St Mary’s College students have achieved above average results in the NAPLAN assessment and are achieving successful outcomes post-graduation. The success of NAPLAN highlights our teaching and learning is preparing students for senior studies and education in a tertiary setting. Within 12 months of graduating, half of St Mary’s College graduates have commenced a Bachelor Degree, almost one fifth have secured an apprenticeship, traineeship or are completing certification, and between one quarter and one third have secured employment.
NAPLAN (Year 9)
Average School Scores in Comparison to Queensland Average School Scores:
NAPLAN School Scores Year 9 – 2014
|
SMC Mean
|
State Mean
|
SMC Achieved Above QLD Mean |
Grammar & Punctuation |
581 |
568 |
Yes |
Numeracy |
598 |
580 |
Yes |
Reading |
586 |
571 |
Yes |
Spelling |
586 |
575 |
Yes |
Writing |
555 |
544 |
Yes |
In 2014, St Mary’s College Year 9 students achieved average school scores higher than the state average in 100% of the NAPLAN domains.
NEXT STEP (Year 12 Graduates)
In 2014, 68.1% of St Mary’s College Year 12 graduates from 2013 continued in some recognised form of education and training in the year after they left school. The most common study destination was a Bachelor Degree (50.7%) with students attending various universities. The combined Vocational Education and Training (VET) study destinations (i.e. certificates, apprenticeships and traineeships) accounted for 17.4% of graduates and 23.2% of students were employed with many students finding employment through the College Careers Office.
Figure 1: Main destination of 2013 Year 12 graduates in 2014