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Bundaberg East State School ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Queensland State School Reporting Inspiring minds. Creating opportunities. Shaping Queensland’s future. Every student succeeding. State Schools Strategy 2017-2021 Department of Education 1 Contact Information Postal address: 33 Scotland Street Bundaberg East 4670 Phone: (07) 4132 6111 Fax: (07) 4132 6100 Email: [email protected] Additional reporting information pertaining to Queensland state schools is located on the My Webpages: School website and the Queensland Government data website. Contact Person: Principal Word tog School Overview Bundaberg East State School has an enrolment of 570 full-time students attending the co-educational campus. Located at 33 Scotland Street, Bundaberg East State School offers classes from Prep to year six in 24 classes. Our school has produced outcomes for students of which our entire school community can be proud. For students in its care, Bundaberg East State School continues to provide high-quality education programs across a range of academic, personal development and cultural activities. We offer instrumental music, sports programs, ICT education program and robotics. Key strategies of parallel leadership and building a strong sense of community have all contributed to the appeal of Bundaberg East State School as a preferred educational option, and also enabled our school to cope well with enrolment growth. Principal’s Foreword Introduction School Progress towards its goals in 2017 To complement our implementation of the Learning Plans, the injection of significant funding through the Great Results Guarantee provided valuable funds to support our students. Bundaberg East State School prides itself on instilling all students with the desire for personal excellence. Students are actively supported by a range of specialist staff, classroom teachers and teacher aides in working towards attaining their personal best. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to be active partners in their child’s schooling. Whether as a classroom volunteer or P&C member these actions provide reinforcement to students that their education is valued and important. Parents were also encouraged to actively participate in their children’s learning through a process of school wide development of Individual Learning Plans. Literacy and Numeracy: A concentrated focus on the development of literacy and numeracy skills proved beneficial for students. Special focus for the year was on students in the U2B through focused needs groups in numeracy and comprehension. Results in NAPLAN testing remained strong as well as improved individual achievements in a range of national tests including ICAS Science, Maths and English. To further inform planning for students a TrackEd program, to collect and present individual student, data was trialled successfully. 2 Curriculum Implementation: National Curriculum: During 2017 the school implemented the National Curriculum via C2C and teacher developed units in English, Mathematics, Science and History. School planning and programs will be reviewed to ensure alignment. Professional Development The ASOT framework developed over previous years will continue in 2018. Indigenous Education: Indigenous Education remained a central focus with a range of programs in place to actively support the achievement of Indigenous students. Strong Indigenous outcomes in literacy and numeracy reflected not only the effectiveness of school programs but also the relationship that exists between the Indigenous community and the school. Safe Supportive Environment: Our school continued to promote a safe supportive environment for students, staff and parents. Strong behaviour management practices along with appropriate workplace, health and safety processes were reflected in strong positive school opinion data. Future Outlook At Bundaberg East State School the following programs and strategies are priorities for 2018 and beyond. Literacy and Numeracy: We will continue to focus on the development of strong literacy and numeracy skills for all students. A range of programs will be developed and implemented to cater for the needs of all students. The Individual Student Plan (ISP) concept has been endorsed by parents and guardians in all years from Prep to Yr 6. The ISP strengthens school home links and allows for forward mapping for all students. Indigenous Education: Our commitment towards the attainment of Education Queensland targets for Indigenous students will be a major focus in 2018. Strategies will be utilized to ‘Close the Gap’ in attainment and attendance. In 2018 a focus will be on maintaining and strengthening community links through the school Indigenous Liaison Group. Safe Supportive Environment: The provision of a safe supportive environment is an essential prerequisite for learning. A focus on positive behaviour, encouragement and logical consequences for inappropriate behaviour will be maintained. Recognition of the State government’s push to include coding in the curriculum beyond 2018 will be addressed with a review of our school approach to this challenge. Attendance is a focus for our school in 2018 ensuring that our student’s good attendance rate is maintained and students are as engaged in learning as possible. 3 Our School at a Glance School Profile Coeducational or single sex: Coeducational Independent Public School: No Year levels offered in 2017: Prep Year - Year 6 Student enrolments for this school: Enrolment Total Girls Boys Indigenous Continuity (Feb – Nov) 2015 580 287 293 69 96% 2016 595 284 311 71 96% 2017 611 285 326 79 96% Student counts are based on the Census (August) enrolment collection. In 2017, there were no students enrolled in a pre-Prep** program. ** pre-Prep is a kindergarten program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, living across 35 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, in the year before school (https://qed.qld.gov.au/earlychildhood/families/pre-prep-indigenous). Characteristics of the Student Body Overview The student body reflects a broad cross section of socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds. Demographic data indicates the ICSEA index for the school to be 960. 12% of the student population identify as being Indigenous while 5% of the population have been verified with a disability in the areas of intellectual impairment, ASD or SLI. We have an increasing number of families from other cultures including Turkish and Asian students Average Class Sizes The following table shows the average class size information for each phase of schooling. AVERAGE CLASS SIZES Phase 2015 2016 2017 Prep – Year 3 22 23 25 Year 4 – Year 6 28 26 25 Year 7 – Year 10 Year 11 – Year 12 Curriculum Delivery Our Approach to Curriculum Delivery All our students study English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, Art, Music and Physical Education. ICT is used across curriculum to support student learning and enable them to engage with technology across a variety of media. Every class offers focussed guided reading lessons utilising a team of teacher aide support staff as well as the classroom teacher. The school has a well-equipped Resource Centre that contains a computer lab. The Language Other Than English that students study from Year 5 to Year 6 is Japanese. 4 Co-curricular Activities Swimming: All students from Years 1 to 6 were provided with the opportunity to attend “Learn to Swim” classes. Years 1 and 2 students take advantage of professional swimming instructors working in a heated pool. Writing Extension: Extension writing sessions are conducted weekly with students from Years 2 to 5 to develop writing skills across a range of genres. Students write for enjoyment and to entertain their peers with their work published in the library. Students are also encouraged to enter literacy competitions. Maths Extension: Students from Years 2 to 6 participated in weekly extension maths lessons designated to enhance mathematical comprehension and problem solving. Instrumental Music: Bundaberg East offers students the opportunity to participate in programs in strings, brass, woodwind and percussion. Students are encouraged to participate in community recitals, competitions and performances for school events. Choir: A choir program is conducted at school to encourage participation in the arts and students from years 1 to 3 and 4 to 6 are invited to participate. The choir performs at community and school events as well as in competitions Sport: We pride ourselves in providing all students from years 4 to 7 with the opportunity to play organised competitive sports. Teachers actively promote team sports through regular coaching and skill development. Robotics: We support an after school Robotics Club to provide students with a challenging program involving construction, robotic programming and teamwork. Students are encouraged to participate in a number of local, regional and state competitions. In 2017 we competed in Rockhampton at the Regional Robocup. Active After Schools Sport Program: This program is offered each term for students in Year 4 to Year 6, focussed on a variety of sports including gymnastics and surf life saving. How Information and Communication Technologies are used to Assist Learning At Bundaberg East State School we aim to allow staff and children to gain confidence in and enjoyment through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). We encourage the use of the two teaching labs in the school to maximise student access to ICT and with computers in all classrooms, students