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Business Plan 2019-2023

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An Independent Public School

Kelmscott Senior High School

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Kelmscott Senior High School is a school of opportunity for all students; offering an extensive range of courses and exciting specialist programs. We work to develop critical thinkers and effective problem solvers within our community. In hand with parents, we further the social skills of our learners, allowing them to work collaboratively with others in the real and virtual worlds. Our Respect, Resilience and Responsibility Charter outlines the expectations we have of and within our school.

With a reputation built on positive values and academic excellence we pride ourselves on the extensive education opportunities we can provide to our students. The achievements of our students are recognised within the local, national and international education communities.

We are proud to offer a suite of specialist programs and tuition in our Gifted and Talented Education, Music and Agriculture Selective Entrance Programs which foster strong links between the school and community and industry partners. The achievements of Gifted and Talented students are highlighted in elite national and international competitive forums such as the World Scholar’s Cup. In addition to our state-wide specialist programs, we offer school based specialisations in Soccer and Athletics.

Being aware of the greater world around us - our school has a proud tradition in international student exchange for both German and Japanese language programs. Showing a strong sporting prowess – our athletes are regularly represented with selection into elite state/national teams and squads in sports such as AFL, Cricket and Martial Arts.

Students in Year 12 have qualified for a range of University pathways including Medicine, Engineering, Law and Information Technology to name only a few. The school’s motto is “Strive for Excellence” and this is a value we work to foster in all students in their journey through adolescence to citizens of this ever changing contemporary world.

Each year Kelmscott Senior High School receives students from our contributory primary schools of Clifton Hills, Grovelands, Kelmscott, Kingsley and Westfield Park Primary Schools. We proudly work in partnership with these schools and their community members. Students from beyond our intake area may access to the school through our Specialist Programs.

The school’s population ranges between 1350 - 1450 students with an Aboriginal population of approximately 50 students. Students at our school have a diversity of ethnic backgrounds including Indian, Sri Lankan, European, African and Japanese to name a few. We celebrate this diversity.

Our School

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A suite of specialist programs

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...we create critical thinkers and problem solvers...

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Striving for excellence underpins everything we do. We aspire for students to become successful learners who have the resilience and confidence in achieving their individual best. In acknowledging the traditions of the school, we believe in the ability of students and staff to continually reflect and improve on practice and performance.

Our motto is supported by the Respect, Resilience and Responsibility Charter which outlines our expectations in the school and the wider community.

We want our students to be prepared to succeed in a twenty first century world. We create critical thinkers, problem solvers and young adults who can communicate effective in the real and virtual worlds.

We want our students to be active, engaged, global citizens who enter life post-secondary on pathways that suit their individual need, with appropriate technological skills for the modern world.

We have strength in our teaching staff and support from our community body, however most importantly, we have students who know we believe in them and their potential; students who have pride in attending Kelmscott Senior High School.

Excellence - being the best that we can be

Respect & Responsibility - showing appreciation and consideration for those around us

Resilience - ability to recover quickly from difficulties

Citizenship - actively participating in the community

Strive for Excellence

Our Mission

Core Values

Working Together to Create Tomorrow’s Citizens.

School Vision

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Our Business Plan is formed and presented as a road map of strategic intent for the school over the next four years. It is central to a suite of school plans that have been formulated to direct and aide the ongoing reflective improvement across the school.

Our areas of strategic improvement can be classified under three priority areas:

Teaching and Learning

Leadership

School Community and Governance

Teaching and Learning - High Expectations, High Care, Challenge and Success

We ensure that school staff work together to create an inclusive learning environment that develops critical thinking, problem solving and collaborative skills. We believe every student is capable of being a successful learner.

Strategic Outcomes

• Develop a whole school approach to teaching and learning with high expectations and rigorous data analysis

• Identify and reduce gaps in individual student learning

• Provide learning opportunities that promote excellence for all students

Leadership - Empowered, Adaptive and Persistent

We will strive to develop capable and empowered leaders who nurture and develop the leadership of others and cultivate excellence in teaching and learning to ensure success for all students. Leaders will drive ongoing improvement based on evidence and research.

Strategic Outcomes

• Develop reflective, instructional and strategic leaders

• Nurture a capable and responsive staff that are adept and flexible to the demands of working in an environment of ongoing improvement and change

• Lead instructional practices that promote curiosity and deep learning

School Community and Governance - Authentic, Supportive and Responsive

We will actively seek ways to enhance student learning and wellbeing through establishing meaningful partnerships with families, the local community and our wider educational community.

Strategic Outcomes

• Recognise parents and families as integral members of the school community

• Identify partnership opportunities that enhance student learning

• Our school partners value the common purpose and goals of the school

Our Priorities

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Literacy & Numeracy

• We will increase the percentage of Year 10 students achieving Category 3 OLNA to 75%.

• We will decrease the difference in percentages of students above NAPLAN Bands 5, 6, 7 and 8 to within 1-2% of the corresponding percentages of state mean.

• We will demonstrate evidence of progress from Year 7 to Year 9 NAPLAN to 75% of the stable cohort.

• We will increase the percentage of Year 11 & 12 students achieving Category 3 OLNA to 90% or better

Student Achievement

• We will increase the percentage of A-C grades across all learning areas to a minimum of 80%.

• Senior secondary students who have achieved Bands 8 and above in NAPLAN Reading, Writing and Numeracy will achieve a B grade or higher in over 65% of their courses.

• Year 12 student performance information is at or above similar schools:

o WACE Achievement Rate

o Median ATAR

o Percentage of Students achieving ATAR Score above 90

o Median General Courses

o VET Completion Rate

Student Engagement

• We will increase the rate of overall attendance of all students to 90%.

• We will increase the rate of overall attendance of Aboriginal students to 85%.

• We will reduce the rate of unauthorised absences to 15%.

• We will reduce the number of students in the severe category of non-attendance to 5%.

Linking Our Work to Quantifiable Improvement Targets

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Throughout the tenure of our business plan we will monitor our progress and reflect upon our achievement in relation to the listed targets.

Information and data will be regularly collected and monitored through rigorous self-assessment, forming part of our School Review Cycle.

Additional monitoring will be via:

• National School Opinion Survey for parents, teachers and students (every second year)

• Aboriginal Cultural Standards Framework progress

• Documented and anecdotal evidence from our school committees

• ACER National School Improvement Tool

• Kelmscott Senior High School Whole-school monitoring cycles – in line with data collection, we will use the following

o OLNA & NAPLAN

o Reporting Data

o Attendance

o Behaviour

o WACE and Attainment Rates

• Other school planning documents include the Annual Report, Learning Area Plans, Workforce Development Plan and the Delivery Performance Agreement.

The school will routinely reflect upon collected information to drive school improvement. Student success will be the key focus when making decisions and judgements about student achievement and progress.

Monitoring Our Progress

Positive Climate for Learning

Student and Community Engagement

Contemporary Practices

Wellbeing Achievement

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Student success will be the key focus when making decisions

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An Independent Public School

Kelmscott Senior High School

50 Third Avenue Kelmscott WA 6111 (08) 9495 7400