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Principal's foreword
KJ Falvey BA (UQ) B.Ed St (UQ)
Grad
Dip Ed Admin (USQ)
Eagle Junction State School catered for approximately 723 students in 2008, (6 students more than in the corresponding August 2007) from Prep to Year Seven as identified in the annual census. The population in February 2009 (Day 8) was 715.
This Annual Report contains information across a range of school activities and achievements for the 2008 school year.
I know that there are many stories which describe our school community and the high regard in which our school is held. I also know that you already have an intimate knowledge through your own personal experiences.
This Report contains information about the achievement of our students through their participation in a variety of activities and tests including some which have been set by external examiners. This, in a very limited way, will allow some judgments to be made about how our students are achieving when compared to the National standards particularly. It is important to note, however, that such tests are “point in time” and while comparisons have some validity I feel it is better to think in terms of “personal bests” and longer term averages, both at the student level and at the school level. For the first time this Annual Report will show the results of the school’s participation in the National Assessment Plan Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN).
In particular, this report makes some comment about the progress made by the school in terms of stated plans for 2008 and, as well, it provides some information about the direction that the school will take in 2009.
We continue to endeavour to be a school which strives for a healthy, supportive and safe environment – a quality school which has set goals and targets, with the prime emphasis on student learning outcomes and student well being. As in 2007 the coming together of staff, students and parents, in a way which met expectations, has been crucial in the 2008 successes. Parent perceptions were not as high as they have been in the past. Nevertheless the school is well placed to continue as a quality school in 2009 and it is my intention that parent perceptions will be addressed in a constructive way to promote positive outcomes for all members of our school community.
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student drawing of the school's memorial gates
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