CHURCHLANDS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT 2012

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Academic Competition InvolvementFaculties continued to offer our students opportunities to test themselvesagainst the very best in the State and in Australia. Outcomes included PrizeWinners, Place Getters and High Distinctions. Competitions included:-• Tim Winton Young Writers Award.• University of New South Wales writing competition.• The Australian Mathematics Competition.• National Chemistry Quiz.• ICAS Science Competition.• Australian Chartered Accountants Economics Competition.• Australian Geographic, National Geography Competition.• Participants in Year 12 Performing and Visual Arts Perspectives.Academic Extension Program (AEP)A total of ninety five students were involved in the Academic ExtensionProgram and remained at Churchlands to sit their ATAR exams. Studentswho were in AEP in Year 10, 2010 define this AEP cohort. These studentswere either in the Maths/Science stream or the English/Humanities stream,while some were in both streams. Exit data provides the most reliableindicator of student progress of this program. The following table representsa snapshot of our AEP students’ ATAR performance in 2012.ATAR Bands Number of Students Percentage of theAEP groupAbove 99.00 12 13%95.00 – 99.00 28 30%90.00 – 95.00 21 22%Below 90.00 34 35%It is interesting to compare the median ATAR of this group compared tothe Churchlands Median ATAR and also that of Perth Modern, a totallyselective entry school, with a Year 12 ATAR population of 170 (roughlydouble our AEP cohort size).Median ATAR for AEP group: 91.1Median for CSHS: 85.5Median for Perth Modern School: 95.3Clearly the needs of gifted students are being addressed at Churchlandscomparably to a fully resourced GATE school which is an exceptionalperformance by our teachers.GATE MUSICChurchlands SHS music program had a highly successful year once againin 2012. Our ensembles performed at a high standard at the annual Festivalperformances and were rated outstanding on most occasions. Similarly,the concert seasons during the year were highly successful, showcasingthe talent of our students and staff.We moved into our new facilities which were officially opened in the middleof the year. The older music facilities have been upgraded and refurbishedand the quality of specialist music teaching spaces is unparalleled in thehistory of the program and in public schools in Perth. The support andadvocacy from Principal Neil Hunt was a significant contributor to the scopeand success of the project and the support of school Business ManagerArlene Thomas in project managing the refurbishments of the old facilitiesis greatly appreciated.A major indicator of the success of our program is the exit results of ourYear 12 students. The following provides the highlights of their performances.• Churchlands Music students were ranked first in the state based onStage 3 WACE Music results in 2012.• Our top two students were ranked 1st & 3rd in the state in their stage3 music exams.• Churchlands provided almost 6% of the state Stage 3 music students.This year’s cohort was smaller than typical due to difficulties with theearly GATE selection process.• 25% of our students scored 75% or better in their ATAR.• Their average mark was 75.26% which was 9.45% above like schoolsand 12.7% above state average, an outstanding result for such alarge group.• Every stage 3 music student scored 55% or better in their final scaledscore.Churchlands aims to attract the best possible music students to its programand endeavours to retain most of them through to Year 12. Such dataprovides inherent testimony to the quality of the program.The following tables show the interest in applying to the program, thenumber of gifted students selected to do the program and the retention ofthese students through to Year 12.This table shows the number of applications to music GATE over thepast three years.Year ofEntryNumber ofApplicants2011 2012 2013 2014241 297 250 250This table shows the number of GATE applicants who met the standardand enrolled.Intake Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012GATE 34 31 26 32 51 56EnrolmentsChurchlands SHS is currently funded to select up to sixty four GATE studentsto enter Year 8 each year. This number changed for the 2010 intake as canbe seen from the table above when previous intakes were limited to thirtytwo. The school maintains a standard which all students must meet, oftenresulting in not all positions being filled. However this has advantages asfuture GATE students join the program at any stage from Year 9 to Year12.This table shows the percentage of students who have remainedenrolled in the course from Year 8.Year 8 Intake Year Final or current Year Retention2006 Year 12 2010 88% in 5 years2007 Year 12 2011 79% in 5 years2008 Year 12 2012 58% in 5 years2009 Year 12 2013 70% in 5 years2010 Year 11 2013 85% in 4 years2011 Year 10 2013 90% in 3 years2012 Year 9 2013 95% in 2 yearsThe retention target (70% in Yrs 8 to 10 and 90% in Yrs 11 to 12) generalisesinto 63% from Year 8 to completing Year 12 Stage 3 Music. From the tableabove it can be seen that, except for the 2008 intake, Churchlands meetsthis target. With the increased cohort from 2010 it may well be that werevise this target upwards.SPORTING PERFORMANCESome outstanding Team results from Churchlands in 2012 include:• Winning the ‘A’ Grade Swimming Carnival.• Winning the ‘A’ Grade Athletics Carnival.• Netball – The Year 8 and 9 teams compete regularly and enjoy plentyof success against surrounding and country schools.The school entered teams in various other competitions with varying degreesof success. These include cricket, football boys and girls, basketball, rugby,water polo, volleyball, soccer boys and girls, tennis and squash.2012 saw the successful continuation of the AFL program instigated byMr Chris Tan. A measure of its popularity is that over seventy Year 7applicants apply every year and the program has a very high retention rate.The program also offers plenty of playing opportunities with four teams inaction in 2012.6
student informationOur Extension Swimming Program continues to thrive and provides thebackbone for our carnival success. Working in partnership with Surf LifeSaving WA and Cadets WA, our students had the opportunity to be activein the community and improve their swimming ability. This included:• Swimming training and stroke improvement.• Surf Rescue Qualification.• Resuscitation Qualification.• Recreational Skippers Ticket.Applications for 2013 reached a total of sixty. This was reduced to a squadof thirty.Rottnest Channel SwimmersMany of our swimmers also complete the Rottnest Channel Swim eachyear, either in a team or as part of a duo. In 2012, eight students made thecrossing with age group winners in both duo and team categories.Individual Sports PerformersThe following students have been identified as Elite Athletes by the WesternAustralian Institute of Sport (WAIS) and were heavily engaged in Interschool,State, National and International competitions throughout 2012.GymnasticsGymnasts performed strongly at National Championships. FransceskaFusha won four medals at International Development level 10AA, GillianChan moved to a higher level; Matthew Richardson was State U14 Championand a member of WA U14 Level 7 Men’s Gym team that won gold; he alsowon four individual gold medals on various apparatus. Emily Little, havinggraduated in 2011, has gone on to represent Australia at the LondonOlympics and to achieve one of Australia’s best ever results in Gymnasticsat an Olympics.DivingMaddison Keeney had an outstanding year. She was chosen to representWA at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival and at the Elite JuniorChampionships to win two gold medals and one silver medal. She gainedthe title of Junior A Diver of the Year. She represented Australia at the 19thFINA World Junior Championships to finish in 5th and 18th place.KayakingShannon Reynolds won four gold medals and one silver medal in the U18group at the 2012 Australian Canoe Sprint Championships.CyclingIn his first year of competing in U19 Brendon Meney was top road rider forWA and 2nd in Australia for first year competitors and was invited to competeat several International Cycling Competitions.Ashley McKay competed in U17 to finish 2nd in Time Trial, 4th in Criterion,6th in Road Race at State Championships and 12th in National RoadChampionships.Sam Welsford joined WAIS in June 2012 and cycled strongly to be chosenin the WA track team to contest the Australian Youth Olympics in Jan 2013.TrampoliningJayden Cooney received a bronze medal in her first international competitionat the Indo Pacific Championships, Double National Age Team Memberfor Trampolining and Synchronised Trampolining and 3rd in Junior EliteDouble Mini and 2nd in U17 Trampoline at the 2012 Australian Championships.Synchronised SwimmingJade Haynes-Love continues to make progress at National Level insynchronised swimming.Enrolment TrendsThe following table shows enrolment patterns by year group as of theFebruary census in the years 2008 to 2013. The past four years have seena stabilising of the total enrolment figure for Churchlands SHS at aroundthe 1450 mark. This is due to the arrival of the half cohort in 2010 whichwill maintain this effect for the next couple of years. Of significant note, isthe surge in Year 8 enrolments in 2012/13. This is due to the increasedenrolments now appearing in our feeder primary schools. Churchlands hasalso attracted over 60% of these students.Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Totals2008 304 363 362 415 327 17712009 298 320 385 374 384 17662010 121 308 322 392 339 14822011 294 128 301 356 361 14362012 360 302 139 324 328 14532013 347 367 311 155 301 1481Student RetentionThis refers to the proportion of Year 8 students retained to Year 12 asshown in the following table. It is clearly evident that Churchlands SHSexceeds the retention rate of the rest of the state. Retention rates, exceptfor 2010, exceed 100% due to new students moving into the Churchlands’local intake area. Churchlands results are significantly above state averages.Years 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20138 -12 100.4% 104.0% 106.4% 99.1% 101.1% 107.9% 101.0%10 -12 90.9% 94.5% 96.7% 93.4% 93.8% 101.9% 96.5%11 -12 88.3% 99.0% 92.5% 90.4% 92.8% 92.1% 92.9%Student AttendanceAttendance data is collected State wide from the Department of Educationand then distributed to schools via the ‘Student Attendance MonitoringSystem”. The following table compares Churchlands SHS to the NorthWest Metro Region “Like Schools” for 2010 to 2012Attendance SummaryDETAttendanceCategoriesRegular (90– 100%)At Risk (80 –89%)SlightAt Risk (60– 79%)ModerateAT Risk (0 –59%)Severe2010 2011 2012CSHS Region CSHS Region CSHS Region72% 76% 85% 76% 86% 78%20% 16% 12% 16% 10% 15%6% 6% 3% 6% 3% 5%2% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2%The targets set are linked to the schools Operational Plan 2012 and strategiesare put in place in an attempt to improve student outcomes. The schoolhad the following foci:• Improvement in overall student attendance rate from 2010 to 2012.• Increased percentage of students in the Regular (90%) attendancecategory from 2010 to 2012.• Decreased percentage of students in the Moderate (60 - 90%)attendance category from 2010 to 2012.As can be seen by the “Attendance Summary Table” above for 2010 to2012 the school has met these targets. The school was below ‘Like Schools’in 2010 in most categories, yet has made significant improvements to beabove ‘Like Schools’ in all categories in 2011 and 2012. To be 7% abovein the Regular (90%) attendance category and 2% below in the moderateattendance category this year is an excellent achievement.7
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