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Excelsior Primary School

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Independent Public School

ANNUAL REPORT

2017


• Excellence in Learning

•English, HASS, Mathematics, Science, The Arts, Health and Physical Education, Languages, Technologies

• Excellence in Community

•Success for all students

•Attendance and engagement

•Community partnerships

•Safe school

•Excellence in Teaching and Leadership

• Student engagement

• Academic standards

• Management structures

• Effective leadership

• Safe and Caring learning Environment

• The Excelsior Way •Mental Health and Well-Being •Mindfulness

School Staff

Student Community

It is with great pleasure that the 2017 Excelsior Annual Report is presented to the School Board, and the School Community. This report is designed to provide you with information about our progress towards reaching the achievement targets from our Business Plan 2015 – 2017 as well as the purpose, values, events and activities of Excelsior Primary School.

Excelsior is a distinctive school within the Canning Vale region with an enrolment of 475 students from Kindergarten to Year 6 including: 50.5% girls; 49.5% boys; 3% Indigenous students; and 32% of students with language backgrounds other than English. We embrace and celebrate our diverse school culture.

Student Numbers

(as at 2017 Semester 2)

Primary Kin PPR Y01 Y02 Y03 Y04 Y05 Y06 Total

Full Time (49) 61 45 54 54 64 62 55 444

Part Time 80

Kin PPR Pri Sec Total

Male 36 29 170 235

Female 44 32 164 240

Total 80 61 334 475

This report will isolate the key targets and use student accomplishments against these specific targets to determine if student results are above, equal to or below the stated achievement target.

By comparing all student achievement outcomes and targets for 2015, 2016 and 2017, it can be determined, during the course of the Excelsior Business Plan 2015 – 2017, if the targets have been met over the three year planning cycle. We hope that you enjoy reading about our accomplishments in 2017 and improvement plans for 2018. Barry Liddelow Principal and Staff March 2017

From the Principal


1. Excellence in a Safe and Caring Learning Environment

Our Vision

Excelsior Primary School is an exciting professional learning community committed to excellence in teaching and learning to support personal growth (academic, creative, physical, social, emotional), active citizenship and lifelong learning for all.

Our Culture and Ethos

We aim to be recognised as a Professional Learning Community that promotes and encourages the meaningful involvement of parents, caregivers and community members in the continued development of the whole child and of our school in the community. We use a range of events and activities to support academic excellence and high achievement in The Arts, Physical Education and Italian.

Our Values and Beliefs

Values are determined by the beliefs that we hold and we express these values in the way we think, feel and act. Staff and students of Excelsior value being part of a multi-cultural school and we believe our rich environment of learning, teaching and assessment opportunities are provided inclusively to all students and staff regardless of age, gender, race and ability in a safe and happy environment.

Our values commitments are integrated from, National Values for Australian Schooling, WA Curriculum Framework and The Excelsior Way with the 4Rs incorporating the 7 Habits of Happy Kids and we use Aussie of the Month as school based programs to support these beliefs.

The Excelsior Way used the 4Rs of Respect, Relationships, Responsibilities and Reach for the Stars to support and encourage students to develop positive attitudes to learning, while demonstrating social and civic responsibility. Successful strategies implemented included: National Values for Australian Schools integrated with Aussie of the Month Award, the 7 Habits of Happy Kids and the Excel Club, Faction tokens, Exemplary Behaviour Letters, Class Book Awards, Graduation Book Awards, Student Leadership programs, the School Volunteers Program and the School Chaplaincy Program.

Our Behaviour Management

The Excelsior Way is the expected standard that promotes safe and respectful behaviours with and between students, staff and parents, and recognises the outstanding achievements of both individuals and groups of students.

Excelsior has a range of positive systems in place to recognise both individuals and groups as indicated in the table below where positive entries (95%) far outweigh negative entries. Students who receive an Orange or Red Card are counselled and supported through a restoring relationships process that leads to healthier interpersonal relations among members of the school community, resulting in more effective and sustained learning.

The Excelsior Way guides the attitudes, behaviours and values of everyone in the Excelsior community, using the 4Rs and the 7 Habits of Happy Kids (Steven Covey) – Be Proactive, Begin With the End in Mind, Put First Things First, Think Win Win, Seek First to Understand Then to be Understood, Synergise, Sharpen the Saw.

The Excelsior Way 4Rs National Values for Australian Schooling

(Aussie of the Month) The 7 Habits of Happy Kids

Respect

Relationships

Responsibilities

Reach for the stars

Care and Compassion

Doing Your best

Honesty and Trustworthiness

Responsibility

Understanding, Tolerance and Inclusion

Integrity

Respect

Fair Go

Freedom

Be proactive

Begin with the end in mind

Put first things first

Think win win

Seek first to understand, then be understood

Synergise

Sharpen the saw


Honour Certificates are given out at fortnightly Parent Assemblies and they recognise the academic, social, physical, emotional and creative improvements of individual students.

Excel Club members received a Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Badge to recognise students who work to the best of their abilities, demonstrate good values and practise The Excelsior Way.

Faction Points are accumulated with the winning faction receiving an award each term.

Aussie of the Month badges and certificates are given out each month at Assembly to recognise outstanding individual efforts using the Values for Australian Schooling.

Classroom Behaviour – each class develops a behaviour plan to complement The Excelsior Way.

Recognition of Exemplary Behaviour letters are sent home at the end of each semester to recognise students who have not received any Orange or Red Slips, who have not visited their buddy class nor received an in-class time out.

TABLE OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ENTRIES FOR 2016 / 2017

2. Excellence in Teaching and Leadership

Teaching Achievement Targets

Classroom observation and feedback models show evidence of the use of instructional tactics and strategies, as part of the explicit teaching model.

Evidence is collected via the Performance Management (PM) three year cycle.

The level of instructional tactics / explicit teaching applied to classroom practice (observations).

Peer Observations is part of the Director General’s Focus 2017 and require teachers to observe and provide feedback to a colleague.

Admin staff conduct a series of Walkthroughs each term, targeting areas of explicit instruction.

Information provided by these observation and feedback models indicate a continued use of a variety of instructional tactics.

Leadership Achievement Targets 1. Staff satisfaction survey data reflects a high degree of satisfaction in all areas – 31 responses. The

survey showed that staff strongly agreed and agreed with the majority of areas, the main differences being about staff support, feedback and community relationships. Positive areas include teacher expectations and students feeling safe, talking to teachers and being at Excelsior.

PP YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR 6 TOTAL Students

2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017

46 59 51 45 54 54 58 56 57 64 53 59 68 56 425 397

Positive 140 261 288 223 285 301 273 285 207 189 282 278 252 150 1727 1687

Negative 1 6 26 28 20 17 18 23 8 38 23 32 80 41 176 185

Neg Students Num 3 6 6 16 13 16 12 72


2. An increased percentage of staff accept leadership roles within the school. The distributed leadership structure at Excelsior encourages staff to experience leadership roles across the school such as Learning Area Leader, special program leaders, Block leaders and other leaders such as school Board, finance, explicit instruction, school improvement, sustainability and ground improvements.

3. Support structures to enable teachers to progress to Senior Teacher and Level 3 Teacher. Staff are coached and supported to make long term plans for their careers. Professional learning through performance management enables this process.

Other support structures include a focus on the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, teacher peer observations, the implementation of the Australian Curriculum and collaborative planning for year level and school priorities.

3. Excellence in Learning

NAPLAN

Achievement will match or exceed like schools.

Maintain and/or increase the percentage of students in the top 20% proficiency bands to be equal to or higher than like schools.

Reduce percentage of students at or below National Minimum Standards to be equal to, or better than, like schools.

Learning area grade achievement - 85% of students to achieve a grade of A, B or C

ON-ENTRY ASSESSMENT

Increase percentage of Pre-primary – Year 2 students reaching recommended end-of-year points.

Comparative Performance Summary

Year 3 Year 5

2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017

Numeracy 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.6 2.2 1.2 COLOUR KEY

Reading 0.2 0.3 -0.6 0.3 1.1 -0.3 Above Expected - more than one standard deviation above the predicted school mean

Writing 0.2 0.2 0.4 -0.4 -0.7 0.2 Expected - within one standard deviation of the predicted school mean

Spelling 0.0 0.7 -0.1 -0.3 1.1 1.3 Below Expected - more than one standard deviation below the predicted school mean

Grammar & Punctuation

0.0 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.2 0.5


These results indicate that Excelsior students performed at a similar level, within the standard deviation, to students of similar schools in Australia.

Year 3: Continued improvements in Writing. Year 5: Continued improvements in Writing and Spelling. Slight decreases with Reading and Grammar and Punctuation.

In summary:

Excelsior has bettered or matched similar schools in the four Literacy learning areas of Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation, within the standard range.

Reading appears to be a focus area for 2018 Writing remains a focus area from 2017.

Since 2013 Excelsior has made significant improvements with each of the English strands, moving them into the higher progress quadrants. Reading and Writing remain school priority areas for 2018.


Proficiency Band Summary

Reading

Year 3

Year 5

2016

2017

2016

2017

Band Sch

Like Sch

Sch

Like Sch

Sch

Like Sch

Sch

Like Sch

10

9

8

11%

13%

11%

7

38%

23%

20%

6

25%

27%

23%

28%

26%

26%

38%

5

31%

24%

13%

22%

15%

21%

16%

4

16%

20%

35%

25%

9%

13%

15%

3

20%

17%

15%

16%

0%

4%

0%

2

7%

9%

12%

6%

1

0%

3%

2%

4%

Writing

Year 3

Year 5

2016

2017

2016

2017

Band Sch

Like Sch

Sch

Like Sch

Sch

Like Sch

Sch

Like Sch

10

9

8

2%

4%

8%

7

11%

12%

11%

6

16%

13%

13%

17%

44%

35%

21%

5

31%

43%

50%

44%

24%

34%

43%

4

33%

27%

17%

21%

15%

11%

15%

3

15%

12%

17%

13%

4%

3%

2%

2

4%

3%

2%

3%

1

2%

1%

0%

2%

Spelling

Year 3

Year 5

2016

2017

2016

2017

Band Sch

Like Sch

Sch

Like Sch

Sch

Like Sch

Sch

Like Sch

10

9

8

15%

10%

23%

7

28%

18%

18%

6

33%

23%

19%

26%

30%

37%

30%

5

18%

26%

35%

26%

17%

23%

20%

4

27%

28%

15%

24%

11%

10%

8%

3

9%

12%

12%

14%

0%

3%

2%

2

9%

8%

13%

8%

1

4%

3%

6%

2%

Grammar & Punctuation

Year 3

Year 5

2016

2017

2016

2017

Band Sch

Like Sch

Sch

Like Sch

Sch

Like Sch

Sch

Like Sch

10

9

8

26%

16%

21%

7

19%

20%

13%

6

35%

33%

29%

37%

35%

26%

33%

5

16%

19%

27%

27%

11%

23%

13%

4

22%

20%

23%

13%

9%

12%

13%

3

22%

20%

13%

10%

0%

3%

7%

2

4%

4%

2%

7%

1

2%

3%

6%

6%

Proficiency Band Summary

Year 3: Match or exceed like schools – Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation. Year 5: Match or exceed like schools

In summary:

Year 3: Excelsior has exceeded or matched similar schools in the top 20% proficiency bands in Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation.

Year 5: Excelsior has exceeded similar schools in the top 20% proficiency bands in Reading but achieved slightly under in Writing, Spelling and Grammar & Punctuation.

National Minimum Standards

Green is above, Yellow is at and Red is below.

In summary:

Year 3: Results show that Excelsior matches the results of like schools with a deviation of only 1 or 2 students below the National Minimum Standards, with Spelling and G&P being higher of equal to.

Year 5 results show that Excelsior betters or matches results with Grammar & Punctuation, Spelling and Writing with results slightly lower for Reading.


Learning Area Grade Achievement

Target: 85% of students to achieve a grade of A, B or C Actual: Year 3 – 83.3% (Like Schools 86.6%) Year 5 – 89.7% (Like Schools 87.1%)

Percentages of students Above, At, and Below National Minimum Standard Levels

NAPLAN National Minimum

Standard (NMS)

NAPLAN - Reading

2015 2016 2017

Year 3 Year 5 Year 7 Year 3 Year 5 Year 7 Year 3 Year 5 Year 7

Above NMS 91% 78% - 93% 92% - 88% 83%

At NMS 6% 17% - 7% 9% - 9% 13%

Below NMS 4% 4% - 0% 0% - 3% 4%

On-Entry Assessment

Increase percentage of Pre-primary – Year 2 students reaching recommended end of year points.

Speaking & Listening Reading Writing

2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017

Pre-primary 0.5 0.66 0.41 0.52 0.45 0.41 0.19 0.19 0.17

Year 1 1.13 1.19 0.91 0.98 0.83 0.85 1.08 1.1 1.1

Year 2 1.51 1.82 1.89 1.58 1.48 1.43 1.76 1.83 1.90

PP – 1 0.58 0.67 0.50 0.44 0.29 0.44 0.88 0.92 0.93

1 - 2 0.40 0.71 0.98 0.54 0.52 0.58 0.56 0.79 0.80

In Summary:

The focus on Speaking & Listening in 2016 has lifted student achievement. The focus for 2017 now should highlight Reading, as well as maintaining Grammar & Punctuation and Writing.


Comparative Performance Summary

Year 3 student achievement was maintained in the positive results but slightly lower than 2016.

Year 5 student achievement remains significantly above like schools but has decreased from 2016.

These continued good results across the school recognise our high standards of learning, teaching, assessment, behaviour and attitude.

NAPLAN

Achievement will match or exceed like schools.

Maintain or increase the percentage of students in the top 20%.

Increase percentage of students achieving in the top proficiency bands to equal to or higher than like schools.

Reduce percentage of students at or below National Minimum Standards to be equal to, or better than, like schools.

Learning area grade achievement - 85% of students to achieve a grade of A, B or C

ON-ENTRY ASSESSMENT

Increase percentage of Pre-primary – Year 2 students reaching recommended end of year points.

Above National Minimum Standard

At National Minimum Standard

Below National Minimum Standard

Year 3 Year 5

2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017

Numeracy 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.6 2.2 1.2

The progress between the two years of testing is

measured by the difference between the two mean scores

in NAPLANs.

The Cohort measurement is the difference between the

mean scores of all tested students in the cohorts for both

years at your school.

The Tested Twice measurement is the difference

between the mean scores of students tested at your

school in the latest year of testing reported and in WA

public schools two years earlier.

The Stable Cohort measurement is the difference

between the mean scores of students tested in your

school in both years.

The Like School Cohort comparison is the difference

between the mean scores of all tested students in your

Like Schools in both years.

The WA Public Schools comparison is the difference

between the mean scores of all tested students in WA

Public schools in both years.

The Australia comparison is the difference between the

mean scores of all tested students in Australia in both

years.


Learning area grade achievement - 85% of students to achieve a grade of A, B or C.

Actual:

Year 3 – 86.5% (Like Schools 89%) Year 5 – 95.1% (Like Schools 88.6%)

On-Entry Assessment

Increased percentage of Pre-primary – Year 2 students reaching recommended end of year points.

Numeracy

2015 2016 2017

Pre-primary 0.95 0.96 1.00

Year 1 1.4 1.44 1.47

Year 2 1.86 1.82 1.85

PP – 1 0.36 0.48 0.52

1 - 2 0.36 0.54 0.41

In Summary: Increased % of PP – 2 students reaching recommended end of year points.

PP and Year 1 results remain consistent with previous years.

Year 2 results have remained stable since 2015.

Value added results for PP-1 and 1-2 has had a significant improvement from 2015 with a slight decrease in 1-2 from 2016 – 17. Focus areas remain in specific Maths concepts such as partitioning and number order, solving problems, identifying patterns.

Numeracy Proficiency Band Summary %

Year 3

Year 5

2016

2017

2016

2017

Band

Sch

Like

Sch

Sch

Like

Sch

Sch

Like

Sch

Sch

Like

Sch

10

9

8

32%

10%

11%

7

17%

14%

26%

6

25%

17%

31%

20%

19%

31%

33%

5

18%

21%

19%

23%

30%

31%

25%

4

22%

26%

21%

30%

2%

13%

5%

3

20%

24%

15%

16%

0%

2%

0%

2

15%

10%

12%

9%

1

0%

2%

2%

2%

In summary:

- NAPLAN Achievement will match or exceed like schools: Student achievement was at a higher level than like schools but showed a general decline in 2017 - Year 3 from 0.7 to 0.4; Year 5 from 2.2 to 1.2 compared with WA schools which is generally just below like schools.

Maintain or increase the percentage of students in the top 20%. Using the Proficiency Bands it is evident that student achievement increased in Year 3 to 17%; and decreased in Year 5 from 20% to 10%.

Increase percentage of students achieving in the top proficiency bands to equal to or higher than like schools. Using the Proficiency Bands it is evident that student achievement is below like schools: Year 3 is 38% to 50%: to Year 5 is 24% to 37%.

Reduce percentage of students at or below National Minimum Standards to be equal to, or better than, like schools. Using the Proficiency Bands it is evident that: Year 3 – 14% school students compared with 11% like schools at or below the NMS Year 5 – 15% school students compared with 5% like schools at or below the NMS


Component Grade Distribution Semester 2, 2017 Compared With Like Schools

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

85% of students to achieve a grade of A, B or C in the areas of Humanities and Social Sciences – History and Geography

To have an equal to or greater percentage of students given satisfactory (A, B and C) grades in Humanities and Social Sciences compared to like schools.

1 2 3 4 5 6 Average

Excelsior 97.9 98.5 99.2 91.8 81.2 (History)

76.4 (Geography)

90.8

Like Schools 94 98.2 92.2 91.1 90.8 90.3 92.8

SCIENCE

85% of students to achieve a grade of A, B or C in Science.

To have an equal to or greater percentage of students given satisfactory (A, B and C) grades in Science compared to like schools.

1 2 3 4 5 6 Average

Excelsior 97.9 98.5 92.9 84.1 94.9 92.7 93.5

Like Schools 91.5 88.0 88.5 91.9 87.9 88.3 89.35

THE ARTS

100% of students to achieve a grade of A, B or C in The Arts. (Music / Visual Arts)

To have an equal to or greater percentage of students given satisfactory (A, B and C) grades in The Arts compared to like schools.

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Fundamental Movement Skills – students demonstrate an increase in skill levels.

Increase in achievement in each year level from Y1

85% of students to achieve a grade of A, B or C in Health and Physical Education.

To have an equal to or greater percentage of students given satisfactory (A, B and C) grades in Health and Physical Education compared to like schools.

1 2 3 4 5 6 Average

Excelsior 100 / 100 82.8 / 100 96.3 / 100 94 / 100 98.4 / 100 96.4 / 100 100 / 100

Like Schools 96.5 / 97.4 96.8 / 97.0 97.2 / 97.9 97.6 / 98.6 96.5 / 98.4 95.3 / 98.6 96.6 / 98

ITALIAN

85% of students to achieve a grade of A, B or C in Languages.

To have an equal to or greater percentage of students given satisfactory (A, B and C) grades in Languages compared to like schools.

1 2 3 4 5 6 Average

Excelsior - - 98.1 89.4 100 86.5 81.75

Like Schools - - 90 88.2 94 91.6 94.4

TECHNOLOGIES

85% of students to achieve a grade of A, B or C in Technologies. Design and Tech / Digital Tech.

To have an equal to or greater percentage of students given satisfactory (A, B and C) grades in Technologies compared to like schools.

1 2 3 4 5 6 Average

Excelsior M/VA 97.1 / 100 100 / 100 100 / 100 97.0 / 100 85.5 / 100 83.7 / 100 93.9 / 100

Like Schools 97.4 / 97.5 97.4 / 97.4 96.6 / 96.9 97.7 / 95.5 95.1 / 97.2 95.9 / 96.4 96.7 / 96.8

1 2 3 4 5 6 Average

Excelsior 97.9 90.9 88.9 93.9 100 92.8

Like Schools 98.9 97.0 93.3 93.7 95.1 98.9


Music

The Excelsior music program’s reputation for excellence is maintained both within the school community and the wider Canning Vale community. Quality teaching and learning programs support students in developing musical skills and abilities.

Opportunities for individual students to extend their talents will be provided through the Department of Education’s School of Instrumental Music Program, junior and senior choirs, recorder ensemble, percussion ensemble and rock band. Students could develop their performance skills were provided through assemblies and special events.

Visual Arts

Provide continued opportunities for students to engage in varied art forms including drawing, painting, print-making, ceramics and paper-craft. Individual students’ fundamental skills and techniques of art forms, creativity and inventiveness continue to be developed. Knowledge of contemporary and historical art forms and artists such as Indigenous, Asian, Renaissance, Impressionism and Abstract Art continue to be studied. Other interesting areas are adapted from media and current affairs as they arise.

Physical Education

Children were taught fundamental skills and introduced to a wide variety of sports including football, soccer, rugby league tag, hockey, netball, cricket, sof-crosse, volleyball, t-ball, softball, basketball and golf. Visiting sporting personalities from many codes provided students with positive role models and an opportunity to further develop their skills and abilities.

Senior students successfully competed in Interschool Summer and Winter Carnivals. Athletes selected from across the school competed in the Cross Country and Interschool Athletics Carnival, demonstrating good individual spirit and team spirit along with being fair and competitive.

LOTE Italian

The aim of the Italian program at Excelsior is to provide students with the opportunity to explore the Italian language and culture and to practise communicating in Italian. At Excelsior, the aim is always to continue to raise the profile of Italian (additional languages in general) in the school community and build on student achievements and confidence.

English as an Alternative Language or Dialect (EAL/D)

The program provided support for students who were learning English as a second language as well as increasing the community awareness of our cultural diversity to encourage tolerance and understanding. The specialist teacher worked collaboratively with classroom teachers to support the classroom program and included the withdrawal of students in small groups for intensive instruction. The Harmony Day assembly for our students was a highlight and demonstrated and promoted the great variety of cultural heritage that is present at Excelsior.

Information & Communication Technology (ICT)

Continued Whole School focus on using SMART Boards and ICT.

Allow for successful integration of ICT’s in the classroom by providing working, well supported resources including technical support.

The Year 4 iPad trial successfully supported iPads as a learning device. The 1-1 iPad program will be introduced for Year 4 students in 2018.

Ongoing Cyber Safety Education.

Whole School focus on using SMART Boards to enhance teaching and learning programs.

Specialist Programs


Student-Centred Funding

1 20,920.00$ 20,225.00$

2 58,987.00$ 59,048.28$

3 20,682.00$ 20,681.80$

4 49,763.00$ 51,054.88$

5 -$ -$

6 825.00$ 825.00$

7 330.00$ 330.00$

8 11,892.00$ 10,260.22$

9 31,874.00$ FALSE

10 -$ -$

11 Farm Revenue (Ag and Farm Schools only) -$ -$

12 -$ -$

195,273.00$ 162,425.18$

199,989.75$ 199,989.75$

Student Centred Funding 266,114.00$ 266,114.00$

661,376.75$ 628,528.93$

-$ -$

661,376.75$ 628,528.93$

Locally Raised Funds151,009.96$

Student Centred Funding266,114.00$

Other Govt Grants1,155.00$

Other 10,260.22$

Transfers from ReservesFALSE

428,539.18$

1 42,841.00$ 23,737.62$

2 -$ -$

3 191,792.00$ 162,348.34$

4 178,336.00$ 171,847.99$

5 147,961.00$ 134,590.96$

6 46,500.00$ 30,336.55$

7 21,000.00$ 21,000.00$

8 829.00$ 2,877.50$

9 -$ -$

10 -$ -$

11 -$ -$

12 Farm Operations (Ag and Farm Schools only) -$ -$

13 Farm Revenue to CO (Ag and Farm Schools only) -$ -$

14 Camp School Fees to CO (Camp Schools only) -$ -$

629,259.00$ 546,738.96$

-$ -$

629,259.00$ 546,738.96$

32,117.75$

Bank Balance 262,039.82$ Made up of: -$

1 General Fund Balance 113,663.97$ 2 Deductible Gift Funds -$ 3 Trust Funds -$ 4 Asset Replacement Reserves 147,523.85$ 5 Suspense Accounts 1,734.00$ 6 Cash Advances -$ 7 Tax Position 882.00-$

262,039.82$ Total Bank Balance

Cash Position as at:

Residential Boarding Fees to CO (Ag Colleges only)

Cash Budget Variance

Total Forecast Salary Expenditure

Total Expenditure

Total Goods and Services Expenditure

Other Expenditure

Buildings, Property and Equipment

Curriculum and Student Services

Total Salary Allocation

Total Funds Available

ActualBudget

Residential Operations

Total Locally Raised Funds

Fundraising/Donations/Sponsorships

Opening Balance

Total Cash Funds Available

Camp School Fees (Camp Schools only)

Expenditure - Cash and Salary

Payment to CO, Regional Office and Other Schools

Administration

Lease Payments

Utilities, Facilities and Maintenance

Professional Development

Transfer to Reserve

Transfer from Reserve or DGR

Residential Accommodation

Other State Govt/Local Govt Revenues

Revenue from Co, Regional Office and Other Schools

Excelsior Primary SchoolFinancial Summary as at

Actual

31 December 2017

Other Revenues

Commonwealth Govt Revenues

BudgetRevenue - Cash & Salary Allocation

Voluntary Contributions

Charges and Fees

Fees from Facilities Hire

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

$000

Revenue Source

Locally Generated Revenue - Budget vs Actual

Budget Actual

Locally Raised Funds35%

Student Centred Funding

62%

Other Govt Grants0%

Other 3%

Transfers from Reserves

0%

Current Year Actual CashSources

0

50

100

150

200

250

$000

Expenditure Purpose

Goods and Services Expenditure - Budget vs Actual

Budget Actual

10

30

50

70

90

110

130

150

$000

Cash Position


4. Excellence in Community

Parent and Student Surveys

The Parent Survey shows a similar range to the Staff Survey with school strengths being an expectation for the child to do his best, feeling safe, talking to teachers, make good progress and the school being well maintained and recommending the school to others.

Improvement areas could be treating students fairly and parent opinions.

The student survey shows slight different results with strengths being expecting the student to do his/her best, looking for ways to improve, motivation to learn, specialist areas and The Excelsior Way.

Improvement areas could be treating students fairly, maintenance, safety, talking to teachers, student behaviour and student opinions.

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree Strongly

agree

Num % Num % Num % Num % Num %

This school has clear goals and people in the community talk about the school in a good way. 1 2% 5 11% 14 32% 18 41% 6 14%

This school assists me to develop personal and social skills through The Excelsior Way and the 7 Habits.

- - 6 13% 13 28% 22 48% 5 11%

I like the way this school places a lot of importance on the specialist areas of Music, Art, Physical Education and Italian.

1 2% 3 7% 8 17% 9 20% 25 54%

For me, staff at this school provide a stimulating learning environment and make school work interesting and enjoyable.

5 11% 5 11% 9 20% 19 41% 8 17%

Staff at this school are professional, committed and enthusiastic towards me. 7 15% 6 13% 10 22% 18 39% 5 11%


Student Attendance and Engagement

Primary Attendance Rates Attendance % - Primary Year Levels

Attendance Rate

School WA Public Schools

2015 94.4% 92.7%

2016 94.8% 92.6

2017 94.7% 92.7%

Excelsior students consistently attend school at almost 95%, an above rate which is greater than WA public schools in every year level. Student engagement to support regular attendance is enhanced by:

The Excelsior Way supporting positive health and well-being.

Explicit instruction, effective teaching, instructional strategies, cooperative learning and HOTS.

A range of learning technologies (smartboards, laptops, ipads, cameras).

Whole school approaches to support student interest and engagement.

Community Partnerships

Our School Board has wide ranging powers, governance and accountability. The Board is made up of 4 parents, 1 community member, 3 teachers and the Principal. The main roles of the Board were to:

Review the components of the Excelsior Business Plan 2015-2017

Review the data collection, reflection and analysis

Endorse the 2018 School Improvement Planning, particularly for English and Maths

Approve Contributions and Charges

Approve the yearly and monthly One-Line Budget

Approve and/or endorse particular school policy changes, eg; Uniform Policy, personal requirements

Our P&C is a great asset to our school for providing a professional and social forum for parents and for assisting the school to purchase resources and equipment that might otherwise not be possible. P&C activities included:

Community Fair Canteen facility for families

Welcome sausage sizzle

Mother's and Father's Day stalls

Movie Night

Easter and Christmas stalls, and Christmas raffle

Faction carnival and Arts day stalls

Lapathon

The sale of Entertainment Books

Disco Night

P&C funded school projects: Book Awards, Year 6 Graduation, School App, School Phone Message, Sport and Music equipment, saving for playground improvements

Parents as Partners encourages and supports greater parent involvement with the school such as:

Assisting teachers with listening to children read, changing books, helping with spelling.

Assisting the P&C with activities such as Mother’s and Father’s Day stalls, Easter and Christmas stalls, morning tea stalls at athletics carnivals, sausage sizzles, etc.

Involved with special class activities, eg, cooking, craft, maths, science, excursions, busy bees.

Assisting at excursions, incursions and camps.

Assisting students through the Mentor Program and the Chaplain Support Program.

Attendance Rate

PPR Y01 Y02 Y03 Y04 Y05 Y06 Av

2015 92% 94% 96% 94% 94% 95% 95% 94.6

2016 93% 94% 95% 95% 96% 96% 96% 94.6

2017 94% 93% 95% 95% 95% 96% 94% 94.6

WA Public Schools 2017

92% 93% 93% 93% 93% 93% 93% 93


Excellence in Environmental Sustainability

Our buildings and grounds are a great source of pride and satisfaction for our school community.

Undercover Area: Physical Education, Art and Music rooms, canteen.

4 teaching blocks, library (including the canteen, under cover area with visual arts, music and physical education, admin offices and staff room.

The after school care facility and 0-3 Playgroup every Thursday morning (Playgroups WA)

3 excellent covered climbing playgrounds

Fully enclosed covered assembly area for physical education lessons, assemblies, incursions, etc

Interactive electronic whiteboards in every teaching area.

Well-resourced Pre-primary and Kindy play areas

Internal and oval lawns, maturing trees and seating in the quadrangles

Our school oval and basketball courts, available for community use after hours

Fitness equipment around the edge of oval, available for community use after hours

Lockable fence enclosing all the school buildings

Promoting a Sustainable School

Excelsior Primary School is a Waste Wise School that involves students in identifying, planning and implementing strategies to reduce the amount of waste. Students develop responsible environmental behaviours and values through learning experiences that are linked to the Australian Curriculum.

Our school participated in the Clean Up Australia national environmental initiatives in 2017.

28 Solar panels of 8,600 watts provide students with energy research opportunities.

Recycling waste materials – paper, batteries, food scraps, phones – has been a priority with students for a number of years and has successfully reduced our rubbish footprint.

Our worm farms use most of our food waste and turn it into Worm Whiz for $2. The waste sort and audit is always an exciting event for students.

Excellence with School Activities

Student Council Visit to Parliament House

As part of their leadership training, student councillors visited Parliament House, discovering its history and traditions. Visited Upper and Lower houses, had lunch in the Parliamentary Dining Room.

Chaplain Support Program

Our Chaplain contributed to the provision of pastoral care for students and families, providing guidance on human relationships and provided support for students and staff in cases of bereavement, family breakdown and other crisis and loss situations.

Harmony Week

We celebrated our cultural diversity with a special week to raise community awareness about the past, present and future heritage of our children. Children participated at the whole school assembly, dressed in national costumes and ate delicious shared food from around the world - a fantastic lunch.

ANZAC Service

We observe this significant historical event that helped shape our great country and preserve our wonderful lifestyle. With our theme of The Malaysian Conflict, students demonstrated the appropriate level of formality and behaviour throughout the service. Highlights included the Choir performance, the lone piper and past student Jacob playing the trumpet.


Summer & Winter Carnivals, Netball, Cross Country, Girls Footy

Excelsior students participated in t-ball, indoor beach volleyball, basketball and cricket (Summer Carnival) and footy, soccer, hockey and league tag (Winter Carnival). The League Tag team made it to the state finals where they all put in a fantastic effort. Also included were the Interschool Netball Competition and Year 6 girls Footy Gala Day, both of which were thoroughly enjoyed by everyone.

Year 6 Camp

This is a very exciting and rewarding time for students and teachers with everyone thoroughly enjoying their experiences at the Woodman Point Sport and Recreation Adventure Camp. Students (and staff) participated in numerous exciting activities that focused on Challenge by Choice to provide students with specific personal challenges to test their individual achievements, team skills and commitments.

Faction Athletics Carnival and Interschool Carnival

The great variety of individual and team events ensured that all children had an opportunity to shine in their various chosen athletic pursuits, often the ones that they don’t normally play after hours. At the Interschool Athletics Carnival we excelled in individual and team events and achieved a very exciting fourth place. Congratulations to Pegasus for winning the Faction Shield.

100 Days of School

One hundred days of school was celebrated with students rotating through a variety of exciting maths activities to do with 100, eg 100 ideas for a paper bag, 100 day predictions, 100 animals, 100 activities with marbles, blocks, etc. It was an exciting day that promoted Maths as a fun and exciting subject.

Music Performances

The music groups include Senior Choir, percussion, recorder and wind instrument ensemble, rock band and guitar ensemble. These groups of musicians performed with distinction at assemblies, our ANZAC ceremony, Harmony Day and end of year Graduation and Presentation assemblies.

Book Week

Book Week activities included library displays of books, children attending story telling sessions in the library, entering an illustration competition and dressing up as a book character. A very successful Book Fair was held to encouraging students to select their own books.

NUMERO

Excelsior students came runners-up this year after 5 years as area champions. This was an outstanding achievement and a commitment by students and staff to always do their best under any circumstances.

A Celebration of the Arts and Open Day

Students demonstrated their achievements with the choir, recorder ensemble (with wind and brass instruments), percussion group, various class items and the school rock band.

Children’s visual art and class / year level performance art was on display around the school during the day and at night in classrooms, the art room, music room and library. Fantastic framed art work was available for parents to purchase at the Art auction. This idea was well received by the community.

A high level of community attendance supported student performances in music, dance and drama groups, despite the constant threat of rain and the last minute move of the stage indoors.

Book Award Assembly

Excelsior’s thirteenth annual Book Award Assembly celebrated the academic and citizenship leading students with class book prizes. Student entertainment was again to an excellent standard.

Graduation Assembly

Our Year 6 students presented a wonderful dramatic story with music to show their unity and versatility. Their acceptance of individual certificates and of the various special awards, as well as the standard of their performance, showed they have developed into well prepared, confident and enthusiastic global citizens.

Following the assembly, students and families shared morning tea before departing the school for a graduation lunch at the Crown restaurant. It was a very exciting, energetic and satisfying day with all students enjoying the activities, celebrations and notoriety.

Thank you for reading our 2017 Annual Report. Feedback is welcomed.

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