BoS Annual Report - Cranbrook School

Table 7: Average growth from Year 7 (2010) to Year 9 (2012)
Test
Average scaled score growth
(Cranbrook)
Average scaled score growth
(State)
Greater than expected growth
(Cranbrook)
Reading 26 29 60%
Writing na na na
Spelling 35 31 57%
Grammar & Punct. 34 37 64%
Numeracy 39 41 57%
3.2 Higher School Certificate
Band 6 is the highest Band awarded for a course and indicates a mark above 90. Band 5 is the next highest band awarded and
indicates a mark above 80. For Extension Subjects, the highest two bands awarded are E4 (45/50 or above) and E3 (40-44/50
or above).
All students achieved marks of 50 or more (Band 2/E2 or higher), with the exception of one student in one subject, the same as
in 2008-2011. 60% of results across the 33 courses were in the top bands (80-100 marks in 2 Unit; 40 – 50 marks in Extension
courses); this is a slight decrease on 2011.
HSC All-rounders list
Seven students were eligible for this list, gaining 90 per cent or above in 10 or more HSC units. This is a slight decrease on the
previous year.
Top Achievers
Three students were recognised in gaining a place on this Board of Studies list in Extension 2 English, Mathematics and
Legal Studies.
Merits
Students must score 90 per cent or above in the subject to be on the merit list. Cranbrook boys gained 140 of these merit listings
in total, including 16 in English and 43 in Mathematics, with 72 students being placed on the Distinguished Achievers List in at
least one subject.
Subjects contributing significantly to the merits this year were Drama, Mathematics, Legal Studies, Languages (French and Latin)
and Music Extension.
Students who undertook the more challenging courses also performed strongly, with 90% or more of students in each of English
Extensions 1 and 2, Mathematics Extension 1, French, Japanese and Latin Extensions and Music Extension gaining results in the
top two bands.
The table on the next page indicates strong achievement across all subjects.
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