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Kelvin Grove State College, Kelvin Grove, QLD

School statement

Kelvin Grove State College is an inner-city, Preparatory Year to Year 12 college with an enrolment of approximately 1750. It is structured into a Junior School (Prep to Year 5), a Middle School (Year 6 to9) and a Senior School (Year 10-12). Each sub-school has its own core buildings and grounds but many facilities and resources are shared. The college values resilience, creative thinking, integrity, respect, responsibility and diversity, and prides itself on its very high academic achievements. Middle School classes for academically advanced students are offered. The college is co-located with the Queensland University of Technology and partnership activities exist across all year levels, culminating with academic partnerships in Mathematics, Engineering, Education and other disciplines. The college has Excellence Programs in Dance, in partnership with The Queensland Ballet, sports (Tennis, Football and Golf) and Aviation, as well as advanced Instrumental Music and performance ensembles. A traineeship and apprenticeship program for Senior students is also strong, and with our Queensland University of Technology partnership there is a large range of Senior pathways to study available for all students. 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

461

SIM

433

ALL

411

456

SIM

430

ALL

414

434

SIM

422

ALL

405

471

SIM

437

ALL

420

436

SIM

412

ALL

394

Year 5

516

SIM

513

ALL

494

509

SIM

500

ALL

485

500

SIM

501

ALL

487

537

SIM

518

ALL

500

496

SIM

503

ALL

487

Year 7

562

SIM

558

ALL

541

533

SIM

550

ALL

532

559

SIM

552

ALL

540

565

SIM

559

ALL

539

571

SIM

561

ALL

544

Year 9

578

SIM

599

ALL

580

582

SIM

589

ALL

569

582

SIM

592

ALL

576

SIM

595

ALL

574

593

SIM

609

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

P - 12

Total enrolments

1727

Girls

868

Boys

859

Full-time equivalent enrolments

1727

Indigenous students

Location

Metropolitan

Student attendance rate ¹

92%

Teaching staff

156

Full-time equivalent teaching staff

141.9

Non-teaching staff

Full-time equivalent non-teaching staff

43.6

Senior secondary outcomes

Year 12 results
Senior secondary certificate awarded	167
Completed senior secondary school	234
Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Awarded a VET qualification	114
Undertook SBAT	27
Post-school destinations
Students at university	34%
Students at TAFE/vocational study	26%
Students in employment	32%

Student background

Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA)

School ICSEA value: 1072

Bottom quarter	Middle quarters		Top quarter
13%	12%	37%	38%

Links

School website:

Kelvin Grove State College

Sector or system website:

Department of Education and Training (DET)

Privacy

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)