BoS Annual Report - Cranbrook School
BoS Annual Report - Cranbrook School BoS Annual Report - Cranbrook School
2. Contextual information about the School Cranbrook is an Anglican independent non-selective day and boarding school for boys, P–Year 12. We aim to discover each boy’s potential and develop his strengths. Because we believe that every boy is special, we provide motivation and challenge for those with academic or creative gifts and comprehensive support for boys with learning needs. The academic programme is based on a structured teaching and learning framework in the Senior School and the International Baccalaureate’s Primary Years Programme in the Junior School. Reggio Emilia philosophy informs our approach to teaching and learning in the pre-schools and Early Learning Centre (K–Year 2). We encourage boys to think and act skilfully, creatively and responsibly. In terms of Pastoral care Houses promote an environment in which boys feel safe, gain a sense of identity at the School and become known and valued as individuals. There is a wide range of activities including sport, service, drama, music, debating, outdoor education and House activities. The boarding experience at Cranbrook teaches boys to be independent, responsible for themselves and responsible to the group so that they grow into mature and self-reliant young men 5
3. Performance in National and State-wide tests and examinations 3.1 Literacy and numeracy assessments in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 In 2012, students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participated for the fifth time in the national Numeracy and Literacy Assessments, known as NAPLAN. NAPLAN assesses individual student achievement in areas of literacy and numeracy. The overall literacy component of the NAPLAN includes areas of reading, writing, spelling and language conventions. The writing component of the NAPLAN is an assessment of a student’s writing ability, encompassing aspects of text structuring, grammar, spelling and punctuation. In reporting student achievement in the NAPLAN, students are placed in skill bands, representing the performance of students against nationwide criteria. The School is informed of the percentages of its students in each band and the corresponding state (not national) percentages. This provides a useful comparison of School performance against the state’s student population. There are separate bands for literacy (including writing) and numeracy. In Year 3 there are five bands while in Years 5, 7 and 9 there are six bands. In 2012, for the third time, schools were able to measure growth of students from one test period to the next ie over two years. The School’s 2012 results are summarised in more detail in the following tables, as are the comparable state results (figures are all percentages). Band 6 (Year 3), Band 8 (Year 5), Band 9 (Year 7) and Band 10 (Year 9) are the highest bands, Band 1, the lowest. The assessments are conducted over several days, so that the number of students undertaking the assessments varies slightly for each component due to absences on assessment days. NAPLAN results at Year levels: Tables 1 to 4: The tables below represent the percentage of Cranbrook students in each of the six reported bands for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 compared with the percentages in the State. Cranbrook performs above the state, in terms of percentage of students at the higher bands, at each year level, with the exception of Numeracy in Year 3. Table 1: Percentage of Cranbrook Year 3 students in each band (1-6) v State Band Reading Writing Spelling Grammar & punctuation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Numeracy Data, measure, space and geometry Number, patterns and algebra Cranbrook 0 0 0 0 1.5 1.5 1.5 State 3.7 1.7 3.4 5.1 3.8 4.8 3.4 Cranbrook 3 1.5 4.5 3 4.5 3.0 4.5 State 10.1 5 7.5 7.4 9.3 9 12.9 Cranbrook 7.1 6.2 10.6 7.6 1.5 11.9 7.5 State 18.2 13.8 18.3 12.7 20.2 23.8 23.8 Cranbrook 10.4 18.5 24.2 10.6 25.4 16.4 17.9 State 20.6 22.3 25.4 19.0 27.8 22.1 20.5 Cranbrook 31.3 55.4 16.7 30.2 25.4 34.3 34.3 State 20.6 22.3 25.4 19.0 27.8 22.1 20.5 Cranbrook 49.3 18.5 43.9 48.5 41.8 32.8 34.3 State 26.4 15.9 30.1 33.7 17.7 12.6 13.9 6
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2. Contextual information about the <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>Cranbrook</strong> is an Anglican independent<br />
non-selective day and boarding school<br />
for boys, P–Year 12. We aim to discover<br />
each boy’s potential and develop his<br />
strengths. Because we believe that every<br />
boy is special, we provide motivation<br />
and challenge for those with academic<br />
or creative gifts and comprehensive<br />
support for boys with learning needs.<br />
The academic programme is based<br />
on a structured teaching and learning<br />
framework in the Senior <strong>School</strong> and the<br />
International Baccalaureate’s Primary<br />
Years Programme in the Junior <strong>School</strong>.<br />
Reggio Emilia philosophy informs our<br />
approach to teaching and learning in<br />
the pre-schools and Early Learning<br />
Centre (K–Year 2). We encourage boys<br />
to think and act skilfully, creatively<br />
and responsibly. In terms of Pastoral<br />
care Houses promote an environment<br />
in which boys feel safe, gain a sense<br />
of identity at the <strong>School</strong> and become<br />
known and valued as individuals.<br />
There is a wide range of activities<br />
including sport, service, drama, music,<br />
debating, outdoor education and House<br />
activities. The boarding experience<br />
at <strong>Cranbrook</strong> teaches boys to be<br />
independent, responsible for themselves<br />
and responsible to the group so that they<br />
grow into mature and self-reliant young<br />
men<br />
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