EDGEWORTH St Benedict's Primary School (2012) - Catholic ...

Student Achievements
Academic Achievements
St Benedict’s values and encourages the academic achievements of its students and rewards success, effort and improvement at
both class and school level. The school’s Learning Support Teacher and Learning Support Team, support the staff to assist all
students reach their academic potential. As indicated below such endeavours have been rewarded with pleasing NAPLAN results
in 2012. The school also actively encourages student participation in Educational Competitions, including University of NSW ICAS
papers, the Newcastle Permanent Mathematics Competition and the West Wallsend High School Science Challenge. Many
students were awarded certificates in recognition of their achievements.
Performance in National Testing
Band 6 and
Above
Band 5
Band 4
Band 3
Band 2
Band 1
NAPLAN Program 2012 - Year 3
Percentage in Skill Band
Reading Spelling
Grammar &
Punctuation Writing Numeracy
St Benedicts Primary School Edgeworth 27.3% 26.1% 17.4% 4.3% 4.5%
National Performance 25.5% 21.5% 27.5% 14.7% 12.4%
St Benedicts Primary School Edgeworth 22.7% 13.0% 39.1% 39.1% 22.7%
National Performance 21.5% 22.3% 22.2% 31.9% 21.0%
St Benedicts Primary School Edgeworth 18.2% 34.8% 8.7% 39.1% 31.8%
National Performance 21.5% 23.9% 21.1% 30.1% 27.5%
St Benedicts Primary School Edgeworth 22.7% 13.0% 26.1% 17.4% 36.4%
National Performance 15.7% 17.4% 14.1% 13.5% 21.7%
St Benedicts Primary School Edgeworth 9.1% 8.7% 4.3% 0.0% 4.5%
National Performance 9.4% 8.9% 8.0% 5.0% 11.3%
St Benedicts Primary School Edgeworth 0.0% 4.3% 4.3% 0.0% 0.0%
National Performance 4.4% 4.0% 5.1% 2.7% 4.2%
Band 8 and
Above
Band 7
Band 6
Band 5
Band 4
Band 3
NAPLAN Program 2012 - Year 5
Percentage in Skill Band
Reading Spelling
Grammar &
Punctuation Writing Numeracy
St Benedicts Primary School Edgeworth 18.5% 21.4% 10.7% 0.0% 0.0%
National Performance 12.0% 11.5% 12.8% 5.3% 9.5%
St Benedicts Primary School Edgeworth 33.3% 14.3% 10.7% 10.7% 25.0%
National Performance 19.3% 19.9% 17.8% 14.0% 17.2%
St Benedicts Primary School Edgeworth 25.9% 39.3% 39.3% 25.0% 28.6%
National Performance 26.7% 27.2% 25.3% 30.2% 27.5%
St Benedicts Primary School Edgeworth 14.8% 14.3% 17.9% 53.6% 25.0%
National Performance 22.3% 22.5% 22.2% 30.0% 25.6%
St Benedicts Primary School Edgeworth 3.7% 7.1% 10.7% 3.6% 14.3%
National Performance 11.4% 11.7% 12.4% 12.6% 13.4%
St Benedicts Primary School Edgeworth 3.7% 3.6% 10.7% 7.1% 7.1%
National Performance 6.4% 5.2% 7.4% 5.9% 4.8%
Cultural Achievements
St Benedict’s places emphasis on the cultural development of its students. The school choir performs at school and parish
functions, liturgies, concerts and assemblies. Guitar lessons are offered to the children, Japanese and Aboriginal Studies were
taught throughout the school in 2012. Senior children were selected to experience extension work as part of a triangular school
Gifted and Talented program at the local Catholic High School.
During the year t he scho ol was als o involved in a n intensive d ance p rogra m run by Australian Dan ce.
Sporting Achievements
St Benedict’s is very proud of the high participation in sport and the many sporting achievements gained by individual students and
school teams in 2012.
Sporting opportunities were quite extensive throughout the year. St. Benedict’s actively participates in school; Regional and
Diocesan cross country, swimming and athletics carnivals. School carnivals are organised to allow for participation by all pupils,
infants and primary. The school also encourages the children to participate in Summer and Winter Sport Selection Trials (including
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