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Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra, NSW

School statement

Maroubra Junction Public School (71% N.E.S.B) enjoys new state of the art facilities after the recent amalgamation of a split site school. Our core values are: Learning, Leadership, Integrity, Support, Cooperation, Acceptance, Respect and Friendliness. These values are translated into class promises and into an active Student Welfare Policy. Our community values the school's high achievement in literacy and numeracy. Recent focus areas have included incorporating the Quality Teaching Framework into teaching and learning programs in all Key Learning Areas and utilising technology, including Interactive Whiteboards, to enhance student learning. The school has strong performing arts programs including two bands, choirs and dance groups and biannual Art Shows and Stage Concerts. There are focussed fitness and sports programs K to 6, with a wide range of Sports options available for Years 3 to 6 students. We have a School Council, Parents and Citizens association and a parent community which actively supports school priorities and focus areas. There is a quality Before and After School Care Centre, K to6 Greek and Chinese Community language programs and before and after school tuition in guitar, keyboard and chess. 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

429

SIM

420

ALL

411

433

SIM

421

ALL

414

458

SIM

412

ALL

405

444

SIM

424

ALL

420

422

SIM

402

ALL

394

Year 5

513

SIM

502

ALL

494

518

SIM

492

ALL

485

539

SIM

492

ALL

487

533

SIM

507

ALL

500

559

SIM

493

ALL

487

Year 7

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

K - 6

Total enrolments

548

Girls

269

Boys

279

Full-time equivalent enrolments

548

Indigenous students

Location

Metropolitan

Student attendance rate ¹

96%

Teaching staff

Full-time equivalent teaching staff

Non-teaching staff

Full-time equivalent non-teaching staff

4.2

Student background

Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA)

School ICSEA value: 1038

Bottom quarter	Middle quarters		Top quarter
7%	27%	52%	14%

Links

School website:

Maroubra Junction Public School

Sector or system website:

NSW Department of Education and Training

Privacy

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)