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Academic Awards for Excellence, ClassAchievement and Effort - P&F Tutor HouseChallenge Shield - Term 6, Week 8. 2009Congratulations to the following students for theirhigh standard of work and effort in previous weeksAcademic Excellence PointsYear 7: VA - Archer Hall, Colleen Crayford, Madeleine Harley,Spohie-Niamh Fletcher, Amy Munro, Carmen DateYear 8: Geo - Kate Wilson, Hugh Reed, Sam Perry, MeganHunt, Virginia GreenYear 10: Sci - Ruby WalkerYear 11: Eco - Victoria Cook, MH - Tom Fenton, JessicaHoneysett, Cameron Kerslake, Danielle ThompsonAcademic Achievement PointsYear 7: VA - Talor Hamilton, La - Olivia Rowlands, IsabelSmart, Clare Davis, Nicholas WorradYear 8: Geo - Luke Weeks, Nicholas Spina, Jackson Ryan,Tom Ritchie, Sam Pratten, Brendan Jarrett, Deion Mottram,Robert Hunt, Damien Hill, Joshua Hay-McKenzie, AnthonyHammond, Zac Grindrod-Burge, Elizabeth Denison, AlexandraClout, RE - Louis KostoglouYear 9: Fr - Georgia Holmes, Laura Auberson, Edward BashaYear 10: Sci - Declan RosboroughYear 11: MH - Stephanie Coote, Tom Fenton, Tom Fenton,Danielle Thompson, Ethan Wallace, Gabrielle WillsAcademic EffortYear 7: La - Luke Petraglia, William Tierney, Fr - CharlieHarris, Jaylin Collett, Arizona Savage, Evie Jackson, NicolaThomas, Cameron White, Eng - Ashley HudsonYear 8: Fr - Mackenzie Layton, Megan Hunt, Virginia Green,Billy Freeman, Kellie O’Connor, Erica Orange, Sam Frogley,Karli Maloney, William Proudford, Tom Rummery, PipJohnson, Ebony Press, Madeleine Silvester, IT - AnnabelleCarter, Damien Hill, Brendan Jarrett, Christiana Straney, Ma -Ellie Fisher, Jordan Brodie, RE - Bethany Ovenden, IsaobellaGrist, Lucy Taylor, Eliza Coles, Angus WilliamsYear 9: Fr - John Brooks, Ben Kremer, Annabelle QuigleyYear 11: MH - Tom Fenton, Jessica Honeysett, DanielleThompson, Ethan Wallace, Gabrielle Wills, Emily WilsonYear 12: Eng - Abby Ettershank, Eileen McDonald-Sparks,Tania Attley, Ellie FaulderCongratulations to the following students for theirgood citizenship shown towards othersTutor House Points –DEAN Kate Gullifer, Briony Wills, Emily Zola, Stephanie CarrBROWN Zoe Nicholson, Andrew JohnsonDOUGLAS Hana Cowperthwaite, Sophie Gunn, Bryce YuleMcLACHLAN Tamsyn Moana-Veale, Laura Burfitt, GabrielleHammond, Hayley Morphett-JonesRICHARDS Alice Jarrett, Emily SimpsonGORDON Megan Blunt, Jay Rickards, Alexander Proudford,Elizabeth WhiteleyThis week’s Winning house is Richards HouseAccumulated points so far...BROWN – 161 DEAN 63DOUGLAS 66 GORDON 57McLACHLAN 100 RICHARDS 76Learning MattersNAPLAN Results 2009Last week, all parents of Year 7 and Year9 should have received a letter fromNAPLAN (National AssessmentProgram Literacy and Numeracy)outlining the results of their child’sLiteracy and Numeracy Tests. Overall,as far as the School is concerned, theresults are very pleasing.The results have been analysed and an overview of theSchool’s NAPLAN results with some statistics andcomments to supplement parent reports and have placedon the School’s Home Page http://www.kws.nsw.edu.au/. Ihave also written a brief summary of the full report below.I trust that these reports will be useful to you as weendeavour to support Year 7 and 9 students overall literacyand numeracy development.Year 7: Overall, in Year 7, the cohort performed very well.They achieved above the National Mean in all areas, in bothLiteracy (Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar &Punctuation) and Numeracy (Number, Patterns & Algebra,Measurement & Data, Space and Geometry). Year 7 alsohad a lower Standard Deviation (SD) than the National SDindicating a tighter (less spread out) group of results fromthe mean. The School Average overall was in Band 8. InLiteracy, there was no one with a result in Band 4, withonly 2% in Band 5 and a pleasing 53% of the cohort in eitherBand 8 or Band 9. A pleasing 21% of the cohort achieved thehighest Band in Literacy. In Numeracy, the same trend isobserved. The Schools results are skewed to the top end.No one was in Band 4, 6% were in Band 5 and a pleasing 61%were in either Band 8 or 9. A pleasing 25% of studentsachieved the highest Band. Grouping Band 7, 8 and 9, anexceptional 84% of the cohort (compared to the State’s56%) achieved at a level above Band 7 in Numeracy.Year 9: Overall, like Year 7, the Year 9 cohort performedvery well. They achieved above the National Mean in allareas and a lower Standard Deviation (SD) than theNational SD as well. In Literacy, there was no one in Band 5and 7% in Band 6. A pleasing 44% of the cohort achievedeither Band 9 or Band 10. 12% of cohort achieved thehighest band and a pleasing 76% of the cohort (comparedto the State’s 49%) achieved at a level above Band 7 inliteracy. In Numeracy, the same trend is observed as inLiteracy with the School’s results skewed to the top end.No one was in Band 5, with 2% in Band 6 and a pleasing 48%of the cohort in either Band 9 or 10. An exceptional 25% ofstudents achieved Band 10. Like Year 7, the Year 9 cohortdemonstrated a strong performance in Numeracy,especially the results in the top Bands. The School Averagein Numeracy for Year 9 was in Band 9.Using this information, the School will endeavour toidentify trends and student achievement andunderperformance.For more information, please refer to the School’s homepage or contact me for further details.Best wishes,Yooie ChoiDirector of Learning