Palmerston 2011 Annual Report - Palmerston Girls Academy

Part B.StudentsB.1.ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENT TARGET NUMBERB1. Achievement of student number targetTotal targetCurrentstudentstudentnumbers (fromnumbersagreement)Girls Total% of targetachieved(current total/target X 100)118 64 (PSC)109 92%45 (RMS)Comment (mandatoryif less than 90% oftarget achieved)III) STRATEGIES IN PLACE TO MAINTAIN STUDENT NUMBER TARGET IN2012In order to reach our target, we have a number of strategies in place:• Visits to local primary schools to encourage new enrolments.• Run an Indigenous Year 7 Orientation Day in November to encourage newenrolments.• Set up individual meetings with current Year 10 and 11 students to plan forthe following year and make appropriate course selections.• Ensure we have as many traineeships established as possible to avoid theattrition that seems to happen from Year 10 to Year 11.• Work with the school to implement an “integrated learning program” forthe girls between the school and the Palmerston Girls academy, i.e.Community Studies using PGA as their chosen Community Studies project.• Work with the Deputy Principals and teachers to ensure the options for ALLthe girls to be catered for on the timetable. For example, girls will haveappropriate “Option” choice in Lower School with adequate Academy timeto provide incentive programs to encourage girls to continue to come toschool.17©RM&LA Palmerston Girls Academy Annual Report: December 2011