Cath News report: Sydney Catholic systemic schools have achieved above state and national means in every component of Literacy and Numeracy in every Year group of the NAPLAN tests.
Sydney's Catholic Education Office said in a statement that the percentage of students who scored in the top two bands for each Year group was above the national mean in every category of Literacy and Numeracy, and above the State mean in 19 of the 20 categories assessed.The percentage of students who achieved in the lowest two NAPLAN bands is also below both State and national percentages in all components of Literacy and Numeracy in all Year groups.
"The 2010 NAPLAN scores are clear evidence that our students are gaining the skills they need in these foundational areas of Literacy and Numeracy," said Dr Dan White, Executive Director of Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Sydney.
"These results are all the more remarkable as around 62 percent of our students are from non-English-speaking backgrounds, with many arriving at our schools with little understanding of English. It is also worth remembering that all of our schools are non-selective, which demonstrates clearly that these successes are built on high-quality teaching."
He said the ongoing success was no fluke.
"I believe there are some clear reasons for this sustained success," Dr White said. "At the core of it all is the use of targeted invention: in other words, we focus on where the student needs are greatest." http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=23277
Sydney's Catholic Education Office said in a statement that the percentage of students who scored in the top two bands for each Year group was above the national mean in every category of Literacy and Numeracy, and above the State mean in 19 of the 20 categories assessed.The percentage of students who achieved in the lowest two NAPLAN bands is also below both State and national percentages in all components of Literacy and Numeracy in all Year groups.
"The 2010 NAPLAN scores are clear evidence that our students are gaining the skills they need in these foundational areas of Literacy and Numeracy," said Dr Dan White, Executive Director of Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Sydney.
"These results are all the more remarkable as around 62 percent of our students are from non-English-speaking backgrounds, with many arriving at our schools with little understanding of English. It is also worth remembering that all of our schools are non-selective, which demonstrates clearly that these successes are built on high-quality teaching."
He said the ongoing success was no fluke.
"I believe there are some clear reasons for this sustained success," Dr White said. "At the core of it all is the use of targeted invention: in other words, we focus on where the student needs are greatest." http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=23277
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