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Yalgoo Primary School, Yalgoo, WA

School statement

Yalgoo Primary School, which was established in 1897, is one of eight schools in the Murchison cluster of the Mid West Education District. It is approximately 220 kilometres from Geraldton. Its closest schools are Mullewa District High School and Mount Magnet District High School. The students are catered for in three multi age group classrooms. There is a strong emphasis on early childhood education with the school providing three and four year old kindergarten programs as well as hosting the local playgroup twice weekly. Staff uses a collaborative approach to curriculum delivery and this, with the Aboriginal Literacy Strategy, is ensuring students' needs are met. The grounds are attractive and the basketball court, covered area, playground and school oval are well used throughout the year. The school is supported by a small but dedicated group of parents who participate in the School Council and the Parents and Citizens group. Community spirit is strong and this is reflected in the local presence at school functions. The school works collaboratively with the local shire and Community Development Employment Projects. The latter runs a weekly mentor program for boys. 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

SIM

242

ALL

411

SIM

225

ALL

414

SIM

254

ALL

405

SIM

214

ALL

420

SIM

243

ALL

394

Year 5

SIM

313

ALL

494

SIM

281

ALL

485

SIM

346

ALL

487

SIM

281

ALL

500

SIM

350

ALL

487

Year 7

SIM

388

ALL

541

SIM

329

ALL

532

SIM

381

ALL

540

SIM

334

ALL

539

SIM

407

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

PP - 7

Total enrolments

Girls

Boys

Full-time equivalent enrolments

30.4

Indigenous students

94%

Location

Very Remote

Student attendance rate ¹

82%

Teaching staff

Full-time equivalent teaching staff

Non-teaching staff

Full-time equivalent non-teaching staff

4.8

Student background

Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA)

School ICSEA value: 543

Bottom quarter	Middle quarters		Top quarter
Data below reporting threshold

Links

School website:

Yalgoo Primary School

Sector or system website:

Department of Education

Privacy

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)