2005 PERFORMANCE DATA TABLES.

General Comments

The notes in this document summarise the information on the website and have been prepared to help you interpret the student achievement data collected and collated by the Curriculum Council. Please refer to the Curriculum Council website at www.curriculum.wa.edu.au for the complete set of performance data tables and accompanying explanations. The data about the schools is presented in alphabetical order and should be interpreted with caution.

The data should not be used to draw simplistic conclusions about school performance and the following general qualifiers should be recognised:

Many factors affect student performance, some of which are outside the control of schools. These include differences in ability, cultural and language background, educational background of parents and economic differences.
No single table or data source should prevail. A more realistic picture is gained from a composite view of all tables.
The statistics of a single year should not be considered in isolation, rather the trend or pattern over a number of years should be considered.
Small numbers can bias conclusions, particularly with percentages.
The quality assurance processes associated with the TEE data ensure consistent information from year to year and from school to school. Whereas the non-TEE school data is not subject to the same processes.

Contact Details:

Website: www.curriculum.wa.edu.au

Media Enquiries: Tracy Taggart : 9273 6329

Technical Enquiries: Jenny Morup : 9273 6309

DATA HIGHLIGHTS

Student population

Of 19,243 WA students more than 95% graduated Year 12 in 2005.
The number of students continuing their studies into Year 12 has increased annually for the past 3 years.
In 2005 there has been a 35% increase in the number of students repeating/re-entering Year 12.
In 2005 the number of mature age Year 12 students has decreased by 26%.

VET

30% of WA’s Year 12 students participated in VET courses in 2005.
2614 full VET qualifications were awarded to Year 12 students in 2005.
The most popular qualification being Certificate II in Business with 390 Year 12 students achieving this certificate.

TEE

54% of WA’s Year 12 students studied four or more TEE subjects.
In 2005 there was a 3.3% increase in the number of Year 12 students who sat the TEE in at least 4 subjects and therefore eligible for a TER.
8% of students who studied four or more TEE subjects also completed at least one VET unit of competency.

Wholly school-assessed subjects

In 2005 there was a 3.5% increase in the number of Year 12 students with results in 3 or more wholly school-assessed subjects.
21% of WA’s Year 12 students participated in structured workplace learning during 2005.

The Tables

Table 1: Year 12 Participation and Achievement – Curriculum Council Subjects (schools listed alphabetically).

Table 2: Year 12 Participation and Achievement Statistics – VET (schools listed alphabetically)

Table 3: Achievement of VET Qualifications

Table 4: Schools with the Highest Performing Candidates in each TER Subject

Table 5: Schools with the Highest Performing Candidates in each WSA Subject

Table 6: Year 12 State Statistics