Public schools St Ives North and Oakhill Drive achieved similar overall score results to high-fee private girls schools Kambala and Ravenswood.
When Christine Taylor became principal at St Ives North Public eight years ago, she was told by several teachers that the school’s students were already reaching their full potential.
Taylor said the changes introduced at the 900-student school and were based on a 2014 NSW Education Department study, titled, which outlined patterns of higher academic performance in schools when they focus on the basics. “We also have teachers observe each other in classes to improve practice,” said Taylor, who also teaches an extension literacy class for years 5 and 6. The school has a long-running gifted education program, which began in the 1990s, for high-potential and gifted students.
The academically selective private boys’ school Sydney Grammar, all-girls private Abbotsleigh and Woollahra Public, which has an opportunity class for gifted students, were the highest performers in year 5. At St Ives North, Taylor said whole-year programs, with lesson plans and resources, had lifted results.
Intensive analysis of student data has also been key to well-above average NAPLAN scores at all-girls school Meriden in Strathfield, which also performs well in the HSC.The high-fee private school was identified by ACARA this week as a high-achieving school in literacy and numeracy, with well-above average scores in years 3 and 5, and above and well-above results in high school.
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