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Russell Island State School, Russell Island, QLD

School statement

At Russell Island State School we seek to inspire in every student the desire to be the best he or she can be and embrace learning throughout life. We challengethem to, rethink and innovate . We are a school of value for now and for the future. We aim for e a proud and professional, high performing and committed educational community.Our curriculum is designed to engage young minds and provide a continuity of learning experiences through the 8 years of schooling from Prep to Year 7. We have implemented a new Spelling and Mathematics Program in 2009 and will implement a new Writing and Grammar Program in 2010. It is our belief that education is the responsibility of teachers, students and parents. We therefore seek to work together in many valuable ways to provide the best possible educational outcomes for your child. Parent support, whether as a volunteer parent assisting in classrooms, the Tuckshop, with the Breakfast Club, Library or at special activities and sporting events, or as a member of our Parents and Citizens Association, is always very welcome and greatly appreciated. We encourage you to take advantage of the many opportunities provided to visit the school and actively share in your child's education. 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

349

SIM

394

ALL

411

371

SIM

401

ALL

414

354

SIM

390

ALL

405

365

SIM

396

ALL

420

348

SIM

379

ALL

394

Year 5

453

SIM

478

ALL

494

438

SIM

471

ALL

485

413

SIM

474

ALL

487

449

SIM

481

ALL

500

443

SIM

471

ALL

487

Year 7

507

SIM

525

ALL

541

514

SIM

519

ALL

532

501

SIM

526

ALL

540

491

SIM

523

ALL

539

504

SIM

527

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

191

Girls

Boys

100

Full-time equivalent enrolments

191

Indigenous students

10%

Location

Metropolitan

Student attendance rate ¹

88%

Teaching staff

Full-time equivalent teaching staff

13.4

Non-teaching staff

Full-time equivalent non-teaching staff

Student background

Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA)

School ICSEA value: 966

Bottom quarter	Middle quarters		Top quarter
16%	44%	40%	0%

Links

School website:

Russell Island State School

Sector or system website:

Department of Education and Training (DET)

Privacy

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)