1. Contextual Information
Orana Catholic Primary School Willetton - Western Australia Orana Catholic Primary School is a co-educational primary school for students from Pre- kindergarten through to Year 6. Currently 430 students are enrolled in the school. An Out of School Hours (OSHC) care facility is onsite providing before, after school care and vacation care for children aged 4 years old and over. OSHC accepts pre-kindy children in term time when they attend the 3-year-old programme. Established in 1980 by the Loreto Order, the name Orana is an Aboriginal word meaning 'Welcome". The school motto is "To Give Is to Receive". Our name and motto are fundamental to the culture and ethos of the school. We endeavour to develop each individual spiritually, academically, physically, socially, emotionally and culturally through our values of generosity, respect and excellence. A high, multi-cultural population is enrolled, with students coming from many world cultures. The school has a focus on developing literacy and numeracy skills and has a priority to teach Science skills, with a dedicated Science teacher, for students from Pre-Primary to Year Six. ICT is embedded throughout the school's curriculum. A 1:1 iPad program has been introduced for students in Years Four to Six and iPads are available to our junior students. Students participate in a wide range of sporting events and also enjoy the performing arts. We have a large number of students who participate, on an annual basis, in the Performing Arts Festival for Catholic Schools and Colleges. Programs valued in our school include PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies), Restorative Practices for Behaviour Management, Toe by Toe Reading Support Program (for senior students) and a Junior Primary Literacy Support Program. We welcome parental/carer involvement in our school in numerous areas such as The School Board, P&F, Toe by Toe volunteers, school camp volunteers, sporting volunteers and Fathering Project participation.
2. Teacher Standards and Qualifications
All teaching staff are registered with the TRBWA
| Qualifications | Number |
| Master's degree | 1 |
| Bachelor degree | 22 |
| Graduate Diploma | 2 |
| Diploma of Teaching | 5 |
3. Workforce Composition
The composition of staff consisted of 25 teaching staff (24 female and 2 male) and 25 non-teaching staff (24 female and 1 male)
4. Student Attendance at School
| Class | Percentage Attendance |
| KINDY WHITE | 92.7% |
| KINDY BLUE | 89.2% |
| PRE-PRIMARY WHITE | 91.4% |
| PRE-PRIMARY BLUE | 93.2% |
| YEAR 1 WHITE | 92.4% |
| YEAR 1 BLUE | 99.1% |
| YEAR 2 WHITE | 94.1% |
| YEAR 2 BLUE | 93.3% |
| YEAR 3 WHITE | 93.8% |
| YEAR 3 BLUE | 93.5% |
| YEAR 4 WHITE | 92.4% |
| YEAR 4 BLUE | 93.9% |
| YEAR 5 WHITE | 94.6% |
| YEAR 5 BLUE | 95.7% |
| YEAR 6 WHITE | 93% |
| YEAR 6 BLUE | 95% |
| AVERAGE | 93.5% |
School attendance is recorded in SEQTA. Unexplained absences are followed up by phone calls to parents/carers from the office daily. An SMS is sent to parents/carers of child/children at approx. 10.30 if the student isn’t present at that time. Non-attendance is managed by admin staff who request a written note or email confirming student absence.
5. NAPLAN Annual assessments
| Yr 3 2017 | Reading | Writing | Spelling | Grammar & Punctuation | Numeracy |
| AustralianMean | 431.3 | 413.6 | 416.2 | 436.3 | 409.4 |
| School Mean | 444 | 420.4 | 446.3 | 476.9 | 413.2 |
| Yr 5 2017 | Reading | Writing | Spelling | Grammar & Punctuation | Numeracy |
| Australian Mean | 505.6 | 472.5 | 500.9 | 499.3 | 493.8 |
| School Mean | 520.8 | 488.9 | 519.1 | 497.5 | 505.9 |
6. Parent, Student and Teacher Satisfaction
Parents are welcome to attend morning assemblies and are encouraged to speak to the teachers or the Principal if they have any concerns. The school hosts attendance days on the 10th of each month in term time, which allows parents/carers to visit classrooms for the first hour of the day to see what teaching and learning is taking place. All concerns are listened to and acted upon where necessary. Positive feedback, related to Orana, is received from both our school community and the local community. A school open night is held during Term Three. This is an opportunity for the school community to come together and visit all classrooms, the science and library areas and to also listen to musical presentations. Students are given a voice at regular class meetings where their concerns are raised and the students work together to resolve situations or conflict. Orana staff have implemented a restorative approach towards inappropriate actions and positive relationships are encouraged. Staff satisfaction is paramount to a positive school environment and regular staff meetings take place to improve communication and teaching and learning opportunities within the school. The Principal has an open-door policy in relation to meeting with staff and school community members. A review system has been implemented that encourages staff to choose mentors and to meet with the leadership team. Exit surveys are conducted when students leave the school and this information is collated to assist with future decision making.
Graduation students went to the following schools:
| Aquinas College | 2 |
| Corpus Christi College | 17 |
| Harrisdale Senior High School | 1 |
| John Curtin | 4 |
| Kennedy Baptist College | 2 |
| Kent Street High School | 1 |
| Leeming Senior High School | 1 |
| Lynwood Senior High School | 1 |
| Mercedes College | 1 |
| Rossmoyne Senior High School | 4 |
| Santa Maria College | 4 |
| Ursula Frayne College | 1 |
| Willetton Senior High School | 6 |
Please refer to website www.myschool.edu.au
Report on progress towards the school’s ASIP goals for the past year
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