Deputy Principal

Teaching & Learning - Kath Little

Welcome back to Term 3. I hope all students have had a wonderful break and have returned ready to start the new Semester fresh.

Over the holidays, the College received NAPLAN results from QCAA. Understanding that there will be interest beyond Year 7 and 9 parents in our results, please find below a snapshot of our performance.

NAPLAN Analysis 2024

Table 1: Mt Alvernia Year 7 NAPLAN 2024 compared with Year 7 NAPLAN State Mean

	G and P	Spelling	Writing	Reading	Numeracy
School Mean 2024	581	551	586	571	566
State Mean 2024	529	532	527	525	531
% Year 7 School Difference from State Mean 2024	9.8%	3.5%	11%	8.7%	5%

Table 2: Year 7 Historical Means (2016 – 2024)

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2021	2022	2023	2024
Writing	535	547	543	544	554	563	567	586
Reading	560	574	569	559	574	574	577	571
Spelling	567	574	568	560	570	572	556	551
G and P	568	579	582	565	584	579	584	581
Numeracy	557	569	563	560	573	582	566	558

Table 3: Mt Alvernia Year 9 NAPLAN 2024 compared with Year 9 NAPLAN State Mean 2024, and distance from State mean as a Year 7 cohort 2022

	G and P	Spelling	Writing	Reading	Numeracy
School Mean 2024	631	587	644	605	598
State Mean 2024	548	560	560	554	554
% Difference from State Mean Year 9 2024	15%	4.8%	15%	9%	8%
% Difference from State Mean when same cohort was in Year 7 2022 (same cohort)	9.8%	5.9%	9%	7%	8.5%

Table 4: Year 9 Historical Means (2016-2024)

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2021	2022	2023	2024
Writing	571	591	577	592	588	607	631	644
Reading	593	602	602	610	594	614	614	605
Spelling	606	598	602	607	597	601	593	587
G and P	597	618	612	613	598	622	625	631
Numeracy	597	596	603	605	596	620	600	598

These results show that in both Year 7 and 9 students are above state mean in all domains. Further, in Writing, both our Year 7 and Year 9 students have achieved the strongest results in the College’s history. Year 9 students have also outperformed past cohorts in Grammar and Punctuation.

Pleasingly, in most test domains, our Year 9s have grown their distance from the state mean.

We remain proud of the continued growth in our academic results and have every reason to be confident in the success of our programs. A review of Table 5, below, shows that in Grammar and Punctuation, Writing and Reading, the College has achieved 4 or 3 years of successive growth.

Table 5: Year 9 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Distance from State Mean

	G and P	Spelling	Writing	Reading	Numeracy
% Difference from State Mean Year 9 2021	5.1%	3.5%	9.1%	4.2%	2.4%
% Difference from State Mean Year 9 2022	10%	8%	13%	10%	10%
% Difference from State Mean Year 9 2023	13.4%	5.32%	13.28%	10.23%	7.33%
% Difference from State Mean Year 9 2024	15%	4.8%	15%	9%	8%

Key Updates

Parents of Year 11 students are reminded that Unit 1 for the Queensland Certificate of Education has been completed. Students in Applied or General subjects should be able to view their LUI accounts to confirm that they are enrolled in the correct subjects, and have received Unit 1 credit (as indicated by an S for Satisfactory).
Parents of Year 12 students are reminded that the QCAA has released the External Exam timetable. The College will release more extensive communication in the next week, relating to Year 12 Mocks, EAs and transition.
Parents of Year 9 and 10 students are reminded of the requirement to attend face to face SET planning meetings and to carefully engage in subject selections. The College will build its timetable based on the selections made at SET planning. Selections must be carefully made to avoid change requests.

Key Dates in the Academic Calendar

11-12 July – Homeroom Progress Review and SET Planning Meetings for Years 7-10
15 July – Commencement of Academic Mentoring for Year 9-12
16 July – Commencement of Junior Study Support for Year 7 -8
25 July – Academic Achievement and Improvement Awards Year 7-11
22 August – Year 12 Awards and NAPLAN Awards

Peace and all good,

Kath Little

Deputy Principal: Teaching and Learning