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Major Achievements 2014
Student Outcomes and post-school destinations
In 2014 , the Berry Street School provided a school program to 159 students .
In August of 2014 , 134 students were enrolled across the campuses , as follows : Noble Park : 32 students ( 7 girls and 25 boys , including 2 indigenous students )
Morwell : 61 students ( 26 girls and 35 boys , including 13 Indigenous students )
Shepparton : 41 students ( 17 girls and 24 boys , including 12 Indigenous students ).
A total of 134 students Their outcomes were :
• 62 students enrolled in a Foundation VCAL Certificate .
• 5 students completed VCAL certificate
• 16 transferred to TAFE or other vocational training programs
• 10 students moved into employment
• 8 transferred to another school
• 2 students are unemployed
• 7 students are being supported by other agencies to find suitable education or work pathways
• 11 students moved out of the school area or interstate
• 4 students exited the school for medical reasons
• The destination of 3 students is unknown .
The remainder returned to the Berry Street School at the commencement of 2015 .
Academic growth
In 2014 , the Berry Street School students again achieved an average learning growth well above expectations in both Literacy and Numeracy . Early in 2014 we decided to measure growth in both Literacy and Numeracy and to record this growth on our student reports . Our decision was to implement this mid-year for Semester 2 student reports .
For the second half of 2014 , our students showed an average of 0.71 years of growth in their AUSvels Literacy levels , and 0.69 years in their AUSvels Numeracy levels .
This achievement that speaks to the continued commitment of the students , staff , and leadership of the Berry Street School to hold high expectations for all learners .
We are undertaking a process of improving our data collection to ensure that we collect data across the campuses in a systematic way , and we triangulate our data to ensure consistency .
A number of our students sit the NAPLAN tests , and , as of 2015 , all students will sit On Demand tests . These , together with a range of other testing measures , will enable us to more accurately measure their growth . Academic reports will show growth in both Literacy and Numeracy , so we will be able to measure growth in these areas separately over time .
Student Attendance
Our attendance data showed huge improvement from the previous year across all campuses .
Average attendance for students in Years 7 to 10 , as measured from February until the end of June 2014 for the Noble Park campus was 50.2 %, an improvement from 33 % the previous year .
The Morwell campus showed a 22 % improvement , with an average attendance rate of 58 %.
The Shepparton campus also showed an improvement , increasing from 65 % in 2013 to 72 % in 2014 .
A range of strategies employed throughout the year were clearly effective in improving student attendance . A breakdown of the data onto year level showed that high attendance figures for year 7 students fell away in year 8 , and then improved again from Year 9 . This clearly shows the area to target in the future to improve attendance at the year 8 level .
Shepparton achieves high levels of attendance due to the practice of using mini buses to collect students in the morning and to take them home at the end of the school day .
Staff at all campuses contact all of the students by phone in the morning to encourage all students to attend and to determine the number of students who will attend on the day . Staff also gauge the potential issues that may be impacting the students before they arrive based on information regarding accommodation , family and social activities from the previous night , and tailor appropriate responses before students arrive .
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