Berry Street Web Docs BEST Centre Annual Report 2010 | Page 13

Outcomes for

Young People
Student Attendance
Students enrolled at The BEST Centre
come to the school with very complex
backgrounds and experience a range
of issues which impact seriously on
their capacity to engage with the
education process. Individual
attendance can be inconsistent
according to the events occurring in
their lives at the time.
At the Morwell campus average
attendance for 2010 was 72%.
In 2010, overall attendance for
students at the Noble Park campus
was 30%. Though this lower figure can
be explained by the complex nature of
students enrolled in 2010, a range of
strategies have been implemented to
support improvements in student
attendance rates for 2011. Every
student’s attendance is tracked daily,
and contact is made with families,
residential units and other carers.
Student Outcomes and Post-School
Destinations.
In 2010, the BEST Centre provided
a school program to 74 students,
including 8 Indigenous students.
Their outcomes were:
» 12 undertook a transition to Year 11
or a Vocational Education and Training
course at a local secondary college or
within VCAL programs
» 8 transferred to pre-employment
programs
» 3 students moved into employment
» 3 enrolled in alternative education
programs

» 10 students undertook White Card
OH&S formal orientation as part of a
pre-vocational training program
» 1 student is looking for work
» 60% of students with Individual
Education Plans achieved their first
preference personal goals to develop
their pre-employment work related
skills and knowledge.
» 27 returned to the BEST Centre at the
commencement of 2011.
» 10 students moved away from the
area or were unable to continue their
education.
Parent, Student, and Teacher
satisfaction with the school.
In 2010, the BEST Centre took part for
the first time in the LEAD survey, a suite
of stakeholder surveys offered by
Independent Schools Victoria as part
of the National Partnerships program.
Results of the surveys showed that
parents/carers satisfaction with the
school were high, showing in the upper
quartile as measured against all
participating schools.
Student satisfaction with the school
was in the lower quartile as measured
against all participating schools.
Students were positive about teacher
quality and parent and community
involvement, but clear areas for
improvement are academic achievement
and facilities and resources.
A Teacher Satisfaction survey was also
completed. This showed an overall
satisfaction with the school. Clear
areas of improvement are in morale
and aligning staff goals with the overall
school goals.