QLD School results to be made public from 2006
Oct 22nd 2004, 12:42 am
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QLD School results to be made public from 2006
A SNAPSHOT of Year 12 results from every Queensland high school will be published for the first time in 2006 under a rigorous new reporting regime aimed at improving the performance of schools.
http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/comm...55E3102,00.html
State and non-state school teachers also will be required to complete at least two report cards and hold two parent-teacher interviews each year as part of the plan to ensure parents are better informed about the progress of their child and the school.
The Year 12 snapshot – to begin with the graduating class of 2005 – will include the percentage of OP-eligible students who receive an OP between one and 15, the number who completed vocational education, training and apprenticeships and information about the range of subjects each school offers.
The information will be published in alphabetical order in an attempt to avoid schools being ranked in a "league table" based solely on their academic performance and OP scores.
Parents yesterday welcomed the plan but principal and teacher groups were concerned it would still not provide a fair picture of a school and could disadvantage smaller schools.
Education Minister Anna Bligh rejected suggestions the information would lead to an exodus from the poorer-performing schools.
"This is not about shaming or humiliating schools, but it is about being open and accountable," she said.
The overhaul of school reporting systems also will require schools to publish a broader range of information on their websites from 2006 including retention rates, subjects offered and literacy and numeracy levels.
From next month, parents will start receiving easier-to-understand results from Year 3, 5 and 7 statewide literacy and numeracy tests including how their child compared with national benchmarks.
Queensland Council of Parents and Citizens Associations president Wanda Lambert welcomed the new reporting standards saying parents needed as much information as possible on their children and schools.
"We're happy they're going to present a range of information about the Year 12s and not just OP scores because a lot of students don't go on to university," she said.
"Schools need to be accountable and if their results across the board are below par then they need to lift their game."
But Queensland Teachers Union president Julie-Ann McCullough said most sector groups had called for the OP results and the vocational education and training certificates to be grouped together to ensure the focus was not on OPs.
"We support parents getting more information about their child . . . but we still don't think this gives an accurate or fair picture of a school," she said.
Queensland Association of State School Principals president Tony McGruther agreed, although he supported the release of broader results particularly in relation to training programs.
Queensland Catholic Education Commission executive director Joe McCorley said publishing the Year 12 results would be detrimental to students and staff at the poorer performing schools
http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/comm...55E3102,00.html
State and non-state school teachers also will be required to complete at least two report cards and hold two parent-teacher interviews each year as part of the plan to ensure parents are better informed about the progress of their child and the school.
The Year 12 snapshot – to begin with the graduating class of 2005 – will include the percentage of OP-eligible students who receive an OP between one and 15, the number who completed vocational education, training and apprenticeships and information about the range of subjects each school offers.
The information will be published in alphabetical order in an attempt to avoid schools being ranked in a "league table" based solely on their academic performance and OP scores.
Parents yesterday welcomed the plan but principal and teacher groups were concerned it would still not provide a fair picture of a school and could disadvantage smaller schools.
Education Minister Anna Bligh rejected suggestions the information would lead to an exodus from the poorer-performing schools.
"This is not about shaming or humiliating schools, but it is about being open and accountable," she said.
The overhaul of school reporting systems also will require schools to publish a broader range of information on their websites from 2006 including retention rates, subjects offered and literacy and numeracy levels.
From next month, parents will start receiving easier-to-understand results from Year 3, 5 and 7 statewide literacy and numeracy tests including how their child compared with national benchmarks.
Queensland Council of Parents and Citizens Associations president Wanda Lambert welcomed the new reporting standards saying parents needed as much information as possible on their children and schools.
"We're happy they're going to present a range of information about the Year 12s and not just OP scores because a lot of students don't go on to university," she said.
"Schools need to be accountable and if their results across the board are below par then they need to lift their game."
But Queensland Teachers Union president Julie-Ann McCullough said most sector groups had called for the OP results and the vocational education and training certificates to be grouped together to ensure the focus was not on OPs.
"We support parents getting more information about their child . . . but we still don't think this gives an accurate or fair picture of a school," she said.
Queensland Association of State School Principals president Tony McGruther agreed, although he supported the release of broader results particularly in relation to training programs.
Queensland Catholic Education Commission executive director Joe McCorley said publishing the Year 12 results would be detrimental to students and staff at the poorer performing schools
Oct 22nd 2004, 10:23 am
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Re: QLD School results to be made public from 2006
Nice to know, but I could have done with the info next year 
Not that it's very helpful as it all depends on the children in that particular year but better than nothing.
Not that it's very helpful as it all depends on the children in that particular year but better than nothing.
