Post on 05-Dec-2021
St. Andrew’s Grammar
Address 2 Hellenic Dve, Dianella Telephone +61 8 9303 3840 Email reception@sag.wa.edu.au Principal Mr Craig Monaghan (Previous Principal until December 2020)
Mrs Dawn Clements (Current Principal since January 2021) CRICOS 01488G
Our School
St. Andrew's Grammar is a co-educational Kindergarten to Year 12 School in Dianella, Perth WA, run under the auspices of the Hellenic Community of Western Australia.
Our Mission
As an inclusive multicultural community, with traditional Hellenic ideals, we strive for excellence in our academic, sporting and cultural pursuits
Our Values
Through our teaching programs, our students will:
reach their own personal level of excellence
exhibit and experience independence
be committed
show responsibility
have an understanding and respect for all cultures
School Overview
The School has been designed with two sub-schools of Primary (K-6) and
Secondary (7-12) allowing for a seamless transition brought about through the
structured curriculum and programme of pastoral care.
Curriculum continuity, the Greek language and culture and educational leadership
and management policy bind the two sub-schools to create a single entity that is St.
Andrew's Grammar. The School aims to achieve excellence in all areas of school
endeavour and strike a balance between academic, creative and physical
education.
St. Andrew's Grammar also aims to develop in each child an understanding of our
spiritual heritage and a respect for moral and ethical living. St. Andrew's concern is
for the welfare and development of the "whole" child. In a well ordered and caring
environment, it aims to encourage its students to pursue and develop their
intellectual, social, physical, creative and spiritual capacities.
Renewal of registration
In 2020, St. Andrew's Grammar underwent a renewal of the registration of the
school and was granted the maximum period of re-registration of 5 years.
Renewal of registration is one of the principle processes, through which the Director
General of the Department of Education can be satisfied that a school continues to
observe the standards determined by the Minister and the other registration
requirements. This is a lengthy process which involved ongoing liaising and team
work between St. Andrew's Grammar Inc, the Chair of the School Board and the
School Board, the Principal of the school and school staff.
This result reinforces that St Andrew’s Grammar School is effectively managed and
is provided with steadfast ethical administrative and instructional leadership by the
Principal working with excellent and committed staff and with the enthusiastic
support of parents.
This maximum period of registration recognises that St Andrew’s Grammar School
and students are provided a sound holistic education with a strong focus on
maximising outcomes for all students in a well-resourced environment which
provides effective teaching and learning, pastoral support and co-curricular
opportunities and a focus on improving student achievement and progress.
This once again establishes St Andrew’s Grammar School as being a quality choice
by our internal community and prospective parents
St. Andrew’s Grammar Board as at December 2020
Mr Ralph Simmons Chair - HCWA Representative
Mr Craig Monaghan School Principal
Mr Byron Spartalis Board Member - HCWA Representative - President
Mr Vasilis (Mike) Hatzidakis Board Member - HCWA Representative – Vice President
Mr Dimitrios Tsokos Board Member - HCWA Representative - Treasurer
Mr John Zafiropoulos Board Member - HCWA Representative
Mr George Tsitsidis Board Member - HCWA Representative
Mr David Lagan Board Member - HCWA Representative
Mrs Georgia Karasiotou Board Member - Greek Consul of WA Representative
Dr Stanley Kailis Board Member - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Representative
Mr Manny Papadoulos Board Member - Parents and Friends President Representative
St. Andrew’s Grammar Finance Committee
Dimitrios Tsokos (Chair) John Metaxas
Ralph Simmons Craig Monaghan
Byron Spartalis
Staff Demographics
Teaching Staff Female Male
Full-time teaching staff 17 7
Part-time teaching staff 13 1
Full time Education Assistants 3
Part time Primary Education Assistant 2
Chaplain
Chaplain (Part time) 1
Non-Teaching Staff
Office Administration (Full Time) 2
Office Administration (Part time) 3
Finance Administration (Part time) 1
Canteen
Canteen (Part time) 1
Canteen (Casual) 2
Grounds/Maintenance
Grounds/Maintenance (Part time) 1
Gardens (Contract worker part time) 1
Laboratory staff
Laboratory Technician (Part time) 1 1
The staff retention rate for the 2020 school year was 99.95%
2020 NAPLAN – Primary School
With no NAPLAN data available from 2020 due to Covid, other assessments including a comprehensive analysis of data in Physical Education, Behaviour Management and other Learning Areas were used to monitor primary student achievements.
Assessment Data for 2020 included:
English Data UNSW Testing
Mathematics Data UNSW Testing
Science Data UNSW Testing
Writing Data UNSW Testing
Report Grades Semester 1 & Semester 2
The below tables are only a small sample of the assessments conducted in the Primary School.
Literacy and Writing Skills
Literacy
SKILLS – UNSW assessment August 2020
Year 4 Criteria
School Percentage Score
Recognise word in factual text
Purpose of film review
Interpret repetition
Text comprehension
Verbs in a biography
Identify a simile
Recognise the use of colon
Interpret factual text
Recognise supporting facts
Understand quotation marks
Identify pronoun
Identify onomatopoeia
Identify adverb
Infer the reason and main reason
100%
100%
100%
100%
91%
91%
91%
73%
73%
91%
73%
64%
64%
55%
Writing
Analysis of Skill Area - Content
Writing Criteria Percentage Score
Spelling: High frequency words
Narrative structure: Simple narrative which includes an event
Narrative coherence: Presents mostly coherent
Syntax: Uses grammar with sentences mostly correct
Punctuation: Using capital letters and full stops
Vocabulary: To support narrative
Narrative devices
Topic: Setting and object
Sentence structure
Topic: Integrate into narrative
Sentence Structure: Nearly all sentences correct
Tense: Uses correctly
Vocabulary: Effective to enhance narrative
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
50%
Conclusion Future Priority
Sound results when writing in:
Narrative structure
Sentence structure – developing complex
Syntax, punctuation
Spelling;
Further develop:
Complex sentences
Figurative language
Affective and emotive language
Challenging vocabulary
Complication
Humour and creativity
Maths Skills
Year 6-5: Analysis of Skill Area – Content
Conclusion Future Priority
Sound results in Mathematics:
Chance and Data
Algebra and Patterns
Measurement and Units
Space and Geometry
Further develop:
Number and Arithmetic when problem solving
Year 4: Analysis of Skill Area – Content
Conclusion Future Priority
Sound results in Mathematics:
Number and Arithmetic
Algebra and Patterns
Space and Geometry
Further develop:
Measurement and Units – hands on
Chance and Data
Science Skills
Year 3 Average
Observing and Measuring 68%
Interpreting 58%
Predicting/Concluding 55%
Investigating 53%
Reasoning and Problem Solving 41%
Year 4 Average
Observing and Measuring 65%
Interpreting 60%
Predicting/Concluding 44%
Investigating 54%
Reasoning and Problem Solving 40%
Year 5 Average
Observing and Measuring 68%
Interpreting 70%
Predicting/Concluding 57%
Investigating 66%
Reasoning and Problem Solving 50%
Year 6 Average
Observing and Measuring 68%
Interpreting 83%
Predicting/Concluding 73%
Investigating 73%
Reasoning and Problem Solving 51%
Conclusion Future Priority
Sound results Science in all years:
Observing and Measuring
Interpreting
Predicting/Concluding
Investigating
Reasoning and Problem Solving
Further develop:
Reasoning and problem solving
2020 NAPLAN and OLNA – Secondary School
During 2020, COVID interruptions resulted in no NAPLAN assessments held across
the country. Year 9 students had the opportunity to sit an alternate assessment, (a
version of OLNA), to demonstrate their literacy standard at the minimum level for
Year 12 graduation. The whole Year 9 group, 36 students, sat these assessments.
The OLNA statistics for the year are summarized below.
NAPLAN and OLNA 2020
Year 10
7 students were required to sit the Writing OLNA assessment
5 students were required to sit the Mathematics OLNA assessment this year.
3 students who enrolled at St Andrews 2021 were required to sit OLNA assessments this year.
Year 11
7 students were required to sit OLNA in Writing (5 are international students who are in the English as an Additional Language course, one is a student who enrolled at St. Andrew’s in 2020)
3 students were required to sit OLNA Mathematics.
Year 12
1 student was required to sit OLNA Writing, this student is an International student who is in the English as an Additional Language course
2020 ATAR Results and School Leaver data
In 2020 St Andrew’s Grammar enrolled a Year 12 population of 26 students, 19 of
those completed an ATAR pathway and 7 were not eligible for an ATAR score. The
achievement
of the students is summarized below.
The highest ATAR score was 96.8 with a second student achieving an ATAR 96.68.
These two scores show achievement in the top 4% of all students in the country.
% of students in the top 4% of students 10.52
% of students in the top 10% of students 21.05
% of students in the top 20% of the country 36.84
% of students who achieved result allowing university entry 63.15
% of students who were offered University entry using Year 11 results
31.6
% of ATAR students currently enrolled at University 100
% of General students currently enrolled at University 28.6
% of General students enrolled in further study 86
11 Vocational Education Training Certificates were achieved in 2020.
Two students achieved Certificate II in Sport and Recreation
Nine students achieved Certificate II in Business Of the students who have entered University, 31% of St Andrew’s Grammar students received a UWA early offer using their Year 11 results. In 2020, the University of Western Australia allowed students to use their Year 11 results to apply for some of their undergraduate degrees. It is important to note that the universities have recently announced early entry applications for 2022 from, current Year 11 students statewide. The graph below shows the distribution of our student achievement in their ATAR courses:
ATAR Students 2020 Post School destination 2021
ATAR Score
2021 DESTINATION
1 96.8 University of Sydney by ATAR
2 96.68 Australian National University by ATAR
3 92.7 UWA - by ATAR score
4 90.35 UWA - Biomedical Science and Marketing by ATAR
5 87.15 University of Western Australia ATAR score
6 82.7 UWA early offer- Engineering
7 82 University
8 77.1 UWA - Engineering - early offer
9 76.7 UWA – Engineering – early offer
10 74.1 UWA – Law-early offer
11 74.05 Curtin University – engineering used UWA early offer
12 72.65 University options being considered – student on Gap Year
13 68 Curtin University – Communications by ATAR
14 54.55 Murdoch University - application
15 53.35 Bridging course
16 52.9 Bridging course
16 43.9 University on Year 11 results
18 42.85 Bridging course Murdoch University
19 39.25 Bridging course ECU
General Studies Students 2020 Post School destination 2021
1 TAFE – Commercial Cookery
2 Murdoch University - Bridging
3 TAFE – Certificate IV Nursing
4 Bridging course Murdoch
5 TAFE Certificate IV Dental Assisting
6 Working using Certificate III from Year 12
7 TAFE