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Annual Report2016
Centred in Christ | Dynamic in Direction | Strong in Service
NORTHPINE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2
OUR SCHOOLSchool Sector: Independent
School’s Address: 29 Hughes Road East Dakabin Qld 4503
School Principal: Mr Graham Baird
Total Enrolments: 840 Students,
Year Levels offered: Prep – Year 12
Co-educational or Single Sex: Co-educational
Student Body Characteristics: 54% boys and 46% girls, predominantly Australian but also comprised of childrenfromanumberofothernationalities
NorthpineChristianCollegeisanindependentco-educationalschool,providinganexcellentholisticeducationfromEarlyChildhoodCarethroughtoYear12,foundedonBiblicallysupportedprinciplesandvalues.TheCollegeisrespectedforfosteringself-confident,responsibleandsuccessfulstudents,andfordevelopingeachindividualtotheirfullestpotentialbyprovidingatraditionofeducationbalancedinacademic,sporting,artisticandspiritualnurture.
Establishedin1940andmovedtothepresentsitein1980,NorthpineChristianCollegeissetinabeautifulbush-landenvironmentjust10minutesfromWestfieldNorthLakes,and30kmnorthofcentralBrisbane.TheCollegerunsaschoolbussystemtoconvenienceparentsandstudents.
StudentsatNorthpineChristianCollegeareencouragedtodevelopaspiritofteamwork,achievepersonalgoals,anddevelopastrongpositivecharacterthroughparticipationinabroadrangeofco-curricularexperiencesbothinsideandoutsidethetraditionalclassroom.Opportunitiesareofferedthroughtheschool’sextensivesporting,outdooreducation,MiddleSchoolChallenge,ChallengetheNextStepprograms,DukeofEdinburgh,musicandperformingartsprograms,alongwithannualYear6-12camps.
Theemotional,socialandspiritualwellbeingofstudentsisapriorityatNorthpineChristianCollege.AnextensiveChaplaincyprogramsupportstheneedsoftheNorthpinecommunity,workingwithteachers,yearlevelco-ordinatorsandprofessionalcounsellorstoprovidethenurtureandcareeachstudentrequires.ThedevelopmentofstudentleadersisfacilitatedthroughtheChaplaincyprogram,withopportunitiesforcommunityservice,presentingchurchprograms,andinvolvementintheactiveStudentRepresentativeCouncil.
StudentsaretaughttoapplyBiblicalprinciplestoeverydaylifethroughthedevelopmentofChristianvaluesandmorals.ReligiousEducationisanintegralpartofthecurriculumandstudentsareencouragedtochallengeanddiscussspiritualandmoralissues.Chaplainsco-ordinateweeklyworshipservicesandareresponsibleforpastoralcare,Biblestudies,baptismpreparationcourses,andpersonalorfamilynurture.
NorthpineChristianCollegeiscommittedtoensuringthateachindividualstudentischallengedandsupportedinachievingtotheirfullestpotential,growinginindependenceandselfesteemsotheycanconfidentlypursuetheirchosencareerpath,becomingactiveparticipantsinsociety.
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OUR PURPOSEVision Statement: CentredinChrist,DynamicinDirection,StronginService
Mission Statement: “ToprovideaGod-centred,supportiveeducationalenvironmentinwhichstudents canreachtheirfullpotentialandfindvalueinalifeofservicetoGodandthe community.”
Values Statement: AtNorthpineChristianCollegewevalue:
‘Whateveristrue Whateverisnoble Whateverisright Whateverispure Whateverislovely Whateverisadmirable Whateverisexcellent Whateverispraiseworthy’
Philippians4:8
OUR STRUCTUREChildcare and Early Learning CentreOurwellequippedandfullyaccreditedEarlyLearningCentrelaysstrongChristianfoundationsforcapable,confidentandselfdisciplinedchildren.Thecentrealsooffersparentstheconvenienceofhavingtheirchildrencaredforintheonelocation.Thespeciallytrainedstaffmotivateeachchild,andtheage-appropriatelearningexperiencespreparethemforformalschooling.OutsideSchoolHoursandVacationCarearealsoavailable.
Primary School (Prep - Year 6)OurPrimarySchoolfocusesonnurturingchildrenthroughtheearlyyearsofformalschoolingwithacaringcommunityofstaff,studentsandparents.Awell-roundedcurriculumbalancedwithpastoralcareandstudentsupportprovidesasolidbaseforpersonalachievement.Theschool’svaluesprogramisintroducedinthePrimarySchool,developingpositivecharacterandsocialtraitsasthechildrengrow.
DigitalTechnologyisanimportantfocusatNorthpinebecauseitsupportsandenhancesteachingforlearning.Ourclassroomsareequippedwithinteractivedataprojectorsandourprimaryclasseshavetablets/computersaswellasacomputerlabavailablefortheiruse.
Middle School (Years 7 - 9)OurMiddleSchoolStudentsareencouragedtodiscovertheirpersonalinterestsanddeveloptheirfullpotentialthroughabalancedandflexiblecurriculum,whichcoversthecorelearningareasalongwithprovidingopportunitiestoexperienceabroadrangeofelectives.NorthpineChristianCollegerecognisesthatstudentsintheMiddleSchoolhaveuniqueneeds.Atthiscrucialagestudentsneedtobeengagedinmeaningfulandrelevantlearningwithteacherswhoaregenuinelyinterestedandcareabouttheirstudents’wellbeing.Studentsareencouragedtorecognizethatsuccessrequiresacommitmenttolifelonglearning.
Senior School (Years 10 - 12)StudentsinYear10haveavarietyofsubjectoptionsavailable,whichformastrongbaseforselectingeitherOP,NonOPorvocationalpathwaysinYears11and12.Workexperience,careerguidance,andacademicsupportinanICT-richenvironmentarekeycomponentsinpreparingstudentsforsuccessintheirsenioryearsofschooling.
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OUR CURRICULUMNorthpineChristianCollegehasimplementedtheAustralianCurriculum(ACARA)fromPreptoYear10,cateringforstudentswithavarietyofabilitiesandinterestssupportedbyastrongco-curricularprogram.
Primary SchoolOurInfantsteachers(PreptoYear2)workwithourstudents,tobuildastrongfoundationbyteachingthebasicsofliteracyandnumeracyaswellasthemanyotherskillsthattheywillneedtobecomesuccessfulstudents.
InourJuniorSchool(Years3–6),thefocusisthedevelopmentofindependentthinkingandworkingskillsthatbuildonthestrongfoundationthathasbeenlaidintheInfantSchool.
OurPreptoYear6studentshavespecialistDigitalTechnologies,MusicandPhysicalEducationteacherstoteachthosesubjects,andYear5-6studentsaretaughtJapaneseaspartoftheircurriculumleadingintoMiddleSchool.WealsohaveaLearningCentrestaffedwithteachersandteacheraideswhosupportstudentsinclass,aswellasprovidingtheopportunityforstudentswhoneedittoreceivegrouphelp.
Secondary SchoolInadditiontothecoresubjectsofBible,English,Mathematics,Science,History,Geography,PhysicalEducationandHealth,ourYear7to9MiddleSchoolstudentsstudyawiderangeofothersubjectsincludingVisualArt,Drama,Music,TechnologyStudies,Business,Civics,HomeEconomics,DigitalMediaandTechnologies,OutdoorEducationandJapanese.Inadditiontothecoresubjects,ourYear10,11and12SeniorSchoolstudentsalsoselectelectivesubjectsfromawide-ranginglistwhichincludesbothAuthority(OP)andAuthorityRegistered(NonOP)subjectsaswellasvocationaloptions,includingcertificatecoursessuchasHospitality,Fitness,Engineering/Constructionalongwithsupportingothercoursesfromexternalproviders.
OUR CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMSEntire School• AgeappropriateChapel/Assemblyprograms
• SpecialistComputerLabs
• Music Program
• Academiccompetitions
• Biblestudy/Prayergroups
• DistrictSportingEvents,Years4-12
• Inter-school system sports, Years 4-12
• Sports Program
• Providesopportunitiesforgiftedstudentstoenhancetheirabilities
Primary School• PrimaryReadingProgram–cateringforindividualneeds
• Integrated Studies Programs
• InteractiveDataProjectors
• TabletComputersP-2
• Laptoptrolleys,Years3-5
• 1–1LaptopProgram–Year6
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• Matific,YearsP-6
• Soundwaves,Years1-6
• Swimming(Terms1and4)
• RotationalSport(Terms2and3)
Middle School• Middleschoolprogramincludes:CreativeExpression,DigitalMedia,Music,Textiles,VisualArts,FoodTechnology,
Design&Technology,Business/Civics
• Opportunitiesforpublicspeaking/singing/performingduringChapel
• OutdoorEducation
• Mountain Bike Program
• District sports
• Afterschoolsports
• Inter-school system sports
• 1-1LaptopProgram
• Middle School Challenge, Years 7 - 8
• Challenge–TheNextStep,Year9
• DukeofEdinburghProgram,BronzeYear9
• Peer Mentoring Program
• Basketballtrainingandcompetition
Secondary School• 1-1LaptopProgram
• CareersGuidanceincludingcompulsoryworkexperienceprogram
• OP&nonOPofferings,includingsupportingstudentsinobtainingschoolbasedtraineeships/apprenticeshipsandenrollinginawidevarietyofcertificateprograms.
• EachYear10studentparticipatesinaworkexperienceprogram
• Year12studentsundertakeaQCSpracticeprogramtopreparethemfortheQueenslandCoreSkillsexams
• DistrictTeamSports
• DukeofEdinburghProgram,Silver&Gold
The Learning Centre• Thisunitisstaffedwithtwoteachersandfiveteacheraidesonapermanentpart-timebasis.
• Providesopportunitiesforstudentstoreceiveextraattentioniftheyrequireindividualisedorsmallgrouplearningopportunities.
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OUR EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROGRAMS• Churchvisitationprogram
• DukeofEdinburghAwardScheme
• Instrumental Ensembles
• StormCoMissionTrips,Year10-12
• Middle/SeniorChapelBand
• CreativeExpression/Drama
• OutdoorEducationProgram
• EducationalYearLevelCamps,Years6–12
• MountainBikeProgram&Competitions
• BOSBLBasketballProgram
• Lifesaving
• InterschoolBusinessandotheracademicsubjectcompetitions
• Choirs(ParticipateintheAustralianNationalEisteddfod)
• Music(Violin,Piano,Voice,Brass,Woodwind,Percussion,Guitar)
OUR STUDENT CARE PROGRAMSNorthpineseekstopromoteawarm,friendlyandnurturingatmospherewithintheCollege.
• AnactiveStudentRepresentativeCouncil(SRC)frequentlyholdslunchtimeactivities.SomeofthesesocialoccasionsinvolvefundraisingforeithertheCollegeorachosencharity.
• Thechaplainsarealwaysinterestedinstudentwelfare.Theytakeadailyinterestinstudents’successesanddifficulties.
• Fourchapelprogramsruneachweek.TheworshipsarespecificallyplannedforInfant,Junior,MiddleandSeniorSchools.ThispromotesthestrongspiritualtoneoftheCollege.Senioradministratorsshowtheirapprovalforthisprogrambytheirweeklyattendance.
• LeadershipisstronglyadvocatedatNorthpine.Specialweekendsareorganizedtohelpstudentleadersfurtherenhancetheirskillsofleadership.
• Counsellingsupportisavailable.
• Bullyingisconfrontedbyacomprehensivestudentmanagementpolicyindealingwiththemanagementofbullies.Itisaddressedinclassrooms,chapelsandassembliesasneeded.BulliesarecounselledandsupportedthroughaRestorativePracticeProgramandifnoimprovementismade,theycanbeaskedtoleavethecollege.Staffarein-servicedandsupportedregularlyinrelationtobullyingissues.In2012thecollegestartedtheBullyingFreeNCCCampaignasawaytocounteractbullying.
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OUR PARENTSParentsareinvitedtocontributetothemissionandoperationoftheCollegeandareinvolvedinmanyways.
• ParentscanbeandhavebeenelectedtotheCollegeCouncil.
• OurParents&Friendsleadersaswellasthecommitteemembers,areelectedfromtheparentbodyoftheCollege.Parentsareencouragedtoattendandcontributeatthemonthlymeetings.
• TheParents&FriendsPresidentisanex-officiomemberoftheCollegeCouncilandfromtimetotimeparentscanbeaskedtobeinvolvedinsub-committeesoftheCollegeCouncilandtheP&F.
• Ourparentsarealsoencouragedtosupport,asandwhenappropriate,withreadingprograms,excursions,sportscarnivals,collegeevents,aswellassupportingtheCollegewhenclassestakechurchservicesandotherprogramsinthecommunity.
• OurparentsaresurveyedbiannuallyfortheirperspectiveontheoperationoftheCollege.
• OurP&FundertakefundraisingactivitiestoassistwithdevelopmentaroundtheCollege.
OUR STAFFQualification Percentage of Staff
Doctorate or higher 0%Masters 22%Bachelor Degree 75%Diploma 3%Certificate 0%
ThepercentageofourstaffwhohaveaCertificateIVinTrainingandAssessmentis12%.
Workforce Composition Teaching Staff Non-teaching Staff Indigenous StaffHeadcounts 64 31 0Full-timeequivalents 60 20 0
Average Staff Attendance for the School, Based on Unplanned Absences of Sick and Emergency Leave Periods of up to 5 daysForpermanentandtemporaryclassroomteachersandschoolleaderstheaveragestaffattendanceratewas96.85%in2016.
Proportion of Teaching Staff Retained from the Previous Year
Permanent teaching staff at end of 2015
Number of these staff retained in 2016 Retention Rate
59 49 83%
Fromtheendof201583%ofstaffwereretainedfortheentire2016schoolyear.
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Teacher Participation in Professional Development
Date Description of PD activity Number participating19/01/2016 Soundwaves 2321/01/2016 Case/Cape 6321/01/2016 WH&S–ChildProtection 6322/01/2016 WH&SCOMPLIANCETRAINING-ChildhoodFainting-FireSafety-
InfectionControl-LadderSafety-ManualTasks-WHSPolicy&Procedures–WorkInjuries
69
02/02/2016 SEQTATraining–StudentPortal 3108/02/2016 SEQTATraining 2807/03/2016 SEQTA-MarksBook/Assessment 2401/06/2016 Matific 1723/05/2016 ProfessionalReadings–Anxietyinkids(Dealing,Positioning&
Practicality)16
11/07/2016 Cape/Case 5605/09/2016 PrimaryLearningDisabilitiesandInclusiveEducationPractise
SecondaryStudentswithLearningDisabilities61
15/09/2016 ApplyFirstAidandCPR 2315/09/2016 CPR Refresher Course 4317/10/2016 SEQTATraining 2331/10/2016 PrinciplesofGoodWriting 19
Theproportionoftheteachingstaffinvolvedinprofessionaldevelopmentactivitiesduring2016was100%.
Themajorprofessionaldevelopmentinitiativeswereasfollows:
• Eachteacherwasencouragedtoattendin-servicedaysspecifictotheirneeds.
• Eachteacherontheinductionprogramwasreleasedtovisitateacherinadifferentschoolforobservation/curriculumsupport.
Expenditure on Professional Development
Total Number of Teachers Total expenditure on teacher PD
Average expenditure on PD per teacher
64 $120,528.76 $1,883.26
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OUR KEY STUDENT OUTCOMESTheaverageattendancerateforthewholeschoolasapercentagein2016was92.18%.
Year Attendance RatePrep 94.34%
Year 1 93.67%Year 2 93.08%Year 3 92.34%Year 4 93.55%Year 5 93.64%Year 6 91.67%Year 7 94.05%Year 8 91.87%Year 9 92.38%
Year 10 91.53%Year 11 89.95%Year 12 86.31%
Management of Non-attendancePrimaryclassrollsaremarkedatthebeginningandendofday.Secondaryclassrolesaremarkedeachperiod.ParentsarenotifiedbytheAdministrationOfficeby10:30ameachdayiftheirchildrenarenotatschool.Notesaremadeintherollastowhychildrenareabsent–i.e.sick,leaveorunexplained.Parents/carersarerequestedtophonethecollegeintheeventthatastudentwillnotbeinattendanceforthatday.Whenthechildreturnstoschool,anoteistobegiventotheclassteacherorinthecaseofmiddle/highschool,thenotewillbehandedintothesecondaryoffice.Whenachildisabsentforaperiodofdays,theformco-ordinator(Years7-12)orclassteacher(Prep–Year6),willcalltheparenttoenquireastothereasonfortheabsence.
NAPLAN Benchmark Results for 2016
Reading
Year Average Score (School)
Average Score (National)
Percentage at or above National Minimum Standard
Year 3 452.6 425.7 100%Year 5 507.3 501.7 98.50%Year 7 558 541 98.70%Year 9 587.3 580.6 97.70%
Writing
Year Average Score (School)
Average Score (National)
Percentage at or above National Minimum Standard
Year 3 420.7 420.5 98.40%Year 5 475.4 475.4 98.50%Year 7 521.1 514.7 94.90%Year 9 536.6 548.4 81.80%
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Spelling
Year Average Score (School)
Average Score (National)
Percentage at or above National Minimum Standard
Year 3 439.6 420.1 100%Year 5 509.7 492.9 100%Year 7 567.6 542.9 97.40%Year 9 589.9 580.3 97.70%
Grammar and Punctuation
Year Average Score (School)
Average Score (National)
Percentage at or above National Minimum Standard
Year 3 455 436.3 100%Year 5 514.1 505 98.50%Year 7 560.9 540.2 98.70%Year 9 580.4 570.3 90.90%
Numeracy
Year Average Score (School)
Average Score (National)
Percentage at or above National Minimum Standard
Year 3 428.9 402.2 100%Year 5 498.4 492.9 98.50%Year 7 560.1 549.5 100%Year 9 599.4 588.8 100%
Apparent Retention Rate Year 10 to 12
Year 10 Base (2014) Year 12 (2016) Retention Rate Percentage52 53 101.9%
Year12StudentenrolmentasapercentageoftheYear10cohortis101.9%.
Year 12 Outcomes
Outcomes for our Year 12 Cohort 2016NumberofstudentsawardedaSeniorEducationProfile 53TotalnumberofstudentsawardedaQueenslandCertificateofIndividualAchievement 0NumberofstudentswhoreceivedanOverallPosition(OP) 34TotalnumberofstudentsawardedanInternationalBaccalaureateDiploma(IBD) 0NumberofstudentswhoarecompletingorcompletedaSchool-basedApprenticeshiporTraineeship(SAT) 0NumberofstudentsawardedoneormoreVocationalEducationandTraining(VET)qualifications 18NumberofstudentsawardedaQueenslandCertificateofEducationattheendofYear12 52NumberofstudentsawardedanInternationalBaccalaureateDiploma(IBD) 0PercentageofYear12studentswhoreceivedanOP1-15oranIBD 82%PercentageofYear12studentswhoarecompletingorcompletedaSATorwereawardedoneormoreofthefollowingQCE,IBD,VETqualification
98%
PercentageofQueenslandTertiaryAdmissionsCentre(QTAC)applicantsreceivingatertiaryoffer 67%
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OTHER INFORMATIONValue AddedNorthpineChristianCollegeoffersasupportive,nurturing,educationalenvironmentandemploystwofulltimechaplains,onepart-timechaplain,onepart-timecounselloraswellasInfant,Junior,MiddleandSeniorSchoolCo-ordinatorstoensurethatstudentsareappropriatelysupportedandthatthissupportextendstothefamilieswhereneeded.
NorthpineofferscontinuityofChristianeducationandcarefromChildcarethroughtoYear12.
Parent, Student and Teacher SatisfactionNorthpineChristianCollegehasexperiencedongoinggrowthoverthepast5-7years.MuchofthisenrolmentgrowthcanbeattributedtotheexpansionofthetriplestreamthroughtheCollege.TheoverwhelmingmajorityofparentsinterviewedcommentthattheirinterestinhavingtheirchildrenattendNorthpinewasbasedonrecommendationsfromcurrentorpastparentsorstudents.Satisfactionsurveysforstudents,staffandparentsareconductedbiennially.
School Income Broken Down by Funding SourceForinformation,visitMySchoolWebsite
http://www.myschool.edu.au/
How Computers are Used to Assist LearningICTisapriorityatNorthpineChristianCollege.Wehaveanongoingprogramofupgradingourtechnologyservices.Allourclassroomshaveinteractivedataprojectorsaswellaswirelessinfrastructurethatsupporttheteachingandlearningprocess.
OurInfantclasseshavetablets.OurJuniorstudentsalsohavenetbookcomputersaswellasacomputerlabavailablefortheiruse.TechnologyneedsforYears7–12arecateredforthroughour1-1laptopprogram.
29 Hughes Road East, Dakabin Qld 4503 PO Box 33, Kallangur Qld 4503P: 07 3204 6511 F: 07 3886 1405 E: [email protected] www.northpine.qld.edu.au
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