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Shailer Park State School, Shailer Park, QLD

School statement

Shailer Park State School has been Creating Bright Futures since 1982. By providing windows of opportunities we aim for confident, self-motivated and positive life-long learners. Our curriculum is based on Essential Learnings. Our heavy emphasis on literacy/numeracy, aims to maximize educational outcomes for students from Prep to Year 7. Our extra curricula programs include music bands; dance; cheerleading; maths and Optiminds teams. Our strong commitment to these activities is evident in our Cheerleaders being the 2009 State Primary Champions; our Dance Troupes winning several places in 2009 Redlands and Beenleigh Eisteddfods; and our Maths Team winning 2nd place in a 2009 Maths Team Challenge. Our annual Gala Night gives all students the opportunity to highlight their talents. Our commitment to quality student management practices includes a Responsible Behaviour Plan for Student; School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support Program; and a chaplaincy program. Parents play an important role in educating all children and we encourage parents to become actively involved. Our Parents and Citizens Association help us to foster links with the wider community and provide us with ongoing advice and 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

390

SIM

395

ALL

411

403

SIM

403

ALL

414

380

SIM

392

ALL

405

397

SIM

398

ALL

420

353

SIM

381

ALL

394

Year 5

462

SIM

480

ALL

494

437

SIM

473

ALL

485

449

SIM

475

ALL

487

452

SIM

483

ALL

500

448

SIM

473

ALL

487

Year 7

514

SIM

527

ALL

541

498

SIM

520

ALL

532

502

SIM

528

ALL

540

508

SIM

525

ALL

539

514

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

618

Girls

304

Boys

314

Full-time equivalent enrolments

617.4

Indigenous students

Location

Metropolitan

Student attendance rate ¹

92%

Teaching staff

Full-time equivalent teaching staff

48.9

Non-teaching staff

Full-time equivalent non-teaching staff

14.6

Student background

Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA)

School ICSEA value: 971

Bottom quarter	Middle quarters		Top quarter
53%	28%	18%	0%

Links

School website:

Shailer Park State School

Sector or system website:

Department of Education and Training (DET)

Privacy

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)