NAPLAN Results - CENTRAL COAST
2022 NAPLAN results saw Central Coast Steiner School once again the third best Secondary School on the Central Coast with an average score of 608.8.Β Central Coast Steiner School was also ranked third best in our primary results with an average score of 537.
Extract from Press Release
…”Mrs Michalowski said the school placed great importance on the “holistic picture”, with NAPLAN a “useful snapshot”.Β βWhat we donβt do is teach to the test, itβs not our approach,β she said.
However she said the results helped show the strength of the schoolβs curriculum and Steinerβs 104-year approach of βengaging the whole studentβ and inspiring an intrinsic love of learning.
βBest of all, our students love learning and they love coming to school,β she said. βWe have happy students who are thriving.β …
Central Coast Steiner School was ranked fourth in local Secondary Schools 2019 NAPLAN results.
Extract from Press Release
…Principal, Rosemary Michalowski, said the results were from literacy and numeracy learning programs they introduced in 2013 based on the Steiner method and other βbest practiceβ education models.Β βI know itβs borne fruit,β she said.
The small school has about 285 students with one class per year.Β Ms Michalowski said in primary years the teacher stayed with the same class as the students progressed from Years 1-6.
βI think the main changes were, really in the early years, identifying students who needed support and employing highly trained teachers to give them extra attention,β she said. βAny issues they had were dealt with in the first couple of years.β
The Steinerβs primary students ranked 18th against other primary schools across the regionΒ
Ms Michalowski said her school analysed and used the NAPLAN results but was βphilosophicallyβ against βteaching to the testβ.
Instead she said the schoolβs calm learning environment fostered a βlove of learningβ.
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Central Coast Express Advocate – NAPLAN 2019 results CENTRAL COASTΒ