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Thornlands State School, Thornlands, QLD

School statement

Thornlands State School has a focus on growing the whole child. It is the belief of this school community that all children can learn, improve and grow in an engaging, challenging and supportive environment, realising their potential through an enacted curriculum, rich learning experiences and structured opportunities - every day, every lesson. The strong focus on academic achievement has benefitted all students, with the school winning many awards for both writing and reading. Numeracy and literacy achievement compares very favourably with state and national means. A vigorous social skills program provides a common set of values for all stakeholders. Respect for self, others and the environment is highly valued. The school has an SEP attached utilising a range of models of inclusion to maximise students' development. Students benefit from the extensive array of sporting opportunities and musical endeavours such as choirs and bands. .The school has a growing ICT program, with technology adding significant value to academic programs. The school community is very supportive of the school, with an active P and C and much parental support. 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

382

SIM

416

ALL

411

403

SIM

418

ALL

414

372

SIM

408

ALL

405

399

SIM

420

ALL

420

387

SIM

398

ALL

394

Year 5

484

SIM

498

ALL

494

493

SIM

489

ALL

485

482

SIM

490

ALL

487

502

SIM

503

ALL

500

478

SIM

490

ALL

487

Year 7

540

SIM

544

ALL

541

574

SIM

538

ALL

532

547

SIM

542

ALL

540

546

SIM

544

ALL

539

564

SIM

547

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

791

Girls

376

Boys

415

Full-time equivalent enrolments

789.4

Indigenous students

Location

Metropolitan

Student attendance rate ¹

94%

Teaching staff

Full-time equivalent teaching staff

52.1

Non-teaching staff

Full-time equivalent non-teaching staff

16.5

Student background

Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA)

School ICSEA value: 1027

Bottom quarter	Middle quarters		Top quarter
11%	33%	48%	7%

Links

School website:

Thornlands State School

Sector or system website:

Department of Education and Training (DET)

Privacy

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)