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Roebourne District High School, Roebourne, WA

School statement

Roebourne District High School, in the town of Roebourne, has a student population of mostly Aboriginal students. The School caters for Kindergarten to Year 12. The Aboriginal people in the town are largely from 3 language groups: the Nguluma people, in whose country the town is situated along with Yindjibarndi and Bunjuma people. There are also smaller numbers of Aboriginal people from other areas. The community have a desire to be strong in spirit, grounded in a strong culture. The school strives to encourage and nurture this spirit. The community is involved in the school, not only through Language and Culture but also with wider community consultation meetings. The Strong Men and Strong Women's groups are invited to the school to talk to students. Attendance strategies to improve student engagement are a key driver for programs. Engaging students in learning has the most significant impact on student attendance and behaviour. Staff at Roebourne who gain most satisfaction from their placement are those who enjoy a challenge, are prepared to push their boundaries and are flexible and with a desire to learn. 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

263

SIM

244

ALL

411

179

SIM

229

ALL

414

235

SIM

256

ALL

405

226

SIM

217

ALL

420

286

SIM

245

ALL

394

Year 5

349

SIM

316

ALL

494

250

SIM

286

ALL

485

347

SIM

348

ALL

487

237

SIM

286

ALL

500

357

SIM

352

ALL

487

Year 7

400

SIM

390

ALL

541

306

SIM

333

ALL

532

395

SIM

384

ALL

540

358

SIM

338

ALL

539

420

SIM

409

ALL

544

Year 9

460

SIM

430

ALL

580

285

SIM

328

ALL

569

437

SIM

414

ALL

576

421

SIM

389

ALL

574

490

SIM

464

ALL

589

	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

Combined

Year range

K - 12

Total enrolments

237

Girls

104

Boys

133

Full-time equivalent enrolments

225.6

Indigenous students

97%

Location

Very Remote

Student attendance rate ¹

49%

Teaching staff

Full-time equivalent teaching staff

19.7

Non-teaching staff

Full-time equivalent non-teaching staff

13.2

Student background

Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA)

School ICSEA value: 550

Bottom quarter	Middle quarters		Top quarter
Data below reporting threshold

Links

School website:

Roebourne District High School

Sector or system website:

Department of Education

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Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)