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NAPLAN begins on Tuesday 10 May
MEDIA RELEASE - Issued by Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) The annual NAPLAN assessment begins tomorrow, with 1.2 million students set to take the test in more than 9,500 schools and campuses across Australia. This year marks the final year of transition to online testing, with all schools across Australia now participating in NAPLAN tests online. “NAPLAN online is a better, more precise assessment that is more engaging for students,” ACARA CEO, David de Carvalho, said. “The tailored testing means students are given questions that are better suited to their abilities, so they can show what they know...
New Matraville school fast-tracked for 2023
A dynamic education master plan for Catholic schools in Matraville and Pagewood has been fast-tracked, with the new Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville to open a year ahead of schedule in January 2023. The school is an amalgamation of the current St Agnes’ Catholic Primary School Matraville and Our Lady of the Annunciation (OLA) Catholic Primary School Pagewood. Located on the St Agnes Matraville site, Sacred Heart will cater for 420 students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Construction of a two-storey building of purpose built flexible learning spaces will be completed by December. Executive Director of Sydney Catholic...
STEM project gives clean water to refugees
Students at McAuley Catholic Primary School Rose Bay showed that their sense of social justice runs deep by assembling emergency water filters for use in central African refugee camps. The year 5 and 6 students drew on the scientific principles of water filtration to build the filters with volunteers from the Origin Foundation’s water works program on World Water Day. The students also learnt about the health impacts of poor water accessibility and sanitation on communities around the globe hit by conflict and natural disasters. They also came up with the designs for more permanent water filters. Principal Nicole...
