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ANNUALREPORTTO THE SCHOOLCOMMUNITY

2015

REGISTERED SCHOOL NUMBER: 1667

2015 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY 1

ST JOHN’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL FRANKSTON EAST

Contents

Contact Details........................................................................................................................................... 2

Minimum Standards Attestation...............................................................................................................2

Our School Vision...................................................................................................................................... 3

School Overview........................................................................................................................................ 4

Principal’s Report...................................................................................................................................... 5

Parish Priest’s Report............................................................................................................................... 6

School Education Board Report...............................................................................................................7

Education in Faith...................................................................................................................................... 8

Learning & Teaching................................................................................................................................. 9

Student Wellbeing................................................................................................................................... 10

Leadership & Management.....................................................................................................................11

School Community.................................................................................................................................. 12

Financial Performance............................................................................................................................ 13

Future Directions..................................................................................................................................... 14

VRQA Compliance Data.......................................................................................................................... 15



Contact Details

ADDRESS

Jayne Street

Frankston East

PRINCIPAL Tonia Flanagan

PARISH PRIEST Fr Minh Tran SJ

SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR Mr Anthony Stevenson

TELEPHONE (03) 9789 9794

EMAIL [email protected]

WEBSITE http://www.sjfrankstoneast.catholic.edu.au

Minimum Standards Attestation

I, Tonia Flanagan, attest that St John’s Catholic Primary School is compliant with:

All of the requirements for the minimum standards and other requirements for the registration of schools as specified in the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) and the Education and Training Reform Regulations 2007 (Vic), except where the school has been granted an exemption from any of these requirements by the VRQA

Australian Government accountability requirements related to the 2015 school year under the Australian Education Act 2013 (Cth) and the Australian Education Regulations 2013 (Cth)

20 May 2016



Our School Vision

As a welcoming Catholic School Community with a focus on living the values of the

Gospel, we work together to enable our students to be successful learners for life.

Our School Mission

At St John’s, we acknowledge God’s presence in our everyday lives. In our Parish and

School we foster Gospel values. We worship, communicate, educate, nurture and

develop as a Catholic Faith Community.

Through our motto “Love is Life,” we provide a unique and welcoming environment that

recognises strong Parish and School Links and values Parental involvement.

With a dedicated staff, and effective leadership team, educational initiatives are at the

forefront. As a welcoming Catholic School Community with a focus on living the values

of the Gospel, we work together to enable our students to be successful learners for life.

We encourage the development of the whole child in the search for their place in the

world and their inner happiness.

School OverviewSt John’s Catholic School is situated in the bayside City of Frankston, which is an

emerging, striving and unique part of the outer metropolitan scene. Its identity and the

focus of its community representatives are to present to its people and those from

outside its boundaries, a gathering of many cultures, faiths, and interests.

Unlike other Catholic schools established in the 1960’s, St John’s Primary School, has

its beginnings under the leadership of a lay principal. The school then transferred to

leadership by a congregational religious campus. After a period of time, St John’s

School reverted back to a model of lay principalship. The Frankston East school site

opened on 5th February 1967, with an enrolment of 24 students. Mrs. Margaret

Carruthers as sole teacher and principal.



With parish support and with humble beginnings, St John’s has developed and

flourished under the leadership of five principals, Sr Kevin Noonan FCJ (1970–1980), Sr

Peter Wilson FCJ (1980–1988), Mrs. Dana Morison (1989–1998) Paul Hartin (1998–

2016) and Tonia Flanagan (2016 ff). The Frankston faith community and parish

community welcome many newly arrived immigrants, most recently from the Sudan and

China.

St John’s Catholic School is situated both within the Frankston Catholic School Cluster

and across the primary sectors in the region. We have developed strong bonds,

including shared meetings, professional learning, assessment practices and reporting

moderations.

A third of our student population received an Education Maintenance Allowance. We

have an enrolment of 271 students who are predominantly English speaking and come

from socio-economically diverse backgrounds.

A primary focus of school life is to promote Gospel values in student well being. This

occurs in both peer and teacher interactions. We celebrate their individual gifts and

differences and also seek to highlight these as a cultural strength in our diverse school

population. We want our students to be enthusiastic in their learning and to develop

skills and competencies that will enable them to be active and purposeful citizens in

society.

The school campus consists of two main buildings linked by a covered walkway. The

main block is a two-storey split-level building containing: a library, children’s kitchen and

a classroom. The upper level hosts ten classrooms, two specialist rooms, a music and

an Italian room, information technology areas, Reading Recovery room and a literacy

room.

The former church, which later became the Parish hall, was demolished in December

2009. A new hall, canteen and performing arts centre has been constructed.



We are fortunate that we are able to operate independently of considerations such as

parking and school access during the day. Native trees and shrubs are planted on

boundary areas. Natural banks separate the upper oval and the lower playground. A

program of beautification and landscaping improvements has been undertaken by

children, parents and staff over the past few years.

On the northern side an area has been covered to provide students with a shaded

learning environment. Extensive renovation to the junior learning area provides

additional spaces for specialist classes such as Drama, Music, Art, and Physical

Education. Information and Communications Technology have had significant

investment to create adaptive learning environments.

St John’s Primary School, Frankston East is a school that seeks to best promote

student achievement through building strong relationships with each member of the

school community and to use this as a foundation for its participation in the parish and

in the wider community.



Principal’s Report

St John’s has developed a five year strategic management plan. This plan prioritises the

childrens’ educational needs and ensures that our buildings, grounds, facilities and

resources meet the current and future needs of the Frankston East community.

In 2014, the school introduced ‘one to one’ IPADS to all children in grades 3-6. Class

sets of iPads are also available to students in grades Prep-2. This learning device has

been enthusiastically embraced by the children and has gained wide support from the

parents and families. St John’s is proud of its leading role in technology amongst the

Frankston cluster schools.

The staff professional learning has focused on exploring technology as a tool to

increase student engagement and to continuously improve learning outcomes for all

students.

The time dedicated to developing purposeful individual learning plans and to assist

parent support networks are a real strength in our learning community.

The Sacramental Program forms a strong partnership between Parish, home and the

school in preparing the children for the three Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism,

Eucharist and Confirmation. The Sacramental programs invite parents to engage in their

faith development and understanding of the

Catholic faith in a new way, as parents.

St John’s Catholic School offers a rich and diverse curriculum. This is evident in the

following:

The Arts. The Art Room was a joint school and community partnership, established in

2014. This facility also hosts a ceramic shed and a kiln. The specialist Visual Art teacher

brings her expertise and enhances our strong focus on the Arts.



The Sports: St John’s School has a long and embedded culture of participation in sport

to promote active and healthy habits for all students.

Intervention: The school refurbished rooms to become intervention spaces, such as

Reading Recovery and LLI.

The Early Years Foundation Centre: The new project will be finalised by 5 July 2016.

The complex will become a contemporary Foundation Centre that will encorporate the

philosophy of Regio Emilio.

The leaders, teachers and Learning Support Officers are to be commended for their

dedication and commitment to their quest for educational excellence and support of the

parish and the broader local community of Frankston East

We look forward with anticipation and enthusiasm to the exciting developments ahead.

Tonia Flanagan

Principal.



Education in Faith

Goals At St John’s we have ‘a commitment to Gospel values, to the cultivation of the

Catholic Faith, and the integration of all areas of the curriculum with this faith.

(School Mission Statement)

Through our motto “Love is Life,” we provide a unique and welcoming

environment that recognizes strong Parish and school partnerships and values

parental involvement.

To develop an environment that supports and nurtures the faith journey of the all

members of the Parish school community.

Intended Outcomes That we will continue to promote further opportunities for meaningful and relevant

liturgy and prayer experiences for the school community.

That we will provide further opportunities for staff, parents and students’ Faith

Formation as integral to the Sacramental Program.

That we promote Catholicity through iconology and liturgical music.



AchievementsSt John’s Catholic School has:

Maintained visibly strong Parish links through a variety of liturgical celebrations.

Increased parental involvement in the Sacramental Programs.

Donated funds to support the actions of Mercy Connect. The Social Justice group

has raised money for Caritas, Mercy Connect and Pregnancy Support

Invited staff into religious opportunities to reflect on their faith, pray together and

to celebrate liturgically and sacramentally as a Parish school community.

Identified the behaviour of their peers and of their students as

consistent with Catholic values.

Articulate the aims that drive all our decision-making, interactions, processes and

programs which occur within the school.

Promoted, and give real witness, to Gospel values so that

They permeate all outcomes for students, parents, staff and the wider parish

community.

99% parents surveyed agreed that the school provides the opportunity for their child to reflect on their faith

Attendance at Family Sacramental Evening such as Family Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation

Attendance at prayer evenings such as Prep-In-Pajamas-Prayer Night Commitment ceremonies and rituals associated with Sacramental Programs Reflection Days Parish School Masses every Monday Liturgical Calendar Year services, such as Christmas Carol Night, Parish School Fete Social Justice Group Religious Education PLTs each month Professional Learning opportunities RE Accreditation



Learning & Teaching

Goals To enrich teaching and learning practices in order to improve student learning

outcomes.

To increase student engagement in the school curriculum.

Intended Outcomes To improve student learning outcomes in Literacy, Numeracy, ICT and Science.

To improve student engagement.

Achievements

Year 1 - Literacy Text Levels (Like Schools) – St John’s School 2015

Year 1 Level At or Above Target

Minimum Standard Level 15 90.63

Target Standard Level 20 75.00

Year 1 Literacy results show great success. Year 1 Literacy Text Level results

show that 90.63 students achieved the Minimum CEM standard of Text Level 15.

75% of Year 1 students met Text Level 20, 11.36% growth from 2014.

40.63% of Year 1 students have already achieved the target of Text Level 28+

set for Year 2.



Year 2015, Year Level 1, Like Schools Group: CSEF (12-25%)

Excursions and Income Expenditure – St John’s School - 2015



Curriculum Income and Expenditure – St John’s School - 2015

The high level of students reaching the minimum standard was maintained

across grade three with growth in reading.

High levels of student achievement are evident in grade five with some

variance due to due to the impact of the National Curriculum as it was

introduced from 2013.

Growth for those students identified with additional learning needs was

significant due to successful targeted intervention programs.



Student Wellbeing

Goals To develop student’s social and emotional learning.

Intended Outcomes

That students’ interpersonal learning skills are strengthened.

Achievements 93.5% parents supported the pastoral care and well-being culture of the school.

Positive learning behaviours are promoted and evident.

55% improvement in Detention Data (2009-14)

Student voice is encouraged and considered in such forums as SRC

Kids Matter are providing innovative strategies to increase student well-being.

These included innovations such as Pop-Up clubs

Identification and monitoring of students/ families at risk

Quarterly PSG and IEP Meetings

STUDENT ATTENDANCE

Student attendance is imperative to student success. Therefore, attendance

policies and expectations are communicated to parents regularly. Student non

attendance is monitored by class teachers, and referred to the school leadership

team.

Student attendance is included in Student Progress Reports, parent teacher

interviews, PSG and IEP meetings.

Chronic student non-attendance is addressed at a formal Student Attendance

Conference. The conference is chaired by the Principal and attended by the

student, parent, teacher and other support personnel. The aim of the conference is

to identify the reasons why the student is failing to attend school and design

appropriate strategies to ensure the student is in full attendance.



Initiated well-being programs P-6 to support socio-emotional intelligence and

resilience. These include Kids Matter, Bounce Back.

Introduced a variety of options for partnership with parents, such as Father’s

Day Breakfast, Mother’s Day Stall, Regular Parish Working Bees, Parent

Information Nights, Grandparents Day, School Socials

Buddy Program

Established Well-Being Team

Students Social Justice Group

Behaviour Management Plans

Policies to promote self-directed and positive behaviour

Monitoring student well-being with Individual Learning Plans

Lunchtime activities: Art Club, Hobby Shed, Vegetable Garden, Board Game,

Chess Club, Sporting Activities

STUDENT SATISFACTION

Student satisfaction was measured with the Student Connectedness in St John’s

Interpretative Report 2015. Student connectedness has increased by 2% since 2015.



Enrolments and %EMA – St John’s School – 2015



Leadership & Management

Goals

To develop an understanding of instructional leadership by promoting a

professional learning culture throughout the school.

Intended Outcomes

Increase role clarity within the leadership team.

Improve the effectiveness of communication between educators on staff.

Develop a plan to build leadership capacity.

Achievements Establishment of a digital interface of communication between all members of the

learning community. This included the school intranet, professional dialogue and

feed forward loops.

Promotion of a professional learning culture within the staff. A professional

learning culture has been defined, promoted and valued.

Increasing the percentage of teachers accredited to teach Religious Education.

The existing percentage is 78%.

Introducing the concept of distributive leadership. The Leadership team for 2015

consisted of the Principal, Deputy Principal, Religious Education Leader,

Numeracy Leader, Literacy Leader, Learning and Teaching Leader and Digital

Education Leader.

All staff participated in professional learning in the past school year.

Peer coaching and mentoring has been introduced to the staff, with a focus on

Contemporary education.



EXPENDITURE AND TEACHER PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

DESCRIPTION OF PL UNDERTAKEN IN 2015

Leveled Literacy Intervention

Reading Recovery

REL, Deputy Principal, Numeracy, Literacy, Digital Education and Learning &

Teaching Networks

Principal Networks & Principal Conference

ICON Readiness

First Aid, CPR & Anaphylaxis Training

Student Wellbeing

Peer Appraisal

University Courses – Numeracy Leader

Frankston Cluster Professional Development Days

Mandatory Reporting

GAFE Conferences / Network Days

Dyslexia Training

Family Cluster Network

Using Technology

NUMBER OF TEACHERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN PL 32 out of 32 staff 100%

AVERAGE EXPENDITURE PER TEACHER FOR PL $2020.72

TEACHER SATISFACTION

Parents expressed a high level of satisfaction with the quality of the teachers at

St John’s Catholic School. In the recent survey data, all areas were scored at

above 70%.



School Community

Goals To continue to strengthen the partnership between St John’s School, the parish

and the wider community.

Intended Outcomes

That the parent and parish community involvement in the school is visible, active,

valued and promoted.

The profile of St John’s School is evident and continually developed in the wider

Frankston community.

AchievementsA focus on building a growth mindset within students, teachers and the school by setting

high expectations and communicating these to the parish and community.

Involve parents collaboratively in the decision making processes.

Continue to provide and develop opportunities for the children to interact with the

community through the following programs and opportunities:

School Production

School Art Show

School Choir

Hospitality Representatives

Class visits to Shelton Manor

Twilight School

Sustainability Team

Vegetable Garden



PARENT SATISFACTION

The parents endorse and value the diverse opportunities that St John’s has

established to integrate and support families, community groups and the broader

Peninsular region. All survey data scored above 80% for community partnerships.



Financial Performance

REPORTING FRAMEWORK MODIFIED CASH$

Recurrent income Tuition

School fees -

Other fee income 204,061

Private income 41,074

State government recurrent grants 591,062

Australian government recurrent grants 1,996,259

Total recurrent income 2,832,454

Recurrent Expenditure Tuition

Salaries; allowances and related expenses 2,056,116

Non salary expenses 427,358

Total recurrent expenditure 2,483,474

Capital income and expenditure Tuition

Government capital grants -

Capital fees and levies 285,637

Other capital income -

Total capital income 285,673

Total capital expenditure 437,316

Loans (includes refundable enrolment deposits and recurrent, capital and bridging loans)

Total opening balance -

Total closing balance -

The information provided above does not include system levies charged to individual schools, intra-systemic transfers and, for primary schools, the diocesan supplementary capital fund supporting primary schools’ capital borrowings.

The information provided in this VRQA template is not comparable with other educational sectors or to ACARA school-level income reports displayed on the MySchool website. ACARA school level reporting requires system level income from Government grants and some private income to be allocated to each school resulting in a small adjustment to the total level of school resources. Currently, recurrent income from Government sources, school generated income and capital expenditure are reported by schools. When assessing the private income of the school, both recurrent and capital school fees are included..



Future Directions

The future directions of St John’s Catholic School will be informed and collaboratively

planned as an outcome of the pending School Renewal process. This inquiry process is

inclusive of all the school’s key stakeholders, such as the parish priest, parishioners,

principal, school leaders, educators, students, parents and carers. This collective

process will culminate in the review panel school visits. These will occur on 4th and 6th

September 2016.

Current international research will also guide the collective decisions about the most

powerful actions necessary to continuously improve the following functions:

Curriculum

Assessment

Instruction

Targeted Intervention

Adaptive Learning Environments

Leadership

St John’s Catholic School is striving to become an authentic learning community that

supports high levels of learning for all students and teachers. The school aspires to

become a learning hub that offers a safe environment for intergenerational learning.



VRQA Compliance Data

E1260St John’s School, Frankston East

PROPORTION OF STUDENTS MEETING THE MINIMUM STANDARDS

NAPLAN TESTS 2013%

2014%

2013-2014 Changes

%

2015%

2014-2015 Changes

%

YR 03 Reading 100.00 93.8 -6.2 94.6 0.8

YR 03 Writing 94.1 97.0 2.9 97 0.0

YR 03 Spelling 94.1 97.0 2.9 97 0.0

YR 03 Grammar & Punctuation 91.2 93.9 2.7 93.9 0.0

YR 03 Numeracy 91.2 97.0 5.8 97 0.0

YR 05 Reading 100.00 97.1 -2.9 92.5 -4.6

YR 05 Writing 94.6 97.1 2.5 90 -7.1

YR 05 Spelling 97.3 94.4 -2.9 95 0.6

YR 05 Grammar & Punctuation 91.9 97.2 5.3 92.5 -4.7

YR 05 Numeracy 100.00 97.2 -2.8 90 -7.2



AVERAGE STUDENT ATTENDANCE RATE BY YEAR LEVEL %

Year 1 93.23Year 2 97.62Year 3 94.59Year 4 93.36Year 5 92.84Year 6 92.91Overall average attendance 94.09

TEACHING STAFF ATTENDANCE RATE

Teaching Staff Attendance Rate 92.46%

STAFF RETENTION RATE

Staff Retention Rate 90.91%

TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS

Doctorate 0.00%

Masters 5.88%

Graduate 11.76%

Certificate Graduate 0%

Degree Bachelor 82.35%

Diploma Advanced 35.29%

No Qualifications Listed 5.88%



STAFF COMPOSITION

Principal Class 4

Teaching Staff (Head Count) 25

FTE Teaching Staff 17.08

Non-Teaching Staff (Head Count) 10

FTE Non-Teaching Staff 5.25

Indigenous Teaching Staff 0

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