UNITY GRAMMAR COLLEGE 2016 ANNUAL REPORT OUR CHILDREN TODAY OUR LEADERS TOMORROW 70 FOURTH AVENUE, AUSTRAL, NSW 2179 02 9606 9826 [email protected] 1 Table of Contents REPORTING AREA 1 ........................................................................................................................... 4 REPORTING AREA 2 ......................................................................................................................... 13 REPORTING AREA 3 ......................................................................................................................... 14 REPORTING AREA 4 ......................................................................................................................... 19 REPORTING AREA 5 ......................................................................................................................... 22 REPORTING AREA 6 ......................................................................................................................... 24 REPORTING AREA 7 ......................................................................................................................... 25 REPORTING AREA 8 ......................................................................................................................... 28 REPORTING AREA 9 ......................................................................................................................... 29 REPORTING AREA 10 ....................................................................................................................... 31 REPORTING AREA 11 ....................................................................................................................... 37 REPORTING AREA 12 ....................................................................................................................... 38 REPORTING AREA 13 ....................................................................................................................... 46 REPORTING AREA 14 ....................................................................................................................... 50 2 Educational Reporting Policy Unity Grammar College will maintain the relevant data and will comply with reporting requirements of the NSW Minister for Education and Training and the Department for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR). This report will include public disclosure of the educational and financial performance measures and policies of the school as required from time to time. Procedures For Implementing The Policy Include: ▪ Identification of the staff member responsible for coordinating the final preparation and distribution of the annual report to the Board and other stakeholders as required. ▪ For each reporting area, identification of the staff member responsible for the collection, analysis and storage of the relevant data and for providing the relevant information to the coordinator for inclusion in the report. ▪ Determination of the specific content to be included in each section of the report and reviewing this each year to ensure ongoing compliance, relevance and usefulness. ▪ Preparation of the report in an appropriate form to send to the Board of Studies. ▪ Setting the annual schedule for: ▪ delivery of information for each reporting area to the coordinator ▪ preparation and publication of the report ▪ distribution of the report to the Board of Studies and other stakeholders Requests for Additional Data From time to time the Australian Government, through the Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and the NSW Government, through the Minister for Education and Training may request additional information. To ensure that such requests are dealt with appropriately, the school will identify the staff member responsible for coordinating the school’s response. This person is responsible for the collection of the relevant data and for ensuring it is provided to the Board of Studies in an appropriate electronic form. DEEWR Annual Financial Return The school will identify the staff member responsible for completing the questionnaire. This person is responsible for the collection of the relevant data and for ensuring it is provided to DEEWR in an appropriate form. Mr. Walid Ali Principal 3 REPORTING AREA 1 Message From The Principal All praise belongs to Allah (swt). Peace and salutations be upon His final messenger, our beloved Prophet Muhammad (saw). Taking into account the concern of the growing Muslim community, in relation to providing the highest quality academic education running parallel with best Islamic education, Unity Grammar College began with 185 students in 2008. The College has made tremendous progress since then, illustrated in table 1.0. FIGURE 1.0 STUDENT POPULATION GROWTH ANALYSIS 2008 - 2016 Student Population Growth Analysis - 2008-2016 908 843 804 741 761 599 536 340 Total Students nrolled Students Total 199 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Year of Enrolment The year 2016 represents the ninth year of operation for the College which has grown to a student population of over 800 students from Kindergarten to year 12, along with 80 staff. Our school offers a comprehensive Australian curriculum and an exciting and unique co-curricular and extra-curricular program. The mission statement of our school clearly encapsulates who we are and the school environment and ethos clearly reflect Islamic values and traditions. Unity Grammar College continues to thrive in its vibrant, supportive and educational environment, founded under the banner of Integrity, Sincerity and Allegiance. Our passionate and dedicated staff nurture tomorrow’s leaders, who will be of benefit not only to themselves, but also to others. The College continues to strengthen the collaborative partnership between the school and home, to ensure best outcomes for our children. I invite you to continue to work closely with us to instil the Colleges’ values in to our children. Unity Grammar College provides equal opportunities for all its students to reach excellence in academic, 4 cultural, spiritual, civic, leadership, sporting and social endeavours, within an inclusive environment that supports teaching/learning and most importantly “Unity”. The College continued to shine in every aspect of its operations throughout 2016. The 2016 HSC results consolidated the excellent results of 2015. This has given the community confidence in the strength of the academic program at the College, alongside its extra curricula programs. The fine accomplishments and continued growth of the school are a tribute to the proficiency of staff, the dedication and commitment of students and the brilliant support of parents and the community. It gives us great pleasure to be part of building a positive school culture, where Islamic values are upheld, effort is awarded and successes are celebrated. A student at Unity Grammar College can look forward to many highly rewarding educational and personal experiences. The College fosters, promotes and teaches the knowledge and the skills required by students to confidently participate as global citizens, taking a keen interest in the affairs of the local Australian and the international community. Undoubtedly, the continued success has been built on the foundations of clear vision for schooling, effective leadership and the commitment of staff and parents to the mission and ethos of the College. Once again, it has been a pleasure to lead such a fine institution and I look forward to many more years of success at Unity Grammar College. Mr Walid Ali Principal Director of Education 5 Message From The Board Chairman The 2016 school year has been a busy and rewarding year for Unity Grammar College. I am pleased to report a successful year for the school with many remarkable developments. I feel privileged to be a part of this energetic and vibrant school community through a year of significant shared successes that include the efforts of our students, staff, management and the wider school community. I have been delighted, along with other board members to have attended various school functions in which the Islamic ethos and values of our school community have been highlighted. In our 10th year of operation, with the grace and favour of Allah (swt), Unity Grammar College (UGC) continues to uphold high standards in terms of our business practices, our teaching and learning environment and in all our support services, enabling UGC to deliver professional and personal excellence to our most valued assets, our students and families. Facilities Strategic planning for the growth of the College is under constant review to ensure that it always meets the needs of the growing population and ever changing educational requirements of our school community. Some of the plans in the pipeline are: • Constructing additional specialist and generalist learning areas • Constructing specialist playing fields • Constructing an Aquatic Centre Feedback This year we have utilised the feedback obtained from the school Stakeholder surveys, conducted last year, to drive our strategic planning. Priority areas have been identified as: • Identity, culture and relationships. • Learning and teaching practices. • Technologies • Collaborative Partnerships In 2017, the board members and the school management teams will continue to drive forward the special focus on a “whole school improvement.” The stakeholder feedback that we received over the last few years, will contribute to planning and delivery of optimal