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Rockhampton State High School
PO address 1 Campbell Street, Rockhampton Qld 4700
Phone 07 – 49 204 333
Fax 07 – 49 204 300
Email the.principal@rockhampshs.eq.edu.au
www.rockhampshs.eq.edu.au
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Principal’s foreword
Introduction
The school’s Annual Report provides a snapshot of significant developments over the 2008 school year. It also
presents broad information about the school environment, the curriculum and extra curricular programs, student
learning outcomes and the school’s workforce.
Future outlook
SOME FOCUS AREAS FOR 2009
CURRICULUM
• Development of an e-learning environment
• Continued implementation of Q CAR
• Development of national curriculums in Science, Mathematics, History and English
• Further development My Country, My Culture
• Japanese immersion program
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Strategies that promote effective e-learning
STUDENT WELFARE ISSUES
• Motivation
• Rewarding Effort
• Continued development of the new prefect system
OPERATIONAL
• Student monitoring
• Attendance including late arrivals and early departures – recording and reporting
2008 School Annual Report
Rockhampton State High School
FACILITIES
• Trade Training Centre
• Home Economics (Dining Room)
• Refurbishment of F Block, C Block, S Block, E Block
• Assembly Hall - Big Screen and Data Projector
- Seating
• Power to the shed
• Construction of a Trade Training Centre 2009-2010
ICT
• Laptops for teachers
• Computers for students – meeting the 1:2 ratio under the National Secondary School Computer Fund
TIMETABLING
• Trial of a new timetable structure for 2010
2008 School Annual Report
Our school at a glance
School Profile
Total student enrolments for this school - 1051
Year levels offered Year 8 – Year 12
Coeducational or single sex Co-educational
Curriculum offerings
Our distinctive curriculum offerings
• Junior Curriculum
• A unitised curriculum allows each student to design his/her own course of study. In Semester two, Year 8,
students design their course of study around the eight Key Learning areas – English, Maths, Study of Society
and the Environment, Science, Health and Physical Education, Languages other than English, The Arts and
Technology.
Senior Curriculum
The senior curriculum offers the range and diversity of subjects that provide students with the prerequisites for all of
the professions as well as the skills for a comprehensive suite of vocations. There are over thirty subjects in the
senior curriculum.
A significant number of students are enrolled in school based apprenticeships and traineeships.
Rockhampton State High School offers two pathways for students entering Year 11.
Pathway A offers students the chance to study a Vocational Education and Training Program. Students selecting this
pathway will choose 5 subjects and participate in a Negotiated Work Day. Students do not have early starts.
Pathway B offers students the chance to study at least 5 OP subjects to gain an OP score with the intention of
entering into a University course at the completion of Grade 12. Students choosing this pathway do not have a weekly
negotiated work day. They attend school 5 days a week with no early starts. They are provided with an opportunity to
complete a block work experience during the year.
Curriculum features from Year 8 – Year 12 include:
The agricultural courses that are offered in the junior and senior school. The school is fortunate to have its own farm
on the school site. It has prize winning Braham Stud cattle, market gardens, hydroponics facilities and an extensive
collection of farm machinery.
The largest number of information technology subjects of any school in the district. Over 80 per cent of our students
are enrolled in these courses.
The recent purchase of state of the art data processors that allow our students to perform sophisticated science
experiments. This is a resource that is shared with our primary feeder schools.
The Arts Department every year displays and presents the talents of our students through an annual event called
Music, Arts, Drama, Dance - MADD.
Year 11 and 12 Tourism and Hospitality students experience a working environment for a week at Sea World Nara on
the Gold Coast.
Students experience Japanese Language enhancement through a 3 week trip to Japan.
The Japanese CLIP Program offers an accelerated and continuous language program that commences in Year 4 at
Crescent Lagoon State School and continues to be taught into the senior and university levels. This is a strong
teaching and learning partnership that Rockhampton State High School shares with Crescent Lagoon State School.
The school has a native Japanese speaking teacher who teaches Japanese through an immersion program.
2008 School Annual Report
Our school at a glance
Extra curricular activities.
The School’s Extra Curricular Program
Rockhampton State High School's extra curricular program provides outstanding opportunities for students to develop
their talents and skills and they are actively encouraged to be involved.
Some of the activities include:
• Instrumental music program
• Bands and choirs
• Highly professional school musicals performed at the Pilbeam Theatre. The school has been producing
musicals continuously for over 60 years.
• A highly respected Australian Air Force Cadets 227 Squadron
• Very active sporting involvement with wide participation in district and state sport
• Opti-Minds
• A Cultural Rugby League exchange between Rockhampton State High School and the Outwood Grange
College, Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. Two of our students were guests of the College as part of a
three month rugby league tour in England and two English players enrolled in our school for term three.
• Rotary Quiz
• Maths/English/Science Competitions
• Keyboarding Competitions
• Minister's Art Awards
• A large range of sport e.g. three football codes, netball, basketball, swimming
• Debating
• Showing Braham Stud cattle
• Horse Australia
• Dance performances
• Ski Trip
• Collections for charity
• Tour de Chaplain
• Breakfast Club
• Maths Team Challenge
• Robocup
• Pierre de Coubertain Award
• Rockhampton District Representative Sport
• Stockmarket Game
• Business Plan Competition
• Mooting
• Newsreader Competition
• Special Education Unit Celebration evening
• Year 8 Camp
• Year 11 Leadership Camp
• Student Leadership program which includes a prefect system and sports house captains structure in Year 12
• Organised lunchtime activities
How computers are used to assist learning
The school has 244 computers and each has Windows XP and Office 2003. We have recently upgraded our
broadband from ADSL512 KB per second to BDSL 1.5 Megabits per second which has effectively doubled our speed
in accessing the internet. Information and Communication Technology plays a significant part in the delivery of
curriculum across all year levels at Rockhampton State High School. Federal government funding has been granted
to provide for an extra 280 computers by 2011. This will result in a ratio of 1 computer for every 2 students from
Years 9 to Year 12.
2008 School Annual Report
Our school at a glance
Social climate
At Rockhampton State High School, there is a strong culture of support to ensure that students grow and develop in a
safe and caring environment. Students are provided with the opportunities that will allow them to reach their potential
and to set the goals that will promote their personal growth and maturity.
We believe in preparing students for the future which means providing a relevant and inclusive curriculum as well as
teaching practices which address the individual needs of students. We also believe in teaching the values that
prepare students to lead socially responsible and productive lives.
Our Year 8 form teachers also play a key role in being responsible for the well being of these young people as they
enter a much bigger and sometimes daunting secondary environment.
At the senior level, our FEET First (FEET – Full Employment, Education and Training) program aims to ensure that no
student enters unemployment when they leave school. The program, which has a full time coordinator, compels
students to plan for a future and the intensive individual counselling, the work placements and work readiness
programs provide maximum opportunities for students to secure full time positions in employment, education or
further vocational training. Over the years, we have developed strong industry alliances with the local community
which support the program and our young people.
Involving parents in their child’s education.
How Parents can get Involved
Parents are actively encouraged to meet with our teachers at parent teacher evenings (once a term) to discuss the
progress of their children. It is an opportunity to establish a contact that will hopefully remain open throughout the
year.
Parents should always feel free to contact teachers, the guidance officer or members of the administration if there are
any issues of concern. Year Co-ordinators are another important group of people who are responsible for the welfare
of students and they are frequently in contact with parents. Each year level has two year co-ordinators.
2008 School Annual Report
Our staff profile
Qualifications of all teachers.
Number of
classroom Doctorate Masters
Highest level of
teachers and Bachelor degree Diploma
attainment
school leaders at Certificate
the school
Doctorate 0
10% 2%
0%
Masters 0 88%
Bachelor degree 76
Diploma 9
Certificate 2
Expenditure on and teacher participation in professional development.
• The total funds expended on teacher professional development in 2008 was $32,558.00 .
• The major professional development initiatives are as follows:
• Understanding the Learner
• Improving motivation
• Teaching with ICTs
• QCAR workshops
• QSA workshops
• VET credentials
• The involvement of the teaching staff in professional development activities during 2008 was 77 %.
Average staff attendance
• For permanent and temporary staff and school leaders the staff attendance rate was 97% in 2008.
Proportion of staff retained from the previous school year.
• From the end of the 2007 school year, 96 % of staff were retained by the school for the entire 2008 school year.
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Performance of our students
Student attendance
The average attendance rate as a percentage in 2008 was 91.9 %.
Key outcomes
National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) results - our
reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy results for the Years
3, 5, 7 and 9.
Domain Measures Yr 9
Average score for the school 537
Average score for Queensland 568.2
Reading
For the school the percentage of students at 2008 84 %
or above the national minimum standard.
Average score for the school 504
Average score for Queensland 555.3
Writing
For the school the percentage of students at 2008 66 %
or above the national minimum standard.
Average score for the school 533
Average score for Queensland 567.8
Spelling
For the school the percentage of students at 2008 73 %
or above the national minimum standard.
Average score for the school 531
Grammar
Average score for Queensland 563.2
and
Punctuation For the school the percentage of students at 2008 73 %
or above the national minimum standard.
Average score for the school 542
Average score for Queensland 570.7
Numeracy
For the school the percentage of students at 2008 85 %
or above the national minimum standard.
2008 School Annual Report
Performance of our students
Apparent retention rates Year 10 to Year 12.
Year 12 student enrolment as a percentage of the Year 10 student
58 %
cohort.
Outcomes for our Year 12 cohort of 2008
Number of students awarded a Senior Statement. 117
Number of students awarded a Queensland Certificate Individual Achievement (QCIA). 0
Number of students awarded a Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) at the end of Year 12. 64
Number of students awarded an International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBD). 0
Number of students awarded one or more Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications. 54
Number of students who are completing or completed a School-based Apprenticeship or 18
Traineeship (SAT).
Number of students receiving an Overall Position (OP). 41
Percentage of OP/ IBD eligible students with OP 1-15 or an IBD. 49 %
Percentage of Year 12 students who are completing or completed a SAT or were awarded one or 68 %
more of the following: QCE, IBD, VET qualification.
Percentage of Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) applicants receiving a tertiary 88 %
offer.
Post-school destination information
At the time of publishing this School Annual Report, the results of the 2008 Year 12 post-school destinations survey,
Next Step – Student Destination Report for the school were not available. Information about these post-school
destinations of our students will be incorporated into this Report in September.
2008 School Annual Report
Performance of our students
Value added
Our FEET (Full employment, education and training) First program continues to provide real vocational opportunities
for students. A full time coordinator works closely with all of our senior and year 10 students to ensure that no student
enters the unemployment cycle. The vocational education programs (including work experience) are highly
successful in ensuring that students acquire employment or further training after leaving school. Many students
establish valuable contacts and experience through enrolment in traineeship programs whilst at school.
The school musical continues to be a significant event. The productions are of a very high standard and enjoy a full
house audience at the Pilbeam Theatre.
Other significant student outcomes are achieved through:
Airforce Cadets – students develop leadership abilities, learn how to work in teams, how to solve problems and to be
responsible for their decisions.
Agricultural Science – students learn about the requirements of judging, managing and parading cattle by
participating in the show circuits.
Student Leadership Program
Students apply for student leadership positions (captains, vice captains, prefects and house captains and vice
captains) in Year 11. The leadership program develops abilities and skills in decision making, conflict resolutions,
team work and in accepting responsibility for personal initiatives.
Parent, student and teacher satisfaction with the school
According to the School Opinion Survey, which sampled 15 parents across Year 9 and Year 11 cohorts, 87%
indicated that their child was “happy to go to this school”
Of the 119 students surveyed in Years 9 and 11, 63% indicated that they were satisfied with the progress they were
making at school.
Of the 120 staff members who responded to the survey, 85% indicated that they felt their work skills enabled them “to
make a worthwhile contribution” to the school.
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