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School Performance Information 2010

Professional Engagement

Staff attendance
The average attendance rate per staff member is 98%

Staff Retention
The proportion of teaching staff retained from 2009 to 2010 is 85%.

Expenditure and teacher participation in professional learning
In 2010, 93 teachers participated in professional learning activities. The average expenditure on professional learning activity was $373 per staff member. This figure includes facilitator and provider fees, registration fees, travel and accommodation costs, but does not include the cost of replacement teachers. It should be noted that some professional development activities are cost free to the School.

Key Student Outcomes

Student attendance

The average student attendance rate for 2010 was 95.4%.

Proportions of Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students meeting national reading, writing, spelling and numeracy benchmarks in 2010

All students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 met the national benchmarks for Reading, Writing, Grammar and Punctuation, Spelling and Numeracy except for Year 5 (98%) for Reading and Year 5 (98%) for Grammar and Punctuation.

Changes in benchmark results from 2009In 2009, all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 met the national benchmarks for Reading, Writing, Grammar and Punctuation, Spelling and Numeracy except for Year 5 (98%) for Writing and Year 9 (99%) for Writing.

 Value added

These include:
Co-curricular programmes in Debating, Drama, Music and Sport
Expanding Horizons programme from Year 3-10
International Exchange Programme
Participation in external subject competitions (eg: Mathematics Challenge, ICAS Science and English Competitions, Geography competition)
Year 7 Positive Behaviours Programme
Co-ordinate Education Programme with Trinity Grammar School
Leadership Programmes
Whole School Community Awareness Programme
Whole School Sustainability Programme
Full reports on these and other programmes are on the Ruyton Speech Night website and published articles in the School’s weekly newsletter.

Average standardised assessment results for Year 9 and 10 students
None available for 2010.

Senior Secondary Outcomes
Academic achievement including median Year 12 results and academic and non-academic pathways.

The  graph shows the number of students who gained an ENTER score within the indicated range. Individual subject department reports, which are on the Speech Night website, contain statistics relating to achievement within each department.

Proportion of Year 9 students retained to Year 12

The percentage of Year 9, 2009 students retained to Year 12, 2010 is 91%; ie: 60 students were retained from a cohort of 66.

Post School Destinations
Total completed Year 12 (Actual Number) 62


VCAA Data
Tertiary Applications and Offers
Tertiary Applicants (Actual Number) 62
University Offers % 87
TAFE/VET Offers % 11
Any Tertiary Offer % 98

On Track Survey Data - April 2010
In Education and Training
University enrolled % 85
TAFE/VET enrolled % 9
Apprentice/Trainee % 0 0

Not in Education and Training
Employed % 0
Looking for Work % 0
Deferred % 6

Satisfaction

Parent, student and teacher satisfaction


At the end of term three this year all parents, staff and students had the opportunity to participate in a full school review. Results of this review are collated by Independent Schools Victoria and benchmarked against other independent schools. The full report will be available to the Board of Directors in 2011 for analysis and use as baseline data for the formulation of the areas for ongoing development at Ruyton.

Staff Qualifications

Mrs L Alexis, BEd, Cert IV (Workplace Training and Assessment ) - Year Level Co-ordinator
Mrs A Allen, BApp Sci (Hum Move), BEd (Sec) - House Co-ordinator (Semester 1)
Ms M Anderson, Dip Teach (Primary), Post Grad Dip Ed (Curriculum) Cert Gifted Ed - Co-ordinator of Public Speaking Programme
Miss L Badzim, BEd (Primary), Med
Mrs K Bamford, Dip Teach (Primary), BEd, Grad Dip Student Welfare
Mrs R Barker, BMus Ed - Director of Junior School Music
Mr A Barnett, MA, Dip Ed
Mrs A Bennett, BEd DIP Teach
Mrs D Berold, MA, Dip Ed
Ms C Bond, BA, BTeach (Primary)
Miss N Bottomley, BA Ed (Primary)
Mr R Boyle, BSc, Dip Ed, MEd St, MACEL - Dean of Mathematics
Ms A Bray, MA, Dip Ed Cert d'Ethnologie, Paris V
Mr A Broder, B Eng, MBA (Hons), Grad Dip Ed
Mrs D Brown, BA (Hons), HED Grad Cert Bilingual Education - Co-ordinator of Year 9&10 French
Mr S Bryant, BA (Hons), Dip Ed - Dean of English
Mrs L Burbury, BEd (Phys Ed), Grad Dip Ed (Admin) - Director of Sport
Mrs A Bush, BEd, Dip Ed (Primary)
Ms G Canty, BA, B Teach COGE - Co-ordinator Gifted and Talented/Community Awareness
Ms B Casey, BSc (Hons), MEd - Director of Studies
Mrs R Chakaodza, BA Ed (Primary), BEd (Hons)
Miss R Chapman
Mr M Clark, BEd (Primary)
Ms T Cockwill, BTeach (Primary), Bed - Values Self-Direction and Leadership Co-ordinator
Ms K Cogdon, BEd
Ms E Conabere, BEco Grad Dip Ed Psych MA (Counselling Psychology), MAPS - School Counsellor
Mrs J Cornelius, BA (Hons) and Dip Modern Languages (Melbourne), Dip Ed (Monash)
Ms I Corr, BA and Grad Dip Ed (French/English) - Co-ordinator of VCE French
Ms G Crothers, BFA (hons), Dip Ed
Mr J Cumper, CPA - Head Rowing Coach (Semester 2)
Miss C Curran (Semester 2)
Ms M Danos, BSc Ed - Year Level Co-ordinator
Mrs A Davies, LWCMD, Cert Ed, BEd, MEd - Year Level Co-ordinator
Mrs S Deady, BEd (Secondary)
Mrs C Dempsey, BSc, Post Grad Dip Child Psych, MA Ed Psych - School Counsellor
Miss M Di Vitto, BBiomed Sci, Grad Dip Ed (Melbourne)
Ms A Dulke, BA, HDTS, BEd - Dean of Physical Education
Mr C Eames, BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Grad Dip Ed
Mrs P Ebbage, BEd (Arts and Crafts)
Mr S Ellinghaus, BA Commerce, BA Business - Head Coach of Cross Country, Track and Field
Mrs K Evans, BA, Grad Dip Ed (Secondary)
Mrs J Fairley, ARMIT, AALIA, Grad Dip Read Educ, Dip Teach(Primary),BEd (Primary),MInfo Mang and Syst - Junior School Teacher Librarian
Miss P Fankhauser
Ms K Feng, MEd, Grad Dip (Secondary)
Mrs S Fryer, BSc, Dip Ed, Post Grad Dip Comp Ed, MIT Ed
Mrs C Furey, B Ed - Acting Director of Learning, Dean of Science
Mrs K Galt, TSTC, DDA, Grad Dip Ed (Careers) - Careers and Course Counsellor
Ms M Gidley, Dip Ed (Primary) BEd
Ms T Glen, BEd, Grad Dip Ed Admin – Director of Ruyton/Trinity Co-ordinate Programme
Mrs L Graham, Dip Ed (Primary), Post Grad Dip Ed
Ms P Grant, BA, Grad Dip Ed - Co-ordinator Prep to Year 8 French
Ms T Grinham, B Eco (Hons), Grad Dip Ed - Co-ordinator of Sustainability
Mrs K Guggenheimer, BA Fine Art, Dip Ed - Year Level Co-ordinator
Mrs G Gumley, BSc, Dip Ed - Deputy Principal, Head of Senior School
Mrs G Gutierrez, BA Dip Ed
Ms C Hallpike, BEd, Dip Ed (Primary) - Junior School Curriculum Co-ordinator
Mrs S Hanson, Dip Teach ( Primary), B Ed
Mr D Harrison
Mrs G Healey, BEd, Dip Ed (Primary), Grad Dip Sci Ed - Integration Aide and Education Development
Mrs J Hemingway, Dip Ed B Ed, Dip Graphic Art and Design
Miss B Hook, BEd (Primary)
Ms J Hoskins, BEd, Post Grad Dip Arts (Eng), MEd - Co-ordinator of Special Programmes
Miss B Johnson, BApp Sci (Physical Education)
Mr A Kerr, BA (Hons), Grad Dip Ed
Ms J King, BA Dip Ed - Dean of Humanities
Miss A Larkin, B App Sci (Hum Move) DipEd (Secondary) - Dean of Health Education, Year 12 Co-ordinator
Mrs C Lucas-Pannam, BEd - Director of Drama
Mrs R Macey, BApp Sci BEd (Primary) - ICT Co-ordinator Junior School
Ms C Maxwell, BA Dip Ed
Mrs D McAuliffe, BA, MA, BEd, Dip Ed - Dean of Chinese, Co-ordinator of International Students
Mrs K McPherson, B Teach (Primary), BEd
Ms A Mercuri, M Teach, Grad Dip Marketing, B Sc (Hons)
Miss J Milic, BEd (Primary), BApp Sci (Hum Move)
Ms M Morrow – Senior School ESL
Mr B Nelsen, B Teach (Primary), BEd (Primary), MEd, MACEL - Assistant Principal, Head of Junior School
Mrs A Paisley,
Mrs G Parker, BA/B Teach and Assoc Dip Dance
Ms S Patterson, BEd, MA Grad Dip Lib Info Studies, Grad Dip App Sci - Director Information Communication Technology
Mrs J Purcell, BEd, Grad Dip Info Mang and Lib Studies - Director Library Resource Centre
Ms M Raatjes, BEd (Secondary)
Mrs A Robertson, Dip Ed (Primary), BEd
Mrs M Rouhard, - Development Co-ordinator - Community
Ms A Russell, BA Dip Ed, BSp Ed, Registered Psychologist - Education Development and Individual Learning Co-ordinator
Miss A Shackell, BEd, Dip Teach,Post Grad TESOL, Cert Teach Sp LD (Secondary)
Ms M Shepherd, BA Performance Studies, Dip Ed
Ms J Shi, Advanced Dip Interpreting and Translating (Australia), Advanced Dip Ed (China)
Mrs C Smibert, BSci Dip Ed - Year Level Co-ordinator
Mr P Smith, BEd (Music) - Director of Music
Mr J Stafford, BEd, Grad Dip Art, MFine Arts (RMIT) - Dean of Art
Ms J Summers, BMus, Dip Ed
Mrs H Tait, BA(Hons), PGCE, MEd Studies (Masters in Education Studies) - Deputy Head Junior School
Mrs K Taylor, BEd (Primary)
Ms N Volkmann, BPharm, Dip Ed
Mrs C Walkley, BApp Sci (Hum Move), BEd
Ms J Warner, BSoc Sci (Psych), Dip Ed
Mr M Wilson, Marketing and Commercial Law, BC - Director of Rowing
Mr T Yeo, B Sc (Mathematics), Post Grad Dip Ed
Mr W Zavattiero, BA (Hons), MA, Dip Ed - Debating Co-ordinator and Year Level Co-ordinator