Seven years ago, St Joseph’s College Echuca was not happy with its academic results. Now, it’s one of Victoria’s most improved schools. | madeleineheff
Seven years ago, St Joseph’s College Echuca was not happy with its academic results. Now, it’s one of Victoria’s most improved schools.St Joseph’s College Echuca students Jack Anderson, Greer Thomson, Kajini Karunanayake, Coby Morgan, Jamisen Knight, Dermot Ritchie and Callum Walker with principal Anne Marie Cairns.These days, each lesson has clear learning intentions and success criteria. To improve literacy among years 7 to 9, it introduced 75 minutes of reading for pleasure each week.
The school has also prioritised professional development, through staff doing further study and collaborating with other schools. The number of St Joseph’s College Echuca teachers who work as VCE exam assessors has grown from 1 to 15. You can view the full list of winning schools, and explore the data for your secondary school using this year’s Schools that Excel dashboard:Leslie said the school had shifted its focus from achievement to growth. “We want to celebrate any students who can demonstrate growth in any area,” he said.
Principal Anne Marie Cairns said there was a hunger for improvement among teaching staff. “We are as good as any other, if not better,” she said.Jason South
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