My School website shows results for Leeton shire schools

Numbers on Australia schools relating to NAPLAN results were published on the My School website, with St Joseph’s Primary School producing solid results.

The school was singled out for praise by chief executive of the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), Robert Randall, for having demonstrated substantially above average gain compared to other schools in NSW in literacy and numeracy achievement, as measured by NAPLAN.

St Joseph’s principal MaryJane Simms was delighted with the news.

“We are very proud of our students’ significant gains in literacy and numeracy,” she said.

“I attribute these outstanding gains to St Joseph’s staff who have created engaging learning environments, tailored to the learning needs of each student.

“From kindergarten to year Six, each child’s achievement is comprehensively tracked, enabling each student to maximise their potential.”

The school leader particularly gave credit to St Joseph’s curriculum leader Luisa Tavella labeling her as the “driving force” behind the success.

“I believe our staff’s ongoing commitment to collaboration is the foundation of our success,” Mrs Tavella said.

“In each of our teaching teams, staff work together to ensure that teaching and learning tasks are just right for each student, so that they can progress.” The results showed vast improvement across all categories for St Joseph’s students, particularly in the area of maths.

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Acting director of schools for the diocese of Wagga, Mark MacLean, congratulated the school. “This is an outstanding achievement and a direct reflection of the hard work of the staff, students and families at St Joseph’s,” he said.

“This work is being complimented by a system wide focus on open and flexible learning spaces, collaborative teaching practices and the use of data to inform every decision that we make in our schools.”