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The Hon Julia Gillard MP
Minister for Education. Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Minister for Social Inclusion
Deputy Prime Minister
14 September, 2009
Media release
Parents will receive individual student reports from today
From today, parents of students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 that sat the 2009 National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will receive a report on their child’s individual performance.
Parents will receive a Student Report (format attached below) which will outline their child's performance on an achievement scale for each assessment area of reading, writing, spelling, grammar, punctuation and numeracy.
Results across the Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 literacy and numeracy assessments are reported on a scale from Band 1 to Band 10.
The achievement scale represents increasing levels of skills and understanding demonstrated in the assessments.
The scale clearly identifies the national average for the grade and in a number of States, the scale also shows the school average for the grade and subject.
Of course, the information contained in the Student Report should be considered together with school-based assessments and reports.
Before the start of the next school year, the new Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) will publish school profiles online for the very first time.
The profile of each school, government and non-government, will provide accurate data on individual school performance and important, relevant data about school context.
The school profiles will include school level results from the 2008 and 2009 literacy and numeracy assessments, painting a much clearer picture of school performance around the country.
These transparency measures will give parents, teachers and the public much better information about how schools are going and allow governments to target additional resources to schools which may be struggling.
The Rudd Government has made it perfectly clear that we are not interested in simplistic league tables which rank schools according to raw test scores because they do not actually tell us very much about how a school and their students are going.
The Rudd Government believes parents want and need comprehensive, meaningful information about how their child is doing at school, particularly in relation to the key learning areas of literacy and numeracy.
Together with the new National Curriculum currently under development, the Education Revolution will achieve a renewed focus on the foundation skills of literacy and numeracy.
The Rudd Government believes it’s time we stopped averting our eyes from poor performance and ensure every Australian child is receiving a world class education.
Last week the 2009 NAPLAN National Summary Report was released by the Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA).
The 2009 NAPLAN Summary Report is available at NAPLAN website.
More information visit the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) website.
The Principles and Protocols for Reporting on Schooling in Australia is also available on the MCEECDYA website.
Student Report ( PDF 217KB)
Deputy Prime Minister’s Press Office Phone: 02 6277 7758
Deputy Prime Minister’s Press Office Emai: media@dpm.gov.au
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Pistol whipped man treated
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A man has been treated in hospital after being pistol whipped at a house in Thornlie.
Police say the victim was assaulted after inviting 2 men into his house just after 11:00 pm last night.
An argument broke out between the men and the victim was hit with a pistol.
He managed to lock himself in a bedroom and call police as the men stole a laptop and left the house.
The man has been treated in hospital for minor injuries.
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A man has been treated in hospital after being pistol whipped at a house in Thornlie.
Police say the victim was assaulted after inviting 2 men into his house just after 11:00 pm last night.
An argument broke out between the men and the victim was hit with a pistol.
He managed to lock himself in a bedroom and call police as the men stole a laptop and left the house.
The man has been treated in hospital for minor injuries.
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Man pistol whipped during fight
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A MAN was pistol whipped and doused with pepper spray in what police suspect was a drug deal gone wrong in Thornlie last night.
Police say two men went to a house in Elliot Place at about 11pm and argued with an occupant inside the property.
During the dispute, one of the intruders produced a gun which he bashed the victim with. The other intruder then sprayed the man and another occupant with pepper spray.
The two victims managed to lock themselves in a room and later emerged to discover a laptop had been stolen.
Police enquiries are continuing.
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A MAN was pistol whipped and doused with pepper spray in what police suspect was a drug deal gone wrong in Thornlie last night.
Police say two men went to a house in Elliot Place at about 11pm and argued with an occupant inside the property.
During the dispute, one of the intruders produced a gun which he bashed the victim with. The other intruder then sprayed the man and another occupant with pepper spray.
The two victims managed to lock themselves in a room and later emerged to discover a laptop had been stolen.
Police enquiries are continuing.
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Thornlie man attacked with gun and pepper spray
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A man was pistol-whipped and doused in pepper spray during a fight at his Thornlie home overnight.
A police spokeswoman said two men visited the man at his Elliot Place house about 11pm.
An argument began and the resident fell to the ground after being hit with the gun.
He escaped to a back bedroom and when he emerged he found his laptop had been stolen and the men had left.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333000.
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A man was pistol-whipped and doused in pepper spray during a fight at his Thornlie home overnight.
A police spokeswoman said two men visited the man at his Elliot Place house about 11pm.
An argument began and the resident fell to the ground after being hit with the gun.
He escaped to a back bedroom and when he emerged he found his laptop had been stolen and the men had left.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333000.
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Schools wait in line
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FIVE local primary schools and two high schools have applied to become independent public schools from next year.
They are Bletchley Park Primary School in Southern River, Campbell Primary School in Canning Vale, Mundijong Primary School, Neerigen Brook Primary School, Challis Primary and Early Childhood Education Centre, Kelmscott Senior High School and Yule Brook College in Maddington.
Education Minister Liz Constable said the Department of Education and Training had received 102 expressions of interest from schools throughout WA.
“It is clear this initiative has been seen by many different schools as offering the kinds of flexibilities they need to ensure their students have the best possible learning opportunities,” Dr Constable said.
She said the process of deciding which schools will be given independent status for next year was already under way.
An induction program for principals, registrars and school councils would start in October.
“These schools are still public schools, with all the support and backing of the public school system in WA,” Dr Constable said. “However, they will have more ownership of overall school direction, teacher selection, education programs, values and ethos, discipline and behaviour management.”
There would also be strict accountability measures in place and the schools needed to abide by legislation and industrial agreements.
Schools that are unsuccessful this year will automatically be considered for 2011 when applications are reopened for new entrants.
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FIVE local primary schools and two high schools have applied to become independent public schools from next year.
They are Bletchley Park Primary School in Southern River, Campbell Primary School in Canning Vale, Mundijong Primary School, Neerigen Brook Primary School, Challis Primary and Early Childhood Education Centre, Kelmscott Senior High School and Yule Brook College in Maddington.
Education Minister Liz Constable said the Department of Education and Training had received 102 expressions of interest from schools throughout WA.
“It is clear this initiative has been seen by many different schools as offering the kinds of flexibilities they need to ensure their students have the best possible learning opportunities,” Dr Constable said.
She said the process of deciding which schools will be given independent status for next year was already under way.
An induction program for principals, registrars and school councils would start in October.
“These schools are still public schools, with all the support and backing of the public school system in WA,” Dr Constable said. “However, they will have more ownership of overall school direction, teacher selection, education programs, values and ethos, discipline and behaviour management.”
There would also be strict accountability measures in place and the schools needed to abide by legislation and industrial agreements.
Schools that are unsuccessful this year will automatically be considered for 2011 when applications are reopened for new entrants.
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30 join race for council
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THE race is on for the October 17 local government elections, with 30 candidates vying for 14 seats in Armadale, Gosnells and Serpentine-Jarrahdale.
In Armadale, 13 candidates will contest six seats in the first-past-the-post contest for four-year terms.
Donna Shaw and Jim Stewart will contest Heron ward, June MacDonald and Bret Busby (Lake), Ruth Butterfield and Mark Dadd (River), Laurie Scidone and Caroline Wielinga (Jarrah), and Laurie Sargeson and Graham Wallace (Palomino).
There will be a three-way contest for Minnawarra between George Scott, Trevor Bourne and Matt Norman.
Councillors John Knezevich (Minnawarra) and Jim Everts (Palomino) will not re-contest their seats.
With no opponents, Guenter Best will retain his seat of Neerigen.
In Gosnells, the ward system has been eliminated, leaving 12 candidates to battle it out for six seats in a city-wide contest.
They are Roger Drew, Terry Brown, Olwen Searle, Ron Hoffman, Jennifer Napolitano, Susan Iwanyk, Salim Youssef, Julie Brown, Simon Tarnawskyj, Karen Jayne Jones, Frank Fretz and Daniel Stevens.
In Serpentine-Jarrahdale, five candidates will contest two seats, with Jackie Marsh, Tom Hoyer and Alex McHoul up for the Central ward and Denyse Needham and Ann-Marie Lowry (South).
North West councillors Kevin Murphy and Beth Brown, and Byford councillor Merri Harris have been re-elected unopposed.
All councillors will be elected via postal voting, which is being supervised by the WA Electoral Commission.
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THE race is on for the October 17 local government elections, with 30 candidates vying for 14 seats in Armadale, Gosnells and Serpentine-Jarrahdale.
In Armadale, 13 candidates will contest six seats in the first-past-the-post contest for four-year terms.
Donna Shaw and Jim Stewart will contest Heron ward, June MacDonald and Bret Busby (Lake), Ruth Butterfield and Mark Dadd (River), Laurie Scidone and Caroline Wielinga (Jarrah), and Laurie Sargeson and Graham Wallace (Palomino).
There will be a three-way contest for Minnawarra between George Scott, Trevor Bourne and Matt Norman.
Councillors John Knezevich (Minnawarra) and Jim Everts (Palomino) will not re-contest their seats.
With no opponents, Guenter Best will retain his seat of Neerigen.
In Gosnells, the ward system has been eliminated, leaving 12 candidates to battle it out for six seats in a city-wide contest.
They are Roger Drew, Terry Brown, Olwen Searle, Ron Hoffman, Jennifer Napolitano, Susan Iwanyk, Salim Youssef, Julie Brown, Simon Tarnawskyj, Karen Jayne Jones, Frank Fretz and Daniel Stevens.
In Serpentine-Jarrahdale, five candidates will contest two seats, with Jackie Marsh, Tom Hoyer and Alex McHoul up for the Central ward and Denyse Needham and Ann-Marie Lowry (South).
North West councillors Kevin Murphy and Beth Brown, and Byford councillor Merri Harris have been re-elected unopposed.
All councillors will be elected via postal voting, which is being supervised by the WA Electoral Commission.
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Turning a new page
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STAFF are busy stacking books on shelves as the new Amherst Village Community Centre in Southern River prepares to open to the public on Tuesday, September 29.
Thousands of books, CDs, DVDs and other materials available for use by the community have been moved in.
Gosnells chief executive Ian Cowie said the Amherst Village Community Centre would cater for people of all ages, providing a place where the community could come together.
“The City of Gosnells is thrilled to provide residents with a state-of-the-art community centre that will have a modern library, function area and somewhere for young people to enjoy themselves,” Mr Cowie said.
“It will be a vital element of an area which is now well established with restaurants, shops, entertainment and services.”
The centre will also have a strong youth focus and the City’s youth services team is busy preparing programs for people aged from 12 to 25.
Young people will have access to computers, a digital film suite, recording studio and recreational equipment such as a pool table, table soccer, table tennis, Wii and an outdoor area with barbecues.
The facility is at the corner of Warton Road and Holmes Street.
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STAFF are busy stacking books on shelves as the new Amherst Village Community Centre in Southern River prepares to open to the public on Tuesday, September 29.
Thousands of books, CDs, DVDs and other materials available for use by the community have been moved in.
Gosnells chief executive Ian Cowie said the Amherst Village Community Centre would cater for people of all ages, providing a place where the community could come together.
“The City of Gosnells is thrilled to provide residents with a state-of-the-art community centre that will have a modern library, function area and somewhere for young people to enjoy themselves,” Mr Cowie said.
“It will be a vital element of an area which is now well established with restaurants, shops, entertainment and services.”
The centre will also have a strong youth focus and the City’s youth services team is busy preparing programs for people aged from 12 to 25.
Young people will have access to computers, a digital film suite, recording studio and recreational equipment such as a pool table, table soccer, table tennis, Wii and an outdoor area with barbecues.
The facility is at the corner of Warton Road and Holmes Street.
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Council veteran calls it quits
VETERAN Gosnells councillor and former mayor Pat Morris has decided not to contest her seat at the election.
Cr Morris has been a councillor for 23 years and was mayor for two terms from 1989 to 1993 and 1999 to 2007.
“I think I’m the longest-serving mayor the City has ever had and I’ve been absolutely satisfied with everything that has been achieved within my term as the mayor and a councillor,” she said.
Cr Morris praised the working relationship she had with former chief executive Stuart Jardine and the council’s directors during her second term as mayor.
“We achieved some absolutely monumental changes with our executive team of how Gosnells is today,” she said.
“I’ve seen some amazing changes to our city from a tiny community of 5000 people in Thornlie when I moved there 50 years ago to somewhere between 95,000 and 100,000 people today.”
Cr Morris said she would remain active in the community and keep busy with her extended family. She said she would miss daily contact with residents.
“I’ve always been a committed community representative for them and that’s what I’ll miss.”
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