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Beachmere State School, Beachmere, QLD

School statement

Beachmere State School, a small, P to 7 primary school of approximately 400 students, is in the Sunshine Coast South District. Beachmere has a proud tradition of values, including pride in appearance and outstanding academic, cultural and sporting success in a caring environment built on respect and effective relationships. Our school vision, 'Commitment to Success for All', places equal emphasis on personal commitment to academic success and collective actions demonstrating responsible and active citizenship. A supportive, attractive environment with a stimulating learning atmosphere has been created by staff and parents at our school. The key values underpinning our culture of learning and respect for others include: Caring For Yourself, Caring for Others, Caring for Learning and Caring for School. Well-qualified and experienced staff are committed to helping all students achieve their potential. Information technology is taught in all classrooms. We value the positive and productive relationship between the school, parents and local community and believe that these relationships are central in enabling children to achieve their potential. 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

353

SIM

384

ALL

411

361

SIM

393

ALL

414

350

SIM

382

ALL

405

355

SIM

386

ALL

420

338

SIM

371

ALL

394

Year 5

461

SIM

469

ALL

494

452

SIM

463

ALL

485

463

SIM

467

ALL

487

470

SIM

471

ALL

500

447

SIM

464

ALL

487

Year 7

509

SIM

517

ALL

541

470

SIM

510

ALL

532

496

SIM

519

ALL

540

502

SIM

514

ALL

539

501

SIM

519

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

412

Girls

201

Boys

211

Full-time equivalent enrolments

411.2

Indigenous students

Location

Metropolitan

Student attendance rate ¹

89%

Teaching staff

Full-time equivalent teaching staff

26.9

Non-teaching staff

Full-time equivalent non-teaching staff

9.9

Student background

Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA)

School ICSEA value: 941

Bottom quarter	Middle quarters		Top quarter
37%	55%	8%	0%

Links

School website:

Beachmere State School

Sector or system website:

Department of Education and Training (DET)

Privacy

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)