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08 / Annual Report 20172 / Annual Report 2018

VisionTo develop lifelong learners in the 21st century who care, lead and contribute to the community.

Values• Creativity, Innovation and Imagination• Respect, Care and Compassion• Excellence• Fair Go• Responsibility• Integrity

PurposeAt John Curtin College of the Arts we are committed to developing creativity, innovation and imagination in every student through the pursuit of excellence in all areas of the formal and informal curriculum with a special emphasis on the Arts.

We provide tailored courses and support structures so that students may achieve to the best of their ability according to their needs and aspirations, and develop skills and values that will equip them for a successful future. Our motto ‘Learning for Life’ highlights the continuous and cumulative nature of education throughout our lives.

Message from the PrincipalThe greatest privilege and challenge is to provide our children with a balance to their academic achievement and to support their aspirations and wellbeing. The 21st century pace of change now requires our young learners to embrace innovation and creativity while grounding these concepts in strong foundations of academic excellence. Now, more than ever, children need to be inspired and have an abundance of curiosity, care and support.

At John Curtin College of the Arts we are committed to ensuring that all children achieve to their own personal best. Our teachers inspire students through creativity, imagination and innovation. Our nurturing environment allows students to develop in a respectful, compassionate and caring culture that promotes inclusiveness and the understanding of self and others. Learning for Life, as the college motto, develops resilience, perseverance and self-reflection, ensuring students feel a sense of connectedness with the college and each other through their social and civic responsibilities.

Our priorities of Gifted and Talented Education, Academic Excellence, Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and creating a Safe and Caring School Culture have ensured that our staff and students all work towards a common goal of personal excellence and personal growth.

John Curtin College of the Arts has had a rich history since officially opening in 1956. Situated in the heart of Fremantle the college caters for 1645 students and offers Gifted and Talented Programs in Ballet, Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music, Music Theatre and Visual Arts. We also have a Specialist Football Program, which, this year, was selected by the Football Federation of Australia to be the sole High Performance Football School in WA. Our college is also a Teacher Development School for both the Arts and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), providing professional support to schools and teachers across Western Australia.

Our 2018 NAPLAN results saw our Year 7 students receive the highest Punctuation and Grammar scores in the State of all public schools other than Perth Modern, and our Year 9 students achieved the top result for Reading. All other NAPLAN results were in the Top 10 schools, with most being 2nd or 3rd best in the State, with our combined average of 5th best public school for Years 7 and 9.

More than 70% of our students studied university entrance subjects in Year 12 with 92% of our Year 12 ATAR students receiving an ATAR above 60 and 39% of our students receiving an ATAR above 90. Our Year 12 students this year also achieved the highest ever median ATAR score.

2018 marked the inaugural year of our Professional Learning Academy. This is a model that has created external interest and has been well supported by staff with 31 academy sessions delivered over the year. This initiative has been an asset and a turning point for professional learning at our college.

John Curtin College of the Arts is a highly successful organisation with more than 1200 students applying for the 280 Gifted and Talented places each year. We are growing in student numbers by approximately 80 students per year and pressure on buildings and open space for children is at a premium. The challenge into the future for our college is to continue to provide excellence and individualised educational experiences for highly able students in a dynamic environment.

Mitchell Mackay Principal

“The greatest privilege and challenge is to provide our children with a balance to their academic achievement and to support their aspirations and wellbeing.” PRINCIPAL MITCHELL MACKAY

This Annual Report has been approved by the John Curtin College of the Arts Board.

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College Board Report As a College Board, we continue to believe in the success of all students through the opportunities provided by John Curtin College of the Arts. It has been a satisfying year that began with the Board becoming ‘unincorporated,’ which was a carryover from a time when the college transitioned from a senior high school and became a College of the Arts. This now brings us in line with most Independent Public Schools and, as we move forward, means we no longer have to concern ourselves with securing funds.

We ended the year with Simone McGurk, Member for Fremantle, visiting the Board and making a commitment to advocate on behalf of the college for funding to do much needed upgrades. This included finally revisiting the $50 million Master Plan and architectural work that the school began developing a decade ago. Simone also worked with the City of Fremantle and the school to resolve the ongoing traffic issues at the East Street bus stop and is working on developing the Ellen Street crossing. She was also able to secure funding of $23 000 for an upgrade to Student Services. We look forward to our continued association with her and are grateful for her commitment to making the college an even better place.

I was privileged to sit on the selection panel when the school advertised for a Level 5 Deputy, with Travis Vladich winning the position. Travis also sits on the College Board and is an integral part of connecting us with the college and the forward-thinking vision for the school. This has allowed us to work on the 2019 – 2021 Business Plan, with Travis collating the input from the staff to bring back to the Board in order for us to discuss and shape the strategic directions for the college. The college values that underpin all that we do here continue to guide us. The ongoing innovative work that permeates the college has inspired us to dig deeper into ‘where to next’ and to think creatively as the Business Plan moves with the college into an exciting new phase.

Once again, we sincerely thank the entire staff of the college who go above and beyond to ensure that all students have the opportunity to excel in their chosen field in the Arts or through the Specialist Football Program. The cohesiveness of staff and the passion they share for their area of expertise provide children with an education that encompasses the whole student. As a Board, we have been most impressed with the way staff have taken ownership with their professional learning through the

implementation of the Professional Learning Academy, where staff attend workshops in their own time to learn new skills and practices and to present in their own areas of expertise.

We also pay tribute to the gardeners and cleaners who work with an ever-increasing array of transportable classrooms, yet still manage to showcase the school so everything looks as if it belongs.

The Board awarded five scholarships in 2018 that comprised of one Robin Pascoe Creativity, Innovation and Imagination Scholarship, two John Cowdell Excellence Scholarships, and two Elsie Curtin Respect, Care and Compassion Scholarships. These scholarships recognise and reward exemplary students who regularly and consistently demonstrate our college’s core beliefs and values and we congratulate the students who received them.

We are grateful to Principal, Mitchell Mackay who continues to share the highs and lows of college life with the Board; consistently highlighting the dedication of the staff and putting students firmly at the centre. As Board Chair, I was proud to hear Acting Regional Executive Director, Gary Anderson refer to the college as the ‘jewel in the crown’ at the Year 12 Presentation Evening at the end of the year. This is well deserved praise to all who invest their heart and soul into the college every day of the school year and beyond.

This year we have said farewell to Fiona Tholet, Head of Drama, as she moved to Newman for a promotional position. We thank Fiona for her time on the Board and the significant contribution she made not only to the Board but also the college in her time here. Early in the new year we will also farewell parent member, Hayley Rolfe and thank her for her insights and contribution whilst on the Board. The new year brings with it elections and an increase in students, staff and more transportables – but we embrace it all, safe in the knowledge that the college is well positioned to go from strength to strength as we continue to accomplish great things.

Cavelle Monck Board Chair

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“ It is creativity and critical thinking that lay strong foundations to prepare our students for life professionally and personally.” DEPUTY PRINCIPAL – ARTS AND INNOVATION, TRAVIS VLADICH

Message from the Deputy Principal – Arts and InnovationThere is a reason why John Curtin College of the Arts is a busy and dynamic place. In 2018 there were 33 productions that included 75 performances, exhibitions or screenings, as well as 25 lunchtime music and music theatre performances.

The purpose of these experiences is to provide opportunities for all of our students. These performances provide our students with as much educational value through the immersion of a process as they do with the end-result product.

The true value of the arts is being future ready.

We provide opportunities for all students to develop their academic, practical skills and knowledge in their arts courses, and also to pursue an arts career, but the journey is more about the skills they gain in developing their creative intelligence. It is creativity and critical thinking that lay strong foundations to prepare them for life professionally and personally.

Our collective vision for all students at the college goes beyond curriculum.

The qualities an arts education brings can include:

• Understanding the past and the present to enrich our future.

• Provoking curiosity, discovering new possibilities and inventing solutions.

• Celebrating humanity through imagination, emotion and stretching the boundaries of your mind and body.

• Being informed and educated on social issues to make the world a better place to live.

• Celebrating diversity of thought and the freedom of ideas.

• Acknowledging traditions and cultures.

• Understanding people and situations and relate to the needs of others.

• Taking on challenges, experimenting with concepts, and learning from mistakes.

In 2019 we are looking forward to the continuation of this journey.

Travis Vladich Deputy Principal – Arts and Innovation


% ATAR students

2014 61%

75%

67%

74%

70%

2016

2015

2017

2018

The following data is a snapshot of the academic results at John Curtin College of the Arts over the past five years.

of Academic Success 5 YEARS

for the student with the highest examination mark in the State Dance, Design, Drama, Literature

4 Subject Exhibitions

2 for the Indigenous student with the highest public school ATAR

Rob Riley Memorial Award

of all WA private and public school for median ATARBest score 16th

11 Students in the 99 Club

1 General Exhibition

ATAR RESULTS

Average ATAR

84.2well above State Median ATAR 81.29

Certificates of Distinction65

22 Certificates of Excellence for students in top 0.5%Courses featuring at least once include Biology, Dance, Design, Drama, English, Literature, Geography, Human Biology, Mathematics Applications, Modern History, Psychology. 33

Courses in Top 10 Performing Schools in the StateCourses featuring at least once are Dance, Design, Drama, English, Literature, Media Production and Analysis, Mathematics Applications, Mathematics Methods, Mathematics Specialist, Modern History, Psychology, Visual Arts

Achieve

VET% 2014 100 | 2015 100 | 2016 100 | 2017 96.05 | 2018 100

of all WA public schools for median ATAR every yearBest score 6th | Average 8th

TOP IN THE TOP IN THE

10 30

Certificates of Credit197

School Curriculum and Standards Authority awards

282 Drama for the student with the highest WACE award score.

VET Certificate of Excellence for Creative Industries


NAPLAN RESULTS

RECEIVED AN ATAR 90+

MORE THAN

%30RECEIVED AN ATAR 80+

MORE THAN

%60RECEIVED AN ATAR 65 OR ABOVE

MORE THAN

%87

YEAR 7 AUSTRALIAN TOP 20% AVERAGE % OF STUDENTS IN THE TOP 20% AT JOHN CURTIN FROM 2015 – 2018

WRITING SPELLING NUMERACY

20

50.5

20

50

20

52

20

40.2

5

20

37.5

READING GRAMMAR

YEAR 9 AUSTRALIAN TOP 20% AVERAGE % OF STUDENTS IN THE TOP 20% AT JOHN CURTIN 2014 – 2018

WRITING SPELLING NUMERACY

20

53.4

20

54

20

47

20

43.6

20

35.4

READING GRAMMAR

90–99 80–89 65–79

40

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

JOHN CURTIN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS YEAR 12 STUDENTS’ ATAR RESULTS FROM 2014–2018

Across the past 5 years on average…

2018 ATAR AND NAPLAN HIGHLIGHTS

85.25Highest median ATAR ever

Placed 6th out of all public schools for median ATAR

20% Year 12 students received an ATAR above 95

More than 39% Year 12 students received an ATAR above 90

More than 65% Year 12 students received an ATAR above 80

More than 86% of Year 12 students received an ATAR above 65

3 students achieved

99+

115 School Curriculum and Standards Authority awards

Year 7 NAPLAN grammar and Year 9 NAPLAN reading scores were second top of all public schools in the State

All other Year 7 and Year 9 NAPLAN results saw us with a combined average of 5th best public school in the State


Gifted and Talented Education


The Arts: Ballet, Dance, Drama, Media Arts,Music, Music Theatre, Visual ArtsPrograms, Projects and Workshops• Launch of the inaugural Boys Dance Program

where expert male tutors teach dance technique specifically designed for the male dancer.

• The Cosmos dance production was the first of its kind, where dance students worked with scientist Roy Guilbert to create a visual and aural representation of the universe and how it began. This was a collaborative production where our music students created and performed original music.

• Scott Putman, Associate Professor in Dance and Choreography at Virginia Commonwealth University worked with the dance department, bringing his unique perspective to the curriculum as the creator of the Elemental Body Alignment System.

• Year 11 and 12 Certificate II in Creative Industries (Media) and Media Production and Analysis students created a short film Camp Illiros on location with film industry professionals.

• Our music theatre students were puppeteers with Di Filippo Marionette’s puppet theatre from Italy.

• Our dance students participated in a STEM and Dance workshop at Curtin University with an international professor of science and movement.

• Five students from the drama program were selected to create a 2-3 minute documentary for the Perth International Arts Festival’s (PIAF) Museum of Water Project.

• Visual arts students participated in PIAF’s Museum of Water exhibition at the Fremantle Arts Centre.

• Years 7 to 12 music students learning brass instruments had the opportunity to be part of a workshop with internationally renowned musician, conductor and educator Dr Robert Childs.

Gifted and Talented EducationTeaching and learningLeadership and advocacy

PRIORITY AREA


Awards, Competitions and Representation• Year 12 Subject Exhibitions and Certificates

of Excellence for Dance, Design and Drama.

• Year 12 VET Certificate of Excellence for Certificate II in Creative Industries (Media).

• Dance, Drama, Design and Media Production and Analysis (MPA) Year 12 courses were in the top performing schools in WA, with one student top in the State (ATAR Design Photography) and their work selected for exhibition.

• Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) examinations – 11 Distinctions and 15 Merits.

• Years 8 to 11 students participated in the RAD Festival with one student receiving an honourable mention for their original classical solo.

• Europe Arts Tour to Greece, Spain and the UK.

• Year 11 MPA, Design Photo and Certificate II Creative Arts (Media) student won best video game character concept in Murdoch University’s MESH Awards.

• Seven dance students selected in Co3 Youth Ensemble.

• Two music theatre students nominated for Finley Awards, an industry award for community theatre.

• Year 9 ballet student received scholarship to study full time at Australian Ballet School.

• Year 10 ballet student participated in Youth America Grand Prix and was accepted into Joffery Conservatoire in Chicago.

• Drama student and a Cadet Under Officer in the Australian Air Force Cadets was selected to represent Australia at a commemorative ceremony held in Northern France to mark the Centenary of the Battle of Amiens and the last 100 days of World War I.

• 2015 graduate and ballet tutor accepted into West Australian Ballet as part of young emerging artists program.

• Two students gained places into Dance at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with three graduates enrolled in Bachelor of Music Theatre at WAAPA and two in the Diploma of Music Theatre.

• 133 guest tutors, directors and industry professionals.

Exhibitions, Performances and Festivals• Three Year 12 visual arts students’ artwork

selected for exhibition at Visual Arts Perspectives, which features 50 works chosen from over 400 submissions.

• Year 12 Media Production and Analysis student’s film selected for Media Perspectives, which showcases top ATAR films from 2018.

• Inaugural John Curtin College of the Arts Battle of the Bands with past student guest judges including Eskimo Joe’s frontman Kav Temperly, and Nelson Mondlane and Rhys Hussey from Superego.

• Our choirs joined our orchestra to recreate John Williams – Duel of the Fates (Star Wars Soundtrack) and performed at the Concert Hall.

• Two students performed in West Australian Opera’s The Cunning Little Vixen.

• Students participated in the Wearable Arts Festival in Mandurah.

• Young Originals Exhibition at Edith Cowan University featured seven exhibits from our Years 7 to 10 students.

• Our college won 1st prize for the Schools Award in the Black Swan Prize for Youth Portraiture exhibition, with four finalists and 1st prize winner for Year 7 and 8 category, and 2nd prize winner for Year 9 and 10 category.

• One finalist in the Shaun Tan Award for Young Artists.

• One student’s work showcased in the 25 Under 25 Exhibition of young emerging artists at the Moore’s Building Contemporary Art Gallery, Fremantle.

• Two visual arts students had their two dimensional artworks and one student their sculpture selected for exhibition in the annual St George’s Art Award.


Academic Excellence


Learning Areas English • Year 12 English was in the top performing

schools in WA.

• Seven Years 10 to 12 students’ poetry was selected for inclusion in WA Primo Lux Poetry and Writing Competition, Student Anthology publication, where one student won first prize for the WA Poets Award and another was runner up for the overall Primo Lux award.

• Author in Residence program.

• University of NSW International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) Global Writing Competition: Years 8, 10 and 12 – 35 Distinctions.

Languages• Italian students came first out of 230 schools

in an Australia wide Language Perfect (online program) competition in Italian grammar, with 13 students winning an individual award.

• Italian street food event as STEM cross curricular project.

• Commedia dell’arte.

• Puppetry course from Di Filippo Marionette puppet troupe from Italy worked with the Year 8 Enrichment Puppetry class through the application of biomechanics into the design of authentic marionettes.

Humanities and Social Sciences • Year 12 Certificates of Excellence for students

in the top 0.5% in the State for Geography and Modern History.

• Modern History and Psychology Year 12 courses were in the top performing schools in WA.

• Year 11 Politics and Law students and Year 12 Physics students skyped with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki.

• On International Day of the Girl our students participated in Girls Takeover Parliament WA where girls are paired with parliamentarians (Hon. Peter Tinley as Minister for Youth and Member for Willagee) to take over their office for the day, and ensure that girls, voices and opinions are heard.

• Students attended Notre Dame Politics and Law Symposium.

• Year 7 AEP HASS STEM project on Ancient Rome invited East Fremantle Primary School students to experience an ancient Roman village constructed in our amphitheatre, where our students presented vignettes and demonstrations of Roman history complete with chariots and gladiator battles.

• Three teams of Years 10 to 12 students participated in the WA Law Society’s interschool Mock Trial Competition program at the Supreme Court, sponsored by the Department of the Attorney General.

• National History Competition – 33 High Distinctions.

• National Geography Competition – 33 High Distinctions.

Academic ExcellenceStudents achieve academic excellence and personal bestRecognition and reward

PRIORITY AREA


STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and MathematicsSTEM practices focus on developing thinking skills where students learn to transfer these skills across all learning areas.

Programs and Projects• In a first for a WA high school the college

registered as a CISCO Networking Academy allowing the Introduction to Cybersecurity course to be offered to students.

• Thinking STEM program for Years 7 to 9 students ran alongside regular programs.

• Certificate II Design students worked on STEM with the Science department and Head Gardener.

• Certificate II Design Year 12 students worked closely with the AEP Maths Talent Quest team to assemble an advanced trigonometry project for competition submission, subsequently gaining a High Distinction and moving into the national judging arena.

• Digital Technologies students engaged in Morse code, Engima code and explored Binary Code and ASCII Code.

• Collaboration between Design and Digital Technologies designing authentic coding applications and the provision of opportunities for older students to assist in the teaching of these skills to the Year 7 and 8 classes.

• Italian STEM food stalls project.

• Humanities Year 7 AEP Ancient Rome STEM project in collaboration with East Fremantle Primary School.

• Physical Education curriculum linked in with the Maths department with a highly practical focus ie biomechanics.

• Di Filippo Marionette puppet troupe from Italy worked with the Year 8 Enrichment Puppetry class through the application of biomechanics in the design of authentic marionettes.

Conferences, Forums and Workshops• Year 11 student attended the National Youth

Science Forum.

• Roots and Shoots Club attended the State Roots and Shoots Conference at Perth Zoo.

• Year 7 AEP Science students took part in the Rookie Researcher Experience at the Harry Perkins Institute BioDiscovery Centre.

• Bioengineering masterclasses for the Huntington’s Youth Forum at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.

• Students presented at the Rio Tinto STEM conference, which showcases schools and is attended by 300 teachers.

• Guest speakers and workshop presentations for staff included: Adrian Bertolini on meta-cognition and cultivating curiosity, It Takes a Spark! Conference with keynote speaker Dr Helen Street from UWA, and from Kim Flintoff, Learning Futures advisor at Curtin University.

• Year 12 students attended engineering workshops at UWA.

• As the top Maths Talent Quest School in 2017, we provided leadership to other schools, delivering four workshops on how to participate in Maths Talent Quest.

• Edith Cowan University (ECU) presented a Cyber Day for Year 9 AEP students.

Through STEM our students develop key skills that include problem solving, creativity, critical analysis, teamwork, independent thinking, initiative, communication and digital literacy.


• STEM career exploration via online Day of STEM platform introduced to mathematics classrooms, where mentors from Collingwood FC, Optus, Cisco and ASD provided an automated online experience for students to explore careers in data science, capology and cybersecurity.

• Australian Signals Directorate Cyber Challenges.

• Connecting with the Cosmos Astronomy night in partnership with ECU involved a collaboration of the Arts and STEM subjects to provide professional learning to teachers and inspire students and the wider community about astronomy and potential career opportunities.

• Artificial Intelligences technologies workshops.

• 70 Year 10 students participated in Women in Technology WA’s Techtrails, a guest speaker program which aims to inspire young people to learn STEM skills and consider careers in these fields as stimulating and viable professions.

• Year 10 AEP students went to ‘Forces of Nature’ at Murdoch University – the Women in Physics lecture from Dr. Ceri Brenner (laser scientist from the UK) and a lecture from Prof Kingsley Dixon on botany and conservation.

• 20 Year 10 AEP students went to the Neurocognitive Development Unit at UWA for a neuropsychology excursion.

Awards and Competitions• Year 12 Certificates of Excellence for Mathematics

Applications and Human Biology for students in the top 0.5% in the State.

• Year 12 Mathematics course was in the top performing schools in WA.

• Mathematics Talent Quest Years 8 and 9: State – Year 8 group winner; Year 9 – 5 Distinctions.

• Australian Mathematics Competition – 4 High Distinctions, 35 Distinctions.

• Computational and Algorithmic Thinking Competition – 6 Distinctions.

• University of NSW International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) Global Schools Years 7 to 9 Mathematics Competition – 8 Distinctions.

• University of NSW ICAS Global Schools Years 7 to 10 Science Competition – 12 Distinctions.

• University of NSW ICAS Global Schools Digital Technologies Competitions – 2 Distinctions.

• National Computer Science School Challenge – 1 High Distinction.

• Years 7 to 9 students participated in Science Talent Search where students won first place in the Science Investigation Junior competition, and first and second place in Scientific Communication – Science Video Junior.

• Certificate II in Visual Arts student won the Drones vs Dogs competition (where a student drone pilot and highly trained agility dog race around obstacle course) about how modern technology of drones and robot ‘agbots’ are applied in the agriculture industry.

• Certificate II in Visual Arts students won the Young ICT Explorers.

• Team from John Curtin won the South Pacific Regional and Engineering Inspiration Award at the First Robotics Competition, Regionals and then attended the World Championships held in Houston, Texas.

• Physics Solar Car Challenge.

• Student selected to attend London International Science Forum.


“It is a tremendous honour to be selected for the prestigious High Performance Football School Program as one of only three schools across Australia. It was our college’s commitment to education, and not just to football, that held us in high esteem for selection.” PETER RICKERS, FOOTBALL COORDINATOR

Specialist Football Program • Seven football teams played in 61 School Sport

WA Champion Schools fixtures and related practice matches.

• School Sport WA Champion Schools Competition – winners of three championships: Senior Boys U/18, Senior Girls U/18 and Junior Girls U/15; Junior Boys U/14 runners up.

• Years 7 to 10 students played in eight South Coastal Lightning Carnivals involving 40 fixtures winning seven carnivals and runner up in one.

• The college had the highest number of State representatives in football since the specialist program began with 32 students of the 140 in the program represented.

• Four students were national representatives: U18 Australian Schoolgirls to Women’s Dallas Tournament in USA, U/16 Australian Schoolboys to UK, U16 Australian Schoolgirls to Kyrgyzstan, and Young Matildas to Lebanon for Asian Cup Qualifiers.

• All Year 11 students obtained the Football Federation of Australia Level 4 Football Referees Certificate.

• 20 students were successful in gaining Football Federation of Australia Skill Training Coaching Certificate.

• Certificate II Sports Coaching students coached primary school students from East Fremantle Primary School.

• Tour to Scotland and England.

• Year 7 Boys south west camp.

• Five Seb Nye Scholarship recipients.

High Performance Football SchoolOur Specialist Football Program was selected by the Football Federation of Australia (FFA) to be the sole High Performance Football School in WA. Only three schools in Australia have this prestigious program and through a rigorous selection process John Curtin was selected as the school of choice in Western Australia.

This selection acknowledged how the FFA wants to create connections between schools and community football, and this program recognises that schools are doing an amazing job.

Seventeen of the best footballers in WA across Years 9 to 12 are given access to elite coaching to provide a pathway to professional football. The program provides potentially talented identified girls and boys with additional high quality football co-education to enhance their overall football development.


Physical and Health Education • National representatives in Airforce cadets,

athletics, ballet, cheerleading, football, Irish dancing, robotics, speed skating.

• State representatives in athletics, basketball, dragon boat racing, fencing, football, hockey, rugby league, taekwondo, touch football, triathlon.

• B Division Interschool Swimming Carnival – 2nd place and promoted to A division for 2019.

• A Division Interschool Athletics Carnival – 7th place.

• Aeris won swimming carnival and athletics carnival.

• 300 students participated in netball, football, AFL and basketball lightning carnivals.

• All students in Certificate II Sport and Recreation General, Outdoor Education and Football Specialist achieved their certificates including First Aid Certificates, Skippers Tickets and Referees qualifications where applicable.

• South Coastal Lightning Carnival winners: Year 7: Boys soccer A Division, Girls soccer A Division, Netball C Division. Year 8: Boys soccer A and B Division, Girls soccer A Division, Girls basketball B Division, Netball C Division. Year 9: Boys soccer A Division, Girls Soccer A Division, Netball C Division. Year 10: Girls soccer A Division, Boys soccer B Division, Girls netball B Division, Girls basketball B Division.

• Students participated in: Ross Meadow Shield for Hockey, High School Ultimate Championships for Frisbee, T20 Milo Cup for cricket, touch rugby and girls AFL carnival.

Vocational Education and Training • 513 students from Years 9 to 12 were involved in

at least one Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification within the school’s programs.

• Students involved in Certificate courses in : Ballet, Contemporary Dance, Design, Front of House, Media, Music, Music Theatre, Production, Sport and Recreation, and Sports Coaching.

• Students are required to complete a minimum of 55 hours on-the-job training in industry work place settings.

• Completion of qualifications for 2018:

• Certificate II in Creative Industries (Media) – 15 students completed.

• Certificate II in Creative Industries (Production) – 21 students completed.

• Certificate II in Creative Industries (Front of House) – 23 students completed.

• Certificate III in Dance (Ballet) – 11 students completed.

• Certificate II in Music – 10 students completed.

• Certificate II in Music (Music Theatre) – 14 students completed.

• Certificate II in Sport and Recreation – 35 students completed.

• Certificate II in Sports Coaching (Soccer) – 18 students completed.

• Certificate II in Visual Arts (Design) – 35 students completed.

• John Curtin College of the Arts RTO successfully audited and granted reregistration as an RTO for another seven years.

• VET trainers all current and up to date with necessary qualification requirements in order to deliver and assess.


Safe and Caring School Culture


Our college provides a values rich environment that supports a culture celebrating academic excellence and integrity in positive student behaviour.

Students work in a safe, cooperative and respectful learning environment. We aim to promote a strong sense of belonging, social responsibility and individual wellbeing and lifelong learning goals.

In 2018 the college established a Health and Wellbeing Committee Action Team to unite our whole school approach to physical, social and mental health and wellbeing. Bringing together all the separate parts of the policies, practices and curriculum relating to health and wellbeing will direct future strategic directions. There is an opportunity to further support students and staff by creating more cohesive links between all of these areas. The committee also established focus groups with staff to focus on specific health and wellbeing priorities for staff, students, and community. The Action Team will be a valuable asset in contributing to strategies for the Business Plan 2019 – 2021.

Safe and caring school cultureLeadership and values Learning for life and wellbeingBuilding healthy relationships with each other and the world

PRIORITY AREA

APPLICATIONS FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS AND FOOTBALL EXCELLENCE PROGRAM 2014–2018

GIFTED AND TALENTED APPLICATIONS Y7

2014

2016

2015

2017

2018

1180

^

892* 10

15 1178

1476

FOOTBALL APPLICATIONS Y7

2014

2016

2015

2017

2018

103^

134 14

0

161

196

ENROLMENTS 2014–2018

FOOTBALL STUDENTS

2014

2016

2015

2017

2018

120*

*

150

144

138

139

GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS

2014

2016

2015

2017

2018

963*

* 1185

1163 12

27

1185

LOCAL STUDENTS

2014

2016

2015

2017

2018

44**

130

190

252

338

TOTAL STUDENTS

2014

2016

2015

2017

2018

1127

**

1465

1497 15

97 1645

^ There were no Year 7 students in 2014. This data is for Year 8 applications. * This was the first year that Year 7 students were in high school. There were also 920 Year 8 applicants as well (not included in graph).** Year 7 students were not on site so this data is for Year 8–Year 12 only. Disclaimer: These numbers do not include students who left throughout the year or who arrived during the year. The Gifted and Talented student numbers may be slightly different as data included students doing multiple GAT courses in Years 11 and 12.

Overall secondary attendance:

School

92.4%WA Public Schools

87.6%


Student Support• Staff and Student Council representatives

attended the Generation Next Conference on the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Young People.

• Student Services hosted a parent information session for all girls in Years 7 to 10 to introduce The Blossom Guide; a program that guides young women towards developing confidence and awareness around their identity. This was followed up with workshop sessions across Years 7 to 10.

• Student Services hosted an information session for all boys in Years 7 to 10 to introduce Rites of Passage; a program that guides young men towards developing a healthy perspective on masculinity. This was followed up with workshops sessions across Years 7 to 10.

• 97 Year 10 students were trained and completed the Peer Support Program delivered to incoming Year 7 students.

• All college events and assemblies acknowledged the college values and celebrated students who had demonstrated these values.

• Student Council raised awareness and funds through ongoing initiatives such as Safer Internet Day, Bullying No Way Day, Fandom Day, R U Ok Day, NAIDOC week, World’s Greatest Shave, Bandanna Day, Wear it Purple Day and Bake Sale.

• Student Council hosted its first Culture Fest which encouraged students to embrace a range of cultures through food and performance art.

• Student Council planning days and leadership training.

• Donations to St Patrick’s Foundation, who help the homeless in Fremantle.

• Student Services strengthened partnerships with Headspace, CYPRESS and Youth Focus to provide students with ongoing support for their mental health.

• Nine social events organised for all year groups to improve socialisation between peers and their teachers.

• Tutoring was offered through Ronald McDonald and AIME for several students.

• The Careers Coordinator and the Course Adviser devoted more than 860 hours to counselling Year 10 to 12 students. This included each Year 12 ATAR student being counselled twice throughout the year using the Year 12 ATAR Predictor Program.

• In addition to Expo and Information Evenings for upper school, Career Education programs were run in conjunction with HASS, English and the Learning Centre for Years 9 and 10 students.

We provide a safe and supportive school environment both in and out of the classroom and prioritise students’ social, emotional, mental and physical health.

Supporting students with a learning differencePROPEL Providing Real Opportunities = Participation, Empowerment, Learning


Community and Student SurveysIn 2018 our students and parental community participated in the online National School Opinion Survey (NSOS) with students completing 384 surveys and families completing 241. Although this is a small sample size, feedback gathered from the survey results helps inform the ongoing school review process. The survey results indicated that members of the school community are very satisfied with the performance of the school. Typically a mean of 3.0-3.9 will indicate a high level of satisfaction whilst a mean of 4.0 and higher would indicate a strong level of satisfaction. In every area surveyed, on average families and students were highly satisfied with teaching and support, and courses and curriculum with the minimum mean score being 3.1 and maximum mean score 4.5.

Highlights from the survey indicated that students and parents were strongly satisfied with the school’s commitment to creativity, innovation and

diversity, and striving for high academic standards with achievement across a broad range of areas. Students also strongly agreed with the following: being safe at school, becoming environmentally aware and teachers expectations of doing personal best, while parents strongly agreed that the school had a positive identity and encouraged a sense of pride in achievement where the school’s values were consistent with those parents had for their children.

Our school community has multiple channels for communication. Parents and students use our college intranet Connect daily and we have a strong social media presence, with almost 2500 people following us on Facebook, 1200 on Instagram and reaching 400 people at each performance who provide verbal feedback.

The results from these surveys will help shape the new Business Plan 2019 – 2021.


Sustainability and EnvironmentClever Climate• First year of Clever Climate program after two

years of Low Carbon Schools Pilot Program facilitated by Simply Carbon in partnership with the City of Fremantle and the CRC for Low Carbon Living. This program is continuing to look at ways to reduce carbon emissions from electricity and gas as well as cut the waste produced by the college.

• Committee members visited Clever Climate schools and hosted meet-ups for participating schools’ teachers and administration staff.

• Continuing work on the college’s unique carbon management plan, which has continued to reduce the college’s annual operational costs and has identified ways to embed low carbon initiatives into the curriculum.

Roots & Shoots Club • A sustainability focused student run club that is

part of a global network of young people taking action to improve our world by focusing on sustainable action around the college and in the local community.

• Partnership with Coast Care continued with students involved in dune rehabilitation, seedling planting and a beach clean-up at Leighton Beach which collected data for the Australian Marine Debris Database.

• Fifth year attending Australian Youth Climate Change Coalition Summit and the Roots and Shoots annual convention.

• Running National Science Week events including casual dress day and clothes swap.

• Fundraising movie night that raised money to sponsor a chimpanzee called ANZAC through the Jane Goodall Institute, and a Western Swap Tortoise and Western Ground Parrot with Perth Zoo.

• Other activities included recycling batteries, mobile phones, toothbrushes, coffee pods and paper; Learning Centre awareness displays for Earth Hour, World Environment Day, World Peace Day and Plastic Free July; maintaining an edible garden, worm farms and citrus grove, selling the college’s reusable water bottle, ecofriendly bags and bamboo straws.

Western Australian Government’s Waste Authority’s Waste Wise program• Accredited Waste Wise School.

• Recycling of paper waste fully established with three recycling stations and classroom paper recycling bins in all 95 classrooms to reduce the amount of paper sent to landfill.

• Message in a Plastic Bottle – Cross-curricular activities in Year 7 Science, Maths, English and HASS.

• Waste audits and Electric Composter trial for organic waste.

Western Australian Government’s Water Corporation Water Wise Schools program• Accredited Water Wise School.

• School wide poetry competition for National Water Week.

• Water Wise Message in a Bottle project – scientific tests determine differences between bottled and tap water.

Edible Garden Club• Cross curricular group of science and home

economics students who focus on growing their own produce through the edible garden, championing sustainable and implementing it into the school curriculum.

Partnerships• Continued partnerships with the Australian

Sustainable Schools Initiative, Waste Wise, Water Wise School, Clever Climate and Sustainable Bookshop.


Excellence in Teaching and Learning


Excellence in Teaching and LearningProfessional KnowledgeProfessional PracticeProfessional Engagement

PRIORITY AREA

“Professional learning should be a personalised experience that promotes learning pathways and connection with like-minded colleagues. Being an educator does not simply mean that you’re transferring information to students. Rather, you’re someone who models to your students every day what it looks like – and means – to be an evolving learner.” FIONA THOLET, DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

Professional DevelopmentAll teaching staff meet professional requirements to teach in WA schools and are registered with the WA College of Teaching. Teachers are merit-selected and the school recruits and trains the best available teaching staff who possess specialist skills and experience in teaching Gifted and Talented students. Teaching staff are highly qualified with an array of academic qualifications including those specific to Gifted and Talented education.

Whole school professional learning for staff was conducted during the six days mandated by the Department of Education. Professional learning priorities are derived from systemic directions outlined in Focus 2018, the Strategic Plan for WA Public Schools 2016 – 2019, High Performance – High Care, and the College’s Business Plan 2016 – 2018.

22 Level 3 teachers

4 staff members with PhDs

10 staff members with Masters degrees

70 staff members with postgraduate studies or honours


Professional Learning AcademyIn 2018 the college launched the Professional Learning Academy (PLA). This initiative has been an asset and a turning point for professional learning at our college as a platform for collaborative sharing for teachers in all areas, broadening cross curricular opportunities and learning.

The PLA hosts five workshop opportunities that include: Academy Sessions, which explore modern pedagogy and empower our educators with knowledge and techniques that will help them become better practitioners; Guest Presentations, where guest speakers present on topics that provide further knowledge for all staff; Outreach based on taking the knowledge and specialties of our staff and sharing this with our community; mandated Professional Learning Days; and The Conversation Series, where we build stronger relationships between the college and our families through rich conversations.

The PLA strives to provide worthwhile teaching and learning opportunities for our staff to continuously improve and keep up to date with best practices. In 2018 the college delivered 31 academy sessions over the year with 304 attendees.

In 2018 staff completed professional learning on:

• Curriculum

• Gifted and talented education

• STEM

• Student and staff wellbeing

• Infusion of technology into teaching

• Thinking skills

• Learning and pedagogy

• Improving classroom practice

• Differentiated instruction

• Leadership training.

Our teachers• were WACE markers.

• were Chief Examiners for WACE.

• were on the WACE examining panels.

• were on the VET examining panels.

• ran revision seminars for ATAR courses.

• were on School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) Curriculum Advisory Committees for implementation of the Western Australian curriculum.

• prepared the sample materials/assessments for the SCSA ATAR courses.

• were Level 3 classroom teacher assessorsand mentors.

• were invited to present at State, national and international conferences.

• presented a series of workshops and were guest speakers at universities, and with industry partners and professional associations.

• evidenced portfolios for staff progressing from provisional to full registration for the TRBWA.

• were tutors and lecturers at Curtin University in the School of Education; ECU School of Education; Curtin University School of Marketing and Notre Dame University (Science).

• were industry partners with Challenger TAFE.

• were committee members of Arts Perspectives, Australian Science Teachers Association and Australian Teachers of Media WA.

• coached and managed Western Australian Schoolboys and Schoolgirls.

• produced podcast resources for learning resources Education Services Australia.

• were presenters at RTR92.1FM.

TEACHING STAFF AND SUPPORT STAFF 2015 – 2018

TEACHING STAFF

2016

2015

2017

2018

122 12

8

128

127

SUPPORT STAFF

2016

2015

2017

2018

52

60 60

65


Staff achievements• Physical Education teacher Rob Venn won the

AFL School Ambassador Award for his role in developing the college’s first female AFL team. The AFL School Ambassador Awards recognise teachers who actively promote football at their school and have run exceptional AFL programs over the past year.

• Media arts teacher Daniel Njegich won the SUNSTUDIOS 2018 emerging photographer awardin Sydney. Daniel and media technician Daniel Pitcher won a grant to produce a documentary for the Revelation Film Festival 2019.

• Visual Arts teacher Anne McCaughey exhibited in Ireland and her individual work was selected for Stanthorpe Art Prize. She was also a semi finalist for the BP Portrait Award in London.

• Football Coordinator Peter Rickers was elected President of School Sport WA and Tour Leader for the SSWA National Schoolboys and Schoolgirls National Championships.

• Science teacher Nathan Curnow was President Elect of the Australian Science Teachers Association.

Teacher Development SchoolThe college applied for and was awarded to be a Teacher Development School (TDS) for Arts: Secondary for the 7th year running and also TDS STEM: Secondary for the first time.

As a TDS we facilitate professional development for teachers in more than 400 schools in the south metro area. The college presented 30 TDS STEM workshops across the State in this inaugural year.

Staff SurveyIn 2019 our staff completed a number of surveys, including on their health and wellbeing. Feedback gathered from the survey results informs the ongoing school review process and contributes to the development of strategies for the next Business Plan 2019 - 2021.

114 staff members completed the mandated National School Opinion Survey. Typically a mean of 3.0-3.9 will indicate a high level of satisfaction whilst a mean of 4.0 and higher would indicate a strong level of satisfaction. The survey results indicate that staff are very satisfied with the teaching, at the college, with the minimum average being 3.8 and the highest being 4.7. Staff most strongly agreed that teachers at this school expect students to do their best, the school looks for ways to improve, and that teachers care about their students.

Results from all 2019 surveys have helped shape the health and wellbeing action groups and strategies for improving staff and student outcomes.


Operations


Capital WorksContinual improvements are being made to the college buildings and grounds due to increased student enrolments and staff numbers and the college funded a variety of capital and minor works programs across the buildings and grounds.

Around the college• New stainless steel benches.

• Power to the outdoor stage.

• Upgrade to the library power switchboard.

• IT server upgrades.

• $50,000 committed to improve the internet speed as part of “integrating learning technologies into the curriculum” through activation of the fibre optic cable.

Curtin Theatre • New state of the art sound desk.

• Projector for performances.

Music • Additional funding for new instruments

and updated resources to improve students learning and outcomes.

Professional Learning Academy (PLA) Dedicated SpaceWe redesigned a room in the learning centre to house our new PLA where staff members conduct their own professional learning opportunities for colleagues. The space can also be used for interviews for the Gifted and Talented program and learning area meetings.

Public Artwork “ENLIGHTEN” (pictured)

This artwork reflects the natural habitat on which the college stands in Walyalup (Fremantle). With the intention to celebrate and reconnect with the original environment of this site, the piece features images of native flora and fauna drawn by students.

Artist: NADA LOPICICH and Year 8 Visual Arts Gifted and Talented students.

ClassroomsEight transportable classrooms were delivered to the college to house drama (two), physical education (two), science (two) and general purpose (two) classes.

Access to the science transportable classrooms required us to cut through the existing science laboratory for staff, students and equipment to be available to the classrooms.

Staff OfficesHome Economics, Science and VET office had office refurbishments or changes to provide spaces for planning, quiet marking, parent interviews, staff meetings, and better storage.


Financial Summary The Salary and Cash Plans that form the college One Line Budget totalled $21,818,591.00 in 2018 with the college cash reserves sitting at $1,813,557.66 at the end of 2018. The majority of our reserve funding is set aside for asset and resource replacement including student computers and servers, photocopiers, college buses, equipment for the Curtin and Ellen Street Theatres, resources for learning areas, and other minor works.

Suzanne Rowley Manager of Business Operations

Expenditure – Cash and Salary Budget Actual1 Administration $211,061.71 $173,762.77

2 Lease Payments $76,394.00 $49,867.32

3 Utilities, Facilities and Maintenance $946,351.93 $855,834.06

4 Buildings, Property and Equipment $694,700.29 $698,008.24

5 Curriculum and Student Services $1,841,661.53 $1,443,127.53

6 Professional Development $77,895.00 $53,510.64

7 Transfer to Reserve $417,306.00 $417,306.00

8 Other Expenditure $196,367.00 $164,686.01

9 Payment to Central Office, Regional Office and Other Schools

$100,000.43 $100,000.00

Total Goods and Services Expenditure $4,561,737.89 $3,956,102.57

Total Expenditure $4,561,737.89 $3,956,102.57

Cash Budget Variance $308,078.71

Contingencies Expenditure - Budget vs Actual

Revenue – Cash and Salary Allocation Budget Actual1 Voluntary Contributions $177,310.00 $146.330.98

2 Charges and Fees $1,816,791.00 $1,816,787.70

3 Fees from Facilities Hire $329,480.00 $158,171.33

4 Fundraising/Donations/Sponsorships $161,539.00 $128,617.83

5 Commonwealth Govt Revenues $- $-

6 Other State Govt/Local Govt Revenues $4,200.00 $4,200.00

7 Revenue from Central Office, Regional Office and Other Schools

$7,602.39 $7,602.01

8 Other Revenues $336,348.52 $333,710.82

9 Transfer from Reserve or DGR $451,017.47 $451,017.47

Total Locally Raised Funds $3,284,288.38 $3,046,438.14

Opening Balance $752,915.22 $752,915.22

Student Centred Funding $832,613.00 $824,288.34

Total Cash Funds Available $4,869,816.60 $4,623,641.70

Contingencies Revenue – Budget vs Actual


Cash Position Bank Balance $2,721,749.48Made up of: $-

1 General Fund Balance $667,539.13

2 Deductible Gift Funds $5,232.72

3 Trust Funds $-

4 Asset Replacement Reserves $1,813,557.66

5 Suspense Accounts $266,370.92

6 Cash Advances $21,042.95

7 Tax Position $9,908.00

Total Bank Balance $2,721,749.48


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