OUYEN Kindergarten Early Years Profile 2014

Issue Date: 9-Oct-14 CONTENTS Page # Data Areas 3 The Service 4 Census Data 4-9 SEIFA Disadvantage data 10 AEDI data 11-12 My Schools data 13 NAPLAN data 14-15 Appendix 1 16

Final report presented June 2014

Rachael Williams Local Logic Place PO Box 1493 Swan Hill VIC 3585 0416 201643 www.locallogicplace.com.au [email protected] Page 2

OUYEN Kindergarten Early Years Profile 2014 DATA AREAS

The Ouyen Kindergarten is within the Mildura Rural City Council LGA. The following Census and AEDI data areas have been applied in developing this Early Years Profile:  Census State Suburbs – Ouyen and Walpeup (shown left). Walpeup State Suburb is the large blue area which ‘doughnuts’ around the smaller white Ouyen State Suburb and  AEDI data – North West Mallee (orange area shown right) which is significantly larger than the Census area. Page 3

OUYEN Kindergarten Early Years Profile 2014 THE SERVICE

Ouyen Pre-school is a single unit Kindergarten situated on 78 Oke Street, Ouyen. The Pre-school operates from a Mildura Rural City Council owned building and is cluster managed by the Mallee Track Health and Community Service which is also based in Ouyen.

Ouyen Pre-school is guided by a committee structure comprised of parents whose children attend the centre. The Committee of Management determine policies, provide input and support for the educational program, represent parents in liaising with the school regarding the transition program, manage accounts and book keeping and fundraise for the Kindergarten, in addition to cleaning the Kindergarten and doing maintenance work.

Ouyen is a commercial centre for regional grain and lamb producers in the Mallee. It is situated on the crossroads of the Calder Highway (Melbourne-Mildura) and the Mallee Highway (Sydney-Adelaide). The closest major centres are Mildura 110 kms to the north, Swan Hill 150 kms to the east, Bendigo 300 kms and Melbourne 440 kms to the south.

In 2014 15 hours per week of Pre-school programming were being delivered to four year olds attending the Ouyen Pre-school. The delivery program was as follows:  Monday 8:45am – 1:45pm  Tuesday 8:45am – 1:45pm  Thursday 8:45am – 1:45pm

A three year old pre-Kinder program was scheduled to be delivered for 2.5 hours / week in term four.

The Pre-school program was delivered by two staff members: Director: working part-time holding a BA (Hon), Dip Ed (Prim) Dip Teaching (Early Childhood). Assistant: working part-time holding a BFSc, Dip Early Childhood Services.

CENSUS DATA – the Early Years population

The Census data presented as the Early Years ‘catchment’ for the Ouyen Pre-School includes the State Suburbs of both Ouyen and Walpeup. The State Suburb of Ouyen, as reported in the 2011 Census, incorporates the township of Ouyen only and covers an area of 5.6 sq kms. According to the 2006 census Ouyen’s population sat at 1,383 (5.4% of this population, representing 74 children, were aged between 0-4 years). At the 2011 Census the Ouyen population had declined to 1,082 with 63 (or 5.9%) of this population aged 0-4 years.

When considering the Early Years population for pre-school participation it is important to also consider the Walpeup State Suburb population in the Ouyen analysis. Importantly between the 2006 and 2011 Census periods the Walpeup State Suburb increased in size from 1.5 sq kms (covering only the township of Walpeup itself) to 3,505 sq kms, becoming a large ‘doughnut’ around the township of Ouyen (as shown in the map above), as a result population comparisons between 2006 and 2011 are not possible for the Walpeup State Suburb although population decline is generally understood to have occurred. At the 2011 Census the Walpeup population sat at 417 with 24 (or 5.8%) of this population aged 0-4 years. Page 4

OUYEN Kindergarten Early Years Profile 2014 This recent decline in population reflects a longer term trend of decline for the Mallee Track as documented in the Towns in Time database.

Locality Population Level (Number of Residents) Total Change in Period (Percentage) 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 1981-91 1986-96 1991-2001 Overall 1981-2001 Ouyen 1527 1503 1337 1251 1157 -12.44% -16.77% -13.46% -24.23% Walpeup 133 126 126 112 117 -5.26% -11.11% -7.14% -12.03% Source Towns in Time database.

The table below presents the August 2011 Census figures into 1 year cohorts for both Ouyen and Walpeup State Suburbs children aged 0-4 years. The 2 year old cohort at the time of the 2011 Census best projects the 4 year old pre-school demand in 2014. Excluding the possibility of population change through families entering and leaving the Walpeup and Ouyen communities there would be approximately 19 children seeking pre-school programming in 2014, 17 children in 2015 (the 1 year old population in 2011) and 20 children in 2016 (the 0 year old population in 2011).

Ouyen Males Females Persons Walpeup Males Females Persons Age (years): Age (years): 0 8 9 17 0 3 0 3 1 8 6 14 1 0 3 3 2 9 4 13 2 3 3 6 3 4 6 10 3 3 3 6 4 3 6 9 4 3 3 6 0-4 years 32 31 63 0-4 years 12 12 24 Source: Census Basic Community Profiles for Ouyen and Walpeup 2011.

CENSUS DATA – the broader population

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,082 people in the Ouyen (State Suburb) of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population with a median age of 65 years. There was a slight relative growth in the Indigenous population in Ouyen from 0.4% in 2006 to 0.7% in 2011. The median age of the Ouyen population had increased from 45 years in 2006 to 48 years in 2011.

In the 2011 Census, there were 417 people in Walpeup (State Suburb) of these 53.8% were male and 46.2% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population with a median age of 16 years. In the 25 years up to and including 2006 there was consistent population decline in the Walpeup township with the number of unoccupied private dwellings increasing to reflect this. The median age of the Walpeup State Suburb population was 45 years.

CENSUS DATA – cultural diversity

Whilst the Ouyen and Walpeup communities showed some cultural diversity the population was largely Australian born, 89.0% for Ouyen and 94.4% for Walpeup compared to a national rate of 69.8%. The table below displays the key countries of birth for the Ouyen and Walpeup communities. Page 5

OUYEN Kindergarten Early Years Profile 2014 Ouyen Mildura COUNTRY OF BIRTH Walpeup Victoria Australia Township LGA Country of Birth – Australia 89.0% 94.4% 84.0% 68.6%% 69.8% Country of Birth – England 1.1% (12) - 1.5% 3.2% 4.2% Country of Birth – New 0.8% (9) 1.0% (4) 0.9% 1.5% 2.2% Zealand Country of Birth – India 0.7% (8) - 0.5% 2.1% 1.4% Country of Birth – Nigeria 0.5% (5) - - - - Country of Birth – - 1.2% (5) 0.3% 0.7% 0.8% Philippines Country of Birth – Canada - 1.0% (4) 0.04% 0.1% 0.2% http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/quickstats

Similarly in the Ouyen and Walpeup communities the parents of community members were also largely born in Australia. In the Ouyen community 87.0% of residents had both parents born in Australia compared to 88.3% for Walpeup and 53.7% at the national level.

BIRTHPLACE OF PARENTS, Ouyen Walpeup Mildura Victoria Australia STATED RESPONSES LGA Both parents born overseas 7.1% 4.9% 15.8% 38.1% 34.3% Father only born overseas 3.2% 2.4% 5.1% 6.9% 7.0% Mother only born overseas 2.7% 4.4% 3.0% 4.6% 4.9% Both parents born in 87.0% 88.3% 76.1% 50.4% 53.7% Australia http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/quickstats

Reflecting rates for ‘country of birth’ and ‘birthplace of parents’ 93.0% of homes in Ouyen and 97.8% of homes in Walpeup spoke ‘English only’ compared to 72.4% in Victoria and 76.8% nationally.

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT Mildura Ouyen Walpeup Victoria Australia HOME LGA English only spoken at home 93.0% 97.8% 86.2% 72.4% 76.8% Households where two or 3.8% 3.8% 11.1% 25.7% 20.4% more languages are spoken Italian 0.3% (3) - 2.3% 2.3% 1.4% Punjabi 0.6% (7) - 0.2% 0.6% 0.3% German 0.3% (3) 0.7% (3) 0.1% 0.4% 0.4% http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/quickstats

CENSUS DATA – family composition

FAMILY COMPOSITION Ouyen Walpeup Mildura Victoria Australia LGA Couple families without children 48.5% 40.5% 40.1% 36.7% 37.8% Couple families with children 39.6% 46.3% 40.4% 46.0% 44.6% One parent families 11.9% 10.7% 18.2% 15.5% 15.9% Other families 0.0% 2.5% 1.2% 1.8% 1.7% http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/quickstats Page 6

OUYEN Kindergarten Early Years Profile 2014 Both the Ouyen and Walpeup communities displayed higher numbers of ‘couple families without children’ than was the case at the state and national levels, a reflection of the ageing population where adult children have left home. Both Ouyen and Walpeup also displayed lower rates of ‘one parent families’ than seen at the LGA, state and national levels.

SINGLE (OR LONE) Ouyen Walpeup Mildura Victoria Australia PARENTS LGA Male 28.6% 30.0% 17.9% 17.2% 17.6% Female 71.4% 70.0% 82.1% 82.8% 82.4%

Where one parents families did occur they were characterised by significantly higher rates of being male led (in the case of Ouyen [28.6%] and Walpeup [30%]) compared to the state (17.2%) and national (17.6%) levels.

CENSUS DATA – income and housing

Whilst the Walpeup State Suburb showed an income profile similar to that seen at the state and national levels in terms of household incomes less than $600 or more than $3,000 per week this was not the case for Ouyen. In the Ouyen community 37.1% of the population had a ‘household income of less than $600 gross per week’ compared to only 23.7% nationally. Similarly in Ouyen 4% of the population had household income above $3,000 per week compared to 11.2% nationally.

Across all median income ranges (including individual, family and household) Ouyen incomes were lower than incomes witnessed at any other level, including amongst their Mallee Track State Suburb counterparts as well as at the LGA, state and national levels.

INCOME (people aged 15yrs and over) Ouyen Walpeup Mildura Victoria Australia LGA Median Individual Income ($/week) $445 $512 $463 $561 $577 Median Family Income ($/week) $1,164 $1,116 $1,092 $1,460 $1,481 Median Household Income ($/week) $795 $987 $878 $1,216 $1,234 Household income less than $600 37.1% 22.0% 33.3% 23.8% 23.7% gross/wk Household income more than $3,000 4.0% 9.1% 3.8% 10.4% 11.2% gross/wk http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/quickstats

Whilst income levels along the Mallee Track were below state and national levels, and considerably so for Ouyen so to were some measures of income stress such as rent:income and mortgage:income ratios.

No Walpeup households paid a rent 30% or more than household income and only 5.8% of Ouyen households paid rent which was ‘30% or greater than household income’ compared to national levels of 10.4%. Similarly only 2% of Ouyen households and 3.5% of Walpeup households paid mortgages ‘30% or greater than household income’ compared to 9.9% nationally. Page 7

OUYEN Kindergarten Early Years Profile 2014 DWELLING CHARACTERISTICS - Ouyen Walpeup Mildura Victoria Australia OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS LGA Median rent ($/weekly) $110 $100 $170 $277 $285 Households where rent payments are less 94.2% 100.0% 90.3% 90.9% 89.6% than 30% of household income Households where rent payments are 30%, 5.8% 0.0% 9.7% 9.1% 10.4% or greater, of household income Median housing loan repayment $780 $867 $1,268 $1,700 $1,800 ($/monthly) Households where mortgage payments 98.0% 96.5% 92.9% 89.9% 90.1% are less than 30% of household income Households where mortgage payments 2.0% 3.5% 7.1% 10.1% 9.9% are 30%, or greater, of household income Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.1 Average number of people per household 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/quickstats

Lower than state (10.6%) and national (13.7%) rates of ‘state or territory housing authority’ dwellings exist in Ouyen (7.2%) and no ‘state or territory housing authority’ dwellings are available in the Walpeup State Suburb. Higher rates of ‘other landlord type’ occur in Ouyen (16.5%) and Walpeup (15.8%) than at the state and national levels and ‘landlord type not stated’ occur more frequently in Ouyen (6.2%) and Walpeup (21.0%) than nationally (2.2%). Almost three times the national average (2.2%) of ‘housing co-operative, community, church group, housing exists in Ouyen (6.2%). Almost half (47.4%) of homes rented in the Walpeup State Suburb are rented from a ‘person not in same household’ compared to 22.7% nationally.

LANDLORD TYPE - OCCUPIED PRIVATE Ouyen Walpeup Mildura Victoria Australia DWELLINGS BEING RENTED (97) (19) LGA (including rent free accommodation) (5,708) Real estate agent 36.1% 15.8% 51.5% 61.4% 54.3% State or Territory housing authority 7.2% 0.0% 14.7% 10.6% 13.7% Person not in same household 27.8% 47.4% 21.5% 20.9% 22.7% Housing co- 6.2% 0.0% 2.6% 1.7% 2.2% operative/community/church group Other landlord type 16.5% 15.8% 6.3% 3.2% 4.9% Landlord type not stated 6.2% 21.0% 3.3% 2.2% 2.2% Developed from Basic Community Profiles, sourced http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/communityprofiles?opendocument&navpos=230

Despite its isolation 7.4% of households in the Ouyen State Suburb are without a registered motor vehicle. This would indicate a heavy reliance on friends, family and the MTHCS Community Driving Service by some members of the community for their basic health and well-being needs.

NUMBER OF REGISTERED MOTOR Ouyen Walpeup Mildura Victoria Australia VEHICLES (per household) LGA None 7.4% 3.8% 8.3% 8.4% 8.6% 1 motor vehicle 37.3% 19.7% 33.8% 34.7% 35.8% 2 motor vehicles 31.1% 24.8% 36.3% 37.0% 36.1% 3 or more vehicles 20.9% 49.0% 17.3% 16.8% 16.5% Number of motor vehicles not 3.3% 2.5% 4.4% 3.0% 3.0% stated http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/quickstats Page 8

OUYEN Kindergarten Early Years Profile 2014 CENSUS DATA – education and internet

The key observation regarding education institution attendance is the lower levels of adult education occurring along the Mallee Track than is the case at state and national levels. The highest rates of adult education (along the Mallee Track) were occurring in Ouyen.

EDUCATION TYPE (OF THOSE PEOPLE Ouyen Walpeup Mildura Victoria Australia ATTENDING AN EDUCATIONAL LGA INSTITUTION) Pre-school 7.8% 6.8% 6.0% 5.6% 5.1% Primary - Government 28.0% 31.4% 20.8% 16.8% 18.2% Primary - Catholic 0.0% 0.0% 5.1% 5.8% 5.5% Primary - Other Non Government 0.0% 0.0% 2.3% 2.8% 3.3% Secondary - Government 24.9% 31.4% 19.3% 12.0% 11.9% Secondary - Catholic 0.0% 0.0% 4.3% 5.1% 4.7% Secondary - Other Non Government 1.2% 6.8% 1.4% 4.3% 3.9% Technical or further education 6.6% 4.2% 7.8% 7.3% 7.3% institution University or tertiary institution 4.7% 2.5% 5.2% 15.2% 14.3% Other 0.0% 3.4% 2.1% 3.1% 2.5% Not Stated 26.8% 13.6% 25.9% 22.0% 23.2% Total persons attending an educational 23.8% of 28.4% of 29.9% of 30.2% of 30.2% of institution the pop. the pop. the pop. the pop. the pop. http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/quickstats

Ouyen Walpeup Mildura LGA Victoria Australia No Internet connection 5,626 (29.2%) 381,905 1,525,107 149 (35.2%) 47 (29.7%) (19.6%) (19.7%) Type of Internet connection: Broadband 218 99 11,272 1,361,967 5,424,509 Dial-up 22 5 609 58,588 235,401 Other 13 3 821 74,314 303,047 Total 253 107 12,702 1,494,869 5,962,954 Internet connection not 922 67,912 272,254 21 4 stated Total 423 158 19,250 1,944,686 7,760,322 Developed from Basic Community Profiles, sourced http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/communityprofiles?opendocument&navpos=230

In the Ouyen State Suburb 35.2% of homes (149) stated they had ‘no internet connection’ compared to only 19.6% of Victorian homes and 19.7% of Australian homes. In the Walpeup State Suburb 29.7% of homes (47) stated they had ‘no internet connection’ compared to only 19.6% of Victorian homes and 19.7% of Australian homes. These figures demonstrate an increasing onus on services delivering kindergarten programs to provide access to technology as identified as critical within the NQF. Page 9

OUYEN Kindergarten Early Years Profile 2014 CENSUS DATA - disadvantage

Between the 2006 and 2011 Census periods considerable change has occurred to the levels of disadvantage within the Mildura LGA. Based on 2006 Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage (IRSD) figures the Mildura LGA was the 12th most disadvantaged LGA of 79 LGAs in Victoria with a decile of 2 and a percentile of 15. By 2011 the Census data revealed a LGA with increasing levels of disadvantage. Recently released SEIFA data noted Mildura LGA as the fifth most disadvantaged LGA with a decile of 1 and a percentile of 5 based on the SEIFA measure of Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage. Applying the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD) the Mildura LGA would rank as the third most disadvantaged LGA in Victoria, falling in the highest 10% of disadvantaged LGAs (compared to ranking as the 17th most disadvantaged LGA for this measure, and sitting in the highest 30% of disadvantaged LGAs, in the 2006 SEIFA data). The relevant 2011 Census figures are underlined in Table 1 below.

The Mallee Track incorporates a number of State Suburbs, of these the rural townships of Ouyen and Murrayville are formed by one or more SA1s. It is as a result of this merging of State Suburbs (and SA1s) that disparity between the minimum and maximum SA1 IRSD scores exist. It is critical to recognise that within any area ‘pockets’ of disadvantage and advantage are witnessed.

According to Census SEIFA figures across the Mallee Track the least disadvantaged communities were Walpeup and Murrayville (both of which sat in the 7th decile of disadvantage). By contrast the community of Ouyen experienced the highest levels of disadvantage and sat in the 2nd decile of disadvantage – the most disadvantaged 20% of State Suburbs in Victoria.

See tables 1 & 2 in the ‘Ouyen SEIFA tables.doc’ Page 10

OUYEN Kindergarten Early Years Profile 2014 AUSTRALIAN EARLY DEVELOPMENT INDEX DATA

The Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) is a measure of how young children are developing in different communities. Like a census, it involves collecting information to help create a snapshot of early childhood development across Australia. The AEDI is a population measure of children’s development as they enter school. Based on the scores from a teacher-completed checklist, the AEDI measures five areas, or domains, of early childhood development:  physical health and wellbeing  social competence  emotional maturity  language and cognitive skills (school-based)  communication skills and general knowledge.

In 2012 the AEDI was completed nationwide for the second time. The first AEDI occurred in 2009 and resulted in a national commitment to repeat the data collection every three years. All data presented in this report is drawn from the 2012 AEDI data collection round and as such is the most recent available.

Developmentally vulnerable on one or more or two or more domain/s One or more domain/s Two or more domains Number of Developmentally Number of Developmentally children vulnerable children vulnerable Australia 272,282 22.0 273,275 10.8 Victoria 63,584 19.5 63,889 9.5 Mildura 754 23.6 755 13.4 North West Mallee 32 28.1 32 9.4

Note the AEDI area ‘North West Mallee’ does not precisely reflect the Mildura Region SA2 area as defined within the Census but is the smallest geographical region reflecting the communities of Ouyen and Walpeup.

According to 2012 AEDI data children in the North West Mallee area are not faring as well as their LGA, Victorian and national counterparts in terms of developmental vulnerability on ‘one or more domain/s’. In all 28.1% of Regional Mildura children are vulnerable on ‘one or more domain/s’ compared to 23.6% at the LGA level, 19.5% at the Victorian level and 22.0% nationally. At the ‘on two or more domains’ measure this pattern of vulnerability was reversed for Regional Mildura children with only 9.4% considered vulnerable compared to 13.4% at the Mildura LGA level, 9.5% at the Victorian level and 10.8% nationally. The detail of each specific domain is outlined in the table below. Page 11

OUYEN Kindergarten Early Years Profile 2014 Developmentally Developmentally On track vulnerable at risk Number Median Between Domain Geography of Between 10th Above Score Below 10th 25th and children and 25th 50th Percentile 50th percentile percentile percentile Australia 273,922 9.6 9.3 13.4 19.5 57.8 Victoria 64,061 10.0 7.8 11.1 18.7 62.5 Physical Health Mildura 755 10.0 11.9 11.8 17.1 59.2 and Wellbeing North West 32 9.2 6.3 25.0 25.0 43.8 Mallee Australia 273,534 9.2 9.3 14.3 21.9 54.6 Victoria 63,896 9.4 8.1 13.3 21.5 57.1 Social Mildura 755 9.2 10.5 16.4 21.3 51.8 Competence North West 32 8.9 15.6 21.9 15.6 46.9 Mallee Australia 272,682 8.7 7.6 14.2 24.2 53.9 Victoria 63,775 8.8 7.2 13.5 23.3 56.1 Emotional Mildura 754 8.7 7.8 17.2 22.4 52.5 Maturity North West 32 8.5 9.4 12.5 31.3 46.9 Mallee Australia 273,896 9.6 6.8 10.6 21.7 60.9 Victoria 64,195 9.6 6.1 9.9 19.4 64.6 Language and Mildura 755 9.6 9.5 11.0 15.5 64.0 Cognitive Skills North West 32 9.6 6.3 12.5 9.4 71.9 Mallee Australia 273,855 9.4 9.0 16.3 18.7 56.0 Communication Victoria 64,083 9.4 8.0 14.6 16.7 60.7 Skills and Mildura 755 9.4 10.3 17.4 20.3 52.1 General North West Knowledge 32 6.9 12.5 37.5 25.0 25.0 Mallee

North West Mallee children through the 2012 AEDI data were assessed as more developmentally vulnerable than their LGA, State and national counterparts in three of five possible AEDI domains.

In the domain of Social Competence 15.6% of North West Mallee children were developmentally vulnerable compared to their LGA (10.5%), state (8.1%) and national (9.3%) counterparts.

In the domain of Emotional Maturity 9.4% of North West Mallee children were developmentally vulnerable compared to their LGA (7.8%), state (7.2%) and national (7.6%) counterparts.

In the domain of Communication Skills and General Knowledge 12.5% of North West Mallee children were developmentally vulnerable compared to their LGA (10.3%), state (8.0%) and national (9.0%) counterparts. Page 12

OUYEN Kindergarten Early Years Profile 2014 MY SCHOOL data

School profile

Ouyen P-12 College was established in December 2008, combining Ouyen Primary School and Ouyen Secondary College. The current enrolment is 264 with 3% of students identifying as ATSI. Across the school there is an attendance rate of 93%. Ouyen P-12 College is in the North Western Region and is part of the Mallee Schools Cluster which includes five other P-12 schools.

In 2014 the college's building program was completed and a new P-12 school opened its doors. The new buildings include flexible learning spaces, a new senior learning area including science and technology rooms, a Home Economics/Foods area, new library and upgrade playground and outdoor facilities.

Ouyen P-12 College has 32.8 equivalent full time staff: 2 principal class, 23.8 teachers and 7 support staff. Over the past twelve months teaching staff have worked in teams to review and develop P-12 Curriculum outlines in line with AusVels. These are complemented by P-10 Assessment Schedules and Literacy and Numeracy Plans. The college has strong VCE, VET and VCAL programs at years 11 and 12. On Track data shows that over the past years an extremely high percentage of students leaving year 12 have gone onto further studies, apprenticeships or full time employment.

Student background 2013

The Ouyen P-12 College received an ICSEA value of 982 compared to a national average ICSEA value of 1000. The table below outlines the distribution of Ouyen P-12 College students against the national disadvantage profile. Significantly only 8% of Ouyen P-12 College students present into the top quarter compared to 25% of students nationally.

Distribution of students Bottom quarter Middle quarters Top quarter Ouyen P-12 College Distribution 31% 36% 26% 8% Australian Distribution 25% 25% 25% 25% http://www.myschool.edu.au/SchoolProfile/Index/76580/OuyenP12College/45447/2013 (accessed 29/03/2014) Page 13

OUYEN Kindergarten Early Years Profile 2014 NAPLAN results

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) assesses all students in Australian schools in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The chart below displays average NAPLAN scores for each domain for the Ouyen P-12 College, the school’s scores are written in blue. Also displayed are average scores for statistically similar schools (SIM) and all Australian schools (ALL). The coloured bars indicate whether the selected school's scores are above, close to, or below the other scores (see key and guide to reading the table directly below this table).

Grammar and Reading Persuasive Writing Spelling Numeracy Punctuation

428 447 431 425 413 387 - 468 416 - 478 396 - 465 385 - 465 381 - 445 Year 3 SIM404 ALL SIM402 ALL SIM394 ALL SIM412 ALL SIM384 ALL 395 - 413 419 394 - 410 416 386 - 403 411 402 - 422 428 376 - 393 397

527 490 545 521 532 491 - 562 458 - 523 513 - 578 483 - 558 504 - 561 Year 5 SIM489 ALL SIM464 ALL SIM479 ALL SIM484 ALL SIM471 ALL 481 - 498 502 455 - 472 478 471 - 487 494 475 - 494 501 463 - 479 486

567 525 537 528 560 543 - 591 499 - 552 513 - 562 501 - 554 537 - 582 Year 7 SIM526 ALL SIM502 ALL SIM533 ALL SIM519 ALL SIM525 ALL 518 - 533 541 494 - 511 517 525 - 541 549 510 - 527 535 518 - 533 542

598 582 578 587 608 578 - 619 555 - 610 55 - 601 563 - 610 587 - 629 Year 9 SIM568 ALL SIM533 ALL SIM570 ALL SIM556 ALL SIM564 ALL 561 - 575 580 524 - 543 554 562 - 578 583 548 - 565 573 556 - 571 584

NAPLAN scores for the Ouyen P-12 College indicates students are; at all year levels and Student population below reporting threshold in all domains; either close to, above or Year level not tested substantially above their colleagues at both Selected school's average is similar and all Australian schools. substantially above below above substantially below Page 14

OUYEN Kindergarten Early Years Profile 2014 Selected school’s average

close to

Margin of error at 90 per cent Colour shows if the level of confidence selected school's average Selected average is above or below Colour shows if the selected school's statistically similar average is above or below the schools' average Australian schools' average

Average and margin of errorAustralian at schools' average 90 per cent level of confidence for statistically similar schools

http://www.myschool.edu.au/ResultsInNumbers/Index/76580/OuyenP12College/45447/2013 (accessed 29/03/2014) Page 15

OUYEN Kindergarten Early Years Profile 2014