Knox Annual Report 2009 - Knox Grammar School
Knox Annual Report 2009 - Knox Grammar School
Knox Annual Report 2009 - Knox Grammar School
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3. KNOX PERFORMANCE IN STATE-WIDE TESTS AND EXAMINATIONS (cont’d)<br />
LITERACY AND NUMERACY ASSESSMENTS IN YEARS 3, 5, 7 & 9<br />
National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) Year 3 & 5 2008 -<br />
<strong>2009</strong><br />
Basic Skills Testing Program Year 3 and Year 5 2004 - 2007<br />
In <strong>2009</strong> 100% of Year 3 students and 100% of Year 5 students participated in the National Assessment<br />
Program Literacy and Numeracy, known as NAPLAN.<br />
In Year 3, 100% of students achieved skill bands 2 or higher in Overall Literacy compared to 98% of the<br />
state and 100% achieved skill bands 2 or higher in Numeracy compared to 95% of the state. Students<br />
performed consistently across all aspects of numeracy and in the literacy component they achieved at an<br />
equally high level in writing and reading. Achievement in the Writing section of the Literacy Test was 100%<br />
at band 2 or higher compared to 97% of the state.<br />
In Year 5, 100% of students achieved skill bands 2 or higher in Overall Literacy as compared to 96% of the<br />
state and 100% achieved skill bands 2 or higher in Basic Skills Numeracy compared to 97% of the state.<br />
Achievement in the writing section of the Literacy Test was 97% at band 2 or higher compared to 95% of the<br />
state. The achievement of this group shows an improvement in Writing since they were tested in Year 3.<br />
Comparison of the <strong>2009</strong> results with those from previous years shows generally a slight increase in some<br />
areas and a decline by 1% & 2% in two areas overall.<br />
Year 3 NAPLAN results<br />
Percentages of <strong>Knox</strong> students above literacy and numeracy benchmark,<br />
State Comparisons and Percentage Change in <strong>Knox</strong> Results<br />
Percentage of students achieving above literacy and numeracy benchmarks<br />
Year 3 <strong>Knox</strong> Change in <strong>Knox</strong> Results compared to<br />
previous year’s performance<br />
Year 3 State<br />
NAPLAN<br />
Component<br />
Reading<br />
Reading <strong>2009</strong> 100% + 1% 97%<br />
Reading 2008 99% N/A 96%<br />
Writing<br />
Writing <strong>2009</strong> 100% 0% 97%<br />
Writing 2008 100% N/A 98%<br />
Spelling<br />
Spelling <strong>2009</strong> 100% 0% 97%<br />
Spelling 2008 100% N/A 97%<br />
<strong>Grammar</strong><br />
<strong>Grammar</strong> <strong>2009</strong> 100% 0% 94%<br />
<strong>Grammar</strong> 2008 100% N/A 96%<br />
Literacy<br />
Literacy <strong>2009</strong> 100% 0% 98%<br />
Literacy 2008 100% N/A 98%<br />
Numeracy<br />
Numeracy <strong>2009</strong> 100% + 1% 95%<br />
Numeracy 2008 99% N/A 97%<br />
<strong>Knox</strong> <strong>Grammar</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2009</strong> Page 15<br />
Prepared for the NSW Board of Studies and the Commonwealth Government
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