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Elonera Montessori School, Mount Ousley, NSW

School statement

Elonera Montessori located 80km south of Sydney between the mountains and sea is a dynamic school with approximately 110 students. We provide a stimulating and positive learning environment for ages 2 to 17 years. Our philosophical framework is the Montessori approach to learning. We have a strongly held set of universal values, including self-respect, respect for others, honesty, integrity, empathy, compassion and sense of international understanding. 3-year age groupings are fundamental to the successful implementation of Montessori. Other key components include a unique curriculum, individualised assessment, a 3-hour work cycle as well as teachers trained both traditionally as well as with Montessori qualifications. Elonera is a candidate school for the International Baccalaureate and is seeking authorization to implement the Diploma Programme (Years 11 and 12). An analysis in SCIENCE (vol. 313, Sept 2006), comparing educational outcomes indicates that Montessori education leads to children with better social and academic skills. The summary highlighted benefits such as basic word recognition, mathematics and cooperative play, in the early years and more creativity and problem solving ability by the age of 12. Core elements of our school are that it is 'Happy, Harmonious and Hands-on'. Visit the school website.

NAPLAN Results

The National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) assesses all students in Australian schools in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Visit the NAPLAN website.

The chart below displays average NAPLAN scores for each domain in 2008 and 2009. The selected school's scores are displayed in blue. Also displayed are average scores for statistically similar schools and all Australian schools. The coloured bars indicate whether the selected school's scores are above (green) or below (red) the other scores.

Reading

Writing

Spelling

Grammar & Punctuation

Numeracy

Year 3

484

SIM

440

ALL

411

450

SIM

435

ALL

414

439

SIM

427

ALL

405

464

SIM

444

ALL

420

419

SIM

419

ALL

394

Year 5

545

SIM

519

ALL

494

513

SIM

505

ALL

485

511

SIM

506

ALL

487

533

SIM

524

ALL

500

501

SIM

509

ALL

487

Year 7

SIM

565

ALL

541

SIM

555

ALL

532

SIM

557

ALL

540

SIM

566

ALL

539

SIM

568

ALL

544

Year 9

651

SIM

605

ALL

580

605

SIM

597

ALL

569

616

SIM

598

ALL

576

655

SIM

602

ALL

574

631

SIM

617

ALL

589

	Selected school's average
SIM	Statistically similar schools' average
ALL	Australian schools' average
	Selected school's average is substantially above these schools' average
	Selected school's average is above these schools' average
	Selected school's average is close to these schools' average
	Selected school's average is below these schools' average
	Selected school's average is substantially below these schools' average
-	Student population below reporting threshold
	Year level not tested

How to interpret this chart

Selected school's average

Colour shows if the selected school's average is above or below statistically similar schools' average

Colour shows if the selected school's average is above or below the Australian schools' average

Statistically similar schools' average

Australian schools' average

¹ For Victorian government schools this data is calculated using Prep to Year 12 data for the full 2008 year and is not directly comparable to others.

School facts

School sector

Non-government

School type

Combined

Year range

K - 10

Total enrolments

Girls

Boys

Full-time equivalent enrolments

Indigenous students

Location

Metropolitan

Student attendance rate ¹

93%

Teaching staff

Full-time equivalent teaching staff

6.4

Non-teaching staff

Full-time equivalent non-teaching staff

3.1

Student background

Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA)

School ICSEA value: 1091

Bottom quarter	Middle quarters		Top quarter
10%	14%	30%	46%

Links

School website:

Elonera Montessori School

Sector or system website:

The Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales (AISNSW)

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Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)