Results identify ‘significant’ gains at Young North Public

Sixty-eight per cent of students exceeded growth expectations in literacy (writing) while 62 per cent achieved above expected growth in numeracy, according to results from this year’s NAPLAN assessments.

Results show Young North Public Year 5 students’ writing levels are above state average, while both literacy (writing) and numeracy levels are superior to schools of a similar demographic.

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Year 5 students across the nation were assessed by NAPLAN tests in May, along with students in Year 3, Year 7 and Year 9. Results were released in October.

Deputy principal of Young North Public School Nick Berry said it was great to see significant gains through an external measure.

“Teachers do an extraordinary amount of work both within the day and outside. It reinforces that what we’re spending our time on is working,” he said.

“We were seeing a lot of positive impact within the school it was nice to get that external measure as well. We're very proud of the teachers and students at Young North.”

A new strategy was introduced last year relating to the way students are taught by staff at Young North Public School. 

Visible learning focuses on explicit lessons outlining to students exactly what they need to achieve to be successful, in a visible, written up and easy to see way.

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“It’s about what teachers can do to have the biggest impact on learning. Where is our time best spent?” Mr Berry explained.

Young’s other public schools [HOOPS] Young High School and Young Public School have also implemented visible learning to its classrooms.

“We’re focusing on feedback next year to try and strengthen our results,” Mr Berry added. 

"We look forward to leading our HOOPS community of schools in our Visible Learning journey and being a lighthouse school within the larger directorate. It's exciting times".