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Our Vision: Every Student At School Every Day In Class Learning

Mullewa District High School

2017 School Report


Mullewa District High School Overview Mullewa is situated 100 kilometres east of Geraldton, Western Australia. The town is the gateway to the Murchison and renown for spectacular wildflowers, including the wreath flower. Aboriginal students make up 100% of the school population. Our students are creative, athletic and proud of their Aboriginal heritage. Student disability rate is 4%. The schools transiency rate has increased from 74.7% (2016) to 82.7% (2017) and we have an ICSEA of 654.00 (10).

Figure 1 NAIDOC 2017

2017 Celebrations and Achievements Some of our last year’s highlights include:

Shooting Stars Netball Academy completed its first year.

Shari Comeagain won the Dux Award for 2017. She applied to and attended a Climate Change Conference in Melbourne.

Miss Felicity Heffernan was nominated for the Midwest Education Week Awards

Mrs Nicki Patterson won the Aboriginal Educator 2017 for the Midwest Education Week Awards.

Overall trend of improved NAPLAN results, with substantial increase over the past 5 years. There was good improvement in the NAPLAN reading assessment.

Voted Best Sportsmanship team at Country Week 2017 by the other school coaches.

Priority areas 2017

1. Priority Area - Attendance: Activities such as Fun Day Friday, Boys Camps and Welcome Breakfast were implemented and designed to increase the number of students attending school. Attendance targets were:

Increase regularly attendance by 6% to 12%

Increase indicated attendance by 5% to 19%

Decrease severe category by 15% Regular attendance (over 90%) was increased from 6% to 9.3%.

2. Priority Area - Student Wellbeing

The staff at Mullewa District High School have worked hard to improve student well-being implementing effective programs. Shooting Stars works closely with the school – the aim of the program is to improve school attendance as well as supporting school expected behaviours.

Shooting Stars Graduation 2017


WACRH has had an effective partnership with the school implementing girl and boy leadership programs. William Thorne, Charmaine Green and Lenelle Papertalk were regular visitors to our school. Programs such as RUOK, boys dance and archery were outstanding successes. Whole School Reward is a school program aimed at improving attendance and expected school behaviours. Students were rewarded with many varied fun activities including PCYC visits, cinema in Geraldton, Christian Centre, Foreshore visit as well as the Dongara Activity Park.

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS). PBS is a whole school strategy aimed at supporting students to display the expected behaviours of being ‘Safe, Respectful and Solid’. Students are taught explicitly the schools\’ expected behaviours in a positive way.

Self-Regulation Strategies - We have continued to implement ‘The Zones of Regulation’ in all classrooms to support students to self-regulate their behaviours. The program also equips them with strategies to deal with their emotions. NAIDOC Week – A committee worked collaboratively to ensure our annual NAIDOC Week was another great success. This is a special celebration that supports student’s wellbeing and cultural identity. All of the above strategies have supported the school to reduce suspension rates by over 15%.

3. Priority Area - Student Achievement We have continued to implement the WA Curriculum. Additionally, we have continued to implement our innovative Intervention program that supports the development of student’s English and particularly pre-reading skills. Teachers have focused on developing reading skills which has supported the continued improvement in students NAPLAN results. Teachers have also implemented a writing assessment program called Brightpath which will further develop students writing skills. Our Sports, Art, Design and Technology, CADETs, Cooking programs and sporting carnivals are all a part of a balanced curriculum aimed at improving student achievement.


Our Beliefs

A good school is one that teaches students the value of academic learning and life skills. It encourages, supports and listens to students, staff and the community. It also tailors teaching programs to meet the school community needs in a safe and productive learning environment.

A successful student is self-motivated, self-reflective and learns from their mistakes.

An effective classroom caters for all students learning, social and emotional needs in a caring, safe, challenging and interactive environment. It has structure, routine, high expectations, positive reinforcement and boundaries with clear and focused learning goals.

A good staff member works professionally, positively and collaboratively with peers, students, parents and the local community. They know their students and support them to improve in all learning areas through reflective practices while having the student’s best interest at heart.

A quality instructional program includes differentiated activities that are engaging and inclusive to meet achievable purposeful goals. Programs include content that is socially and culturally relevant, linked to curriculum and relevant data. They are structured to allow for reflection, assessment and provide effective continuous feedback. Teachers should include challenging and engaging strategies in their instructional programs to achieve outcomes.

Our Beliefs 4. Priority Area – Staff Capacity Our focus for 2017 was to ensure that we had quality teaching to improve student performance. In 2017 we upskilled teachers in numerous areas of:

Literacy o Using Brightpath o CAT Conferencing

Numeracy

Technology and the use of iPads

Behaviour Management

PBS and CMS training

Cultural Standards Framework

Introducing History and Geography

Peer Coaching Program Coordinators gave expert support to staff with curriculum including English and Mathematics planning. Staff were well supported with our intervention program; which has improved NAPLAN results. Staff have been supported with performance management, mentoring and graduate training.

Student numbers 2017

2017 Primary (Including Kindy) 55 Lower Secondary 33 Upper Secondary 3 Total 91

Staff Information – all of our teachers meet the professional

requirements to teach in Western Australian Public schools.


Student Attendance

Attendance rates of students at Mullewa DHS are still a major concern. Attendance in the ‘regular category’ improved by 3% from 6% in 2016 to 9.3% at the end of 2017.

Secondary students’ attendance rates increased by almost 11% in 2017 compared to 2016.

Attendance will continue to be a top priority in 2018.

Destination Schools Year 6

Year 10

Student Targets NAPLAN 2017

Primary Attendance

Rates

Attendance Rate

School WA Public Schools

2014 70.3% 92.1%

2015 64.5% 92.7%

2016 63% 92.6%

2017 61.6% 92.7%

Secondary Attendance

Rates

Attendance Rate

School WA Public Schools

2014 41.9% 86.9%

2015 36% 87.9%

2016 38.1% 87.7%

2017 48.9% 87.8%

IMPROVEMENT TARGETS for 2018 ACADEMIC • Continue to increase numeracy results to

comparable or above like schools in Year 5, 7 and 9. Arrest the decline in numeracy results for Year 3s.

• Continue to increase the reading levels in year 3, 7 and 9s comparable to like schools. Arrest the decline of Year 5s reading results to a level that is comparable to like schools.

• Continue to increase the grammar and punctuation levels across all year levels.

• Arrest the decline in students spelling levels in

years 3 and 5 so results are comparable to like schools.

• Arrest the decline in year 9 writing results. • Increase the number of Year 10, 11 and 12

students receiving level 2 and 3 in OLNA literacy and numeracy assessments.

• Continue to track the achievement levels of Pre-

primary students’ online entry assessment results.

NON-ACADEMIC • Whole school attendance rates to increase at a

reasonable rate. • Students in the ‘regular’ attendance category to

increase to 20%. • Decrease the number of student suspensions.


1 -$ 2,166.17$

2 3,600.00$ -$

3 -$ -$

4 -$ -$

5 -$ -$

6 18,400.00$ -$

7 -$ -$

8 -$ 1,077.30$

9 -$ -$

10 -$ -$

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

12 -$ -$

22,000.00$ 3,243.47$

-$ 12,708.37$

Student Centred Funding 374,322.00$ 27,272.73$

396,322.00$ 43,224.57$

2,006,855.00$ 2,006,855.00$

2,403,177.00$ 2,050,079.57$

Locally Raised Funds2,166.17$

Student Centred Funding27,272.73$

Other Govt Grants -$

Other 1,077.30$

Transfers from Reserves-$

30,516.20$

1 53,570.00$ 13,997.09$

2 -$ -$

3 111,600.00$ 12,133.79$

4 25,000.00$ 2,908.02$

5 176,510.00$ 26,707.15$

6 16,000.00$ 3,159.01$

7 18,000.00$ -$

8 7,642.00$ 1,381.69$

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) -$ -$

408,322.00$ 60,286.75$

1,996,184.00$ 1,966,184.00$

2,404,506.00$ 2,026,470.75$

12,000.00-$

31/12/2017Bank Balance 81,373.32$ Made up of: -$

1 General Fund Balance 17,062.18-$ 2 Deductible Gift Funds -$ 3 Trust Funds -$ 4 Asset Replacement Reserves 95,179.72$ 5 Suspense Accounts 4,236.25$ 6 Cash Advances -$ 7 Tax Position 980.47-$

81,373.32$

Revenue from Co, Regional Office and Other Schools

Mullewa District High SchoolFinancial Summary as at

Actual

9 April 2018

Other Revenues

Commonwealth Govt Revenues

BudgetRevenue - Cash & Salary Allocation

Voluntary Contributions

Charges and Fees

Fees from Facilities Hire

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

Other Expenditure

Buildings, Property and Equipment

Curriculum and Student Services

Total Salary Allocation

Total Funds Available

ActualBudget

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

Locally Generated Revenue - Budget vs Actual

Voluntary ContributionsCharges and FeesFees from Facilities HireFundraising/Donations/SponsorshipsCommonwealth Govt RevenuesOther State Govt/Local Govt RevenuesRevenue from Co, Regional Office and Other SchoolsOther RevenuesTransfer from Reserve or DGRResidential AccommodationFarm Revenue (Ag and Farm Schools only)Camp School Fees (Camp Schools only)

Locally Raised Funds7%

Student Centred Funding

89%

Other Govt Grants0%

Other 4%

Transfers from Reserves

0%

Current Year Actual CashSources

Goods and Services Expenditure -Budget vs Actual

AdministrationLease PaymentsUtilities, Facilities and MaintenanceBuildings, Property and EquipmentCurriculum and Student ServicesProfessional DevelopmentTransfer to ReserveOther Expenditure

10

30

50

70

90

110

$000

Cash Position

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