THIS COPYRIGHT MATERIAL MUST NOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION OR PASSED ON TO ANY THIRD PARTY. CONTACT: January 10-11, 2015 HOW YOUR SCHOOL RATES [email protected] First class Results reveal the year’s best performers 8-PAGE LIFTOUT EXAM REPORT CARD: HOW YOUR SCHOOL FARED P4-6 THIS COPYRIGHT MATERIAL MUST NOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION OR PASSED ON TO ANY THIRD PARTY. CONTACT: 2 HOW YOUR SCHOOL RATES Small classes better motivated erth’s only Jewish school ATAR than a big one, it was still a “That dates back 5000 years,” he has achieved the highest remarkable achievement by said. median tertiary entrance talented and motivated students. “That whole culture of valuing Pranking in the State. Though Carmel was a Jewish learning is inculcated in the Though Carmel School does not school it also had an open families and the schools.” appear on the official table released enrolment policy and took a few Mr Taylor said Carmel had the by the School Curriculum and non-Jewish students. opposite problem from many Standards Authority because it had Mr Taylor said it had been an schools because it had to fewer than 20 students last year, it advantage for the students to be in discourage some students from achieved a stellar median such a small year group which was doing too much homework. Australian Tertiary Admission about half the size of a normal Year Noa Levin, 17, who was head girl Rank of 96.65. 12 cohort. last year and scored an ATAR of This means that half the school’s “Each of the courses had very 98.4, said the Year 12s were a 17 university-bound students small class sizes and the teachers close-knit group who had shared achieved an ATAR above that. were able to give them intimate and the same classes for most of their The next highest median ATAR personal support,” he said. lives. of 93.6 was achieved by Perth “But they were also a very “We had quite a bright bunch of Modern School, where all students motivated group of kids that were people and everyone pushed each are selected for their academic keen to do well.” other to do the best that we could ability. He said the school tended to do,” she said. Principal David Taylor said even achieve good results because “Some classes had only two though it was easier for a small Jewish people had a strong students. It was really good having Carmel students Noa Levin, left, Asher Myerson, Seth Wolff, Rebecca school to achieve a higher median tradition of valuing learning. that one on one with the teachers.” Hertzman, Gregg Osrin, Zach Benn, Bradley Malin and Danelle Terry. TOP 50 MEDIAN ATAR 1 Carmel School 2 Perth Modern School; St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls 3 All Saints College 4 Christ Church Grammar School 5 Hale School 6 St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School 7 Presbyterian Ladies’ College 8 Santa Maria College 9 Penrhos College 10 Perth College 11 Scotch College 12 John XXIII College 13 Rossmoyne Senior High School 14 Iona Presentation College 15 Willetton Senior High School 16 Sacred Heart College 17 Methodist Ladies’ College 18 Churchlands Senior High School 19 Shenton College 20 Trinity College 21 John Calvin Christian College 22 Great Southern Grammar; Wesley College 23 Mandurah Catholic College 24 Aquinas College 25 Corpus Christi College 26 Chisholm Catholic College [email protected] 27 John Wollaston Anglican Community School 28 St Stephen’s School — Duncraig 29 Kingsway Christian College; Ursula Frayne Catholic College There are over 10,000 universities 30 Carey Baptist College 31 Margaret River Senior High School in the world. Only one in WA 32 Seton Catholic College 33 Lesmurdie Senior High School is ranked in the top 100. 34 John Curtin College of the Arts 35 Kolbe Catholic College Make UWA your first preference. 36 St Norbert College 37 CBC Fremantle 38 Bunbury Cathedral Grammar; St Mark’s Anglican Community School 39 Woodvale Secondary College 40 Manjimup Senior High School 41 Geraldton Grammar School 42 Newman College 43 Mazenod College 44 Australind Senior High School 45 Mercedes College At The University of Western Australia, you’ll learn from inspiring lecturers and be encouraged to excel. It’s why our 46 Applecross Senior High School 47 Guildford Grammar School graduates are preferred by employers, earn higher graduate salaries, and are career-ready for life. UWA’s fl exible 48 Bunbury Catholic College course structure allows you to study for your degree by choosing majors tailored to your desired career. 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CONTACT: HOW YOUR SCHOOL RATES 3 STORIES BY BETHANY HIATT TOP 50 WACE SCHOOLS Different sources for data 1 All Saints’ College 29 Ursula Frayne Catholic 2 Perth Modern School College 3 St Hilda’s Anglican School orming an opinion of 30 Kingsway Christian College For Girls 31 Frederick Irwin Anglican school quality based on the 4 St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School academic achievements of School 32 Australind Senior High one group of Year 12s in F 5 Christ Church Grammar School one year is a bit like scoring a School 33 Seton Catholic College restaurant based only on its dessert 6 Presbyterian Ladies’ 33 Margaret River Senior High menu. College School Anyone judging a restaurant 7 Hale School 35 Chisholm Catholic College would also take into account the 8 Santa Maria College 36 Lake Joondalup Baptist quality of its other courses, as 9 Penrhos College College well as customer service and 10 Perth College 37 St Stephen’s School — ambience. 11 Scotch College Duncraig Campus In the same way, anyone 12 Methodist Ladies’ College 38 St Mark’s Anglican comparing schools would also look 13 Iona Presentation College Community School at what sports they offered, the 14 Wesley College 39 John Curtin College of the standard of teaching and how close 15 Willetton Senior High Arts they are to their home — not just at School 40 Mercedes College how well their Year 12s fare 16 Churchlands Senior High 41 Bunbury Cathedral academically. School Grammar School And when it comes to ranking 17 Rossmoyne Senior High 42 Thornlie Senior High schools, there is no one measure All Saints’ College topped the WACE tables for 2014. School School that can capture adequately the 18 Shenton College 43 Manjimup Senior High differences between schools, which students performed above and it’s capable of being distorted by 19 John Wollaston Anglican School is why the School Curriculum and below that mark. Some critics have things like how many kids get Community School 44 Georgiana Molloy Anglican Standards Authority warns readers also argued that using ATARs is a encouraged to do the ATAR courses 20 Aquinas College School to look at a range of different fairer measure because it is based versus how many get encouraged 21 Sacred Heart College 45 Manea Senior College tables, instead of drawing on scaled exam and school marks out of it,” he said. 22 John XXIII College 46 Kalamunda Senior High conclusions from just one. that have undergone a statistical “If you had a median ATAR of 65 23 Trinity College School That is also the reason The moderation process. and 95 per cent of your kids were 24 Kolbe Catholic College 47 Corpus Christi College Weekend West has this year chosen They say WACE course scores — doing it, I think that’s better than 25 CBC Fremantle 48 Belridge Secondary to produce a separate top 50 list on which the WACE top 50 list is having a median ATAR of 70 and 30 26 Newman College College based on the median Australian based — are less reliable because per cent of your kids doing it.” 27 Albany Senior High School 49 Bunbury Catholic College Tertiary Admission Rank achieved they have not been subjected to any Many of the same schools appear 28 John Calvin Christian 50 St Stephen’s School — by students in each school. scaling to take into account the on both lists in slightly different College Carramar Campus That data comes from a different difficulty of the courses that order. source and is obtained under students have studied. All Saints’ College, which ranked • Based on the number of stage 3 course enrolments in the school freedom of information laws, so SCSA board chairman Patrick top of the WACE list, is third on the where a WACE course score of 75 or above was achieved. readers will not find the full list Garnett acknowledges that ranking ATAR list. • As a result of the half cohort of Year 12 students, some schools anywhere else. schools based on their median Top-ranking public school, Perth that would normally appear in the tables have not been included. The median ATAR is simply the ATAR is another valid measure of Modern, which is the only WA In 2014, these schools had fewer than 20 full-time eligible Year 12 middle ATAR score achieved by achievement. school with an entry exam, came students or fewer than 50 stage 3 unit pairs. that school, which means half the “But, like all of these indicators, second on both lists.