Latest News

14 Mar 2018

Share This Page

NAPLAN success for Catholic schools

Fourteen SA Catholic schools have been recognised by the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) for the exceptionally high gains achieved by students in their NAPLAN scores between 2015 and 2017.

Students in these schools who sat NAPLAN reading or numeracy tests in 2015 and again in 2017 have shown increases in their scores that are significantly greater than both the national average gain and the gain by students from other similar schools.

The Catholic schools are:

School name	Suburb	Student Cohort	Result
St Augustine's Parish School	Salisbury	Year 3-5	both Reading and Numeracy
St Gabriel's School	Enfield	Year 3-5	both Reading and Numeracy
St Joseph's School	Ottoway	Year 3-5	both Reading and Numeracy
St Therese Primary School	Colonel Light Gardens	Year 3-5	both Reading and Numeracy
Christian Brothers' College	Adelaide	Year 3-5	Numeracy
Rosary School	Prospect	Year 3-5	Numeracy
St Joseph's School	Clare	Year 3-5	Numeracy
St Mary's Memorial School	Glenelg	Year 3-5	Numeracy
St Raphael's School	Parkside	Year 3-5	Numeracy
Caritas College	Port Augusta West	Year 3-5	Reading
St Joseph's School	Murray Bridge	Year 3-5	Reading
Stella Maris Parish School	Seacombe Gardens	Year 3-5	Reading
St Joseph's School	Port Lincoln	Year 7-9	Numeracy
Samaritan College	Whyalla	Year 7-9	Reading

“Every one of our schools is committed to excellence in teaching and learning,” says Dr Neil McGoran, Director, Catholic Education South Australia.

“The results of these highlighted schools are particularly significant. I commend the students, and their teachers, for the substantial improvements made to learning outcomes.

“We will work with these schools to gain their insights into the factors that contributed to these improvements. They will be used to inform the development of school improvement plans across other Catholic schools.”