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2014 Annual Report to the School Community

St Francis Xavier’s Box Hill REGISTERED SCHOOL NUMBER: 1272

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ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S, BOX HILL 2014

2014 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY 1

Contents

Minimum Standards Attestation ............................................................................................................................ 2

Our School Vision ................................................................................................................................................... 3

School Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 4

Parish Priest’s Report ............................................................................................................................................. 5

Principal’s Report ................................................................................................................................................... 6

School Education Board Report .............................................................................................................................. 7

Parents & Friends President’s Report ..................................................................................................................... 8

Education in Faith ................................................................................................................................................ 11

Learning & Teaching ............................................................................................................................................. 12

Staff Professional Learning ................................................................................................................................... 15

Student Wellbeing ............................................................................................................................................... 16

Leadership & Management .................................................................................................................................. 20

School Community ............................................................................................................................................... 22

P&F Annual Treasurer’s Report ............................................................................................................................ 25

Financial Performance .......................................................................................................................................... 26

VRQA Compliance Data ........................................................................................................................................ 28



Contact Details

ADDRESS 1087 Whitehorse Rd Box Hill VIC 3128

PRINCIPAL Carmel Purdey

PARISH PRIEST Very Rev. Tony Kerin EV PP

SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR Tim Bourke

TELEPHONE (03) 9890 1108

EMAIL [email protected]

WEBSITE www.sfxboxhill.catholic.edu.au

Minimum Standards Attestation

I, Carmel Purdey, attest that St Francis Xavier’s is compliant with:

All of the requirements for the minimum standards and other requirements for the registration

of schools as specified in the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) and the Education

and Training Reform Regulations 2007 (Vic), except where the school has been granted an

exemption from any of these requirements by the VRQA

Australian Government accountability requirements related to the 2014 school year under the

Schools Assistance Act 2008 (Cth) and the Schools Assistance Regulations 2009 (Cth)

22 May 2015



Our School Vision

In the Franciscan spirit, our vision is for a school that:

1 Catholic Tradition

Is grounded in Catholic tradition and spirituality, in which the Gospel values of trust, respect, forgiveness and care underpin everyday teaching and learning.

2 Learning environment

Provides a high quality learning environment that: • Cultivates effective learners-for-life through commitment to informed and current teaching and learning practices. • Values the key role teachers play in supporting the personal growth of children, recognising that they are responsible for enhancing the quality and standard of student learning outcomes. • Consistently offers learning activities involving the continuing acquisition of knowledge and skills so that learners can apply these critically to understand and participate effectively as responsible citizens in their world.

3 Environment

Encourages respect, responsibility and care for creation; where an awareness of the environment and its species is developed and promoted

4 Well being

Enhances the wellbeing of all in an environment of justice, inclusiveness, tolerance, equality and compassion; in which harmony and healthy relationships are promoted through the development of social skills, self-worth, affirmation and the celebration of achievements

5 Collaboration

Is a learning community in which teamwork and collaboration are central to everyday practice

6 Community

Is a place in which clergy, parents, teachers and students build and nurture a healthy growing community

(Reviewed by School Education Board 2013)



School Overview

St Francis Xavier School has been serving the Catholic parish communities in and around Box Hill since

1928. The school’s devotion to faith and education is supported by a dedicated teaching team and

strong and productive community relationships. The school serves a diverse community.

The 2014 August enrolment was 331. The language background of students and families is varied, with

approximately 40% of families from language backgrounds other than English. Among our students the

school has listed 32 different language backgrounds. Once again the school catered for a group of

students who were funded as New Arrivals to Australia.

11% of students are in receipt of the Education Maintenance Allowance.

The school is characterised by:

• A setting in substantial grounds

• Historic original school building

• Modern new buildings

From Prep to Year Six, students develop their spiritual and academic awareness in an environment that

supports the gospel values of trust, respect, forgiveness and care. Students are actively engaged in their

education and embrace a comprehensive curricular and extra-curricular program. Classrooms are places

of inspiration, challenge and collaboration.

Teachers at St Francis Xavier cater for the different learning styles of children with quality learning

outcomes their constant focus.

Some of the school’s physical resources and features include:

• A New Multi Games Area (2013)

• A modern library – the Discovery Centre

• Air conditioned classrooms

• Computer access and interactive whiteboard in every classroom

• Well equipped technology room

• Adventure playground

• Art room and extensive sporting program and natural grass oval.



Parish Priest’s Report

2014 was a momentous year for St Francis Xavier School and indeed

for the whole of Greater Box Hill parish. After four decades of pastoral

care attentively delivered by the Franciscan Friars, the administration

of the parish reverted to the Archdiocese when Archbishop Hart

appointed yours truly, a diocesan priest as the new parish priest. As

further consideration for our parish needs, he assigned Fr Michael

Gallacher and Fr Michael Kong to assist me. Their enthusiasm for and

devotion to the staff, students and their families has been

reciprocated by the school community.

As I became acquainted with the staff and students, I was delighted to

discover our primary school is at the cutting edge of innovation in

education, social inclusion and faith development. The leadership,

competence and skills of our staff are the envy of other schools. Our

students’ accomplishments are source of pride both for their families and the teachers who teach them.

The astute preparation of a master plan for the school had empowered us to make optimum use of

funding from the Federal and State Governments. This has meant that the school now finds itself in a

healthy financial situation.

The School Improvement Framework, now in its review phase sees the school itself taking responsibility

for the development and implementation of the School Improvement Plan for the next 5 years.

I have every confidence that with the continued support of the parish and particularly the school

community, our students and staff will continue shine in the years to come.

Fr Tony Kerin

Very Rev. Tony Kerin EV PP



Principal’s Report

Beating drums and Chinese Lion dancing welcomed in the

Lunar New Year and our school year at the Beginning of

the Year Family Picnic. The traditional lettuce throwing

was a great ‘hit’ with the children. The whole community

celebrated the New Year together with great gusto!

Other important community events for the year included

the annual concert at which our children showed great

talent. As always the concert brought the whole

community together and it was a gala event. For our

parent community, the P&F Dinner Dance once again gave

us the opportunity to enjoy a social event together. A wonderful evening was had by all.

The November Spring Fair, for the whole family, was a successful fund raiser, but more importantly, it

brought our whole community together in one large day of fun and wonderful food! A huge vote of

thanks goes to Julie Mackinnon and the Fair Committee for the large amount of work done.

Saying Good bye to the Franciscan Friars in April was a sad farewell. The Friars cared for our community

for approximately 38 years with great dedication and service. As a token of our gratitude we collected

$2079.00, which we donated to Caritas on behalf of the Friars. We thank the Friars who have given so

much of themselves to our community over the years. We warmly welcomed our diocesan priests to our

parish - Fr Tony Kerin, Fr Michael Gallacher and Fr Michael Kong.

As always we celebrated the sacraments of Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation with our

children. These were all wonderful celebrations.

Google Apps for Education (GAFE) was the ‘order of the day’ for our learning in Technology for both

children and staff. Fourteen staff members participated in the GAFE Summit held at Xavier College in

Kew in October during the school holidays. They brought back much new learning for us all. The apps

are changing the way we collaborate, connect, communicate and create. Technology is a tool for

learning; it does not take the place of good teaching.

The rich diversity of our Community was celebrated on our Cultural Day. Conducting our own Review

process as part of the School Improvement Framework was a privilege for

the school.

I sincerely thank all children, staff and parents for the contribution made to

the life of the parish school community in 2014.

Carmel M Purdey, Principal



School Education Board Report

The Board met eight times in 2014. Improvements in the education and wellbeing of our students have

again been central to the Board’s Mission.

It has been a year of change with the withdrawal of our dear friends the Franciscan Friars and the

installation of Father Tony Kerin as Parish Priest and Fathers Michael Gallacher and Michael Kong as his

assistant priests. If you have not met them yet, I encourage you to get to know them as they are keen to

meet you. They have many plans to enrich our parish school community in the future which will see

children and families more engaged with their faith.

School Policies have been reviewed and updated as part of our ongoing commitment to ensure

currency. The Anaphylaxis Policy, Photo Permission Form and Privacy Policy have all been addressed this

year.

In June a meeting was held with Smith & Tracey Architects to discuss ideas for a master plan for the

school site for any future developments. More information is expected to be available in 2015.

I take this opportunity to thank all of the Board members for their ongoing support and contribution to

the improvement of the education and wellbeing of our children along with the support they have

provided to the leadership team at our school.

Cie Freeman and Jane Brenchley are both retiring from the Board after four years of dedicated service.

Their membership has been valued and their input always insightful and welcomed.

Sadly, I retire this year after four years on the Board; the past two as Chair. I take this opportunity to say

thank you to everyone. It has been a privilege to serve all members of our school community

I will finish by saying that it is through involvement by all families with our school that our school

prospers. You will find that if you are involved, your relationship with our school community will prosper

as well. We have a great school, which is highly regarded throughout the education system in this state

and beyond. The staff led by Carmel and Marcus are a professional, committed team who through their

actions live out and guide our children in the four values of our school community, being trust, respect,

forgiveness and care. Tim Bourke, Chairman 2014



Parents & Friends President’s Report

It is with great pleasure that I present the President’s report for 2014. In our last twelve months, the

parents and friends association have made both visible and invisible changes to the SFX landscape.

Whilst it is easy to see the outcomes of some of our major fundraising activities – the new tiered seating

and the playground additions, it is the not so visible changes and improvements that I am most proud of.

The range of events run under the P&F banner in 2014 has created greater connections between the

members of our school community. The Welcome to School Picnic started last year and held again in

recent weeks is an example of the P&F vision in action – a fun event that seeks to celebrate the start of

the school year and embrace an event with special significance for a number of our school families –

Lunar New Year. This is a great example of inclusiveness – a theme the committee have used as a

foundation for all events over the last 12 months.

I fully appreciate the efforts of all parents who have assisted our school community this year. However, I

particularly wish to offer sincere thanks to the members of the 2014 Committee:

Treasurer – Mandy O’Connor

Secretary – Monica Thielking

Minutes Secretary – Chrissie Macken

Class Rep Co-ordinator – Trudy Frankensteiner

Second Hand Uniform Shop – Lynne Fogale

Maintenance Co-ordinators – Liz & Scott Davies

Newsletter Editor – Nicole Wilson

Social & Fundraising co-ordinators– Narelle Rigon & Michelle Faulisi

Education Board Rep– Tim Bourke

Father’s Day Breakfast Co-ordinator – Sue Thorp

Spring Fair Committee Liaison – Siobhan Blewitt

General Committee Members – Bernard De Jonk & Trish Smith

Together, the committee have not only made the monthly meetings fun, but have been wonderfully

supportive in activities throughout the year.



The 2014 SFX Spring Fair was a wonderful success – measured both in the money raised being able to

fund the playground upgrade and support our friendship school in Timor Leste but also in creating a

more connected school community. I again thank the Fair organising committee for their work over

many months.

Whilst activities such as the fair are easily recognised for the mammoth effort it takes to get them off

the ground, we are so thankful to also have a band of volunteers happy to take on the activities that

perhaps don’t have the same profile as the Fair.

The varied social, fundraising and school support events run under the auspices of the P&F this year

included:

Mothers Day Stall

Fathers Day Breakfast

Easter Raffle

School Disco

Dinner Dance

Presents for families leaving

Prep Orientation Evenings

Cultural Day helpers

Special Person/Grandparent day catering

Year Level masses

Cancer Council Biggest Morning Tea

Weekly cake raffle

Friars room weekly morning tea

I thank the parents who took charge of these events and ran with them!

There are so many things that happen behind the scenes at our school, by people who seek no reward

or recognition and I thank them too.

I would like to thank the SFX staff for their enthusiasm for the activities of the P&F and their support for

our functions. I warmly thank Carmel for her passion for our children’s education and her ongoing

support of the P&F and the activities we seek to undertake.



I thank you for the opportunity to be President of the P&F for 2014. It is my firm view that the work of

the Parents & Friends has made a positive difference to SFX!

Laura Thomas, 2014 President, SFX P&F



Education in Faith

Many strategies were used throughout 2014 to work towards achieving the goal of building an

understanding of faith in life based on the Gospel within a contemporary world.

Liturgy/Sacrament

The following Liturgical and Sacramental celebrations were

celebrated at St Francis Xavier in 2014. These celebrations

highlight our participation in the life of our parish.

• Beginning of school year Mass celebration

• Holy Week Liturgical celebrations

• Class Liturgies/Family Masses

• Mass of St Patrick – Year Six Leaders

• Family Sacramental Nights

• Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation

celebrations

• Feast of the Sacred Heart Mass

• Feast of St Francis Xavier Mass

• End of Year Mass



Learning & Teaching

In 2014 St Francis Xavier School (SFX) entered the Review phase of the School Improvement Cycle. After

discussions with senior personnel from the Catholic Education Office Melbourne (CEOM), it was decided

that SFX had achieved a level of performance which equipped it to design and conduct its own rigorous

review process, which would be independent of the CEOM framework for schools. The CEOM provides

for these schools by giving the option to schools, deemed capable, of a Negotiated Review. A Negotiated

Review offers a more flexible approach to school review and provides an enhanced opportunity for

further challenge, investigation, research and support.

At SFX, in addition to an assessment of its overall performance during the implementation of the School

Improvement Plan 2011-2014, the aims of this negotiated review were to:

1. Identify a vision for a preferred future that focuses on improving every individual student’s

outcomes through highly effective pedagogical practices that are aligned with a culture of Personalised

Learning.

2. Examine our current state in relation to our Vision through an evidence-based inquiry looking at

the impacts on student growth by examining:

- patterns in individual student growth data

- teacher effect size data

- other qualitative and quantitative data.

3. Identify key improvement strategies in line with our challenges, based on research that would

enable growth toward our preferred future.

After an in depth examination of the article by John West-Burnham Leadership for personalising

learning by the whole staff, our vision for learning was articulated. The vision addresses the five

elements of Personalised Learning: Assessment for Learning, Mentoring & Support, Learning How to

learn, Curriculum Choices and Learning & Teaching strategies.

A Shift from the traditional lens on data

Under the traditional framework we had examined data which was mostly based on achievement means

and averages e.g. percentage of students at or above Victorian mean, rather than growth. We made a

shift towards a growth mindset which enabled two positive outcomes:

1. Every student’s growth was examined

2. This approach encouraged teachers to reflect on their impact on that growth.

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Achievement data allowed for discussion about cognitive ability as a pre-condition of success rather

than the relationship of achievement and teacher impact. A growth mindset and consideration of the

‘impact of teaching’ are aimed at examining the entitlement of every student to achieve growth.

Therefore, the data that was given most attention in the exercise related to growth. Due to the fact that

using data in this form was new to St Francis Xavier, we acknowledge that there is a lack of trend data in

relation to student growth and teacher effect size.

However, whole school data still provides an insight into our performance against state and national

benchmarks. We achieved higher than the state mean in Years 3 and 5 in all areas tested.

Conclusions and Recommendations

This review served as one further element in St Francis Xavier’s culture of continuous reflection and self-

improvement. After identifying the vision for St Francis Xavier’s preferred future and examining our

current state through rigorous examination of data, our suggested goal, priorities and key improvement

strategies for the future are as follows:

Goal

To improve every individual student's outcomes through highly effective pedagogical practices which

are aligned with a culture of personalised learning

Priorities for Improvement Intended Outcomes Key Improvement Strategies

Personalisation / Differentiation To secure and embed the

entitlement of every student to

effective teaching and learning

Assessment for Learning

Learning to Learn

Engagement To address students’

metacognitive skills and to

support the development of

effective learning behaviours

Learning to Learn

Authentic use of ICT

Wellbeing To enable a sense of belonging

and inclusion in school, and

self-responsibility, leading to

improved student engagement,

achievement and experience

Relationships –

KidsMatter

Restorative Practice

SEL Framework

Mean performance of St Francis Xavier students compared to state and national mean

scores.

The results for 2014 show that in all areas assessed through NAPLAN, St Francis Xavier School mean

score was above state and national means.



Reading

Year Five

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

National 487.4 488.1 493.2 502 501 Victorian 502.9 504.5 504.74 510 511 St Francis Xavier

524.2 506.2 533.89 525 533

Year Three

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014


448.1 440.5 459.22 465 466

Writing

Year Five

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014


535.8 515.1 509.81 515 518

Year Three

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014


452.3 443.4 463.04 446 446

Spelling

Year Five

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014


509.4 492.8 512.44 500 528

Year Three

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014


424.0 436.6 456.12 444 468

Grammar & Punctuation

Year Five

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014




538.5 509.1 520.68 523 540

Year Three

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014


449.2 436.0 470.7 463 471

Numeracy

Year Five

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014


522.2 506.0 512.17 501 516

Year Three

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014


425.4 426.1 432.5 439 434

Staff Professional Learning

Staff Professional learning was aimed at developing staff skills around the three Improvement Priorities:

1. Team Building

To develop effective teamwork within a culture of learning and trust (Teachers)

2. Wellbeing – Creating Positive Learning Environment – Talk, Listen & Solve, Kidsmatter

To improve students’ ability to understand, value and respect themselves and others

3. Differentiation

Raising standards of teaching, particularly in Literacy (Reading & Spelling) and Numeracy (Mathematical

Language & Concepts), by promoting and sustaining high quality differentiated teaching and extending

our understanding of a contemporary approach through implementing Leadership for Contemporary

Learning (LfCL). Associated with the Negotiated Review the main thrust of staff professional learning

was centred on the development of Personalised learning.



Student Wellbeing

Many strategies were used throughout 2014 to work towards achieving the goal of improving students’

ability to understand value and respect themselves and others:

Introduction of KidsMatter Framework - Component 3 – Working with Parents and Carers.

The school began to introduce a focus on the KidsMatter framework Component 3 –in which we worked

on strengthening our connection with parents and carers by systematically building relationships.

Beginning School Picnic

The Family Picnic and celebration of the Lunar New Year was a great success and the new initiative was

welcomed by our families. The introduction of the Lion Dancing proved to be highly popular with our

whole community.

The school continued to recognise the diverse cultures that are characteristic of our pan integral part of

our school community and wider community.

Prep Grandparents

The prep students invited their Grandparents into school for a morning to see the wonderful learning

that goes on in our school.

Ride2school Day

Ride2school Day saw a number of our students use a healthier alternative to get to and from school by

walking, riding or scootering. This also involved a number of our mums and dads getting involved.



Social & Emotional Learning skills were taught explicitly in each classroom through role play and

engaging activities from the ‘Bounce Back’ resources. ‘Bucket filling’ became a familiar phrase in the

school where positive behaviour was rewarded by filling someone’s bucket and negative behaviour was

discouraged and described as behaviour that empties someone’s bucket. This concept was explained

through picture story books and interactive learning materials.

Better Buddies

In 2014 St Francis Xavier extended the Buddies Program to involve the Year 1 & 5 students. The Year 5’s

buddied up with a Year 1 student. This allowed the Year 5 students to develop skills for role modelling

positive behaviour, further develop their leadership skills and self-confidence. For the Year 1’s it was

also very supportive to have someone in the school to go to for support and to continue to build on

their social skills and confidence at school. The school participated in National Buddy Day in Term 2.

Tiered Seating Area & Multi Games Area Extension

The development of the schools multi games area and tiered seating area provided a new area for the

students to play and utilise during their recess breaks. Our school recognises the importance of

providing areas in the playground for all students to enjoy and feel safe.

Cultural Day

Our school is such a diverse place to learn, grow and play. On our Cultural Day we came together to

celebrate our many cultures. The day captured how wonderful it is to belong to a community where we

can learn from and acknowledge the people we have from all over the world. The children embraced the

idea of Cultural Day as they dressed up and made the best of every activity getting into the spirit of the

day. Visiting the activities and observing the children at the “Luigi Zucchini” Magic Show, the look of joy

and total engagement was easy to see. The children tasted Chinese fried rice, Vietnamese rice paper

rolls, pizza and gelati. Their enjoyment was obvious as they took part in activities such as making an



Indian Diwali wall-hanging, Chinese ornament, Japanese origami, Latin dancing, Aboriginal Dreamtime

stories and Indian henna body art. A big vote of thanks goes to those who organised the day.

School Choir

Our wonderful choir performed at North Blackburn

Square Shopping Centre, led by Mrs Warr.

School Camps

Developing healthy relationships and getting to know one another

are some of the great outcomes of the camping experience.

Additionally there are opportunities for team building and a range of

learning activities in an alternative setting. In 2014 Years 4-6

experienced both Healesville and Sovereign Hill camps.

Attendance Monitoring

The school:

1. checks student attendance at least twice a day

2. monitors daily attendance and identify absences from school or class

3. follows up unexplained absences



4. notifies parents and guardians of unsatisfactory attendance

5. records unsatisfactory attendance on students’ files”

The principal and Deputy Principal follow up on unsatisfactory attendance by contacting parents and

taking appropriate action.

STUDENT SATISFACTION

Fifty Year 5 and 6 students were surveyed. The above results are generally comparable to the Victorian

Primary Mean, with the exception of the perception of Classroom behavior.

There was a pleasing increase in the students’ perception of both purposeful teaching and stimulating

learning over the 2013 results.



Leadership & Management

The school began to use a Twitter feed as a way of enhancing communication with Parents

https://twitter.com/sfxbh

EXPENDITURE AND TEACHER PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING (PL)

NUMBER OF TEACHERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN PL All teachers participated in PL

AVERAGE EXPENDITURE PER TEACHER FOR PL $713

https://twitter.com/sfxbh



TEACHER SATISFACTION

There was a drop in some aspects of staff climate data in 2014. Some of the possible reasons for the

decline in Staff Climate variables in 2014 could include an overcrowded improvement agenda. This

included dealing with understanding and implementing the changes associated with the introduction of

the new AusVELS Curriculum.



School Community

The school goal of building a learning centred community that

fosters social inclusion and connectedness has informed all

the activities of the community.

Spring Fair

Exhilarating rides, face painting, superb coffee, decorations, gorgeous craft work, music and dancing

were but some of the hallmarks of the 2014 Spring Fair. The P&F Fair committee led by Julie Mackinnon

coordinated a hugely successful and fun filled day. The money raised from the Fair funded the new play

equipment in the adventure playground.



PARENT SATISFACTION

Parent satisfaction is generally high. One hundred and thirty-four parents completed the suveys in 2014

compared to 84 in 2013. The results from the increased number of parents show a similar pattern to the

results of 2013, although the school’s results are generally lower than the Victorian Primary Mean.



P&F Dinner Dance

The P&F Dinner Dance was a great success and enjoyed by all.



P&F Annual Treasurer’s Report

19th February 2015

Financial Year: 1st February 2014 to 31st January, 2015

At the start of the financial year the P & F had available funds of $21744.07

We closed the financial year with a balance of $37103.25 made up as follows:

P & F Account $36871.08

Tuckshop Account $ 165.77

Petty Cash $ 66.40

Closing Balance $37103.25

Major Outgoings

During the financial year we made the following monetary contributions to the school:

Extended tiered seating Shade sails

$16900.00 $4400.00

We also donated $2000 to Timor Leste.

Fundraising

Fundraising for the year totalled $36516.50

The major fundraisers were:

Spring Fair $20723.26 Uniform Shop $797.80 Cake Raffle Mothers Day Stall

$3254.99 $2167.82

Lap-a-thon $4207.90 Icy Pole Friday $961.70 Fathers Day Breakfast Fathers Day B’fast Raffle

$-436.12 $1118.40

Tea Towel Fundraiser $225.00 Entertainment books $910.00 Easter Raffle $551.70 Special Food Days $691.96 Trading Post $740.00 Disco Night $166.00

Mandy O’Connor

SFX P & F Treasurer



Financial Performance

REPORTING FRAMEWORK MODIFIED CASH

$

Recurrent income Tuition

School fees 261,577

Other fee income 155,795

Private income 35,566

State government recurrent grants 607,328

Australian government recurrent grants 2,046,925

Total recurrent income 3,107,190

Recurrent Expenditure Tuition

Salaries; allowances and related expenses 2,414,963

Non salary expenses 464,064

Total recurrent expenditure 2,879,027

Capital income and expenditure Tuition

Government capital grants 0

Capital fees and levies 211,955

Other capital income 47,272

Total capital income 259,227

Total capital expenditure 111,126

Loans (includes refundable enrolment deposits and recurrent, capital and

bridging loans)

Total opening balance 1,399,988

Total closing balance 1,266,652

Finance Performance

The financial position of St Francis Xavier Box Hill is very sound. The 2014 Annual Financial Statements were audited by Deloitte in February 2015 with excellent results. Governance of the school’s finances is very thorough with policies, procedures and processes dictated by the Catholic Education Office, and monthly visits by the School Accountant, who also provides regular financial reports to the school’s Finance Committee, which reports to the Education Board. The school’s biggest ongoing financial commitment is staff costs which totalled $2.4 million in 2014; whereas the biggest capital commitment



is the loan towards the major building project undertaken in 2009. The balance at 31 December 2014 was $1.3 million and it is due to be paid out in 2024.

Note that the information provided above does not include the following items: System levies charged to individual schools, intra-systemic transfers and diocesan supplementary capital fund (SCF) supported borrowings for primary schools. The information provided is not comparable with other educational sectors. This VRQA template is not comparable to the ACARA school-level income reporting requirements which are to be reported on the MySchool website. ACARA school level reporting requirements will require system level income from Government grants and some private income to be allocated by school. This will be a small adjustment in relation to the total level of school resources. At this stage, recurrent income from Government sources, school generated income and capital expenditure are to be reported by schools. Additionally when assessing the private income of the school include both recurrent and capital school fees.



VRQA Compliance Data

E1117 St Francis Xavier's School, Box Hill

PROPORTION OF STUDENTS MEETING THE MININUM STANDARDS

NAPLAN TESTS 2012

%

2013

%

2012–2013 Changes

%

2014

%

2013–2014 Changes

%

YR 03 Reading 97.8 100.0 2.2 98.1 -1.9

YR 03 Writing 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0

YR 03 Spelling 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0

YR 03 Grammar & Punctuation 100.0 97.8 -2.2 100.0 2.2

YR 03 Numeracy 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0

YR 05 Reading 98.0 100.0 2.0 97.8 -2.2

YR 05 Writing 100.0 100.0 0.0 97.8 -2.2

YR 05 Spelling 100.0 97.7 -2.3 100.0 2.3

YR 05 Grammar & Punctuation 96.2 100.0 3.8 97.8 -2.2

YR 05 Numeracy 98.0 95.2 -2.8 100.0 4.8

AVERAGE STUDENT ATTENDANCE RATE BY YEAR LEVEL %

Year 1 93.69

Year 2 93.05

Year 3 94.23

Year 4 94.98

Year 5 95.06



Year 6 93.88

Overall average attendance 94.15

TEACHING STAFF ATTENDANCE RATE

Teaching Staff Attendance Rate 77.69%

STAFF RETENTION RATE

Staff Retention Rate 87.10%

TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS

Doctorate 0.00%

Masters 15.00%

Graduate 25.00%

Certificate Graduate 10.00%

Degree Bachelor 75.00%

Diploma Advanced 45.00%

No Qualifications Listed 0.00%

STAFF COMPOSITION

Principal Class 2

Teaching Staff (Head Count)

36

FTE Teaching Staff

26.200

Non-Teaching Staff (Head Count)

7

FTE Non-Teaching Staff

4.572

Indigenous Teaching Staff

0

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