Maitland High School Annual School Report - Millennium

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SportSpecial education students performedpublicly at the combined schools’concert, dancing to “Fireworks”.The school supports students to develop to theirfullest capacity in sport, with great success. There were many outstanding 2011sporting performances, resulting in: 5zone age champions, 16 Hunter regionrepresentatives from 7 sports, and nearlyhalf the student body representing ourschool in teams. At the zone carnival, 50 studentsrepresented Maitland High in athletics,with 35 students successfully proceedingto the regional athletics carnival, andseven athletes selected to proceed to thestate Combined High Schools (CHS)athletics carnival. The junior boys’ basketball team,coached by D Mauro and managed by MWinter, travelled to Bendigo to competein the Australian Schools Championships.The boys won the silver medal afterlosing to Wedderburn College 48 to 29.In swimming, MHS competed against fiveother schools at the zone carnival, withmany fine achievements. Three students(Isabelle Sansom, Connor Watt, and BlakeFranks), as well as our 15 Years Girls’relay team, qualified for the regionalcarnival with strong performances.In team events, more than 23 MHS teamsentered into the state knock‐outcompetitions. Notable results includedthe boys’ table tennis (CHS final sixteen instate, and regional finalists for the thirdsuccessive year); the open boys’basketball (CHS final sixteen in state);Under 14 Rugby League boys’ team(regional semi‐finalists in Buckley Shield);and the girls’ netball team (regionalquarter‐finalists).Outstanding results were achieved inRugby League with MHS retaining theprestigious Coalfield Cup. Thiscompetition is held over 4 age groups.The under 13’s and 14’s again remainedundefeated.At the zone cross country carnival, MHSfinished second overall. 30 studentscompeted, with three zone agechampions, including Matthew Gabriel(for the fourth time).Outstanding individual sports performersof 2011 included: Alana Bellamy (HunterRegion basketball and netballrepresentative), Brett Sara(Hunter Regionrugby league); Shae Ross (regional touchrepresentative); Nicholas Gulliver (Hunterregion golf team which finished equalthird in NSW); and Hayden Gullivertogether with Charlie Baxter (their twoperson team finished second in the JackNewton state golf team championships).School contextStudent informationIt is a requirement that the reporting ofinformation for all students must be consistentwith privacy and personal information policies.Student enrolment profileThe graph following reflects enrolment figures atthe mid‐year census point, compiled after somepost‐compulsory students typically exit to take upemployment.At the start of 2011 the school enrolment was817 students (58 Aboriginal students and 24students from a language background other thanEnglish).3
Student attendance profileThe table following indicates an improving schoolattendance profile, particularly in Years 7 to 9,where data is broadly consistent with regionaloutcomes, though below state attendanceaverages. The disappointing Year 11 schoolattendance rates partly reflect data‐gatheringissues associated with the significant proportionof students pursuing off‐site programs in theirsenior studies. It is pleasing that in 2011 Year 12attendance rates exceeded those of both regionand state.SchoolRegionState DECYear 2008 2009 2010 20117 90.9 89.7 91.78 86.3 88.8 88.19 86.7 83.6 87.310 85.6 86.7 84.711 88.7 80.9 81.512 86.5 88.6 89.6Total 87.3 87.4 86.4 87.07 91.5 91.7 91.28 88.9 89.6 88.89 87.8 87.6 87.510 87.6 87.2 85.711 88.2 87.5 85.512 88.4 88.7 87.4Total #N/A 88.7 88.7 87.77 92.3 92.6 92.58 90.0 90.5 90.19 88.8 89.1 88.810 88.7 88.3 87.111 89.4 89.1 87.612 89.4 89.8 89.2Total 89.9 89.7 89.9 89.2In 2011 the school continued an initiative, theGood Guys Attendance Award, to reinforce goodlevels of attendance, with prizes provided viagenerous local business sponsorship (EastMaitland’s The Good Guys). On average, 300students with outstanding attendance wererepresented in the end‐of‐term prize draws.Students with a high level of non‐attendance areclosely supported, in particular through the veryactive Learning Support Team, Year Advisers,school counselling staff and a head teacher incharge of student attendance, who works closelywith the Home School Liaison Officer.Available coursesIn addition to core courses, students are exposedto mandatory general experience courses (suchas languages, art and music) in Years 7 and 8. Thisprovides a good basis for elective courseselection in Years 9 and 10.In Year 7 common core classes are structured tocater for students’ needs, with two academicallystreamed classes and one literacy‐numeracysupport class, in addition to four mixed abilityclasses.For Years 8‐10 the compulsory curriculum issupplemented by 17 elective course choices.In addition to English, the only compulsorysubject for Years 11‐12, Higher School Certificate(HSC) students in 2011 had access to an extensivesuite of Board developed courses. Students couldalso pursue Board endorsed courses, and a rangeof school‐based and/or TAFE‐based vocationaleducation and training (VET) courses. Suchcourses have industry accreditation and can bestudied in conjunction with traineeships. SchooldeliveredVET courses included: BusinessServices; Construction; Metals and Engineering;Hospitality; Information Processes & Technology;and Retail Operations.In 2011, 75 students from Years 11 and 12(including 50% of all Year 12) successfullycompleted one or more VET course, with 34 Year12 students achieving a school VET course to atleast Certificate II level.Retention to Year 12In 2011 Maitland High’s retention of studentsfrom Year 10 to HSC continued to exceed regionallevels. During the year the school worked toconsolidate improving senior student retentionvia extended alternative education courseoptions, developed through involvement with agroup of local community partners.SC05‐HSC07SC06‐HSC08SC07‐HSC09SC08‐HSC10SC09‐HSC11School 49.0 42.5 52.1 46.8 49.2SEG 42.9 46.2 42.8 40.9 48.2State 60.8 60.3 61.0 62.7 64.4Post‐school destinationsThe school has gathered data on post‐compulsorystudent leavers of 2011.4
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