John Colet School, an independent primary educational institution in Belrose, has consistently achieved excellent NAPLAN scores not only among all the schools in the Northern Beaches but also across the rest of New South Wales.
For 2021, John Colet School landed fourth in the ranking across NSW with a primary average of 553.8. The school’s excellent overall performance follows St Aloysius College in Kirribilli (562.2), Abbotsleigh in Wahroonga (562.4), and the Sydney Grammar School in Darlinghurst (586.9).
John Colet School’s Year 3 students earned good results for reading (526) and Grammar (564), whilst its Year 5 students scored some of the highest achieving scores for the 2022 NAPLAN with 599 in reading, 564 in writing, 584 in spelling, 604 in grammar and 590 in numeracy, per data from the National Assessment Program.
The school was fifth in the ranking in the previous year. For 2021, it is the only primary school in the Northern Beaches to rank in the Top 100 in a school year impacted by the COVID-19 lockdowns, when students were mostly learning remotely. Surveys have revealed that many of the children’s parents were committed and comfortable in assisting their kids to study and prepare for the annual assessment.
However, other primary and secondary schools in the Northern Beaches were cited as “high progress” schools as the students also exhibited improved performances across various subjects compared to the last test.
Meanwhile, NAPLAN 2022 testing has recently concluded online with more than 1.2 million students and 9,315 schools across Australia.
“This year was uniquely challenging with the full transition to online testing as well as staffing and attendance challenges due to COVID-19. It is a testament to the hard work of education authorities in each state who worked collaboratively with their schools to support students and manage any issues that arose that it went so well,” ACARA CEO David de Carvalho said.
From 2023, NAPLAN will move from May to March so results will be available to education authorities earlier in the year to inform school and system teaching and learning programs.