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SACRED HEART PRIMARY SCHOOL, OAKLEIGH

2018 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY 0

SACRED HEART PRIMARY SCHOOL

OAKLEIGH

REGISTERED SCHOOL NUMBER: 1393

2018 ANNUAL REPORT

TO THE SCHOOL

COMMUNITY



CONTENTS

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

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

Our School Mission................................................................................................... 3

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

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

Principal’s Report ..................................................................................................... 7

School Education Board Report .............................................................................. 11

Education in Faith ................................................................................................... 12

Learning & Teaching ............................................................................................... 14

Student Wellbeing .................................................................................................. 16

Child Safe Standards ............................................................................................... 18

Leadership & Management .................................................................................... 19

School Community ................................................................................................. 23



Contact Details

ADDRESS 2 Mora Avenue, Oakleigh VIC 3166

PRINCIPAL Brian Martin

PARISH PRIEST Rev. John Magri

SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR Dimple Fernandez

TELEPHONE (03) 8574 4500

EMAIL [email protected]

WEBSITE www.shoakleigh.catholic.edu.au

E NUMBER E1139

Minimum Standards Attestation

I, Brian Martin, attest that Scared Heart 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 2017 (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 2018 school year

under the Australian Education Act 2013 (Cth) and the Australian Education Regulations

2013 (Cth)

2 May 2019



Our School Mission

We aim to facilitate the growth in faith of each child through

knowledge of scripture, tradition and participation in the

sacraments and prayer.

At Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School each child will have the

opportunity to learn the skills necessary to participate meaningfully

and actively in society through a motivating and challenging

environment practising a contemporary curriculum.

Our School Vision

At Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School our goal is to provide a

learning environment, which is inclusive, stimulating affirming and

safe, where there is a strong sense of justice and where all

individuals are valued and given equal opportunities.

We endeavour to live the gospel values and work in partnership

with parents, parish and community. We nurture and develop the

whole person, encompassing all learning areas while recognising

individual talents and needs.

Through participation in the traditions of our Catholic faith, we strive to create an active, vibrant

community enriched by the diverse cultures our families bring.



School Overview

Sacred Heart Parish Primary School has served the Parish of Sacred Heart Oakleigh for over eighty

years. It was opened in 1934 by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions and offers quality, Catholic

education to children from diverse cultures. Gospel values of generosity of spirit, honesty,

cooperation, courtesy, diligence, persistence and respect are emphasised. The competent staff

use innovative, challenging approaches, through a broad, integrated curriculum based on the

Victorian Curriculum, to stimulate students to become independent, creative thinkers who are

able to listen critically and justify their own opinion with confidence. This is supported by open

dialogue with parents and students. Continual upgrading of school facilities enhances our

information communication technology, design and technology, visual and performing arts and

physical development programs. Self-belief and emotional wellbeing are valued in our school

community through programs such as Circle Time, student leadership, the Bounce Back program

and buddy programs. Strong community involvement and engagement of parents, students and

staff is encouraged.

Christ’s teaching is at the core of the curriculum and influences the way we teach and interact as

a staff as well as students and is evident in our parent community.

Our school recognizes the importance of the ‘home-school-parish’ partnership. Our Parish Priest,

Rev. John Magri works closely with the Religious Education Leader and staff to support the faith

development of the school community, especially in the preparation for the sacraments. Parents

are involved throughout this process. Topics related to the particular sacrament are taught in all

classes within the school and classes come together to celebrate at a school assembly.

The family values of generosity, honesty, compassion, courtesy and respect for self, others and

property are emphasised and practised by providing a welcoming, accepting, affirming

environment in which Gospel values are linked to day-to-day living. Staff are expected to lead by

example.

COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS

At Sacred Heart School we value and respect cultural diversity. Our school emphasizes gospel

values of generosity, honesty, cooperation, courtesy, diligence and respect for self, others and

property. Opportunities are provided for the development of community spirit among staff,



parents and students. Sacred Heart community is a microcosm of Australia’s multi-cultural

society. All students and staff members share, as part of their uniqueness, a cultural identity that

stems from their history and this is acknowledged and valued. 67.2% of our students have a

Language Background Other Than English (LBOTE) with Greek, Mandarin, Italian, Tamil,

Vietnamese, Hindi, Arabic, French and Russian also spoken. Many attend language classes at the

weekend.

We have a mix of religions with mostly Catholic children followed by Greek Orthodox and Other

Christians. A small number of other faith traditions are also included among our children. Catholic

families have enrolment priority at Sacred Heart as outlined in our Enrolment Policy. Many

parents went to Catholic schools and want their children to experience the religious ethos of the

school. The students mix very well despite age, race, ability and belief. They support and

encourage each other to achieve their best. Children are very generous and are keen to raise

money for charities. We have a number of single parent families and this has increased over the

past several years as have the number of single child families.

Overall the average student attendance rate is 92.5 % which indicates consistency over the last

few years. In 2018 there were 32 funded integration students and a significant number of other

students who have support from various outside agencies although they did not qualify for any

funding. Teachers and students are supported by the knowledge and expertise of our Student

Services Leader, a psychologist who visits and Learning Support Officers/ Integration Aide for

each level. Teacher Aides support classes with larger sizes.

A Student Wellbeing Team supports the special needs of students, staff and families in the school.

Students regularly present at assembly their learning activities to the school community.

Students have many opportunities to experience Leadership roles in their own class through the

practice of cooperative group work.

Twelve classes, consisted of

• two Foundation classes

• three Level 1-2 classes

• three Level 3-4 classes

• four Level 5-6 classes.

Specialist teachers are employed for Visual Arts, LOTE - Italian, Physical Education. Additional

support roles include Student Services and Reading Recovery.

The School runs a Buddy program with all classes partnered with another class to foster cross age

relationships across the school.

The Online newsletter, CareMonkey app, Skoolbag app as well as the introduction of Seesaw

student digital portfolios and Google Drive and Apps Packages have assisted parents and students

in accessing key information from all digital devices.



Information nights are provided to parents to support children in Religious Education, Numeracy,

Literacy, and Wellbeing.

The Parent/Teacher/Student meetings are also a means of working with parents on the needs of

each child.

The School Education Board is a valuable source of information and advice and they are to be

commended for their commitment to the role and their support of school and its ethos, their

input into areas of need and their contribution to policy development. The School Education

Board supports the school by focussing on policy and educational reform and are a wonderful

source of advice to both the principal and Parish Priest

Many families are actively involved in the Parent Association whose role is to build community

spirit through organizing social events for parents and children.

Book Week

Canberra Camp



Principal’s Report

Sacred Heart School is flourishing and continues to be an inspiration to many families and schools in the area. The children have many opportunities above and beyond the curriculum that help to make our school a community. Based on Gospel values, students are challenged to find meaning and value in their lives and reach their full potential as compassionate, contributing, life-giving members of society who are highly skilled, informed, tolerant, open and just. A faith and values approach underpin Religious Education which is an integral part of life of the school and curriculum.

Sacred Heart provides high-quality academic teaching for all students, giving due emphasis on fundamental literacy and numeracy skills required for both learning and life based on the Victorian Curriculum. Our dedicated teachers and staff are one of the great strengths of our school community and are recognised as being caring and willing to ‘go the extra mile’ for our students. Our 2018 NAPLAN results for student achievement in Year 3 and 5 indicate we are at, above or substantially above student achievement against all Victorian students in reading, writing and numeracy. Our student performance data reflects excellent outcomes in English and Mathematics.

A focus on student growth continues across all areas of the curriculum, particularly in literacy and numeracy. Student learning and achievement is continually monitored and measured across the school. A range of assessment and diagnostic tools are used to identify individual learning needs, improve student performance and develop learning programs. Level teaching teams continue to use performance data to inform planning and teaching to meet the students’ individual points of need to differentiate their teaching. Targeted and explicit learning activities are developed for literacy and numeracy sessions.

The school reinforces respect for self and others promoted through a well-disciplined environment that is conducive to quality teaching and learning. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is a priority and is formally integrated into the curriculum and is recognised as fundamental to success in learning and life. The school has made significant inroads in ‘child safe’ work aimed at protecting children from abuse. This work also helps raise awareness of child safety in the school community.

Our school is a welcoming, inclusive, and connected community. It provides a genuine, safe and caring experience of community. We work in close partnership with parents and guardians, the Parish and the local community to achieve desired outcomes. Our school is affordable and keeps fees as low as possible so that more families can choose a Catholic education for is their children. Recent changes to CEM support allow health care card recipients to have a major discount on school fees. No child is refused a Catholic education due to financial difficulty.

Sacred Heart Student Engagement is continually promoted throughout the school through stimulating and motivating programs such as Inter School sports program, Arts show, Reading Recovery and our Student Leadership program. Lunch time clubs include chess, book club, gardening, dance, skipping, construction, lunch time sports, clay club and inter-house sport round robins. ‘Student Voice’ has been evident through the student leadership projects, clubs and circle time sessions.



The leadership in the school is shared across many teams. Each team focuses on collaboration, building capacity for change and improvement, through research. These teams mobilise expertise to innovate and to build the capacity for improvement. The Teams lead policy and procedural reforms and assist in the direction setting for the school and build the capacity of other teachers to work with students and families. Each team works closely with the leadership team or myself to set direction to ensure excellence at Sacred Heart School. Teams are listed below with key achievements over the past twelve months. More team achievements are in the report to the community soon to be on the school webpage.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

• Overseeing master planning and child safety priorities

• Liaising and direction setting with each team based on directions set in third year of the School Improvement Plan.

COMMUNITY TEAM

• Introduce Family of the Week Program as a means of supporting The Family–School Partnership Model through the Parent Engagement in Action resource guide (PEAR guide).

• Continued implementation of the sporting schools after school program.

ELEARNING TEAM

• Completion of a three-year Chromebook program - one device per child across the school from Foundation to Year 6

• ESmart full accreditation with the Alannah and Madeline foundation.

LEARNING AND TEACHING TEAM

• School Concert, Inter School sports Programs and e-Smart Accreditation.

• Roll out of Seesaw digital learning student portfolios

• Whole school approach to reading including: F-2 Phonics in Context; Year 3-4 Cafe / Daily 5 Reading and Year 5-6 Literacy Circles.

• Introduction of ‘Touchpoint meetings’ with literacy and numeracy leaders assisting level teachers to targeted students with explicit learning activities.

RE Team

• Introduction of Christian Meditation.

• Reinforcement of works from the RE Curriculum Framework Collective with a focus on assessment and reporting of Religious Education.

WELLBEING TEAM

• Focus on student voice on key issues such as safety through student safety survey and wellbeing day

• Commitment to School Wide Improvement Forum (SWIF).



STUDENT WELLBEING CORE TEAM

• Overseeing a well monitored Behaviour Management Plan which emphasises the student responsibility for their own behaviour to enable a safe and happy learning environment.

• Supporting staff to identify students through Behaviour Management Plan.

CHILD SAFE TEAM

• Rolling out key policies and procedures in regard to child safety: o Code of Conduct for Safeguarding Children and Young People o Child Reporting of abuse systems for students. o Child Safe Policy.

• A particular emphasis volunteer training around these documents and the expectations contained within.

OHS / FIRST AID TEAM

• Anaphylaxis, CPR and First Aid training for staff.

• SunSmart Policy.

SCHOOL EDUCATION BOARD

• Communication strategy for key information dissemination and collection.

• Continuation of F - 6 Camping Program and SunSmart Policy.

PARENT ASSOCIATION

• Delivering approximately 40 annual events that promote school spirit and add to a sense of community for parents, children and families

• Centralising digital files (google drive) with information descriptors and running sheets for events and regular activities.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

• Student Leadership Program across the six domains of Environment, Community, Social Justice, The Arts, Sport and Technology

• Lunch Time clubs including chess, book club, dance, gardening, construction, lunch time sports, gardening, clay club and inter-house sport round robins.

I would like to thank all of the staff for their dedication and commitment to the children and all that they do to enhance the learning opportunities for the students. The teachers in our school do an amazing job and achieve very good results. In particular to Jan, Jenny, Kathy and Jenn in the leadership team for your wisdom and directions setting as well as Loretta, Carmel and Sue in the admin team and the Learning Support Officers for keeping everything in the school operating. Thank you to all the School Education Board members (SEB) for dedication to this leadership role in our school. In particular, your work in the communication strategy and policy reform that has enriched our school community. A big thank you to our SEB exec. Dimple and Mic in supporting me and making everything run so smoothly. To our Parents Association, thank you for making Sacred Heart such a wonderful community. In particular our PA exec of Noura, Helen. Sophie and Claire who give so much of their time and effort on a regular basis.



Most importantly I thank the students of Sacred Heart School. Thank you for all your efforts in your learning and for your efforts shown in the high level of results that you achieve across the curriculum and beyond. We as a school community will continue to strive to make you successful learners who are confident, creative and have a strong faith and are ready to be leaders of tomorrow.

I feel honoured and blessed to be part of such a vibrant learning community. I thank each of you for your individual efforts and your time that creates such a wonderful sense of community and supports the learning of the children in our school.

Brian Martin Principal

School Concert

Spread

Your

Wings

Class of 2018



School Education Board Report

I would like to start by thanking everyone for their efforts over the last 12 months. On behalf of

the School Education Board, I would like to thank our Principal Brian Martin, Deputy Principal Jan

Morice & Father John for your hard work and dedication in establishing an ongoing culture of

stability and excellence in our school. I ask that you also pass on the Education Board’s thanks to

each of the staff for their efforts and selfless commitment over the last 12 Months in fostering

an environment that encourages the success and wellbeing of our children within the school

community.

To our Principal Brian Martin, thank you and congratulations on your leadership of our school.

Your energy, support, encouragement and guidance has been greatly appreciated. Your support

of me over the last year as Chair of the School Education Board has been remarkable and inspiring.

I have learnt a great deal from your advice and counsel and as a result we have been able to

achieve success. Personally, I would like to thank you for being an influential mentor and for your

outstanding leadership of our school.

Jan, thank you for all your hard work. We congratulate you for your visionary and enduring efforts

to ensure the highest standards for our school community. Your passion and vision have directed

and assisted us in implementing and further enhancing many areas of our school and community.

Thank you to Father John for your leadership, and continued guidance that our children receive

from you during their spiritual journey here at Sacred Heart. Through your wisdom and teachings,

you continue to build on the foundation of core principles and values within our community. We

are truly blessed to have your support and spiritual guidance through our life’s journey.

To our office staff, Carmel, Sue and Loretta, thank you for all your patience and help throughout

the year, you are an invaluable asset to our school. Your efficiency, dedication and commitment

is greatly appreciated. You are always welcoming and ready to help in a warm and endearing

manner.

To my fellow board members, Mic, Celia and Nicky, thank you for your efforts and commitment

to the school and to the School Education Board. To Nicky, thank you for being our PA liaison and

for your support in our community. As a result of the input from all of you, we have addressed

various matters of importance and achieved great results.

Mic, thank you for your assistance in preparing us for each meeting in your role as Secretary of

the Education Board. Your efforts have been greatly appreciated. Your input has been invaluable

and your efficiency has kept us on track and has ensured all areas of importance are addressed

as required.

The previous 12 months have been filled with energy and enthusiasm that has kept the Education

Board busy. The focus of the School Education Board last year has been to review and revitalise

our School Communication Strategy. Part of the process was to evaluate ways in which we

currently disseminate information to our families and determine how we can improve this



process to create more effective and efficient communication channels. As part of a 9 stage plan

a subcommittee was formed to identify strategies to deliver relevant and meaningful

communications to families at Sacred Heart Primary School. I am pleased to say that through

hard work and dedication, the School Education Board has now delivered a set of key

recommendations to the school leadership team for review and implementation. We hope that

this process together with the community’s input will continually improve our effectiveness in

communication within our school community.

The School Education Board has also reviewed and provided feedback on various policies and

guidelines such as the Social Media Policy and Guidelines, Child Safe Policy, Transition and

Induction of Staff and Students and the Wellbeing Policy. The Board Members were also involved

in a trial implementation of the Child Safe Policy and in particular the Volunteer application and

recruitment process. These policies and guidelines form an integral part of the school’s

governance, so I thank each one of you for your time, dedication and valuable input.

To those of you who are continuing to stay on the Education Board, I would like to thank you for

doing so and wish you well. To those considering joining us, I would like to assure you that it is

an extremely rewarding experience to be part of the School Education Board. Our members all

come from different working backgrounds and our breadth of skills has enabled us to achieve

some great outcomes which benefit our school community. To have an understanding of what

happens “behind the scenes” enables us to have a more holistic picture of our school community

and I highly recommend it.

I am sincerely proud of what the School Education Board has achieved to date. So, in closing I

thank you all for your continued efforts and support, and wish you well for the forthcoming year.

Dimple Fernandez

Chairperson SEB



Education in Faith

Goals & Intended Outcomes

To strengthen the understanding of the beliefs and traditions of the Catholic faith in a contemporary environment (including the Parish and extended community) that staff, student and parent knowledge, understanding and appreciation of Catholic faith and tradition is deepened.

Achievements

The RE Team leads Education in Faith.

2018 Members: Lucy Righetti, Kate Petrone and Jenny Lefebvre,

• Introduction of Christian Meditation.

• Reinforcement of works from the RE Curriculum Framework Collective with a focus on

assessment and reporting of Religious Education.

• Structure for sacramental assemblies.

• Introduction to prayer spaces.

VALUE ADDED

• Parents showed strong support in all the sacramental programs through their active

participation.

• The assessment and reporting of Religious Education is in line with the guidelines set by

the Archdiocese of Melbourne.

• Teaching strategies in line with Horizons of Hope and best practice pedagogy have been

developed to enrich the classroom RE sessions.

• RE is incorporated into units of work to allow students to see the link between their

faith and the wider community.

• Individual classes and year levels celebrate Mass. Each Class focuses on a particular part

of the Eucharist such as readings, prayers of the faithful and the sign of peace.

• Whole school liturgies (including Paraliturgies) and masses are a special time for the

school to gather together to praise and thank God at specific times in the school year.

• Combined parish school day allowed collaboration between the two sister schools in a

deeper way.

• Religious Education Leader focussed on the RE curriculum in addition to coordination of

prayer, events and liturgies.

• Deeper understanding of the Sacraments through a more structured and engaging

whole school assembly.

• Through a Prayer Space students were provided with an interactive environment to

inspire prayer and personal reflection.



Learning & Teaching


To build the rate of growth of learning outcomes and engagement for all students through

meaningful and contemporary pedagogy, with a focus on improving literacy and numeracy

outcomes. To improve student engagement and build responsibility and independence in

learning across the learning continuum

Achievements

The Learning and Teaching Team leads the Learning and Teaching Area.

2018 Members: Kathy Brick, Moira Luzan, Jill Fisher and Jan Morice

• School Concert, Inter School sports Programs and e-Smart Accreditation.

• Roll out of enhanced and extended Seesaw digital learning student portfolios.

• Whole school approach to reading including: F-2 Phonics in Context;

Year 3-4 Cafe / Daily 5 Reading and Year 5-6 Literacy Circles.

• Introduction of ‘Touchpoint meetings’ with literacy and numeracy leaders assisting level

teachers to targeted students with explicit learning activities.

The eLearning team leads all aspects of digital technology initiatives.

2018 Members: Jennifer Baker, Brooke Davis and Sue Perkins.

• Stage 3 rollout of the 1:1 Chromebook program for Yr. 1-6 children now have own devices.

• Reinforce Chromebook boot camp to support children and parents Chromebooks.

• Introduction Robotics Program and links to digital curriculum

• Acceptable use policy, data collection notices policy.

• ESmart full accreditation granted by the Alannah and Madeline foundation.

• Cybersafety parent evening.

• Cyber Safety Policy updated.

• Training staff on the whole school Seesaw digital portfolio program.

• Reinforce Hapara Google management system.

• Development of electronic hardware plan

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Trial of Mathematics component of Essential Assessment online for consistent data

collection.

• Introduction of Learning Sprints to focus students learning outcomes.

• Parent and teacher conferences to include students for feedback and goal setting.

• Use of students’ data to create data walls for explicit teaching.



• Integrated planning for Inquiry and Religious Education along with learning capabilities.

• Trial of NAPLAN online for effective system capacity management.

• Trial of teacher peer observations, goal setting and feedback.

• Parent training for Literacy and numeracy classroom helpers.

• Participation in Premiers Reading Challenge.

• Enhancement of book week through visiting authors and connection to the local library.

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PROPORTION OF STUDENTS MEETING THE MININUM STANDARDS

NAPLAN TESTS 2016

%

2017

%

2016 - 2017

Changes

%

2018

%

2017 - 2018

Changes

%

YR 03 Grammar & Punctuation 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0

YR 03 Numeracy 100.0 97.6 -2.4 100.0 2.4

YR 03 Reading 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0

YR 03 Spelling 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0

YR 03 Writing 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0

YR 05 Grammar & Punctuation 100.0 100.0 0.0 97.2 -2.8

YR 05 Numeracy 98.0 100.0 2.0 100.0 0.0

YR 05 Reading 100.0 100.0 0.0 97.2 -2.8

YR 05 Spelling 98.0 100.0 2.0 97.2 -2.8

YR 05 Writing 98.0 97.8 -0.2 94.4 -3.4



Student Wellbeing


To continue building, in a reciprocal partnership with parents and caregivers, an inclusive culture that develops critical, resilient and confident learners.

That learning for all students is personalised to support the development of interpersonal skills

and resilience.

Achievements

The Wellbeing Team leads both student and staff wellbeing initiatives in the school.

2018 Members: Rebecca Marcuzzo, Angela Walsh and Jenny Lefebvre

• Overseeing a well monitored Behaviour Management Plan which emphasises the

student responsibility for their own behaviour to enable a safe and happy learning

environment.

• Supporting staff to identify students through Behaviour Management Plan

• Implementing the use of Monash Youth Focus Survey to monitor Student Wellbeing.

• Relaunched Circle Time to support Student Wellbeing.

VALUE ADDED

• Wellbeing role able to oversee the social, emotional and special needs of the students

and assist staff with effective strategies.

• Regular professional development of staff in Social and Emotional Learning resources and

strategies.

• A well monitored Behaviour Management Plan which emphasises the student

responsibility for their own behaviour to enable a safe and happy learning environment.

• The improved learning program, with the increased use of online technology and

multimedia, has increased the engagement of the students.

• The Lunch and Recess Clubs have again been popular with the children. These include

chess, storytelling and literature sessions, dance, skipping, construction, lunch time sports,

Clay club and inter-house sport round robins.

• Consistent application by staff of the Positive Behaviour Management Procedures is

having a positive influence on behaviour of students e.g. awarding mini hearts and

Education in Faith award certificates.

• Rapport between the students with the buddy program has increased.

• Consistent implementation of Circle Time and Social and Emotional Learning programs.

• Analysing the Monash Youth Focus Survey to highlight various concerns of the senior

students.



• Conducted a Wellbeing Forum Day where senior students voiced concerns and

suggested solutions to issues.

• Parent events e.g. guest speaker on the topic of Resilience.

STUDENT SATISFACTION

According to the Insight SRC School Improvement Survey, student attitudes to school, in the

Teacher Relationships and Engagement in learning facets of the report were very good, the

highest scores were in supportive leadership, role clarity, teamwork, empowerment, ownership,

student motivation, student behaviour, student management, respect for students, parent

partnerships, purposeful teaching, student safety and teacher empathy. Scores ranged from 60%

to 85% compared to all other Victorian Catholic schools.

STUDENT ATTENDANCE

• Student attendance is recorded electronically by the classroom teacher twice per day. If

a child is absent, parents are expected to notify the school in one of the following ways

o writing to the class teacher ahead of time, for known absences

o log into SkoolBag absentee eforms

o email the office

o call the school office

o contact the school office in person or by phone and speak with reception staff

• Our school will text you as soon as practicable on the day if a student is not at school

and you haven’t notified the school as to the reason for the absence.

The Deputy Principal regularly oversees the attendance pattern of students and follows up if

there is a concern.

AVERAGE STUDENT ATTENDANCE RATE BY YEAR LEVEL %

Y 01 90.7

Y 02 93.9

Y 03 91.7

Y 04 93.6

Y 05 92.4

Y 06 92.6

Overall average attendance 92.5



Child Safe Standards

Goals and Intended Outcomes

To implement the Standards for a Child Safe Environment (from Ministerial Order No. 870).

Sacred Heart has begun implanting the Child Safety Standards Compliance Self-Assessment and

Action Plan as part of its commitment to child safety.

The school has integrated the child safety focus into their school’s vision and broader goals for

the care and wellbeing of all students.

We referred to the 2018 Child Safety Plan in order to identify the goals and intended outcomes.

Achievements

The school has worked in teams to complete the Child Safety Standards Compliance Self-

Assessment and develop an Action Plan. This process has assessed how well we meet the child

safe standards as well as identifying other needs in relation to child safety.

The Child Safe Team leads both student and staff child safety initiatives in the school and is a

subset of the Leadership Team.

2018 Members: Jenny Lefebvre, Jan Morice and Brian Martin.

• Work in this area has included the drafting or reviewing of documents in the following

areas:

• Training of teachers, non-teaching staff and volunteers.

• Regular child safe training session for volunteers with a focus on Engagement of

Families and communities in promoting child safety.

• The embedding of policies and commitments into every day practice.

• Implementation of ‘PROTECT, Identifying and Responding to all Forms of Abuse in

Victorian Schools’.

• Student participation and empowerment strategies such as the Yr. 5/6 wellbeing safety

forum.

• Child code of conduct signed by staff and volunteers.

• Child Reporting of abuse systems for students established.

• Child Safe Policy released.

• ESmart focus on cyber safety including student and parent workshops.

• Ethical collection of data procedures.

• Explicit teaching of rights and responsibilities, awareness of bullying and social and

emotional skills.

• Volunteer and contractor procedures tightened including new sign in and out

procedures.

• Procedures for responding and reporting suspected child abuse.

• Recruitment checklist for child-connected work fully implemented.



Leadership & Management


To develop and sustain a supportive professional learning culture incorporating shared

responsibility and accountability for feedback, appraisal, individual and collective growth as

teachers whose core business is engaging all students and improving their learning outcomes.

That effective teamwork and individual capacity building of staff are enhanced through

consistently professionally respectful and timely ongoing professional feedback.

Achievements

The Leadership Team leads the whole school community and assists in leading all teams and

initiatives, along with the principal.

2018 Members: Kathy Brick, Jenny Lefebvre, Jan Morice and Brian Martin

• School improvement review process including following the School Improvement Plan (4

Year) to create and follow the Annual Action Plan (Year 2).

• Introduction of kinder outreach program.

• Integrated Catholic Online Network (ICON) - preparation for Sem 1 2019 rollover.

• Website review process initiated.

• Management of all school dates.

• Oversee all teams’ professional learning team (PLT) and staff-meeting scheduling.

• Child safety procedures and launch of child safe policy.

• Promotion of planning and collaboration within other teams continued.

• Establish master planning team.

• Engage Minx architect to beginning master planning provisions with the aim of rolling

out a master plan in 2019.

• Oversee the writing and rollout of policy and procedures across all teams including child

safe, social media, transition and induction policy, wellbeing policy and PROTECT

procedures.

• School Education Board team focus:

o Communication strategy for key information dissemination and collection.

o continued use of portal and training for School Education Board files.

o Revising all school policies listed above.



EXPENDITURE AND TEACHER PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

DESCRIPTION OF PL UNDERTAKEN IN 2018

CEOM - Phonics in Context Research Project



CEOM - Southern Region Religious Education Leaders Network

CEOM - Phonics in Context: Learning Sprints





CEOM - Diversity Network Term 1

CEOM - Southern Middle Leaders (Literacy and Mathematics) Network


CEOM - Deputy Principal Network - Southern

CEOM - Southern Graduate Network 2018


CEOM - Southern Learning and Teaching Network


CEOM - South Central NCCD Network Meeting 1 - New Learning Diversity Lea

CEOM - Southern Digital Education Network



CEOM - Southern Specialists Network



CEOM - Differentiation in the Mathematics Classroom

CEOM - South Eastern/Peninsula NCCD Network Meeting 2



CEOM - Finance Clusters Meeting - South


CEOM - Parish Priest and Principal Briefing







CEOM - 2018 NCCD Full Day Briefing - Northern/Western Regions

CEOM - Exploring the National Numeracy Learning Progressions

CEOM - Respectful Relationships in Catholic school communities

CEOM - Respectful Relationships in Catholic school communities

CEOM - Southern Region Principal Network Day

CEOM - Graduate Teachers Celebration



CEOM - Graduate Teachers Celebration

CEOM - RE Conference 2018 - Open New Horizons for Spreading Joy











CEOM - Southern Digital Education Network Meeting



CEOM - Leading wellbeing for learning & growth: What lies ahead? (1) S/E





CEOM - 2018 Administrative Officers' Conference

CEOM - 2018 Administrative Officers' Conference

CEOM - Parish Priest and Principal Briefing

CEOM - Southern Middle Leaders (Literacy and Mathematics)

CEOM - Southern Middle Leaders (Literacy and Mathematics)














CEOM - Catholic Leadership Primary Southern Regional Forum

CEOM - Catholic Leadership Primary Southern Regional Forum

CEOM - A Strategic Approach to Developing a Yearly Overview

CEOM - Know Your New Agreement - Education Support

NUMBER OF TEACHERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN PL in 2018 30

AVERAGE EXPENDITURE PER TEACHER FOR PL $100



TEACHER SATISFACTION

According to the results from the School Improvement Surveys (Insight SRC), the Teaching

Climate of the report indicates an average of 77.5%, the Organizational Climate of the school

indicates an average range 72.3%, Student Wellbeing 75.2% and Community Engagement 70%

(actual scores) compared to all other Victorian schools.

TEACHING STAFF ATTENDANCE RATE

Teaching Staff Attendance Rate 79.0%

STAFF RETENTION RATE

Staff Retention Rate 90.0%

TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS

Doctorate 0.0%

Masters 20.0%

Graduate 20.0%

Graduate Certificate 10.0%

Bachelor Degree 85.0%

Advanced Diploma 40.0%

No Qualifications Listed 5.0%

STAFF COMPOSITION

Principal Class (Headcount) 2

Teaching Staff (Headcount) 23

Teaching Staff (FTE) 20.5

Non-Teaching Staff (Headcount) 11

Non-Teaching Staff (FTE) 10.8

Indigenous Teaching Staff (Headcount) 0



School Community


To strengthen links between the school, Parish and wider community to enhance the sense of

belonging to the Catholic faith. That partnerships and connections with the community are

improved to support student learning and engagement

Achievements

The Community Team leads Community Domain.

2018 Members: Lucy Righetti Marion Casserly and Tess Milner.

• Adopt the Parent Engagement in Action resource guide (PEAR guide) as a mean of

supporting the Family–School Partnership Model.

• Evaluate events, programs and the role of community within the curriculum based on

the PEAR guide.


• Embed the walk to school program.

• Repeat focus on healthy eating with nude food day.

• Continued participation in Oakleigh ANZAC day services.

• Continuation and development of the Combined parish school day.

• Digital focus by the use of a digital newsletter and CareMonkey medical database,

Skoolbag parent alerts, School Interview Booking System, and Seesaw Digital Student

Portfolios.

• Interschool sport consolidation weekly (Year 5/6).

• Welcome night - four-year rotation to include alternate focus.

• Continuation of Family of the Week Program as a means of supporting the Family–

School Partnership Model through the Parent Engagement in Action resource guide

(PEAR guide).


• Presentation of Curriculum by students using digital technologies at Australian Catholic

University.

• Kinder outreach program to assist with transition to school.

• Visit by senior students to an Aged care facility to share afternoon tea.



PARENT SATISFACTION

According to the results from the School Improvement Surveys (Insight SRC), the Community

Engagement and the Learning Opportunity of the report indicates an average of 67.4%. Scores

for Student Engagement averaged at 75%, Peer Relations at 77% and Student Behaviour at 64%

compared to all other Victorian Catholic school

NOTE: The School’s financial performance information has been provided to the Australian

Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) and will be available for the community to

access from their website at www.acnc.gov.au

Combined Schools Day

http://www.acnc.gov.au/

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