The corridors of Kambala School in Rose Bay are abuzz with excitement as the results of this year’s NAPLAN assessments illuminate the academic landscape. The students have showcased exceptional proficiency in literacy and numeracy, achieving scores that place them well among the highest.
With 957 students spanning from Kindergarten to Year 12, Kambala prides itself on its intimate learning environment, boasting a commendable student-to-teacher ratio of 1 to 9.
For the Year 5 NAPLAN results, students from Kambala achieved an average of 562. The rest of the results are as follow:
| Reading | 567 |
| Writing | 555 |
| Spelling | 553 |
| Grammar | 576 |
| Numeracy | 560 |
At the helm of this journey to academic excellence is Ms. Jane Danvers, the esteemed Principal of Kambala School. With over two decades of dedicated service to the Australian educational community, Ms. Danvers has steered Kambala towards this remarkable achievement. Her unwavering commitment to educational excellence has been a guiding light for the school.
Meanwhile, both private and public schools in New South Wales have left their mark in the recent NAPLAN. Apart from Kambala, institutions like Abbotsleigh in Wahroonga and Newington in Stanmore have consistently outperformed other schools in reading, writing, spelling, grammar, and numeracy. On the public school front, Kellyville Public, Earlwood Public, and Cranebrook High have emerged as top performers in Sydney.
Recent studies have shown that there are only slight differences in NAPLAN scores between private, Catholic, and public schools. These differences largely vanish when considering a student’s family background.
But the school that has rose to the challenge is Fairfield Heights Public School. Approximately 40 per cent of its 740 students have a refugee background, 70 per cent come from the lowest socio-economic backgrounds, and 93 per cent do not speak English at home.
The school’s structured approach, with traditional classrooms and regular assessments, has led to an absence of significant discipline issues. Like the educational system in Singapore, teachers receive a year-long curriculum program and follow a regimented timetable that prioritizes reading and numeracy.
Published 18-Dec-2023
