QLD the thick state - How true?
Jul 24th 2009, 6:20 am
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Jul 24th 2009, 6:20 am
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Re: QLD the thick state - How true?
Knew you would come through.
I knew I would find it after I stopped looking too hard....
2008 NAPLAN year 7. (my daughters year, and showing her school as an example)
Year 7
NUMERACY
557.0 Faith Lutheran College, QLD
556.2 ACT
552.3 VIC
551.3 NSW
544.9 Australian Average
538.8 Qld
536.2 SA
534.0 WA
533.8 Tas
489.3 NT
READING
558.2 ACT
543.0 Vic
543.0 Faith Lutheran College, QLD
542.5 Nsw
536.6 Australian Average
534.2 Tas
533.5 SA
528.1 Qld
527.3 WA
470.9 NT
The Faith Lutheran children have almost all done the same amount of school years as the rest of the country, other than QLD state schools, and do appear to be older on average than QLD State school children for the same years.
Hence the results are much more comparable to the rest of the country.
2008 NAPLAN year 7. (my daughters year, and showing her school as an example)
Year 7
NUMERACY
557.0 Faith Lutheran College, QLD
556.2 ACT
552.3 VIC
551.3 NSW
544.9 Australian Average
538.8 Qld
536.2 SA
534.0 WA
533.8 Tas
489.3 NT
READING
558.2 ACT
543.0 Vic
543.0 Faith Lutheran College, QLD
542.5 Nsw
536.6 Australian Average
534.2 Tas
533.5 SA
528.1 Qld
527.3 WA
470.9 NT
The Faith Lutheran children have almost all done the same amount of school years as the rest of the country, other than QLD state schools, and do appear to be older on average than QLD State school children for the same years.
Hence the results are much more comparable to the rest of the country.
Jul 24th 2009, 6:26 am
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Jul 24th 2009, 6:31 am
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Jul 24th 2009, 6:32 am
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Jul 24th 2009, 6:33 am
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Jul 24th 2009, 6:34 am
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Re: QLD the thick state - How true?
From a personal point of view, the education my girls are getting is totally comparable to the education they received in the UK. I'm very pleased both with how they're getting on and how the school works.
I would have said, from the posts on Expats only, that more parents worry and complain about WA Education than any other state. Means nothing statistically but statistics mean sod all anyway
I would have said, from the posts on Expats only, that more parents worry and complain about WA Education than any other state. Means nothing statistically but statistics mean sod all anyway
Jul 24th 2009, 6:53 am
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Re: QLD the thick state - How true?
I am too thick to read the stats....where are we on this thread then? Is Qld the thick state? Or have i just elevated VIC to that by virtue of posting this?
Jul 24th 2009, 7:00 am
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Re: QLD the thick state - How true?
Numerically speaking, QLD isn't that bad, all things considered... especially if the same ages were compared.
Jul 24th 2009, 9:56 am
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Jul 24th 2009, 9:58 am
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Re: QLD the thick state - How true?
dilutes the existing high standard
could be worse [WA]
Jul 24th 2009, 10:50 am
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Re: QLD the thick state - How true?
OK, the first thing that people should look at is the ages, and amount of schooling, that each group tested relates to.
eg:
That may explain why QLD comes 2nd bottom, as the Queensland children tested are normally the youngest for the country, with 1 year less schooling.
However, when you compare the private schools, where they start earlier, you do see different results. I will post those when I locate them, I have them on my site somewhere...
eg:
That may explain why QLD comes 2nd bottom, as the Queensland children tested are normally the youngest for the country, with 1 year less schooling.
However, when you compare the private schools, where they start earlier, you do see different results. I will post those when I locate them, I have them on my site somewhere...
