2011 Annual Report to the School Community - Drouin Secondary ...

2011 Annual Report tothe School CommunityDrouin Secondary CollegeSchool Number: 7785

Government School PerformanceSummary 2011What our school is doingDrouin Secondary CollegeDrouin Secondary College’s vision is "To ensure every student develops the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to positivelycontribute as responsible and caring citizens of a changing, global community." The College’s daily life is linked closely to its corevalues: ACHIEVEMENT, RESPECT, COMMITMENT AND COMMUNITY.Drouin Secondary College is a steadily growing medium sized rural year 7 to 12 secondary college with 940 students. Studentsattending the College come from a large geographical area. The nature of the community is changing with steady growth in themajor centres of population – Drouin, Bunyip, Garfield and Longwarry. The geography of our feeder area means that an extensivebus network is co-ordinated by the College. About 60% of our students travel to school by country or town service buses. Weincreasingly draw students from beyond our traditional feeder primary school with over 110 students travelling by rail on thePakenham line. The College has 72 teaching staff including 3 Principal Class and a further 41 support staff.Our Strategic Plan was finalised at the end of 2010 for the 2011 to 2014 period. Our goals are: 1. Maximise student learning growthacross all areas of the curriculum. 2. Develop whole school strategies for improving writing and numeracy across the school linked tolearning needs identified by student data. 3. To improve student engagement and wellbeing by developing a stimulating andsupportive learning culture. 4. Improve positive post-school pathways by further developing transitions into the College and throughthe College.Student LearningDrouin Secondary College has beenproud of its ability to support our studentsin successfully completing their seniorcertificates. We have achieved improvedretention and greater uptake in VET andVCAL certificates. Our VCE results in2011 were excellent with a mean studyscore of 29.2 and close to 5% over astudy score of 40.Our NAPLAN results demonstrate solidstudent learning growth between year 7and 9. This learning growth data improvedin 2011. The quality of our Year 7 to 9programs and interventions havecontributed to this improved growth.Writing has been identified as requiringfurther improvement and there will be afocus on improving writing and numeracystandards in 2012.Teachers' work is supported by cognitivecoaches and an external numeracycoach.Staff worked in professional learningteams both in year level teams and inlearning area teams. In 2012 the PLTs willoperate in KLD groups. Teacher will usean evidence based cycle includinganalysing data and planning the next levelof student learning and reflection on theeffective of their teaching.Students use Netbooks and online 24/7access to support their learning. In 2012every student in year 7 to 12 will beprovided with a netbook.Student Engagementand WellbeingAttendance rate in 2011 decreasedsignificantly and is an area of focus in2012. The College continues to use periodby period electronic role marking and SMSmessaging to ensure all parents arenotified immediately a student is absent.Level Teams will support students withpoor attendance rates.The College continues to focus on lowstudent motivation survey results. TheCollege introduced pastoral care groupscalled Personal Learning Groups toensure every class group will have asignificant teacher for support. Theprogram also provides students withimproved understanding of careerpathways and independent learning.The College has built a quality studentwellbeing team which supports theCollege's learning culture and studentwellbeing. The team work within a casemangement model.The College has a strong studentleadership structure which included theintroduction of a buddy program in 2011.In 2012 further development is planned toincrease student voice. We will continue togive student leaders formal training.In 2011 the College used ex-students astutors and mentors for indigenousstudents and student at risk with lowliteracy or numeracy skills. This programwill continue in 2012.Student Pathwaysand TransitionsThe College has an Education Plan whichis underpinned by a personalised learningapproach. One element is to providerelevant pathways for our students. TheCollege has an Innovative curriculumstructure that allows vertical moment for allstudents in year 8 to 12. Over 20% ofstudents access units at least one yearahead of their normal year level. Thisinitaitive is supported by a comprehensivecareers and course selection process. Atyear 10 close to 100% of students willcomplete a year 11 VCE or VET unit.Our exit destination at year 10 to 12 waspositive but university applications andentry has declined. Although the Collegehad some of the best VCE results inGippsland it had a lower Universityapplication percentage. In 2012 thecareers and pathways team will focus onincreasing the number of student applyingfor university placements.A strong program supports students withdisabilities to achieve their individual goals.In 2012 the College will introduce a newlife skills unit to support in the PSDprogram.The College has strong relationships withour feeder primary schools and has astrong focus on ensuring a smooth andseamless transition for our students. In2012 the College will look to furtherdevelop links with our main feeder primaryschools.For more detailed information regarding our school please visit our website atwww.drouinsc.vic.edu.auor view our 2011 Annual Report online at http://www.vrqa.vic.gov.au/SReg/

Government School PerformanceSummary 2011Drouin Secondary CollegeHow this school compares to allVictorian government schoolsKey:Range of results for the middle 60% of Victorian government schools:Result for this school: Median of all Victorian government schools:This page provides the overall picture of this school's performance in the past year.The following pages provide more detail on each of these measures.Overall Measures Student Outcomes School ComparisonResults achieved by students at this schoolcompared to students at other Victoriangovernment schools.Whether this school, taking into account itsstudents, is performing higher than, lowerthan, or broadly similar to other schools,taking into account their students.1. Student LearningCombining teacher assessments from theVictorian Essential Learning Standards(VELS), the results from the NationalAssessment Program – Literacy andNumeracy (NAPLAN) tests and theVictorian Certificate of Education (VCE).LowerOutcomesHigherOutcomesLower Similar Higher2. Student Engagement and WellbeingCombining student attendance rates andresults from the annual student Attitudesto School survey.LowerOutcomesHigherOutcomesLower Similar Higher3. Student Pathways and TransitionsCombining the number of studentsremaining at school through to Year 10and students going on to further study orfull-time employment from Years 10 to 12.LowerOutcomesHigherOutcomesLower Similar Higher●School Profile● Average level of parent satisfaction ● Average level of staff satisfaction ● Overall socio-economic profilewith the school, as derived from with the school, as derived fromthe annual Parent Opinion survey. the annual Staff Opinion survey.low low-mid midThe score is reported on a scale The score is reported on a scaleof 1 to 7, where 7 is the highest of 1 to 5, where 5 is the highestpossible score.possible score.1● Proportion of students with English as a second language7 1 5low low-mid mid mid-high highAll Victorian government school teachers meet the registrationrequirements of the Victorian Institute of Teaching (www.vit.vic.edu.au).For more information regarding this school, please visit www.vrqa.vic.gov.au/sreg●mid-highhighBased on the school's Student Family Occupation indexwhich takes into account parents' occupations.943 students (453 female, 490 male) were enrolled at thisschool in 2011.7785 Version 1, February 2012

Drouin Secondary CollegeHow this school compares to allVictorian government schoolsKey:Range of results for the middle 60% of Victorian government schools:Result for this school: Median of all Victorian government schools:Student Learning Student Outcomes School Comparison4. Teacher assessments from theVictorian Essential Learning Standards(VELS)Percentage of students in Years 7 to 10with a grade of C or above in:●●English and MathematicsAll other subjectsThe grades are the same as those used inyour child's end of year report.A ‘C’ rating means that a student is at thestandard expected at the time ofreporting.000Results: English and Mathematics 2010Results: English and Mathematics2007 - 2010 (4-year average)Results: All other subjects 2010Results: All other subjects2007 - 2010 (4-year average)100100100Lower Similar HigherLower Similar HigherLower Similar Higher0100Lower Similar Higher5. NAPLAN Year 7 Results: Reading 2011Average score achieved on the NAPLANReading and Numeracy tests conductedin May each year.Year 7 assessments are reported on ascale from Bands 4-9.Bands represent different levels ofachievement. For Year 7, the NationalMinimum Standard is at Band 5.Band 4 5 6 7 8 9Results: Reading 2008 - 2011(4-year average)Band 4 5 6 7 8 9Results: Numeracy 2011Being the first year of secondaryschool, Year 7 NAPLAN is not used forthe School Comparison.Band 4 5 6 7 8 9Results: Numeracy 2008-2011(4-year average)Band 4 5 6 7 8 96. NAPLAN Year 9 Results: Reading 2011Average score achieved on the NAPLANReading and Numeracy tests conductedin May each year.Year 9 assessments are reported on ascale from Bands 5-10.Bands represent different levels ofachievement. For Year 9, the NationalMinimum Standard is at Band 6.Band 5 6 7 8 9 10Results: Reading 2008 - 2011(4-year average)Band 5 6 7 8 9 10Results: Numeracy 2011Lower Similar HigherLower Similar HigherBand 5 6 7 8 9 10Results: Numeracy 2008-2011(4-year average)Lower Similar HigherBand 5 6 7 8 9 10Lower Similar HigherVersion 1, February 2012

Drouin Secondary CollegeHow this school compares to allVictorian government schoolsKey:Range of results for the middle 60% of Victorian government schools:Result for this school: Median of all Victorian government schools:Student Learning Student Outcomes School Comparison7. Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) Results: 2011Mean study score from all VCE subjectsundertaken by students at this school.This includes all Unit 3 and 4 studies(including those completed in Year 11)and any VCE VET studies awarded astudy score. The maximum student studyscore is 50 and the state-wide mean(including government and nongovernmentschools) is set at 30.0 50Results: 2008 - 2011 (4-year average)0 50Lower Similar HigherLower Similar HigherPercent of students in 2011 who satisfactorily completed their VCE: 100%Percent of Year 12 students in 2011 undertaking at least one Vocational Education and Training (VET) unit of competence: 23%Percent of VET units of competence satisfactorily completed in 2011: 98%Percent of Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) credits satisfactorily completed in 2011: 93%Student Engagement Student Outcomes School Comparisonand Wellbeing8. Student attendance Results: 2010Average attendance rate of all students in 0 100the school. Common reasons for nonattendanceinclude illness and extendedfamily holidays.Results: 2007 - 2010 (4-year average)0 100Lower Similar HigherAverage 2010 attendance rate by year level:Yr7 Yr8 Yr9 Yr10 Yr1192% 91% 89% 93% 94%Yr1295%Lower Similar Higher9. Student attitudes to school Results: 2011Derived from the Attitudes to School 1 5survey completed annually by Victoriangovernment school students in Years 5 to12. It includes questions about students’ Results: 2008 - 2011 (4-year average)engagement in and enjoyment of school.The school’s average score is reported1 5here on a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 is thehighest possible score.Lower Similar HigherLower Similar HigherStudent Pathways Student Outcomes School Comparisonand Transitions10. Student retention Results: 2010Percentage of Year 7 students whoremain at the school through to Year 10.11. Students exiting to further studies andfull-time employmentPercentage of students from Years 10 to12 going on to further studies or full-timeemployment.0100Results: 2007 - 2010 (4-year average)0 100Results: 20100 100Results: 2007 - 2010 (4-year average)0 100Lower Similar HigherLower Similar HigherLower Similar HigherLower Similar HigherVersion 1, February 2012

How to read theGovernment SchoolPerformance Summary 2011The Government School Performance Summary provides an overview of how this school is performing, andhow it compares to all other Victorian government schools.All schools acknowledge the partnership and support of their parents and the community in working togetherto improve outcomes for children and young people.By sharing this information with the community, our goal is to identify where we need to improve and to worktogether to achieve excellence in every school.The first page outlines whatyour school is doing to improveits results.The second page summarisesyour school’s performance.The third and fourth pagesprovide a detailed breakdownof each of the result areas.What are student outcomes?Student outcomes show the achievements ofstudents in this school in English, Mathematics andother subjects. They also show results in nationalliteracy and numeracy tests and, for secondarycolleges, the Victorian Certificate of Education(VCE) examinations. They provide importantinformation about student attendance andengagement at school.For secondary colleges, the Government SchoolPerformance Summary also provides informationabout how many students at this school go on tofurther studies or full-time work after leaving school.You can see these results for the latest year, as wellas the average of the last four years (whereavailable).The Government School Performance Summaryalso allows you to compare student outcomes forstudents at this school with the outcomes ofstudents in all other Victorian government schools.

What is a School Comparison?The School comparison is a way of comparingschool performance that takes into account thedifferent student intake characteristics of eachschool.A School comparison takes into account the school’sacademic intake, the socio-economic backgroundof students, the number of Indigenous students, thenumber of non-English speaking and refugeestudents, the number of students with a disability,and the size and location of the school.The School comparison measures show that mostschools are doing well and are achieving resultsthat are ‘similar’ to what we would estimate giventhe background characteristics of their students.Some schools are doing exceptionally well with thestudents they have, and have ‘higher’ performance.Some schools have ‘lower’ performance after takinginto account their students’ characteristics – theseschools will receive targeted support to ensure thatthere is improvement.Looking at both the student outcomes and schoolcomparisons provides important information aboutwhat a school is doing well and the areas thatrequire further improvement.More information on school comparisonperformance measures can be found at:www.education.vic.gov.au/aboutschool/schoolreportsWhat is the meaning of ‘Data not available’?For some schools, there are too few students toprovide data. For other schools, there are no studentsat some levels, so school comparisonsare not possible. Newly opened schools have only thelatest year of data and no averages from previousyears. The Department also recognisesthe unique circumstances of Specialist, Select Entry,English Language and Community Schools whereschool comparisons are not appropriate.What is this school doing to improve?All schools have a plan to improve outcomes fortheir students. The ‘What our school is doing’statement provides a summary of this school’simprovement plan.

Financial Performanceand PositionDrouin Secondary CollegeFinancial Performance – Operating StatementSummary for the year ending 31st December, Financial Position as at 31st December, 20112011Revenue 2011 Actual Funds Available 2011 ActualDepartmental Grants $1,390,720 High Yield Investment Account $167,705Commonwealth Government Grants $10,017 Official Account $27,845State Government Grants $60,433 Other Bank Accounts( listed individually)Other $183,667 Building Fund $10,475Locally Raised Funds $1,304,232 Parents and Friends $21,840Total Operating Revenue $2,949,069 At Call Investments $104,705Bonds NT $6,500Expenditure (insert) $Salaries and Allowances $407,963 (insert) $Bank Charges $2,361 Total Funds Available $339,070Consumables $354,291Books and Publications $25,441 Financial Commitments 2011 ActualCommunication Costs $33,977 School Operating Reserve $42,551Furniture and Equipment $727,083 Assets or Equipment Replacement ‹12 months $0Utilities $140,345 Capital – Building/Grounds including SMS ‹ 12 $0Property Services $333,269 months$0Travel and Subsistence $973 Maintenance – Building/Grounds including $0Motor Vehicle Expenses $7,318 SMS ‹ 12 months$0Administration $21,891 Beneficiary/Memorial Accounts $6,500Health and Personal Development $931 Co-operative Bank Account $0Professional Development $33,864 Revenue Receipted in Advance $203,901Trading and Fundraising $254,776 School based programs $13,982Support/Service $369,109 Region/Network/Cluster Funds $54,016Miscellaneous $388,575 Provision Accounts $18,120Total Operating Expenditure $3,102,167 Repayable to DEECD $0Other Recurrent Expenditure (Accounts Payable) $0Assets or Equipment Replacement › 12Net Operating Surplus/-Deficit -$153,098$0monthsCapital Expenditure $0Capital – Building/Grounds including SMS › 12$0Please note that the above amounts do not include anymonthscredit revenue or expenditure allocated or spent by the Maintenance - Building/Grounds includingschool through its Student Resource PackageSMS › 12 months$0Total Financial Commitments $339,070Financial performance and position commentary