; and to develop emotionally, socially and spiritually. The College offers diverse opportunities to inspire students to discover and explore their individual potential.

Academic Success

Idyllic Learning Environment

Our academic program is carefully sequenced, ensuring that each student is engaged in learning through developmentally appropriate content, assessment and grading. The College promotes learning as a meaningful experience through decision making, problem solving, invention, experimental inquiry, investigation, and system analysis. These higher-order thinking skills are developed in students at all year levels.

The College’s unique location offers students many advantages. WestMAC is set on a naturally beautiful 38 hectare semi-rural campus less than 10 minutes from Ipswich’s CBD. This provides students with a peaceful and safe learning environment, as well as convenient access to the amenities of this increasingly dynamic, growing regional centre. Additionally, dedicated bus services make the College easily accessible to Brisbane’s western suburbs; enrolment trends indicate that WestMAC is increasingly attractive to families in this corridor. The College campus includes three sub-schools: Junior (Prep to Year 6); Middle (Years 7 to 9); and Senior (Years 10 to 12). A community C&K Kindergarten is also located on campus.

WestMAC offers broad academic and vocational education and training (VET) programs which allow students to select pathways that motivate and inspire them to achieve their best. Graduates seeking post-school tertiary pathways routinely attain first or second preference offers from universities.

Personal Growth An extensive range of extra-curricular activities enrich student learning. Students can participate in sport, music, dance, outdoor education, and a range of clubs and international study tours. These opportunities foster personal development, cultivate leadership skills, enhance team-building, and develop effective communication skills.

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21St Century Capacity

Characteristics of the Student Body:

At the heart of the College is faith and service, based on a Christian way of life. The College empowers students to value themselves, and to be proud of their own and each other’s achievements, creating an authentic community of life-long learners.

Of the 1331 enrolments recorded in August 2016, 693 were female (52%) and 638 were male (48%). The College community is drawn from a wide area, including the western corridor of Brisbane, the Ripley Valley, the Lockyer and Fassifern districts, the Scenic Rim as well as the wider Ipswich community, as far as Springfield Lakes. Given our proximity to RAAF Base Amberley, the College nurtures its strong links with the Defence Service and supported approximately 68 Defence family students through the Defence Transition Mentor Program in 2016. There were 21 Indigenous students and 39 International students enrolled at the College. The International students were drawn from Japan, Hong Kong, Korea and France.

The spiritual life and mission of the College, combined with an emphasis on student wellbeing, enhances the student experience. Our strengths-based wellbeing program, ‘SpiritED’, reflects the College’s understanding that learning involves mind, body and spirit. We focus on developing not only the aptitudes, but also the attitudes that young people need to flourish in a rapidly changing contemporary world. WestMAC is proud to graduate young people capable of being tomorrow’s spirited leaders.

Distinctive Curriculum Offerings: The College provides a wide variety of opportunities, some of which are unavailable to most students in Queensland schools:

School Sector: Independent

School’s Address: 8 Keswick Road, Karrabin QLD 4306 Australia (Locked Bag 8004, Ipswich QLD 4305)

Total Enrolments: 1331 (1303 in 2015, 1291 in 2014).

Year Levels Offered: Preparatory to Year 12

Co-educational or Single Sex: Co-educational

For additional information about the College, please contact: Mrs Janelle Lecinski Deputy Principal T: 07 3813 4555

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ཛྷ Broad academic curriculum that complies with documentation from the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) and the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) divided into three programs: • Junior School for Preparatory to Year 6 • Middle School for Years 7 to 9 • Senior School for Years 10 to 12 ཛྷ Since 2010, the College has been implementing Dimensions of Learning as a College-wide pedagogical framework to further develop higher-order thinking skills in students at all year levels. ཛྷ The College has 23 years of experience operating a Preparatory Program. This program emphasises literacy and numeracy skills, as well as offering specialist lessons in Mandarin Chinese, Music and Physical Education. Students enjoy the unique opportunity to work with animals at the College Farm, and participate in a Perceptual Motor Skills Program. ཛྷ Extension programs in English Literature (Year 12), Music Performance (Years 7 and 8) and Music Extension (Year 12).

ཛྷ The College is CRICOS Registered to deliver to International students and offers a High School Preparation Program on campus. ཛྷ The Football Excellence Program. ཛྷ The College’s swimming program is affiliated with Queensland Swimming and provides learn to swim through to squad training with Heath Ramsay’s Swim Centre and Western Aquatics Swimming Club. Both operate on campus. ཛྷ The well-equipped College farm is an exciting educational centre with a mixed range of livestock and student involvement in vegetable cultivation, pasture conservation and modern farming practices. ཛྷ An all-inclusive sequential Outdoor Education program from Preparatory to Year 11 builds on a range of outdoor skills. For example: • Junior School students begin in Prep with a late night activity which builds to an increasing number of nights away from home, at various destinations, to develop outdoor and life skills as well as independence. • Middle School students develop a range of camping skills as well as the more challenging skills required in rock climbing, canoeing, abseiling, mountain bike riding and ropes courses. • Senior School students engage in a range of activities designed to develop leadership, teamwork and self-reliance. Students in Year 12 are able to participate in a user-pays Ski Trip.

ཛྷ Vocational Education and Training offerings: • Certificate Courses: Certificate I in Construction, Certificate II in Hospitality, Certificate II in Rural Operations, Certificate III in Rural Operations, Certificate II in Manufacturing Pathways, Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, Certificate II in Information, Digital Media and Technology, Certificate III in Fitness, Certificate II in Engineering Pathways, Certificate II in Business and Diploma of Business (delivered onsite through Careers Australia). • Study Area Specifications (SAS) including English Communication and Pre-Vocational Mathematics. • In 2016, 18 students had the opportunity to study TAFE subjects at The TAFE Southwest and Brisbane (Southbank campus). • 40 students participated in the College’s Work Experience program in 2016. • The College’s school-based Apprenticeship and Traineeship program allows students to undertake an apprenticeship or traineeship, usually for one day per week, enabling them to achieve their Senior Certificate as well as a recognised qualification. These qualifications can lead directly into full-time employment at the completion of Year 12. In 2016, 16 students participated in this program. ཛྷ University of Southern Queensland (USQ) Head Start Program: Three students completed a course towards a degree and in some cases they have completed two courses. Additional opportunities provided through the College’s Foreign Languages Program enable students and parents to travel to Japan and China.

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Extra-curricular Activities: Students at West Moreton Anglican College are able to participate in a variety of extra-curricular programs. Extra-curricular activities within the College are classified under three general areas – Sport, Performing Arts (Music and Dance), and Activities.

Sport West Moreton Anglican College is very proud to be a part of The Associated Schools (TAS) sporting competition each year. ཛྷ TAS Sport: Students in Years 7 to 12 take part in the TAS Sports competition. Students are able to participate in the following sports: • Trimester 1: Boys Cricket and Volleyball, Girls Basketball and Tennis • Trimester 2: Boys Rugby Union and Tennis, Girls Netball and Hockey • Trimester 3: Boys Soccer and Basketball, Girls Volleyball and Touch Football ཛྷ This has been the most successful year of sport in WestMAC history. In 2016, WestMAC was the Champion School in Boys Soccer and Girls Touch Football. The following teams won TAS Premierships or Championships: • 14 Years Girls Swimming • Intermediate 2nds Boys Cricket • Intermediate 3rds Boys Cricket • Year 9 Girls Basketball • First Girls Hockey • Year 7 Girls Hockey • Year 10 Boys Rugby • 14 Years Girls Athletics

ཛྷ The 2016 Junior TAS Sport highlights include: • Blue Division Junior TAS Swimming Champions • Blue Division Junior TAS Cross Country Runners-Up • Red Division Junior TAS Athletics Champions • Ipswich Primary District Swimming Champions • Ipswich District T20 Blast Boys Cricket Champions • Regional T20 Blast Boys Cricket Champions (9th in State) • Year 4 Navy Soccer Team – Undefeated • Year 4 Girls Touch Football Team – Undefeated • Year 6 Navy Boys Touch Football – Undefeated • Numerous Swimming and Athletics Champion Age Groups ཛྷ Representative Sport: WestMAC students featured strongly at Representative Sport across the region, state and nation. A total of 41 students represented Metropolitan West Regional Sports Teams at State Championship level and seven students represented Queensland School Sport at National Championships.

• 15 Years Girls Athletics • Year 8 Girls Touch Football • Year 10 Girls Touch Football ཛྷ Junior TAS Sport: Students in Years 4 to 6 take part in the Junior TAS competition. Students are able to participate in the following sports: • Term 1: Swimming, Cricket, Hockey • Term 2: Cross Country, Netball, Rugby Union • Term 3: Athletics, Basketball, Soccer • Term 4: Tennis, Touch Football

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Music Students can undertake weekly individual music tuition lessons in singing, most orchestral and band instruments, piano, guitar, bagpipes and music theory. All students are encouraged to participate in an ensemble that is suited to their level of ability. The ensembles that were available to students in 2016 included: ཛྷ Choral Groups • Piccolo Voci: A non-auditioned choir for students in Years 1 to 3 which develops basic choral and singing skills. As with Bella Voce, students participated in a number of College and community-based events throughout the year. • Bella Voce: A non-auditioned choir for students in Years 4 to 6 which prepares students for more advanced singing skills and repertoire. Students participated in a variety of functions and festivals throughout the year. • Chorale: A non-auditioned mixed voice choir which sings a variety of styles ranging from traditional to more contemporary repertoire. Students in this ensemble are in Years 7 to 12 and participated in choral festivals, competitions, eisteddfods and other public performances. • Jazz Vocal: An auditioned chamber choir that specialises in jazz and contemporary arrangements for students in Years 7 to 12. ཛྷ Small Instrumental Groups • Junior Strings: An ensemble for Junior School students who play a variety of stringed instruments. • WestMAC Strings: An auditioned group for secondary students who play violin, viola, cello and double bass. • Flute Choir: An ensemble for advanced flute players with a repertoire ranging from classical to jazz. • Guitar Ensemble: An ensemble for students who play the guitar. • Percussion Ensemble: An ensemble for students who play percussion instruments.

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ཛྷ Large Instrumental Groups • Big Band: A jazz ensemble for trumpet, trombone, saxophone and rhythm instrumentalists which performs both within and beyond the College. • Performance Band: An ensemble which caters mainly for Middle School students (Years 7 to 9) who have been learning a woodwind, brass or percussion instrument for a minimum of one year. • Symphonic Band: An auditioned ensemble and one of the most senior ensembles in the College’s Band program. All woodwind, brass and percussion instruments are catered for and this band provides an avenue for students to be promoted to the Performance Band. • Concert Band: An ensemble catering for younger students (up to Year 6) who play woodwind, brass or percussion instruments. • Brass Ensemble: A highly versatile group, open to advanced brass players, which focuses on techniques and repertoire that are usually not explored with school-aged musicians. ཛྷ Dance • Junior School Dance Crew: A dance group for students in Years 4 to 6. In 2016, Dance Crew performed at the annual Dance Concert. • Dance Company and Dance Troupe: Dance Troupe is for students in Years 7 to 9 and Dance Company is for students in Years 10 to 12. Participation in both groups is by audition only and selected students develop their skills in jazz, contemporary, ballet, musical theatre and hip hop. Both the Troupe and Company compete at eisteddfods throughout the year. In 2016, many top three place awards and commendations were achieved at all of the competitions across a range of dance styles.

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Activities The following extra-curricular programs include all other activities which do not come under the Sport or Performing Arts categories: ཛྷ Australian Air Force Cadets: Students aged 12½ years and older are able to participate in the Australian Air Force Cadets, which has a full rank structure from Cadet to Cadet Under Officer. Flight activities have included bivouacs, special parades, flight shoots and gliding days. During 2016, 18 cadets undertook the program. ཛྷ Cattle Show Team: During the school week from Term 1 to Term 3, students from Years 7 to 12 can develop skills during activities at the College’s farm. Students can then be involved in preparing and exhibiting cattle in European, Tropical and British rings at local shows and at the Brisbane Exhibition (Ekka). As a member of the Cattle Show Team, students may engage in both individual and team activities that enable them to develop personal confidence, work ethic, responsibility, resilience and a strong commitment to working in a team. ཛྷ Chinese Club: This club, for students in Years 1 to 6, provides an excellent opportunity for participants to further enrich their Chinese cultural experience outside the classroom by participating in activities such as Chinese painting and calligraphy, Chinese drama and dance, hand craft activities and Chinese cooking.

ཛྷ Public Speaking: Students participated in a variety of public speaking events in 2016. This year, students competed in both the Ipswich and Rosewood Lions Youth of the Year. Individual students also competed in Rostrum and Rotary Youth Speaks competitions. ཛྷ Environmental Committee: Weekly meetings are held for students in Years 5 to 12 to discuss the campus environment and to identify, initiate and fundraise for a range of projects to improve the environment. ཛྷ Friends of the Farm: Students in Years 3 to 6 who enjoy the outdoors are able to join this activity which involves them in caring for and raising farm animals and plants. ཛྷ Equestrian Team: The Equestrian Team comprises students from Years 4 to 12. In 2016, the team hosted two major events in association with Interschool Queensland, and students competed at a number of other events throughout the year. Several students competed at the State Championships and a Junior School student was selected to compete at the National Championships in Sydney.

ཛྷ Debating: Students in Years 5 to 12 are involved in developing their confidence and skills in analysing topics and issues, public speaking and debating. Students then apply these skills in a number of debating competitions in Ipswich and Brisbane with successful teams going on to higher levels of competition such as Regional and State. In 2016, nine teams successfully contested the local South-East Apex Debating competition, with WestMAC being District Runners-Up in both the Year 7 and Year 8 competition. The Senior Team went on to win the State Final in October. Six teams entered the Ipswich Primary Schools Debating Competition and all teams reached the finals. WestMAC teams won both divisions of the competition. The inaugural Debating Awards Night was held at the end of Term 3 and students from each sub-school were awarded Spirit of Debating Awards. Macayla Clinton received the Service to Debating Award.

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Social Climate:

Parental Involvement:

WestMAC is an Anglican community in the Ipswich region where a positive school climate contributes to successful teaching and learning across all year levels. The College actively cultivates respect and trust between all stakeholders; this contributes to the health and wellbeing of our students and staff.

The P&F Association meets monthly and encourages all parents to attend and become involved. Volunteers assist with catering, fundraising and friend-raising events and activities. With sub-committee structures such as the Friends of the Arts Group, Rugby Supporters Group and Cattle Show Team Supporters Group, the P&F Association offers multiple opportunities for parents and families to participate directly or indirectly in the life of the College.

The College has a comprehensive pastoral care program (based on Positive Education principles) designed to meet our students’ developmental needs. All stakeholders are encouraged to show respect for each other and students are expected to take responsibility for their actions within a domain of clear expectations. A multi-dimensional, proactive pastoral care program in each sub-school enables students to make choices in a safe, caring and supportive environment. The College has clear anti-bullying policies. In all year levels, bullying is addressed both in the classroom and at assemblies. All reports of bullying are investigated and dealt with according to the findings of the investigation. The College conducts annual student surveys on bullying. West Moreton Anglican College is committed to the protection of all students in its care. The College adheres to all legislative requirements in relation to child protection. Each sub-school has two designated Student Protection Officers who are known to all stakeholders in the College. The Student Protection Officers have received professional development specific to their role. All College staff have undergone professional development with regards to their professional obligations in the domain of child protection. The College also provides support to students, staff and their families who are in crisis and are being challenged by society’s pressures. Our Chaplain and counselling staff provide ongoing support for students, staff and their families. Similarly, there is a strong sense of community and connectedness between people. Parents and families in the College community are supported by the College and in turn, contribute to supporting others.

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Parents are involved in supporting student learning through literacy groups, reading in classrooms, assistance with Art activities, and assistance and involvement with incursions and excursions. They also provide support for the extra-curricular program through involvement in sport coaching and management. Parents are involved with the College’s broader program through volunteer assistance with administrative tasks in student services, the library, and other areas directly supporting students. Parent representatives contribute to the College’s governance through membership on the College Council. Parent input and feedback is also sought through the annual parent satisfaction survey.

Parent, Teacher and Student Satisfaction with the School: Parent Satisfaction

Student Satisfaction

Note: numbers in brackets are the results from the 2015 survey.

Senior School: Early in Term 1, Year 10 students were asked about their sense of belonging to the College. Their responses indicated that they felt very connected at the College, and were well-supported. In Exit Surveys completed by Year 12 students at the end of 2016, 100% of students who completed the survey indicated that they were satisfied with the way their subjects were organised and presented. 89.8% of Year 12 students indicated they felt safe and supported in their learning environment. 90.7% of Year 12 students indicated that they felt accepted for who they were during their Senior School years.

Asked how satisfied parents are with their children’s education at West Moreton Anglican College, 31% (27%) of respondents said ‘completely satisfied’, with a further 56% (60%) saying ‘mostly satisfied’. On a five point scale, where 1 is ‘completely dissatisfied’ and 5 is ‘completely satisfied’, the mean rating for the College as a whole was 4.2 (4.1). For the Junior School it was 4.4 (4.2), for the Middle School 4.1 (4.1) and Senior School it was 4.0 (4.0). Using the aggregate satisfaction index (calculated using the average scores for importance and performance across various dimensions of the College’s operations) parent satisfaction comes in at 93.43 (93.05) out of 100. This is a rise of .38 percentage points from 2015.

Staff Satisfaction: At the conclusion of 2016, the College’s staff retention rate was 91.4% (teaching staff) and 92.5% (non-teaching staff). Resignations were received from nine teachers and nine administrative/°support staff. Exit surveys conducted with these staff identify the key reasons for leaving the College as relocation or employment closer to home; alternate career opportunities; and family commitments. When asked how satisfied they were with their overall employment conditions and work environment, 50% of respondents said ‘highly satisfied’, while a further 50% said ‘satisfied’. A similar pattern of response is indicated through positive responses to satisfaction levels in relation to: Job Role (25% Highly Satisfied and 75% Satisfied); Quality of Workplace Interpersonal Relationships (62.5% Highly Satisfied and 37.5% Satisfied); Access to Training and Development (50% Highly Satisfied and 50% Satisfied).

Middle School: The Middle School conducts several surveys with regards to wellbeing and student transitions into the Middle School. At the beginning of Term 1, Year 7 students (and new students in Years 8 and 9) were asked several questions related to transitioning. 98% of these students indicated a score of 3 or above (on a 5 point scale) in terms of their satisfaction concerning Middle School (88% gave a score of 4 or more). 97% of students provided a score of 3 or more (on a 5 point scale) regarding happiness with life (87% gave a score of 4 or more). During weekly wellbeing surveys, the average response regarding student wellbeing in the Middle School was 7.5 (on a 10 point scale). Parent satisfaction surveys conducted by the Middle School indicate that this sub-school achieved very high levels of satisfaction across all aspects of schooling: Curriculum (91%); Year 6/7 transitions (99%); counselling and pastoral care (92%); learning support and gifted and talented (96%); student leadership (94%); and Middle School staff leadership (95%). The lowest score was in parent communication, which scored a parent satisfaction rating of 84%.

All staff members indicated that they would recommend WestMAC as “a great place to work with a culture that is supportive of the needs of staff to develop toward potential”. Anecdotal comments about WestMAC included: “ongoing in-service”, “students are fantastic”, “wonderful community – welcoming and supportive.”

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Junior School: The Religious and Values Education (RAVE) program, Assemblies and Chapel services are used as avenues for regular key messages with regard to child protection, anti-bullying and cyber-safety. Guest presenters are invited to reinforce these key messages and in 2016 this involved an incursion for all students presented by Brainstorm Productions. Students in the Junior School complete an annual Bullying Survey and teachers note any issues arising in the playground in designated yard duty folders. Data from surveys and yard duty folders is regularly reviewed by the Junior School Leadership team and individual follow up takes place as required. In 2016, data indicated that students have few concerns about bullying and that they feel confident to use the channels available for support should an issue arise. Reflections completed by our Year 6 students at the conclusion of the year reflected a high degree of satisfaction with their Junior School experience. Students identify teacher care, the extra-curricular program and House spirit as key areas of satisfaction.

Qualifications of all Teachers: Staffing Information Staff Composition, including Indigenous Staff: ཛྷ 164 staff in total (1 Indigenous staff member) ཛྷ Of the 164 staff: • 103 Teaching Staff (62.8%) • 61 Non-Teaching Staff (37.2%) ཛྷ Of the 103 Teaching Staff: • 97 Full Time (94.2%) • 6 Part Time (5.8%) ཛྷ Of the 61 Non-Teaching Staff: • 31 Full Time (50.8%) • 28 Part Time (45.9%) (this includes Term Timers)

School Income Broken Down by Funding Source:

• 2 Casual (3.3%)

Please refer to the My School website via www. myschool.edu.au/ for school income broken down by funding source.

Qualification

Percentage of classroom teachers and school leaders at the school who hold this qualification

Doctorate or higher

Masters

18.4%

Bachelor Degree

95.1%

Diploma

51.5%

Certificate

36.9%

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Expenditure on and Teacher Participation in Professional Development: Teacher Participation in Professional Development

Description of PD activity

Number of teachers participating inÂ activity

11 Maths B - Endorsement

2016 Ascent Anglican Schools Conference

A36 Mathematics A Brisbane-Ipswich Calibration Meeting

ACAA - Modern History: Calibration Workshops for Teachers

Accreditation: Foundation module trial

Artificial Insemination and Pregnancy Test Course

Analytics

Anglican Diocese of Brisbane Western Region Muster

Anglican Ethos in the Classroom

Anglican School Leaders Retreat

Anglican Senior Leaders Network

Aquatics Training

Art Syllabuses - Information Forums

ASC Ethics and Social Justice

ASC Heads Retreat

Ascent Conference

AustSwim presents Laurie Lawrence - Myths, Magic and Practicalities

Big Day In

Blue Card Workshop - 1/12/16

Budget Training

Building Assessment Communities Social Moderation Event

Building Bridges Child Protection in Practice Workshop

Bursting the bubble: Teaching for critical global consciousness

Certificate III in Engineering (Fabrication) â€“ Basic Welding Practical

Certificate I in Construction

Certificate II in Engineering Pathways

Certificate III in Engineering - Fitting & Machining (Manual Machining)

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Child Sexual Abuse: Values, attitudes and beliefs

CI/TPRS Introductory Workshop

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Description of PD activity

Number of teachers participating inÂ activity

CLTAQ National Conference

Coaching & Positive Psychology in Education 2016

Collaborative Teams that Transform Schools

Community Service and Service Learning Professional Development and Network Day

Conasta 65

Counsellor PD Afternoon

CPR & First Aid Training

CPR Update

Cultivating Personal and Organisational Resilience

Cultural Weeding Workshop

Damon Young presenting at the Brisbane Writerâ€™s Festival

Deputy Heads Collegiate

Developing Your Beginning Teacher Toolkit

Differentiated Teaching and Assessment

Differentiation in Maths Classroom Project

DP372158 MEM30305 - Cert III in Engineering (Fabrication) Basic Welding Practicum

Drama Qld State Conference

Early Years Conference

ECTARC Webinars

Educate Plus International Conference

Educational Data Symposium - Using Data to Inform Strategic Planning

Edutech - Future Schools Conference

EduTech International Congress & Expo

Effective Disciplinary Action

English Extension Monitoring Meeting

English Extension Panel Training

Fell Small Trees

Fierce Conversations Masterclass

Finance for Non Finance Managers

First Response & Emergency Evacuation Training and Emergency Control Organisation & Occupant Fire Safety

137

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Description of PD activity

Number of teachers participating inÂ activity

Flipped Learning Seminar

Governance Forum: Know your business

Graphics Monitoring Meeting

Griffith Student Advisor

Grooming Workshop - Through the Looking Glass: A Closer Look at Child Sexual Abuse

Group Supervision for Practitioners Working with Young People

Hand plane, Sharpening and Bandsaw Masterclasses

Heart to Mind

Home Economics Institute of Australia (Qld) State Conference 2016

How to create sustainable industry engagement and validation (webinar)

Induction for New Staff

Industry Visit

Introducing Cultures of Thinking into the Classroom Seminar

Introduction to DoL/CITW

Introduction to Teacher Kiosk and Unit Planner

Investigating Bullying Complaints

IPSHA Term Meetings

Ipswich Independent Schools Counsellor Network Meeting

ISQ Network Day Term 3

Junior School Professional Learning Session - PM Benchmarking; PROBE Assessments; Students Portfolios and 7 Moves

Law for School Counsellors and Guidance Officers 2016

Leadership Training Camp

Learning Analytics

Legal Studies Teachersâ€™ Conference

Library Services for PEP

Magic Words Workshop

Meet the Manager Session

Mental Health and Wellbeing of Young People Seminar

Middle Leadership Development Program: Coaching Skills

Mindset - Unlocking Potential

Mindset, Measurement and Managing School Improvement

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Description of PD activity

Number of teachers participating inÂ activity

MoneySmart Teaching

NAPLAN - How to read challenging texts - making thinking visible

NAPLAN - Spelling matters 2016 - Primary

NAPLAN Marking and Data Entry

NAPLAN: Proportional reasoning in junior secondary

NAPLAN: Spatial Thinking in Primary

National Education Forum

New Senior Syllabus Documents

One Day Certificate in Positive Education

Orientation to Duke of Edinburgh Workshop

PEP Wednesday Meeting 3

Physical Education Face-to-Face Information Forum

Physics Panel Monitoring

Planning for Reading Instruction

PLC Higher Order Thinking

Positive Neuroplasticity Training

Practical Steps to STEAM and Teaching Coding

Prep Reading and Writing Workshop

Professional Engagement Program (PEP) Meeting

Professional Engagement Program (PEP) Session

Professional Engagement Program Training - 19/1/2016

Professional Engagement Program Training - 20/1/2016

Professional Engagement Program Training - 21/1/2016

Professional Engagement Program Training - 25/1/2016

Professional Supervision

QAGTC 2016 State Conference

QCAA - Spelling Matters 2016

QCAA Information Forum - Arts

QCAA Monitoring Meeting

QTAC Update

QTACâ€™s OP to ATAR Roadshow

Queensland Agricultural Shows - Strategic Planning Consultation 2016

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Description of PD activity

Number of teachers participating inÂ activity

Queensland Avenues Training and Review Meeting

Reading Comprehension in the Middle School

Regional Magic Gold Coast - Heart to Mind

Religious and Christian Education Professional Development Day

Report Comment Writing - 11/4/16

Report Comment Writing - 10/10/16

Report Comment Writing - 7/11/16

Report Writing - 30/5/16

Safeguarding our Students

164

Science Panel Monitoring

SED Program

Senior PE Writing

Sport Incident Management

Staff Briefing - PEP Celebration

Staff Wellbeing

STEEA(g)MM Conference - Senior Maths Day

Student Protection Training

129

Student Protection Training - Through the Looking Glass - A Closer Look at Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming

141

Support for Teachers of Technologies

Tactical Communication Seminar

Teach Meet - Comprehensible Input

Teach Meet - Differentiated Literacy and Numeracy

Teach Meet - Digital Textbooks & Resources

Teach Meet - iTunes U in the Classroom

Teach Meet - Literacy Pro

Teach Meet - Microsoft Excel

Teach Meet - Microsoft Excel for Dummies

Teach Meet - Padlet App

Teach Meet - SpiritED

Teach Meet - Time Management Tips

Teacher Kiosk Training

103

Teaching About the End of Life

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Description of PD activity

Number of teachers participating in activity

Teaching and Learning Beyond the Classroom 2016

Teaching and Learning Tours - MS Numeracy and Literacy

The Science and Practice of Positive Psychology for Educators

The Teacher Performance and Development Symposium: Leading Great Teachers in Independent Schools

The Teaching of Spelling Workshop

TIQ and TEQ Information Session

TPS Brisbane Information Session

Trade Training Centres and Trade Skills Centres Queensland Forum

Transitioning to Leadership

UQ Guidance Officer Day Gatton

UQ Guidance Officers Conference St Lucia

Using Digital Media in RE

USQ Student Advisor

V9 Timetabling Concepts

VET Workshops 2016 - Assessment and Validation of Assessment

Visit to St Hilda’s School

Webinar - What is STEM Education and why is it important in the Australian school context?

Whole Staff Briefing

Whole Staff Briefing (Anglican Ethos, Strategic Plan, ICT Update & PEP Update)

Whole Staff Briefing (PEP Update, Differentiation Resources, Finance Update, Demographic/Catchment Trends)

Working Memory Conference

Working Memory Impact & Interventions Across the Lifespan Conference

Workplace Law Fundamentals

Total number of teachers participating in at least one activity in the program year

118

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Expenditure on Professional Development

Total Number of Teachers

Total expenditure on teacher PD (as recorded in Financial Questionnaire)

Average expenditure on PD per teacher

104

$83,562

$803

Total funds expended on teacher professional development inÂ 2016

$83,562

The proportion of the teaching staff involved in professional development activities during 2016

100%

Average staff attendance for the school, based on unplanned absences of sick and emergency leave periods of up to five days: Number of Staff

Number of School Days

Total Days Staff Absences

Average Staff Attendance Rate

104

179

763.99

95.89%

For permanent and temporary classroom teachers and school leaders the average staff attendance rate was 95.89% in 2016

Proportion of teaching staff retained from the previous year: Number of permanent teaching staff at end of previous year

Number of these staff retained in the following year (the program year)

% retention rate

91.4%

From the end of 2015, 91.4% of staff were retained for the entire 2016 school year.

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Key Student Outcomes Average student attendance rate (%) for the whole school: Number of possible attendance days

Total number of students

Total number of days absent

Total Attendance

235921

1331

14768

221153

The average attendance rate for the whole school as a percentage in 2016 was 93.74%

Average student attendance rate for each year level:

Year Level

Number of School Days in Program Year

Number of Possible Attendance Days

Total No. of Students

Total No. of Student Absences

Total Attendance

Average Attendance Rate %

Prep

179

10203

636

9567

93.77%

179

11098

625

10473

94.37%

179

10561

598

9963

94.34%

179

12530

677

11853

94.60%

179

11277

473

10804

95.81%

179

13425

670

12755

95.01%

179

15931

777

15154

95.12%

179

24881

139

1480

23401

94.05%

179

29893

167

1876

28017

93.72%

179

18974

106

1460

17514

92.31%

175

29050

166

1833

27217

93.69%

175

24500

140

1684

22816

93.13%

171

23598

138

1979

21619

91.61%

235921

1331

14768

221153

93.74%

Totals

How non-attendance is managed by the College: Non-attendance is managed in a variety of ways depending on the circumstances for each individual child. Parents are requested to notify the College if their child will be absent. All students who are absent from school on a particular day without notification from their parents are followed up by staff in each sub-school. This includes an SMS or phone call to their parents. In cases where a child is experiencing school reluctance, the Head of each sub-school co-ordinates a management plan aimed

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at increasing attendance. This involves input from Team Leaders/Â°Year Level Co-ordinators/House Co-ordinators, teachers and counselling staff as well as the child and his/her parents. Additionally, the matter of non-attendance is addressed at parent information evenings and via the College newsletter.

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NAPLAN results for Years 3, 5 and 7 and 9 Benchmark Data for 2016 Average Score (School)

Average Score (National)

% at or above National minimum standard

Year 3 (2016)

431

425.7

98.6

Year 5 (2016)

520

501.7

98.5

Year 7 (2016)

555

541

99.4

Year 9 (2016)

605

580.6

98.9

Year 3 (2016)

419

420.5

98.6

Year 5 (2016)

490

475.4

97.1

Year 7 (2016)

516

514.7

96.2

Year 9 (2016)

544

548.4

82.6

Year 3 (2016)

395

420.1

98.6

Year 5 (2016)

489

492.9

98.5

Year 7 (2016)

548

542.9

98.5

Year 9 (2016)

594

580.3

98.9

Year 3 (2016)

430

436.3

97.1

Year 5 (2016)

521

506

97.1

Year 7 (2016)

567

540.2

96.9

Year 9 (2016)

596

570.3

96.8

Year 3 (2016)

407

402.2

95.7

Year 5 (2016)

506

492.9

97.1

Year 7 (2016)

559

549.5

100

Year 9 (2016)

595

588.8

100

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Apparent Retention Rate Year 10 to 12:

Number of Students

Year 10 Base

Year 12

Apparent Retention Rate %

144

137

95.14

Year 12 student enrolment as a percentage of the Year 10 cohort is 95.14%.

Year 12 Outcomes: Outcomes for our Year 12 cohort 2016 Number of students awarded a Senior Education Profile

134

Number of students awarded a Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement

Number of students who received an Overall Position (OP)

Number of students who are completing or completed a School-based Apprenticeship or Traineeship (SAT)

Number of students awarded one or more Vocational Education and Training (VET)Â qualifications

Number of students awarded a Queensland Certificate of Education at the end of Year 12

129

Number of students awarded an International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBD)

Percentage of Year 12 students who received an OP1-15 or an IBD

87%

Percentage of Year 12 students who are completing or completed a SAT or were awarded one or more of the following: QCE, IBD, VET qualification

97%

Percentage of Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) applicants receiving a tertiary offer

100%

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