2016 Nambucca Heads High School Annual Report · 2017-05-03 · Introduction The Annual Report...

Nambucca Heads High SchoolAnnual Report

2016

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Introduction

The Annual Report for 2016 is provided to the community of Nambucca Heads High School as an account of theschool's operations and achievements throughout the year.

It provides a detailed account of the progress the school has made to provide high quality educational opportunities forall students, as set out in the school plan. It outlines the findings from self–assessment that reflect the impact of keyschool strategies for improved learning and the benefit to all students from the expenditure of resources, including equityfunding.

School contact details

Nambucca Heads High SchoolCentenary DriveNambucca Heads, 2448www.nambuccahd-h.schools.nsw.edu.aunambuccahd-h.School@det.nsw.edu.au6568 6777

Message from the Principal

Nambucca Heads High School is a local comprehensive public school that services Nambucca Heads and surroundingareas. Nambucca Heads High School epitomises what public education is all about and how it can change lives for thebetter.

I would encourage all who read this report to access our school website newsletter section to see what great things goon everyday at Nambucca Heads High School. Our mantra at Nambucca Heads High School is your education is whatyou make of it and I am very proud of what the teachers, support staff and most importantly students achieve everyday inour school.

http://www.nambuccahd–h.schools.nsw.edu.au/newsletters

Simon McKinney

Principal


School background

School vision statement

Creating Tomorrow is the school motto of Nambucca Heads High School. As a school community we endeavour toprovide our students with the skills to be effective learners who are innovative, self–assured and informed thus enablingthem the best possible post–school opportunities, in an ever changing, complex world.

School context

Nambucca Heads High School on the Mid North Coast has provided quality education from Years 7 to 12 in a caringand professional environment since 1992.

The school’s NSW Family Occupation and Employment Index (FOEI) for 2016 was 136 and the Australian Index ofCommunity Socio–Educational Advantage (ICSEA) is 893. Of the school population of 360, 25% of students identify asATSI (Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander).

The core values of the school centre on academic performance, social development and student welfare. Our welfarefocus creates a supportive environment that offers a wide range of programs, including accessing outside agencies,that cater to the specific needs of our students.

The school has well–established and identifiable community networks which enhance our large range of vocationaleducation programs. The addition of two Trade Centres has greatly increased the opportunities of all students togain positive educational outcomes.

The school achieves its success by focussing on quality classroom practice delivered in a collaborative manner by ahighly experienced staff. Students receive a holistic education as seen by our success in the HSC, performing andvisual arts, in debating and public speaking as well as on the sporting field in both team and individual pursuits.

The school continues to introduce a variety of new technologies into the classroom as they become available. In thearea of social development, the school provides opportunities to travel both within Australia and overseas and toparticipate in a wide variety of extra–curricular activities.


Self-assessment and school achievement

Self-assessment using the School Excellence Framework

This year, our school undertook self–assessment using the School Excellence Framework. The framework supportspublic schools throughout NSW in the pursuit of excellence by providing a clear description of high quality practiceacross the three domains of Learning, Teaching and Leading.

This section of the Annual Report outlines the findings from self–assessment using theSchool Excellence Framework,our school achievements and the next steps to be pursued. The Framework supports public schools throughout NSW inthe pursuit of excellence by providing a clear description of high quality practice across the three domains of Learning,Teaching and Leading.

All staff addressed the School Excellence Framework document at our Term 4 School Development afternoonsession. Considerable time was spent reflecting on where NHHS sits in relation to the point–in–time progress the schoolis makingwhen measured against the elements of the School Excellence Framework after thefirst year of itsimplementation.

In the Domain of Learning we are delivering in all aspects of the framework except for Learning Culture and Wellbeingwhere we are sustaining and growing. In 2016 Nambucca Heads High School continued to be involved in a pilotprogram with the University of New England where we had a social worker completing their final year practicum in theschool. The outcome of this program was that we were able to create a whole new level of support inthe school betweenthe work of our school counsellor and the work of our Head Teacher Welfare for our students. This partnership with theUniversity of New England will continue in 2017.

In the Teaching elements domain we are also delivering in all aspects of the framework except for Collaborative Practicewhere we are sustaining and growing. In 2014 we participated in the University of Newcastle Quality Teaching Roundsresearch. In 2016, as in 2015, we continued to implement Quality Teaching Rounds across all faculties. This situationhas led to all staff participating in Quality Teaching Rounds over four occasions across the year. Staff feedback aboutthis program is very positive and it will continue in 2017.

In the Leading domain we are delivering in all aspects of the framework apart from Leadership where we believe we areSustaining and Growing. Building the capacity of all staff is a school focus and the school executive supports all staff inthis endeavour.

This new process of planning and assessing our school achievements is still in its infancy at Nambucca Heads HighSchool but it will have a significant, affirmative impact on our school going forward into the future. Our self–assessmentprocess will further assist the school to refine the strategic priorities in our School Plan leading to further improvements inthe delivery of education to our students.

Our self–assessment process will assist the school to refine the strategic priorities in our School Plan, leading to furtherimprovements in the delivery of education to our students.

For more information about the School Excellence Framework:

http://www.dec.nsw.gov.au/about–the–department/our–reforms/school–excellence–framework


Strategic Direction 1

“Whatever It Takes” for student success.

Purpose

Positive learning, engagement and academic success for all. To provide an educational environment thatprovides all students with the literacy and numeracy skills that will enable them to achieve positive post–schoolopportunities. Our focus is on students.

Overall summary of progress

Our teaching and learning programs continue to set high expectations and enable all students to learn within their zoneof proximal development and Nambucca Heads High School provides support so all students can achieve success.Over the life of the 2015–2017 School Plan the Nambucca Heads High School school community has recognised andacknowledged the concept of "Whatever it Takes" in relation to student success.

Progress towards achieving improvement measures

Improvement measures(to be achieved over 3 years)

Progress achieved this year Funds Expended(Resources)

Year 9 students achievingexpected NAPLAN readinggrowth will increase from 44% to55%.

NAPLAN growth meet this target in 2015 but not2016. The PLP process has enabled staff to havegenuine conversations as to the educationalaspirations of all students across the school withinput from parents included.

The school made the first steps to implementing theBand 8 NAPLAN expectations in the 2017 Year 9cohort.

Socio Economicbackground

LaST Staffing

Aboriginal Backgroundfunding

Aboriginal IndividualSponsorship funding

Staff have evidence todemonstrate their understandingand implementation of theLiteracy Continuum.

Faculty teaching programs reflect the literacycontinuum. The team continues to inform allteaching staff about where each new year 7 cohort"sits" in relation to the continuum.

Teacher professionallearning funds

Each faculty sets and achievesHSC targets for all courses.

In a cohort of 41 students the 2016 HSC resultswere excellent. The school achieved three band 6’s,twenty nine band 5’s & forty six band 4’s. The TellThem from Me survey acknowledged that our year12 students in 2016 were 16% above the NSWGovt. norm for intellectual engagement.

LaST Staffing


Next Steps

• Continue our successful support structures in order to allow all students the opportunity to achieve academicsuccess across the school from 7 to 12 in all facets of their education.

• All staff begin to implement strategies in order to address the 2020 HSC minimum requirements in literacy andnumeracy.

• The school will create a 2020 Literacy and Numeracy Team to further improve whole school literacy and numeracydelivery for all students.



Capacity Building of whole school staff.

Purpose

Staff deliver curriculum that is flexible in order to meet the learning needs of all our students. NHHS teachersengage in TPL activities that enable them to cater to the 21st century learner utilising current methodologies.We strive for excellence in learning, teaching and leading.


Building the capacity of all staff is a school focus. All staff are encouraged to actively think about their professional goalsand career aspirations and to be active in sourcing opportunities to build their own capacity. Nambucca Heads HighSchool teachers continue to engage in TPL activities that enable them to utilise current educational teaching strategiesthat will assist in meeting the learning needs of all our students.




25% increase of staff engaging inTPL activities as aresult of theirindividual Performance andDevelopment Plan (PDP).

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NHHS staff are actively sourcing TPL activities thatthey have directly addressed in their PDPs.

Staff acknowledge that the PDP is a document thatenables them to build their capacity as an educator.

TPL learning has had a positive impact on wholeschool.



Support for BeginningTeachers

100% school staff activelyinvolved in CLN opportunities.

NHHS is building the capacity of all staff to take onprofessional opportunities that impact positivelyacross the whole school.



Support for BeginningTeachers

Next Steps

• For all staff to continue to increase their understanding of the PDP process so that staff can utilise this process toimprove their professional capabilities that in turn will impact positively on all students at NHHS.

• Preparing all staff for the upcoming changes in the accreditation process from 2018. • Relevant faculties start to prepare for the new HSC courses. • Introduction of LMBR.



School community engagement and participation.

Purpose

To build stronger community connections that incorporate our shared vision of high expectations andcommitment to effort,improvement and achievement in a supportive learning and working environment.


Nambucca Heads High School is the local, comprehensive high school for all students in Nambucca Heads and itssurrounding areas. Through the 2015–2017 School Plan our school community has had a positive impact on the wholeNambucca Heads community's perception of Nambucca Heads High School. Students from partnership primary schoolsare accessing NHHS continuously through–out their primary school years so that the move from primary to NHHS isseamless.




100% increase in Year 7 studentsfrom private primary schools.

The 6 to 7 Transition program has been anoutstanding success.

Students from our feeder primary schools and localprivate primary schools have been availed theopportunity to participate in our transition programand our Year 7 enrolment rates for 2015 and 2016have achieved this improvement measure.

Socio–economicbackground

Aboriginal backgroundloading

Parents and community membersactively contribute to the schoolcommunity.

Ropes course utilised by all public schools in thevalley.

Local businesses are interacting successfully withthe school.

Socio–economicbackground

Barnardos Children'sSupport Program Funding

Next Steps

• To continue to deliver our all encompassing transition program to year 6 students in Nambucca Heads so thateach student's individual transition to NHHS is seamless.

• Develop 2018–2020 School Plan in conjunction with the Nambucca Heads High School community.


Key Initiatives Impact achieved this year Resources (annual)

Aboriginal background loading All students have a PLP.

During 2016 funding from junior Norta Nortaand Aboriginal background funding wascombined so that Aboriginal SLSOs couldwork on a permanent basis in juniorclassrooms.

Senior Norta Norta funding was utilisedto assist Stage 6 Aboriginal students inmeeting course requirements.

Nine Aboriginal students completed their HSCin 2016.

Ten Aboriginal students completed theirPreliminary HSC in 2016.

$19000 Aboriginalbackground loading

$55000 AboriginalIndividual Sponsorshipfunding

Low level adjustment for disability SLSOs were employed to work with studentswho have regular consultation meetings withparents/carers.

School successfully utilises NationallyConsistent Collection of Data information inorder to accommodate to the varied needs ofhighlighted students.

Learning Support team meetings aretimetabled and minuted.

$33000

Socio–economic background Students from low socio–economic familiesreceived additional financial support to ensureequity in educational opportunity. Thisresulted in higher levels of engagement andattendance.

Student Wellbeing Opportunities:

* Rock and Water

* High and Low Ropes Activities

*Goodfellas and The Butterfly Effect

Cultural Opportunities

* Margaret Olley excursion

* Japanese Drumming excursion

* ArtExpress Excursion

* Bangarra Dance

The breakfast program was highly successfulwith staff reporting that students were morealert and engaged in the classroom as aresult.

$151000

Support for beginning teachers Three permanent beginning teachersreceived targeted funding for their first andsecond years of teaching. Support strategieswere negotiated and included timetableconcessions, provision of a mentor, additionalTPL and an induction program.

$24000


Student information

Student enrolment profile

Enrolments

Students 2013 2014 2015 2016

Boys 195 170 164 172

Girls 206 194 184 176

Student attendance profile

School

Year 2013 2014 2015 2016

7 89.7 93.8 86.7 89.9

8 86.7 87.6 86.7 87.1

9 85.3 82.7 82.5 85.3

10 81.6 85.7 78.5 81.7

11 73.9 83.6 79.1 72.2

12 83.8 85 86.9 87.1

All Years 83.8 86.1 82.5 82.9

State DoE

Year 2013 2014 2015 2016

7 93.2 93.3 92.7 92.8

8 90.9 91.1 90.6 90.5

9 89.4 89.7 89.3 89.1

10 87.7 88.1 87.7 87.6

11 88.3 88.8 88.2 88.2

12 90.1 90.3 89.9 90.1

All Years 89.9 90.2 89.7 89.7

Post-school destinations

Proportion ofstudents movinginto post-schooleducation, trainingor employment

Year10%

Year11%

Year12%

SeekingEmployment

0 2 14

Employment 0 0 36

TAFE entry 0 2 7

University Entry 0 0 29

Other 14 2 0

Unknown 8 2 14

Twelve students gained Early Entry or PrincipalRecommendation Offers at UNE and seven at SouthernCross University by direct application. This was asignificant increase on last year. Also students werealso able to apply via the School RecommendationScheme to another seven universities. Students wereable to expand the options from early entry and gainedentry into their preferred courses and universities onthe merits of their ATARS. Students gained entry intouniversities with the view to a career in Science,Nursing, Sports and Exercise Science and Education.

Year 12 students undertaking vocational or tradetraining

Nambucca Heads High School has a very strong andcomprehensive Vocational Education program.

One HSC students in 2016, completed their SchoolBased Traineeships (SBAT) in Aboriginal HealthBusiness Services via the Elsa Dixon Program. AnotherHSC student also completed their Business ServicesSBAT at the local National Australia Bank.

In 2016, there was 41 VET Courses successfullycompleted with some students attempting more than 1VET Course. HSC students undertook a VET course orTrade training and completed VET training and WorkPlacements in the following: Business Services,Construction, Hospitality, Information Technology andMetal & Engineering.

Nambucca Heads High School has a Trade School inMetal & Engineering and a Trading Training Centre inHospitality. Both facilities provide industry levelequipment, resources and training.

Year 12 students attaining HSC or equivalentvocational education qualification

41 students attained their HSC or equivalent vocationaleducational qualification.


Workforce information

Workforce composition

Position FTE*

Principal 1

Deputy Principal(s) 1

Assistant Principal(s) 1

Head Teacher(s) 6

Classroom Teacher(s) 22.14

Learning and Support Teacher(s) 1.3

Teacher Librarian 1

School Counsellor 0

School Administration & SupportStaff

11.38

Other Positions 10

*Full Time Equivalent

Currently Nambucca Heads High School has fourAboriginal members of staff.

Teacher qualifications

All teaching staff meet the professional requirementsfor teaching in NSW public schools.

Teacher qualifications

Qualifications % of staff

Undergraduate degree or diploma 100

Postgraduate degree 31

Professional learning and teacher accreditation

Significant amounts of professional learning wereundertaken by Nambucca Heads High School in 2016due to the fact that Building the Capacity of Staff isDirection 2 of our 2015–2017 School Plan. Aside fromkeeping up with the mandatory DET trainingrequirements our whole school professional learningopportunities allow NHHS staff to specifically focus onactively developing a PDP.

Two teachers maintained accreditation at proficient.

Financial information (for schoolsusing OASIS for the whole year)

Financial information

This summary financial information covers funds foroperating costs to 30 November 2016 and does notinvolve expenditure areas such as permanent salaries,building and major maintenance.

Income $

Balance brought forward 291 081.87

Global funds 632 627.75

Tied funds 612 882.76

School & community sources 180 970.86

Interest 7 315.62

Trust receipts 22 017.87

Canteen 0.00

Total income 1 746 896.73

Expenditure

Teaching & learning

Key learning areas 64 927.46

Excursions 61 885.29

Extracurricular dissections 116 239.21

Library 3 355.26

Training & development 0.00

Tied funds 681 285.12

Short term relief 165 868.40

Administration & office 114 963.14

School-operated canteen 0.00

Utilities 80 836.22

Maintenance 95 612.75

Trust accounts 21 723.28

Capital programs 34 212.54

Total expenditure 1 440 908.67

Balance carried forward 305 988.06

A full copy of the school’s financial statement is tabledat the annual general meetings of the parent and/orcommunity groups. Further details concerning thestatement can be obtained by contacting the school.


School performance

NAPLAN

In the National Assessment Program, the results acrossthe Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 literacy andnumeracy assessments are reported on a scale fromBand 1 toBand 10. The achievement scalerepresents increasing levels of skillsand understandings demonstrated in theseassessments.

Year 7 from Band 4 (lowest) to Band 9 (highest for Year7).

Year 9 from Band 5 (lowest) to Band 10 (highest forYear 9).

The My School website provides detailedinformation and data for national literacy and numeracytesting. Click on the link http://www.myschool.edu.auand insert Nambucca Heads High School in the Find aschool and select GO to access the school data.

Higher School Certificate (HSC)

The performance of students in the HSC is reported inbands ranging from Band 1 (lowest) to Band 6(highest).

Students studied a range of courses across thespectrum of curriculum including ATAR eligible andnon–ATAR eligible subjects. As previously mentionedin this report our 2016 HSC results were extremelypleasing.

Parent/caregiver, student, teachersatisfaction

In 2016, the school sought the opinions of parents,students and teachers about the school. NHHS utilisedthe Tell Them From Me survey platform.

Their responses are presented below.

What parents like about the school:

•Parents feel welcome at NHHS.

•Parents are informed at NHHS.

•Parents acknowledge that NHHS supports learning.

•Parents believe that NHHS supports positivebehaviour

•Parents acknowledge that NHHS is a safe school fortheir student.

What students like about their school:

•83% of year 7 students feel accepted and valued bytheir peers at NHHS.

•78% of all NHHS students have friends at NHHS whothey can trust.

•83% of all students at NHHS believe that education willbenefit them personally and economically in the future.

•93% of all students have positive behaviour at school.


Teachers were surveyed as to the success of the PLPprocess in 2016 which is discussed earlier in thisreport and 100% agreed to the value of this schooldirection.

Policy requirements

Aboriginal education

Nine Aboriginal students completed their HSC last year.Importantly some students who were at risk have madehuge gains and have gone on to employment or furtherstudy.

Senior tutoring has been delivered to our students viaNorta Norta funding and this funding continues to begreat support in getting students to complete their HSC.

The delivery of Gumbaynggirr language is part of thefabric of Nambucca Heads High School. All studentsstudy Gumbaynggirr in Year 8 and we work closelywith Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and CultureCo–operative to train and deliver quality teaching to ourstudents.

Multicultural and anti-racism education

Multicultural perspectives are incorporated intoteaching and learning programs.

In visual arts students study art from a wide range ofcultures.

English and HSIE all incorporate units of work whichencourage student’s understanding and tolerance ofothers.

The school’s languages program encourages studentsto study and engage with other cultures and to developan appreciation for them.

A trained staff member is an Anti–Racism ContactOfficer and is available for students and staff should theissue of racism arise.

Nambucca Heads High School promotes tolerance andrespect of all ethnic and indigenous backgrounds.


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