Central is the big improver

THE most improved primary school cohorts in Townsville and North Queensland have been revealed following the 2019 NAPLAN release.

Results across the North Queensland region found Year 5 students at Townsville Central State School improved their NAPLAN scores more than any other cohort in the region.

To find how each cohort improved, the school’s average NAPLAN score was compared to the state’s average score for 2017 Year 3 and 2019 Year 5.

Students at Townsville Central State School improved their average score by 22.9 points from Year 3 to Year 5, the biggest improvement in North Queensland.

The second most improved primary school was Calvary Christian College (Mount Louisa) where average scores improved 22.7 points from Year 3 to Year 5 while Kirwan State School was third where scores improved 20.7 points.

For high schools, St Teresa’s College, Abergowrie at Abergowrie was the most improved with an improvement score of 67.2 followed by Blackheath and Thornburgh College where scores improved 30.2 points.

Across Queensland the most improved school was Aurukun State School where the Year 5 cohort improved the average NAPLAN score by 70.66 points compared to their 2016 results.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Townsville Grammar School

The Cathedral School Annandale Christian College

St Joseph’s Catholic College

St Clare’s Catholic College

HIGH SCHOOLS

Townsville Grammar School

The Cathedral School Annandale Christian College

Southern Cross Catholic College St Margaret Mary’s College