Educational and Financial Report - Masada College

Reporting Area 7: cont page 17 Student attendance & retention rates in secondary schoolsThe retention rate of students at Masada is always very high. Nearly all students have high academic aspirations and continue through toYear 12. This has been a consistent pattern.Year Level Absence Rate %Kindergarten 5Year 1 4Year 2 4Year 3 4Year 4 2Year 5 5Year 6 4Year 7 5Year 8 4Year 9 5Year 10 5Year 11 6Year 12 6Overall 4%YearsComparedYear 10enrolment on censusStudent AttendanceYear 12 enrolment2011Year 10 enrolment atcensus date remainingin year 12 oncensus dateApparentRetentionRateActualRetentionRate2009 / 2011 65 70 59 107.7 90.8%2008 / 2011 60 64 54 106.7 90.0%2007 / 2009 57 59 54 103.5 94.7%2006 / 2008 60 61 55 101.7 91.7%2005 / 2007 63 56 55 88.9% 87.3%2004 / 2006 77 72 68 93.5% 88.3%2003 / 2005 83 87 83 104.8% 100.0%2002 / 2004 56 59 55 105.4% 98.2%2001 / 2003 83 75 73 90.4% 88.0%The majority of students who left Masada in the period from Year 10 to Year 12 students, transferred to other schools rather than joining theworkforce. Year 10 has in recent years become an entry year, hence the high actual retention rate.16