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Prior to the introduction of NAPLAN the testing of literacy and numeracy was done individually by each jurisdiction. [7] According to New South Wales Public Schools the NAPLAN tests, which commenced in 2008, were instigated after the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) determined that "national testing in literacy and numeracy would proceed for ...
The school is especially noted for its consistent academic excellence, having ranked 1st out of all New South Wales high schools in the Higher School Certificate for 27 consecutive years from 1996 to 2022, narrowly beaten by North Sydney Boys High School in 2023 and 2024, as well as 1st in the national government NAPLAN tests across Australia ...
The school was established in 1959, commonly known as 'MOPS'. [1] In 2022, there were eight classes with 175 students in total, and 30 staff. [2] [3] [4] The school is a secular government school primarily funded by NSW Department of Education and Parents and Citizens' Association (P&C). [5] [6] [7]
Ulladulla High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in the town of Ulladulla on the south-east coast of New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1974, the school enrolled approximately 1,200 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12 , of whom seven percent identified as Indigenous Australians ...
The school consistently achieves superior results in external assessments, such as the NAPLAN, the ICAS, the Record of School Achievement, and in particular, the Year 12 Higher School Certificate, where its students are regularly ranked in the top ten places in the state across a variety of subjects. [14]
The school also ranks well nationally, consistently placing amongst the top 15 to 20 schools in Australia based on results of the National Assessment Program , a series of nationally administered tests aimed at measuring student's ability in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy.
The New South Wales Department of Education operates seven specialist sports high schools in local communities across New South Wales. [1] Each of the schools deliver a comprehensive education to local students and, by application and, based on merit and talent, students are selected to participate in each school's talented sports program.
Once known as a bastion of Northern Beaches sporting success, and rarely acknowledged for its academic prowess, Balgowlah Boys Secondary Campus has emerged as an academic leader in NSW in recent years, leading the state in 'value added' literacy improvement in NAPLAN testing 2009, and maintaining this development through to the HSC.