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Scarborough State School, Scarborough, QLD

School statement

Scarborough State Primary School is a large metropolitan primary school that offers educational programs and opportunities for boys and girls from the Preparatory Year to Year 7. The school's curriculum offerings are English, Mathematics, Science, Arts, Health & Physical Education, Studies of Society and Environment, Technology, Languages Japanese. Our school's purpose is to work in partnership with students, parents and the wider community to ensure that all our students receive a quality education appropriate to their individual needs within a safe and supportive learning environment. Learning is the central function of our school. It is through this function that we positively endorse the development of our students as life long learners in a safe and supportive environment. Our VISION is that we - STRIVE, SUPPORT and SUCCEED at Scarborough State School.Our practices are aligned to our vision and purpose. Our staff strive to achieve that safe, supportive school environment through the building of positive relationships with all students, parents, colleagues and community and encouraging and guiding all students to become self managed, self-directed, lifelong learners. 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

396

ALL

411

395

SIM

403

ALL

414

379

SIM

392

ALL

405

385

SIM

399

ALL

420

368

SIM

381

ALL

394

Year 5

457

SIM

480

ALL

494

453

SIM

473

ALL

485

452

SIM

476

ALL

487

464

SIM

483

ALL

500

454

SIM

473

ALL

487

Year 7

519

SIM

528

ALL

541

529

SIM

521

ALL

532

522

SIM

528

ALL

540

521

SIM

526

ALL

539

521

SIM

529

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

862

Girls

413

Boys

449

Full-time equivalent enrolments

861.2

Indigenous students

Location

Metropolitan

Student attendance rate ¹

92%

Teaching staff

Full-time equivalent teaching staff

53.8

Non-teaching staff

Full-time equivalent non-teaching staff

16.2

Student background

Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA)

School ICSEA value: 973

Bottom quarter	Middle quarters		Top quarter
35%	48%	11%	5%

Links

School website:

Scarborough State School

Sector or system website:

Department of Education and Training (DET)

Privacy

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)