ANNUAL

REPORT

SACRED HEART PRIMARY 2018

REGISTERED SCHOOL NUMBER: 1560

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Contact Details 1
Minimum Standards Attestation 2
Our School Vision 3
School Overview 4
Principal’s Report 5
Parish Priest’s or Governing Authority 's Report 6
School Advisory Council Report 7
Catholic School Culture 8
Community Engagement 10
Leadership and Stewardship 12
Learning and Teaching 14
Wellbeing 16
Child Safe Standards 18
Future Directions 19
School Performance Data Summary 20

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Contact Details

Olive Grove
ADDRESS
Mildura VIC 3500

PRINCIPAL Mr Des Lowry

PARISH PRIEST/
GOVERNING AUTHORITY
Fr. Michael McKinnon

SCHOOL ADVISORY
COUNCIL or BOARD Mrs Taryn Hunt
CHAIR

TELEPHONE (03) 5023 1204

EMAIL principal@shmildura.catholic.edu.catholic.edu.au

WEBSITE www.shmildura.catholic.edu.au

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Minimum Standards Attestation

I, Des Lowry, attest that Sacred Heart is compliant with:

● All of the requirements for the minimum standards and other requirements for the
registration of schools as specified in the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic)
and the Education and Training Reform Regulations 2017 (Vic), except where the school
has been granted an exemption from any of these requirements by the VRQA

● Australian Government accountability requirements related to the 2018 school year under
the Australian Education Act 2013 (Cth) and the Australian Education Regulations 2013
(Cth)

3rd May 2019

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Our School Vision

Statement of Identity
In line with the Ballarat Diocesan Education Vision and as partners in Catholic Education we are
open to God’s presence
and pursue fullness of life for all. We are a Professional Learning Community striving to
achieve and celebrate excellence.

Our Vision
We strive to be the presence of Christ for one another, as we collaborate to create a child safe
school and an inspiring, sacramental learning culture that empowers all members of our
community to contribute positively to our world.

Our Mission
We share a common commitment to:

● Living our Catholic Christian tradition.

● Believing that all children can learn and achieve their full potential given an
engaging, positive and supportive learning environment.
● Prioritising student safety, dignity, inclusion, diversity and wellbeing.
● Trusting in ourselves whilst constantly seeking ways to improve learning for all.
● Working interdependently, supporting and challenging one another to provide
high-quality, student-centred learning.
● Knowing our students and our curriculum.
● Using data and results to identify individual student needs.
● Applying research and evidence based teaching practices.
● Partnering with students, staff, families, Parish and the wider community to
ensure successful outcomes for all.

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School Overview
Sacred Heart Primary School, Mildura (SHPS) provides high-quality academic, social, physical
and religious education to 370 children. Currently the school is operating 16 classes consisting
of both straight and composite groupings. SHPS is renowned for its general educational
excellence; we are proud of our consistently high results. Our staff are committed to developing
and implementing innovative teaching practices that provide the children with the necessary life
skills to live in a contemporary world.

In 2017 we became one of the first Catholic schools in Australia to be accredited as an

internationally recognised model “PLC School”. This places us at the forefront of contemporary
educational practice, working interdependently to ensure ALL students, without exception,
achieve their best. As a ‘Professional Learning Community’ we strive to exceed our vision:

“At Sacred Heart we collaborate to create an inspiring learning culture which results in
success for all, empowering people to contribute positively to our world.”

Our school is a vital part of the Sacred Heart parish and a significant presence in the local Mildura
community. We aim to provide a welcoming, inclusive and safe environment focused on students’
well-being, achievement, challenges, creativity and enjoyment.

With highly qualified, experienced and caring staff, committed to the practice and celebration of
Christian values, SHPS provides distinctly Catholic education and opportunities for faith
development in a community where prayer and sacramental celebrations are integral to life. Our
students are encouraged and are supported to engage in civic and public activities, parish events,
whole school and class masses. We aim in developing a sense of social justice in our students
through a number of initiatives supporting Catholic Missions locally and globally.

Our delivery of the Curriculum is strengthened with the AWAKENINGS document of Religious
Education as well as the principles of PLC (Professional Learning Community), RTI (Response
to Intervention) and PBS (Positive Behaviour Support).

SHPS warmly invites a deep and abiding parental involvement in student learning and school
life. Together, we can create an effective learning environment and a climate of mutual trust.
Communication and consultation is key to ensuring our partnership benefits all children.

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Principal’s Report
It is my great privilege as Principal of SHPS to present the 2018 annual report. Through annual
reports we attempt to provide an insight into the many workings of the year within the school that
create new and extensive learning for all. The 2018 school year has been another very successful
one for SHPS, due to the continued commitment and investment of students, staff and families
alike.
I congratulate our students on their continued achievements, empathy and acceptance, both
individually and as a whole. Our students are what make the school community such a vibrant
and welcoming place and a true reflection of God’s love in action. We are extremely proud of
every one of them. We particularly extend our appreciation to 2018 School Captains, Darcy Toms
and Ruby Woollard who were superbly supported by the Student Leadership Team and their
fellow Year 6s. We also thank our Graduating Year 6 classes for their many great contributions
to the SHPS community, and wish them well for their future life adventures.
As you know SHPS is blessed to have such a passionate and caring staff and I thank them all for
their outstanding dedication throughout the year. It has been more a challenging year than usual
for the staff and school community with loss of our very much loved Lidia Cavallo. I commend all
for supporting each other, not only at the time of her passing, but continually. The wonderful spirit
of the SHPS community was and is so evident and I would like the community to know that we
are planning a memorial to the memory of Lidia.
It is always a little sad when a staff member leaves SHPS, however on these occasions can be
seen as achievement and growth for the individuals and the school, especially when they are
taking on new roles with new challenges. Such examples of this in the last 12 months are Emma
Rutherford taking on an Education Officer role with the Catholic Education Office, Ballarat
(permanently from 2019 onwards) and Breanna Wade taking on a Deputy Principal role at St
Joseph’s Red Cliffs (permanently from 2019 onwards). In addition, in 2019 Andrea Welsh will
begin her first Principalship at St Mary’s in Robinvale. We congratulate her on her appointment,
and commend her for taking on the role. The SHPS community has played a significant role in
developing and supporting all of these teachers to become leaders, which will ensure continued
successful Catholic education, particularly in Sunraysia.

It has been fantastic to have Fr Michael and Fr James lead our Parish again and to have them so
present in our school community. They provide the students, staff and families with great comfort
and care and always provide us with a clear pathway towards living the Gospels. An extra ‘shout
out’ to Fr Mick for superbly leading our 2018 Staff Retreat. It truly met our needs and provided
many areas of future reflection.

Thank you to the School Advisory Council and the Parent & Friends Committee for their
commitment to improve the facilities of the school and to enhance the learning of the student.

Des Lowry
Principal

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Parish Priest’s (or Governing Authority’s) Report

Throughout this year there has been much discussion at Diocesan level regarding the governance
of our Catholic Schools. In areas of the Diocese where there is no longer a resident Parish Priest,
this has been a very valid and important focus for the schools of those particular Parishes. Many
Parish Priests no longer feel they have the energy to continue in the role of Canonical
Administrator. Others feel that because of the changes around protocols associated with
compliance, as well as other legal and administrative developments, they are no longer
adequately skilled to undertake the responsibility of governor.

Hand in hand with this discussion is the ongoing conversation around Catholic Identity: What is it
that makes our schools specifically Catholic? One point that continually arises has to do with the
relationship that our schools have with their particular Parish. This relationship is both historical
and, one would hope, an ongoing reality.

With all this discussion, the question I ask myself at times is: What difference would it make to
the average parent involved in our Parish Schools if governance were to be taken from the Parish
Priest and assumed by the Catholic Education Office Ballarat? The answer, I suspect, would be:
nothing really. If anybody has read this report to this point, they may have a different answer. If
so, I’d love to hear it.

One of our greatest obligations as Catholic Educational Communities is to continue to maintain

the safest possible environment for the learning and personal growth of our children. As I stated
last year, the employment Ms Julie Graham as our Risk and Compliance Officer has contributed
greatly to the fulfilment of this obligation. I once again thank and congratulate our Principals on
this initiative.

Teaching is becoming a much more sophisticated profession these days as we all know. I
congratulate Des and the Leadership Team for their continued efforts to keep Sacred Heart
functioning at the professional level that is expected in education today. I continue to be extremely
impressed with the deep commitment of our Staff. Thank you to those who also assume roles of
leadership and extra responsibilities. I am also grateful to the friendly, hardworking Administration
Staff and those who work on the maintenance of buildings and grounds.

To the parents of our children – thank you for entrusting us with their care and development, and
a special thanks to those who commit themselves in any way to groups or activities that lend extra
support to our School. May God continue to bless our children with health and with environments
that support their safety and wellbeing.

Fr Michael McKinnon

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School Advisory Council/ Board Report

On behalf of the Sacred Heart Primary School, School Advisory Council (SAC), it is an honour to
present our report on yet another wonderful school year. 2018 has proven to be a year of collective
success and support from all our children, Parish members, staff, parents, and volunteers.

The SAC’s focus has been to provide opportunities for our school to support the growth and
learning our children’s needs. The Student Leadership Team presented the Child Safety Policy
to their student peer body, using child friendly language, promoting student’s ownership and
understanding of the policy. Congratulations to those involved.

Alongside of the Parent and Friends Committee and the dedication of the teachers, we were able
to continue the school’s beautification project, creating an inspiring space to learn and a school
environment we are all very proud of. The SAC looks forward to collaborating with the Parent and
Friends Committee in 2019. Next year will see a change to the fundraising structure and I would
like to take this opportunity to thank all the those involved in our fundraising events for this year.
Once again, we saw the benefits of these great efforts going directly to supporting our children. I
wish to also thank those involved in the research of our fundraising future, offering the best
direction for 2019. We look forward to the exciting social gatherings in store for our school
community next year.

Continuing to uphold a financially viable and environmentally sustainable future, we have

increased the number of solar panels installed on our buildings. New changes continued as we
welcomed the exciting introduction of Out of School Hours Care by Camp Australia, with
enrolments continuing to increase as the year winds to a close. We encourage our school
community to support this service offered on our school grounds. 2019 will bring further additions
with our strategic plan up for review.

Although our year began with fresh faces and welcoming familiar ones, we were saddened by the
passing of our respected, valued and loved Lidia Cavallo. Lidia holds a special place in the heart
and history of the Sacred Heart Primary School community, and we deeply miss her. As the
Christmas period is upon us our thoughts and condolences are with you all.

We wish our graduating students all the best for their future endeavours as they spread their
wings to embrace their secondary schooling. Once again, on behalf of the SAC members I
express our appreciation for the support from the school community and look forward to a
successful and enlightening 2019. May you all be blessed with good health, a peaceful Christmas
season and return safely for 2019.

God bless.

Taryn Hunt

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Catholic School Culture

Goals & Intended Outcomes

To deepen and expand student understanding of being part of a Catholic faith and tradition.

Achievements
In order to deliver quality Religious Education our teachers require their own opportunities for
learning. In 2018 we have continued to offer ongoing professional development for all staff. The
major focus at SHPS has been for staff to become familiar with and to begin to implement the
new Awakenings curriculum. Kate Lawry (Resource Officer CEOB) worked with staff to introduce
the new curriculum, reflecting on our current classroom practice in Religious Education and how
we could build on this knowledge and implement it into our future planning.

At SHPS we celebrate important events in our Church year. During the course of the year we
have come together to celebrate the Beginning of the Year Mass, we gathered as a school
community to present our Lenten Promises and burn them along with the palms in preparation
for the whole school Ash Wednesday celebration, the Feast of the Sacred Heart Mass, Catholic
Education Week, Grandparents Day, NAIDOC, the Feast of the Assumption, World Mission Month
and finishing off the school year with our annual Graduation Mass.

In addition to classroom learning and whole school celebrations, we celebrate Catholic beliefs,
values, practices and traditions with classes attending parish Masses on a weekly basis. These
are special occasions with children engaging in Church rituals. Celebrating as a faith community,
praying, singing and sharing in the Eucharist is integral to what we do at Sacred Heart.

The Parish based, school supported Sacramental Program is also integral to our Religious
Education Program. This year 25 SHPS children celebrated the Sacraments of Reconciliation and
Eucharist for the first time. In the weeks leading up to the Eucharistic Sacramental celebrations
parents and children had the opportunity to work with a catechist in a small Home Group setting,
where they were given opportunities to reflect on the importance of the Eucharist. The celebration
of Sacraments is a special time for each child and their family. The word communion means to
be 'united with' and Eucharist is derived from the Greek word meaning thanksgiving. These
children are now able to fully participate in Mass united with Jesus Christ and their Church family.
Thank you to all Sacred Heart staff, families and students who helped to make the celebrations
in May and June so special. We also had 26 students of SHPS renew their baptismal promises
and become fully initiated into God’s family through the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Church is community and we work towards helping our global and local community in various
ways. These include a focus on Project Compassion during Lent, giving generously to the St
Vincent de Paul Society on our school feast day and actively raising money during World Mission
Month in October. This year we continue to be involved in the Sacred Heart Parish Soup Kitchen
with staff, students and families working together to provide a hot meal to those in need in our
local community. This initiative has given our school community a real and tangible connection to
social justice in action and inspires us all to make a difference in whatever way we can.

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The last year has been one filled with rich learning and faith celebrations. Thank you to all
students, staff, school families and the parish community for their involvement with and support
of all we do in Religious Education at SHPS.

VALUE ADDED

• Whole school Masses

• Weekday Parish Masses
• Weekly RE report in the school newsletter
• Priority of whole school Professional Learning with a focus on familiarization of the new
Awakenings document
• PLTs revised Awakenings units

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Community Engagement

Goals & Intended Outcomes

To strengthen parent partnership within the school community

Achievements
At SHPS, we are actively seeking ways to enhance the learning and wellbeing through
partnerships with our parents. We provide formal and informal opportunities to communicate and
engage with parents. This includes: school newsletter, school Facebook page, ‘Get to Know You’
interviews, Parent/Teacher interviews, Program Support Group (PSG) meetings, Skoolbag App,
SIMON- administration management system and social events.

Our ‘St Patricks Extravaganza’ held in March kick started the year in a wonderful festive and
inviting family setting. The event was a great community success with a lot of the school families
participating in stalls and attending the event. The magnitude of the organisation of such an event
was a real indication of the efforts of the organising committee. In June we enjoyed a Rock Trivia
night, which enabled school parents and the broader community to come together to and enjoy a
night of fun and mixing as a community. It was a wonderful event enjoyed by all that attended and
again was a testament to the organisational committee of the event.

With a real understanding of the commitments of families at SHPS, the Parents and Friends
Committee (P&F) have concentrated on continuing to minimise the fundraising requirements to
the families whilst still working to provide resources for our children at the school. The Icy Poles,
Hot Cross Buns, Chocolate Drive, Mother’s and Father’s Day Stalls have all contributed to new
art smocks for the junior units, soccer nets and funds have been contributed towards our capital
projects at school. A special thanks to the generosity of our school families and the committed
school parents who devote a lot of time and effort to ensuring our fundraising and P & F activities
are run smoothly and successfully. We would like to extend our appreciation and gratitude to the
local businesses for their continued contribution and support to our school.

P&F have recognised the need to adjust our focus and efforts to developing a sense of school
community by removing a major focus on fundraising. As a result, with the approval of SAC they
are going to replace the St Patricks Extravaganza’ with a family school picnic Outdoor Cinema
night planned for the commencement of the 2019 school year. This will allow all families to enjoy
the school environment in a relaxed setting. This will enable our new families to know one another
and develop that sense of community, without the focus on fundraising. A resource levy will allow
SHPS to continue to invest in our resources and programs for our children to enjoy. We are
pleased to advise that we will still continue with the fundraising activities that directly benefit the
children – Icy Poles, Mother’s and Father’s Day stalls and the Second-Hand Uniform Shop.

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PARENT SATISFACTION

The following activities would strongly suggest there is a high level of satisfaction among staff,
parents and students on the operation of the school.
• Involvement in parish sacramental programs
• Attendance at weekly assemblies and school liturgies
• Continued support for the Parents and Friends Committee
• Strong attendance at Parent/Teacher interviews.
• Willingness of parents to openly discuss issues with the principal and staff

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Leadership & Stewardship

Goals & Intended Outcomes
To strengthen and connect staff feedback and learning experiences

Achievements
The leaders of our Professional Learning Teams consist of Deputy Principal (Andrea Welsh),
Junior PLT Leader (Jacinda Deacon), Senior PLT Leader (Loretta Thompson) and Operations &
Management Leader (Ryan O’Callaghan). Together we work in collaboration to maintain a focus
on our students, involving the whole school community and consciously engaging our teams in
rich learning and teaching conversation. We strive towards improving student results through
expanding our understanding of contemporary learning theories, by enhancing our levels of
student engagement and by building our capacity as educators through self-reflection and
collaboration.

SHPS is creating future leaders in Catholic Education through the work of the PLC. We look
forward to leading SHPS in 2019 with the following leadership structure: Des Lowry (Principal),
Loretta Thompson (Deputy Principal/P-2 PLT Leader), Ryan O’Callaghan (Deputy Principal/Year
3-4 PLT Leader) and Jacinda Deacon (Deputy Principal/Year 5-6 PLT Leader).

Staff have developed individual Professional Learning Plans based on their specific needs and
interests and they meet termly with a PLT leader. This includes a process of self-reflection and
goal setting for professional learning and growth being built into everyday practice.

We have created a Peer Observation Model, which we continue to enhance in our school. This is
linked to teacher professional learning plans and is driven by the desire to continually seek better
methods of learning and teaching, being open to sharing ideas and learning from each other. This
in turn has improved teaching and learning across the school, this is evident in our continued
academic growth.

The introduction of ‘SIMON’ as our central online tool to store student data, parent contacts,
medical information, daily roll marking, behaviour management and a host of other features has
been well received. We are still in the ‘transition phase’ with this program and will continue to
introduce more elements in 2019 and beyond.

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EXPENDITURE AND TEACHER PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

DESCRIPTION OF PL UNDERTAKEN IN 2018

1. Religious Education – New Awakenings

2. First Aid CPR and Anaphylaxis
3. SIMON support
4. Child Safety Standards Briefings & Mandatory Reporting
5. DDA & DSE online training
6. Staff Wellbeing Retreat
7. Anthony Muhammad – School Culture
8. Literacy – guided and shared reading
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NUMBER OF TEACHERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN PL in 2018

$2,400
AVERAGE EXPENDITURE PER TEACHER FOR PL

TEACHER SATISFACTION

In 2018 our staff participated in a confidential Staff Wellbeing Survey which was provided
by our Ballarat office. Questions were targeted at mental, wellbeing, relationships and
conflict resolutions.

Results indicated that the majority of staff were familiar with the policies and procedures
in place to deal with staff relationships and conflicts, mental health and wellbeing. The
results suggested that staff are happy in their workplace.

• Staff believed that they have opportunities to develop positive relationships

• There are normal opportunities to discuss their mental health and wellbeing

• Staff feel a strong connection to the school

• Staff feel safe at the school, both physically and emotionally

• Staff workload cause the most stress to staff, but it is at low to moderate level

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Learning & Teaching

Goals & Intended Outcomes

To build teacher capacity to deliver a comprehensive, guaranteed and viable curriculum.
To improve student learning outcomes in English and Mathematics.

Achievements
Senior Professional Learning Team
The Senior PLT (Professional Learning Team) have continued to work as a high functioning,
collaborative team during 2018 drawing on the individual expertise and knowledge of each other
to create rich learning opportunities for every student. A significant strength of the team has been
the diversity of the levels of experience amongst its members. Our collaborative culture has
supported the professional development of all team members and has provided a supportive
environment to those new to teaching. We have worked closely together to achieve the following:
• Team norms that enable open and professional dialogue and data analysis in an
environment of trust.
• An openness and willingness to share ideas and strategies, successes and failures.
• Continuing to embed the concept of ‘our students’ rather than ‘my class’.
• The knowledge that we can rely on each other to support the learning of ourselves and
our students.
• A more thorough and extensive knowledge of the whole curriculum and pedagogical
strategies to support its delivery.
• A guaranteed and viable Mathematics and English curriculum.
• The use of richer, more engaging and informative assessment tasks and practices.
• Celebration of achievements.
• Higher quality use of proficiency scales and ‘I can’ statements to enable students to set
their own learning goals.
• Use of Learning Intentions and Success Criteria.
• Targeted Boost Teaching, which caters to the specific needs of students during Learning
Cycles in both Numeracy and Literacy.
• A balance of academic and extracurricular activities to support learning, engage students
and cater for the needs and interests of all.

Loretta Thompson

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Junior Professional Learning Team

The Junior School PLT (Professional Learning Team) has continued to evolve into a diligent and
cohesive group, whose members work closely together, respect the agreed norms and always
hold the needs of the junior students at the core of all decision making. This team has also
continued to work as a high functioning, collaborative group during 2018, drawing on the individual
expertise and knowledge of each other to create rich learning opportunities for every student.
• The redevelopment of team norms and protocols that guide the ways in which the team
works together.
• A streamlined and highly successful ‘guaranteed and viable’ Maths curriculum.
• More effective and efficient assessments for Maths.
• Higher quality use of proficiency scales and ‘I can’ statements to enable students to set
their own learning goals
• Collective understanding and refinement of the development and analysis of assessment
data.
• The continued implementation of consistent formative assessment practices (such as ‘no
hands up’ and use of exit passes) across all grades.
• Enhanced understanding, adaptation and application of Visible Learning processes,
particularly the use of Learning Intentions and Success Criteria.
• The continued development of NAPLAN familiarisation in Year Two.
• Development of a Junior English curriculum which has been aligned with the Senior
English curriculum.
• More strategic approach to the acknowledgement of best practice in classrooms.
• Targeted Boost Teaching which caters to the specific needs of students during Learning
Cycles in both Numeracy and Literacy.
Jacinda Deacon

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Continued data analysis of formative and summative assessment

• Teachers clearly articulated and make visible for students learning intentions and
success criteria
• Expand and embed the PLC and PLT procedures and processes in to all key
curriculum areas
• Proficiency scales visible for students to help them monitor and guide their learning
• Differentiation for all students based on data collected and analysed by teams.
Continued growth in NAPLAN Data and PAT Data across the school.

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Wellbeing

Goals & Intended Outcomes

To strengthen student engagement and ownership of learning.

Achievements
Student wellbeing has continued to be a priority for improvement in 2018. The school wide shared
understanding of Positive Behaviour Support and our school values, We are Respectful, We are
Responsible, We are Safe, continue to be reinforced and taught across the school consistently.
Each week a student from each class is awarded as ‘Student of the Week’ and with the continued
sponsorship from Ray White Mildura, an additional three students are rewarded for exceptional
behaviour specifically linked to the school values.

We continue to refer to the CEOB Guidelines for Behaviour Support to assist students who have
been identified with a need in regard to behaviour, creating specific behaviour management plans
including intervention programs and management strategies.

We have recently expanded our Learning Support Team by employing a Wellbeing Counsellor
and in doing so, this enables the school to offer more ongoing, targeted support to students,
parents and staff. Support can be in the form of restorative conversations to repair damaged
relationships, regular well-being check-ins or the use of additional researched and evidence
based social emotional learning programs or interventions. Our Wellbeing Counsellor can also
offer support in areas such as student attendance, engagement and mental health. Support can
provide students, their families and staff with support and/or appropriate referrals in difficult
situations such as during times of grief, or when students are facing personal or emotional
challenges.

We have transitioned smoothly from the Students with Disabilities (SWD) model of identifying and
supporting students with additional learning needs to the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data
Model (NCCD). All staff are aware of their responsibility to provide adjustments for students with
additional learning needs.

At SHPS we now provide an onsite Out of School Care Program being run by Camp Australia to
support working parents. Other recent school infrastructure improvements to help student
engagement and wellbeing is the installation of the soccer nets and a cricket pitch to enhance our
Physical Education program and give the children more play options. We have also replaced the
shade sail over courtyard playground area with a larger more sun smart option.

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VALUE ADDED

• Wellbeing Counsellor available 3 days a week

• Behaviour tracking with in SIMON

• Soccer nets and a cricket pitch to enhance play options.

• Replacing the shade sail over playground area with a larger more sun smart option.

STUDENT SATISFACTION

SHPS Graduating Class of 2018 were asked to provide comments about their favourite things
or memories about their time at the school. They provided the following comments:

• They loved the opportunity to represent Sacred Heart, at various sports days.
• Lots of students mentioned how much they loved going on school camps.
• “Having a Buddy in Year Six was great.”
• “The best thing about Sacred Heart - “You want to come back to school every day.”

STUDENT ATTENDANCE

Student attendance rolls are marked electronically via the web based program, SIMON.

If a student is absent without reason, the administration staff make contact with the parent daily.
If absences continue and no reasonable explanation is provided, then a member of the
Leadership Team initiates contact and arranges meeting with parent/s. Follow up support plans
are put in place as required.

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Child Safe Standards

Goals and Intended Outcomes

To implement Child Safe Standards

Achievements
At Sacred Heart Primary School, Mildura we hold the care, safety and wellbeing of children and
young people as a central and fundamental responsibility of our school. Our commitment is drawn
from and inherent in the teaching and mission of Jesus Christ, with love, justice and the sanctity
of each human person at the heart of the gospel.

Everyone employed or volunteering at SHPS has a responsibility to understand the important and
specific role he/she plays individually and collectively to ensure that the wellbeing and safety of
all students is at the forefront of all they do and every decision they make.

SHPS provides employees and volunteers with regular and appropriate opportunities to develop
their knowledge of, openness to and ability to address child safety matters. This includes induction,
ongoing training and professional learning to ensure that everyone understands their professional
and legal obligations and responsibilities, and the procedures for reporting suspicion of child abuse
and neglect.
Continually improving our Child Safe policies and procedures is always a priority and meeting
requirements of all seven standards in this area. This included the development of a Child Friendly
Version of our Child Safe policy so students feel safe within their school environment. In May
2018, we participated in Child Safe Audit, which was conducted by an external consultant to
review our compliance to the Child Safe Standard, that all schools are required to meet. We
successfully were able demonstrate our compliance to all seven standards.

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Future Directions
There is always room for improvement and a need to implement new initiatives, which we look
forward to undertaking in 2019. These will include:

• Building new classrooms off the Olive Grove verandah

• Renovating the Learning Support Area
• Participating in a Mid-Cycle Review Process
• Establishing the viability of the Out of School Care Program.

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School Performance Data Summary

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Sacred Heart School, Mildura

PROPORTION OF STUDENTS MEETING THE MININUM STANDARDS

NAPLAN TESTS 2016 2017 2016 - 2017 2018 2017 - 2018

Changes Changes
% % % % %

YR 03 Grammar & 95.7 97.7 2.0 95.5 -2.2

Punctuation

YR 03 Numeracy 97.9 100.0 2.1 100.0 0.0

YR 03 Reading 100.0 100.0 0.0 97.7 -2.3

YR 03 Spelling 97.8 97.7 -0.1 100.0 2.3

YR 03 Writing 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0

YR 05 Grammar & 97.6 100.0 2.4 97.8 -2.2

Punctuation

YR 05 Numeracy 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0

YR 05 Reading 92.7 98.1 5.4 97.9 -0.2

YR 05 Spelling 97.6 100.0 2.4 100.0 0.0

YR 05 Writing 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0

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AVERAGE STUDENT ATTENDANCE RATE %

BY YEAR LEVEL
Y01 93.5
Y02 95.5

Y03 94.5

Y04 93.4
Y05 94.2

Y06 92.8

Overall average attendance 94.0

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TEACHING STAFF ATTENDANCE RATE

Teaching Staff Attendance Rate 90.3%

STAFF RETENTION RATE

Staff Retention Rate 82.1%

TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS

Doctorate 0.0%

Masters 0.0%

Graduate 17.6%

Graduate Certificate 17.6%

Bachelor Degree 58.8%

Advanced Diploma 35.3%

No Qualifications Listed 5.9%

STAFF COMPOSITION

Principal Class (Headcount) 3

Teaching Staff (Headcount) 35

Teaching Staff (FTE) 29.2

Non-Teaching Staff (Headcount) 21

Non-Teaching Staff (FTE) 12.8

Indigenous Teaching Staff (Headcount) 0

NOTE: The School’s financial performance information has been provided to the Australian Charities and
Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) and will be available for the community to access from their website at
www.acnc.gov.au

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