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Goulburn Public SchoolAnnual School Report 2014

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School context statementGoulburn Public School is the oldest school in Goulburn and was established by the NSW Department of Education in 1868. The school is set within attractive grounds with beautiful heritage buildings and continues to build upon its proud tradition of working with the community to provide the best possible learning outcomes for all students.

The school makes valuable use of its excellent facilities by offering a wide range of educational opportunities, with students and teachers working to ensure that students reach their full potential while experiencing success within a happy and supportive educational environment. Meeting individual learning needs, effective use of computer technology, development of sporting skills, providing valuable cultural experiences and a positive approach to student welfare are features of our learning environment.

Goulburn Public School has a number of special facilities including a school canteen, Schools as Community Centre, Out of Hours School Care and a Paint and Play program for preschool children.

At Goulburn Public School we work with parents, members of the community and community groups to enhance the educational opportunities for our students, providing a learning setting which is positive, comprehensive, caring and stimulating.

Students playing with the dress-up box at lunchtime

Principal’s messageI am pleased to present the 2014 Goulburn Public School Annual School Report. The Goulburn Public School Community has enjoyed another successful and positive year. We have enjoyed participating in a number of worthwhile programs, special events and learning opportunities. We have also supported many of the excellent initiatives that run at Goulburn Public School including the Community Pre-School programs, Cool Kids Before and After School Care and our transition to school program. We are proud of the school’s partnerships with many community groups including The Smith Family, Home Start Australia, Families First and the Goulburn Regional Conservatorium of Music.

We have continued to build upon our teaching and learning initiatives with a focus on improved learning outcomes for our students. Some highlights of successful include programs such as Accelerated Literacy, Mathletics, Boys Literacy Groups and the GPS Strings Project.

As this is my last year as Principal of Goulburn Public School I would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff, students and parents for their support over the last eight years and to say that I am very proud of all our achievements and I wish everyone all the very best in the years to come.

I certify that the information in this report is the result of a rigorous school self-evaluation process and is a balanced and genuine account of the school’s achievements and areas for development.

Narelle Lloyd

Farewell to Mrs Lloyd at Presentation Day

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School Captains messageWe have had a great year this year being the 2014 school captains at Goulburn Public School.

We have loved the opportunity to represent the school on special occasions such as at the Rocky Hill Memorial Forecourt Opening, the Mayoral Reception at Goulburn Mulwaree Council and at the GRIP Leadership day. Some of the other things we have especially enjoyed being school captains are helping out in Breakfast Club, Friday assemblies, School Jobs (such as Rolls, Bell, Lunch Orders, Newsletters, Level sheets, Bins). We have also liked all the Sport, the Christmas Concert and the Talent Quest. We have loved being Peer Support leaders and we had a great day at the Peer Support tabloids leading our teams through so many fun activities.

We have enjoyed our Captains duties this year when we have had visiting performances like Snake Tails, Lorin Nicholson, Swag of Tales and both the Life Education and Royal Far West Health Vans. We have both also enjoyed being House Captains and leading our houses at the carnivals and for special sports activities.

We would like to say thank you to all the students and staff at Goulburn Public School for making our year as School Captains such a special and fun year and we wish everyone all the best for next year and the years to come.

Jade Garbutt and Rhys Rakete

School captains receiving Woolworths Earn & Learn prizes

P & C message

P&C Easter Raffle

Student informationIt is a requirement that the reporting of information for all students be consistent with privacy and personal information policies.

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Infants students enjoying our daily fitness program

Student enrolment profile

Student Enrolment

Gender 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Male 93 92 97 90 91 90 92

Female 84 75 76 63 71 70 76

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Student attendance profile

Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

K 95.4 92.6 93.7 93.9 94.7

1 93.8 93.3 93.6 94.4 93.5

2 92.8 94.7 91.7 95.9 95.0

3 94.2 91.8 95.7 90.7 95.6

4 91.0 94.4 91.7 95.5 94.3

5 92.1 88.4 93.5 94.9 92.96 91.9 91.5 88.6 92.9 92.5

Sc Total 92.9 92.5 92.7 94.2 94.0

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K 94.7 94.7 94.3 95.0 95.2

1 94.2 94.2 93.9 94.5 94.7

2 94.4 94.2 94.2 94.7 94.9

3 94.5 94.4 94.4 94.8 95.0

4 94.5 94.3 94.3 94.7 94.9

5 94.4 94.2 94.2 94.5 94.8

6 94.0 93.8 93.8 94.1 94.2

Total 94.4 94.3 94.2 94.7 94.8

Stage 2 students enjoying the SPACExpo

Workforce information It is a requirement that the reporting of information for all staff must be consistent with privacy and personal information policies.

Workforce compositionPosition NumberPrincipal 1Assistant Principal(s) 2Classroom Teacher(s) 5Learning and Support Teacher (Part Time) 1Teacher Librarian (Part Time) 1Teacher of ESL (Part Time) 1Music Teacher (Part Time) 2Computer Teacher (Part Time) 1Science Teacher (Part Time) 1School Counsellor (Part Time) 1School Administrative & Support Staff 4School Learning Support Officers 4Schools As Community Centre Co-ordinator 1Canteen and Breakfast Club Manager 1Total 26

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The Australian Education Regulation, 2014 requires schools to report on Aboriginal composition of their workforce.

We have no staff with an Indigenous background employed during 2014.

Teacher qualifications

All teaching staff meet the professional requirements for teaching in NSW public schools.

Staff work with students at the World of Fun Maths Day

Professional Learning

Staff have undertaken a number of professional learning activities throughout 2014 including:

Queanbeyan ESLIN (English as a Second Language Network)

YARC (York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension) Language Assessment and Behaviour Management

Meet Manager Workshop

Strategic Financial Management for NSW Public Schools

CELF-4 (Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals) Screenting Test Administration Training

Positive Behaviour Management

Foundation Gymnastics for Primary Teachers

Teaching Newly arrived ESL students for rural and regional schools

Equity Conference: Equity! Now More Than Ever

Visual Literacy Strategies with an IWB

Consultative Decision Making

Core Financial Literacy for NSW Public Schools

LMBR Seminar for SASSPA members

ERN Family Manager

Combined ISE PPA Regional Conference: Change, Challenge and Opportunity

Southern Tablelands Network Meetings

Teaching Mathematical Understandings

New Australian Curriculum for Science

Staff serving at the KidsMatter breakfast

Financial summaryThis summary covers funds for operating costs and does not involve expenditure areas such as permanent salaries, building and major maintenance.

Date of financial summary 30/11/2014

Income $Balance brought forward 460,008.72Global funds 147,220.53Tied funds 254,708.85School & community sources 27,023.18Interest 13,821.67Trust receipts 11,702.40Canteen 28,016.80

Total income ** Expressionis faulty **

ExpenditureTeaching & learning

Key learning areas 21,095.21Excursions 1,922.69Extracurricular dissections 3,907.33

Library 1,427.55Training & development 2,118.73Tied funds 286,495.39Casual relief teachers 29,564.02Administration & office 37,916.43

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School-operated canteen 25,529.10Utilities 46,255.87Maintenance 24,404.78Trust accounts 12,984.40Capital programs 4,885.48

Total expenditure =SUM(B13:B25) \# "###0.00"

498506.98

Balance carried forward =B10-B26 \#

"###0.00" 443995.17

A full copy of the school’s 2014 financial statement is tabled at the annual general meetings of the School Council and/or the parent body. Further details concerning the statement can be obtained by contacting the school.

Students could purchase souvenirs from the Life Education Van

School performance 2014

Academic achievementsNAPLAN

In the National Assessment Program, the results across the Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 literacy and numeracy assessments are reported on a scale from Band 1 to Band 10.

The achievement scale represents increasing levels of skills and understandings demonstrated in these assessments.

The My School website provides detailed information and data for national literacy and numeracy testing (NAPLAN).

Click on the link http://www.myschool.edu.au and enter the school name in the Find a school and select GO to access the school data.

NAPLAN Year 3 - Literacy (including Reading, Writing, Spelling and Grammar and Punctuation)

1 2 3 4 5 60

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Percentage in bands:Year 3 Reading

Percentage in BandsSchool Average 2010-2014SSG % in Bands 2014State DEC % in Bands 2014

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Percentage in bands:Year 3 Grammar & Punctuation


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NAPLAN Year 3 - Numeracy

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NAPLAN Year 5 - Literacy (including Reading, Writing, Spelling and Grammar and Punctuation)

3 4 5 6 7 80

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NAPLAN Year 5 - Numeracy

3 4 5 6 7 80

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Average progress in Reading between Year 3 and 5

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Other achievementsArts

Throughout 2014, our school has continued to provide our students with a range of exceptional programs and projects in the area of the Arts, including:

Goulburn Combined Schools Concert

North Sydney Symphony Wind Ensemble Performance

School Talent Quest

Goulburn Regional Conservatorium of Music Violins for Beginners program

Goulburn Regional Art Gallery Art Classes

Goulburn Mulwaree Council Water Wise Colouring Comp

School Choir

Mulwaree High School Rock Band Performance

School Music Lessons in Guitar, Recorder and Piano

Gymnastics and Dance Group

Operation Art

Junior and Senior School Socials

Lorin Nicholson See Sharp Performance

A student conducting the NSSWE

Sport

Highlights of our 2014 sports programs have included:

Daily Fitness program K – 6

Premiers Sporting Challenge

Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country carnivals

Harmony Day Tabloid Sports

The amazing Race days

Goulburn SPACExpo

Cricket Day at Manuka Oval

AFL with Greater Western Sydney

Milo Cricket

Brumbies Coaching Clinic

Jump Rope for Heart

Cricket NSW Heroes Program

Years 3 & 4 Bowling Excursion

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Representative Trials in Soccer, Touch, Rugby League, Cricket and Basketball

Two Goulburn Public School students represented our Region at State Level in Athletics

Visiting Performances and Excursions

Students at Goulburn Public School enjoyed some wonderful visiting performances and excursions.

World of Maths Fun Day

NSSWE Performance

Snake Tails Show

Life Education Van

ANZAC Day March

Dog Handling and Safety Presentation

Big Splash Excursion

Swag of Tales Performance

Australian War Memorial Excursion

Wombeyan Caves Excursion

Governor Generals Christmas Party

GRIP Leadership Day

Opening of the Rocky Hill War Memorial Forecourt

Public Speaking competition

Book Week Celebrations

Mayoral Afternoon Tea

Senior students at the Rocky Hill Forecourt Opening

Staff enjoyed dressing up for Book Week

Significant programs and initiatives – Policy and equity funding Schools As Community Centre

2014 marked the tenth year of operation for the Goulburn Schools as Community Centre. The Goulburn SaCC is now well established in the local community with a number of organisations using the facilities on a regular basis.

Two outstanding highlights in 2014 were the ongoing growth and development of the Outreach Playgroup program which provides programs in 9 local communities for parents and young children and the expansion of the Breakfast Club program which operates in 7 schools in Goulburn and the Goulburn District.

May saw the celebration of families week with a lunch and activities for all local playgroups at the

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school and highlights included the farm yard animals and the jumping castle.

In September we held the yearly SPACExpo supported by the Goulburn Workers Club and both the Goulburn Mulwaree and Upper Lachlan Shire Councils which includes all schools in the Goulburn and District area. Thankyou once again to students from Mulwaree and Goulburn High Schools who provided invaluable support.

We have continued to strengthen the Lets Read program in the maternity unit at the Goulburn Base Hospital which is a joint project between Greater Southern Area Health, Smith Family and SaCC. We are hoping to extend this program over the next five years to support all children born at Goulburn Base Hospital and to continue our partnership with the Goulburn Mulwaree Library.

Agencies and Services

2014 has seen the continued strengthening and extension of the partnership and relationships formed between local agencies, services and the Goulburn SaCC. This has in turn led to improved linking for the students, parents, families, and community. This function has continued to expand and has had a very positive effect on streamlining the approach and consistency between the families, schools, agencies, services and the community.

A strong and positive network of agencies, service providers and organisations is operating at present through the SaCC, with ongoing commitment from the agencies and organisations to the Families NSW strategies. This commitment continues to grow and expand to support the community.

The SaCC Coordinator continues to be actively involved in facilitating the link between the school, community and service agencies through involvement such as chairing of the Families First Sothern Tablelands Network and membership of both the Goulburn Family Support Service management committee and the Family Case Management Committee.

2014 has been a very positive and successful year at Goulburn SaCC and I look forward to continuing to build on these successes in 2015.

Alan Caldow, Coordinator

2014 SPACExpo at Carr Confroy Fields East Goulburn

Aboriginal education

At Goulburn Public School we offer a number of programs and activities for our Aboriginal students to participate in including:

Vibe Activities

NAIDOC week

Guest speakers and visiting performers

Sporting and cultural opportunities

Personalised Learning Programs

Leadership Programs including Peer Support training and GRIP Leadership Day for our senior students

Multicultural education and anti-racism

We have enjoyed outstanding multicultural education programs at Goulburn Public School this year:

ESL language enrichment classes

Structured Play program for Kindergarten children from CALD and refugee backgrounds

Harmony Day celebrations

ESL Language Enrichment activitiy

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Other significant initiatives

Kids Matter Program

We have become a KidsMatter school. The KidsMatter Primary program is a mental health and wellbeing framework for primary schools and aims to make a positive difference to the lives of Australian children. We have completed the Getting Started module and we are currently working on the first component which is positive school community.

Kids Matter Morning Tea

School planning and evaluation 2012—2014

School evaluation processesNSW public schools conduct evaluations to support the effective implementation of the school plan. The processes used include:

Analysis of Assessment Data

Evaluation of NSW DEC school statistics

Examination of evidence relating to student outcomes and program delivery

Focus Group Survey Questions

School planning 2012-2014:

School priority 1: LiteracyOutcome for 2012–2014

Increase levels of literacy achievement for all students in line with State and Regional targets.

2014 Targets to achieve this outcome were:

Increase the % of students in the top 2 bands in Year 5 Reading from 19% to 30%

maintain the % of students at or below the national minimum standard in Year 5 Reading at 0%

Increase the % of students in Band 6 in Year 3 reading from 7.7% to 15%

Decrease the % of students at or below the national minimum standard in Year 3 Reading from 7.7% to 0%

Evidence of progress towards outcomes in 2014:

The % of students in the top 2 bands in Year 5 reading was 16.6%

The % of students at or below the national minimum standard in Year 5 Reading was 0%

The % of students in Band 6 in Year 3 Reading was 16.7%

The % of students at or below the national minimum standard in Year 3 Reading was 8.3%

2014 Targets to achieve this outcome are:

Increase the % of students in the top 2 bands in Year 5 Reading from 16.6% to 24%

maintain the % of students at or below the national minimum standard in Year 5 Reading at 0%

Increase the % of students in Band 6 in Year 3 reading from 16.7% to 24%

Decrease the % of students at or below the national minimum standard in Year 3 Reading from 8.3% to 0%

Strategies to achieve these outcomes in 2015

Continue Accelerated Literacy Program (Yrs 3 – 6)

Continue Getting Reading Right program (K – Yr 2)

Detailed analysis of NAPLAN results, particularly during staff and learning support meetings

Use TALE site and other dedicated learning objects as part of teaching and learning programs

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Use of My Library icon on Staff Portal to access school, students and staff resources

Implement Best Start Kindergarten Assessment program to identify literacy learning that children bring to school and use the results of this assessment to plan and deliver quality early years literacy teaching

Integrated Literacy activities in Stage 2

School priority 2

School priority 2: NumeracyOutcome for 2012–2014

Increased levels of numeracy achievement for every student in line with State and Regional Plan targets.

2014 Targets to achieve this outcome were:

Increase the % of students in the top 2 bands in Year 5 Numeracy from 4.8% to 12%

Decrease the % of students at or below the national minimum standard in Year 5 Numeracy from 9.5% to 6%

Increase the % of students in the top 2 bands in Year 3 Numeracy from 15% to 22%



The % of students in the top 2 bands in Year 5 Numeracy was 4.2%

The % of students at or below the national minimum standard in Year 5 Numeracy was 8.3%

The % of students in the top two bands in Year 3 Numeracy was 8.3%

The % of students at or below the national minimum standard in Year 3 Numeracy was 8.3%

2015 Targets to achieve this outcome are:





Strategies to achieve these outcomes in 2015:

Use whole school planning process to identify aspects of numeracy under performance using NAPLAN data analysis

Implement the Best Start Kindergarten Assessment program to identify numeracy learning that children bring to school

Integrate the Quality Teaching model with the iMaths program K to 6

All class teachers have team teaching opportunities using iMaths

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Senior students participating in World of Fun Maths Day activities

Other School PrioritiesEngagement and Attainment

Students participating in the school’s Talent Quest

Students participating in the Tabloid Sports Day

Aboriginal Education

Aboriginal students attend the AECG Partnerships Agreement signing

Mrs Lloyd gives the Principal’s address at the AECG Partnerships Agreement signing

Curriculum and Assessment

Students wear costumes as part of their unit of work on

ANZAC Day

Stage 1 students completing a research assessment task

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Outcomes from 2012–2014

To support improved attendance and increased parental engagement in supporting their children’s learning

Increase the number of Aboriginal students scoring in the top 3 bands in Literacy and Numeracy from 16% to 33%

Effective use of Interactive Whiteboards in teaching/learning programs so that teacher capacity to improve student learning outcomes is strengthened


Attendance data indicates that school attendance increased from 92.7% in 2012 to 94% in 2014

50% Aboriginal students scored in the top three bands in Spelling and Grammar and Punctuation while 33.3% Aboriginal students scored in the top three bands in Reading

Teachers report that they are using their classroom interactive whiteboards in lessons for every KLA

Strategies to achieve these outcomes in 2015:

Continue modified PIPs program and working closely with HSLO to maintain good attendance

Development of Personal Learning Programs for Aboriginal students

New strategic directions for the new School Planning Process 2015 - 2018

Parent/caregiver, student, and teacher satisfactionIn 2014, the school sought the opinions of parents, students and teachers about the school.

Their responses are presented below.

Music Programs Evaluation Background

Following staff and parent consultation the school’s Music Programs were nominated as the area to evaluate in relation to staff, parent and student satisfaction in areas including class

activities, music lessons, instruments, participation and enjoyment.

Q1 Q205

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Q1. Do you like the Music activities you participate in at school?

Q2 Does Music help you enjoy and participate more positively at school?

Students YesStudents No

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Q1. Do you know what Music Activities your children participate in at school?

Q2. Do they enjoy Music activities?

Parents YesParents No

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Q1. Are you generally satisified with the Music programs we run?

Q2. Are you satisified with student participation in our Music programs?

Staff YesStaff No

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Benefits of Music Programs at GPS

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Programs Suported by Staff

Programs Sup-ported Positively by Staff

Future directions

Two priorities identified from the data have been established for 2015. They are:

1. To expand two identified areas of the music program – instrumental work for primary students and dance for infants students

2. More information about both the school and class music programs to be published in the Newsletter and on our web page

Piano students performing at the end of year Piano Concert

Future Directions 2015-2017 School PlanNSW DEC is implementing a new school planning process for 2015-17. The new plan will be published on the school’s website from the beginning of Term 2 2015.

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About this reportIn preparing this report, the self-evaluation committee has gathered information from evaluations conducted during the year and analysed other information about the school's practices and student learning outcomes. The self-evaluation committee and school planning committee have determined targets for the school's future development.

Narelle Lloyd: Principal

Christine Forsyth: Assistant Principal

Catherine Leseberg: Assistant Principal

Katie Latham: School Administration Manager

Alan Caldow: SaCC Coordinator

Skye Miller Norris: P&C President

School contact information

Goulburn Public School

204 Bourke Street Goulburn NSW 2580

Ph: 4821 2827

Fax: 4822 1395

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.goulburn-p [email protected]

School Code: 2053

Parents can find more information about Annual School Reports, how to interpret information in the report and have the opportunity to provide feedback about the report at:

http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/learning/emsad/asr/index.php

Stage 3 students at Wombeyan Caves

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