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Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Buderim, QLD

School statement

Matthew Flinders Anglican College is a co-educational, independent school at Buderim. Catering for about 1300 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, our mission is to create educational experiences dedicated to fostering learning for life. It is affiliated with the Anglican Church and achieves its mission by providing a nurturing environment in which all students are encouraged to release their potential and become active contributors to the College and community. Outstanding OP and NAPLAN results have seen Flinders named as one of the top five schools in Queensland. In 2008, 90% of OP-eligible students gained an OP of 1 to 15, and 50% of Flinders students achieved an OP 1 to 7. On average, 90% of graduates continue their studies at tertiary level and in 2008, 99% of QTAC applicants received a tertiary offer. In the 2008 and 2009 NAPLAN, the school mean was better than both the State and National mean in every area. Flinders students achieve impressive results in sports, art, music and drama. Honours include Champion School in Secondary Athletics, Cross Country and Swimming, Champion Hockey Club, Champion Netball and Chess School, and Australia Post 1st XI State Cricket Champions. Flinders Music, Art and Drama programs are renowned for exceptional quality and achievements. 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

504

SIM

429

ALL

411

469

SIM

427

ALL

414

443

SIM

418

ALL

405

471

SIM

432

ALL

420

469

SIM

409

ALL

394

Year 5

549

SIM

509

ALL

494

523

SIM

498

ALL

485

516

SIM

498

ALL

487

565

SIM

514

ALL

500

510

SIM

500

ALL

487

Year 7

590

SIM

555

ALL

541

571

SIM

547

ALL

532

565

SIM

550

ALL

540

603

SIM

556

ALL

539

586

SIM

558

ALL

544

Year 9

611

SIM

595

ALL

580

625

SIM

585

ALL

569

620

SIM

589

ALL

576

626

SIM

591

ALL

574

647

SIM

605

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

Non-government

School type

Combined

Year range

P - 12

Total enrolments

1282

Girls

660

Boys

622

Full-time equivalent enrolments

1281.1

Indigenous students

Location

Metropolitan

Student attendance rate ¹

95%

Teaching staff

106

Full-time equivalent teaching staff

100.4

Non-teaching staff

Full-time equivalent non-teaching staff

48.3

Senior secondary outcomes

Year 12 results
Senior secondary certificate awarded	123
Completed senior secondary school	133
Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Awarded a VET qualification	39
Undertook SBAT	6

Student background

Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA)

School ICSEA value: 1060

Bottom quarter	Middle quarters		Top quarter
7%	13%	51%	29%

Links

School website:

Matthew Flinders Anglican College

Sector or system website:

Independent Schools Queensland

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