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Humpybong State School, Margate, QLD

School statement

Humpybong State School provides quality education by raising expectations, reflecting on current practice and nurturing student development in a supportive school environment. The total student enrolment for this school is about 785 and the school offers years Prep to Year 7 in a co-educational setting. The Humpybong State School social climate has at its heart the philosophy of inclusion. Significant emphasis is placed on providing a learning environment where all students feel safe and supported. Our school takes great pride in maintaining a strong sense of family through our commitment to a shared ownership of all student outcomes. At Humpybong State School we believe that education is a partnership between the student, parent and the school. This triangle of parent, student and teacher is firmly embedded in all school operations. Parent participation and involvement is strongly encouraged as part of the total commitment to the achievement of learning outcomes for all students. 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

377

SIM

388

ALL

411

389

SIM

396

ALL

414

355

SIM

386

ALL

405

371

SIM

390

ALL

420

371

SIM

374

ALL

394

Year 5

455

SIM

473

ALL

494

454

SIM

466

ALL

485

449

SIM

470

ALL

487

445

SIM

475

ALL

500

459

SIM

467

ALL

487

Year 7

506

SIM

521

ALL

541

497

SIM

514

ALL

532

508

SIM

522

ALL

540

503

SIM

518

ALL

539

510

SIM

522

ALL

544

Year 9

	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

Government

School type

Primary

Year range

P - 7

Total enrolments

754

Girls

357

Boys

397

Full-time equivalent enrolments

753.2

Indigenous students

Location

Metropolitan

Student attendance rate ¹

92%

Teaching staff

Full-time equivalent teaching staff

48.8

Non-teaching staff

Full-time equivalent non-teaching staff

20.5

Student background

Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA)

School ICSEA value: 951

Bottom quarter	Middle quarters		Top quarter
58%	38%	4%	1%

Links

School website:

Humpybong State School

Sector or system website:

Department of Education and Training (DET)

Privacy

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)