Dear Parents and Caregivers,

It was very pleasing to observe the manner in which our students completed this year's NAPLAN testing. This year the majority of our testing was completed online. Although we experienced some internet dropouts on the first day of testing, which was a statewide issue, students were engaged and highly responsive to the new format. Information from NAPLAN, along with other data, will be analysed and use to develop future school directions.

This year staff have been focusing on Critical and Creative Thinking skills to develop a better understanding of how this impacts learning, and foster a range of thinking skills in all that we do. To help us understand our student capabilities better, last week we completed the AGAT test (ACER General Ability test). This test was provided for students Yr1 -7 and was also completed online. The AGAT test results will provide teachers with diagnostic information pertaining to the way that students think through verbal, numerical and abstract problems. 

Both these data sets help us to better understand strengths and areas that we need to focus on. They are a part of the many different ways that staff continually collect information to inform teaching and learning experiences.

Liz Pelling