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This report details the profile, curriculum offerings, social climate and close parent and community links of the College. Also included are the Year 2 Net Results, and the Years 3, 5 and 7 Literacy and Numeracy Results for 2007.
Principal's Forward
My congratulations to all staff and the P&C Executive - including our strong band of volunteers for their hard work and commitment during 2007. The natural growth of the College and our expansion into Year 11 have obviously been a big focus and certainly added to the complexity of our internal operations and partnerships beyond the school. Staff, student and parent opinion clearly indicate high levels of satisfaction, in most areas of operation of the school, management and curriculum. Parent satisfaction is above both the state and like school bench marks. This is a pleasing result, given the complexity of our operations across two campuses with approximately 1000 families and over 150 staff. The satisfaction levels for teaching staff and non-teaching staff are significantly above both state and like school means. This high morale is a strong contributor to the positive climate across our College. The only work place dimension that indicates a concern is Work Roles and it is my intention to investigate structures, policies and support to ensure staff is valued for their commitment and the complex job they do at Chancellor State College. I have nominated the College to participate in a world wide 3 year research project concerning work / life balance and I am hoping that the reports that come from this project will assist us as a college in valuing people and respecting their personal and family time. This year I have had the capability of splitting campuses to better determine positive or negative responses and perhaps to better explore reasons and appropriate responses. In another pleasing result, for all students across all performance areas, the overall rating for satisfaction was above the state and like school means for our student body. In performance areas of school climate and resources, the student satisfaction was above state and like school means and for pedagogy; students listed a satisfaction statistically significantly above like school mean. In summary, our broader school community can be very proud of these results as they reflect a combined staff, student and parent contribution and is, I am sure, a reflection on the positive professional learning climate that together we have created at Chancellor State College.
College Profile Chancellor State School was established in 1997 with 149 students attending the school in the first year of operation. By 2003, the school had grown to 920 students from Preschool to Year 7. As a result of rapid growth in the Sippy Downs area, Chancellor State College was established in 2004. Chancellor State College is now made up of the existing State School, the Middle School which opened in 2004 and the Senior campus which was officially opened by the Premier in 2006. The Primary Campus and the Secondary Campus are separated by 4km, using road transport; however only 1km apart with pedestrian and cycle ways through the University of the Sunshine Coast. Chancellor State College is a co-educational facility with currently 1746 students enrolled from Preschool to Year 12. By 2012, the College will cater for approx 2200 students from Prep Year to Year 12. Chancellor State College is located within the publicly acknowledged ”Educational Precinct” of Sippy Downs on the Sunshine Coast, approximately 90km north of Brisbane. The two College campuses are 8km from Mooloolaba, a popular beach and designated major tourist area for the Sunshine Coast and are approximately 12km from the regional retail and employment centre of Maroochydore. Curriculum Offerings As shown elsewhere on our website, Chancellor State College has a unique integrated curriculum based on the eight key learning areas from Prep to Year 9. The Senior program of study offers multiple pathways through Queensland Studies Authority accredited programs. Within the Sippy Downs Educational Precinct, Chancellor State College has a unique partnership with the University of the Sunshine Coast, supporting both student academic pathways and staff professional development. Education Queensland, in partnership with the University of the Sunshine Coast has established a floor of the ICT Centre which is dedicated to staff professional development and state of the art ICT resources for the integration of ICT’s into learning. Chancellor has benefited by this partnership through professional opportunities for staff, opportunities for students and by becoming a trial school for Laptops for Teachers, including the establishment of a wireless network across our 2 campuses and throughout this ICT facility at the University. This focus has driven the ICT agenda at Chancellor State College and led to the promotion of Chancellor State College as a Gateway to the ICT Industry School. Strings, woodwind and percussion are all available from year 5 – Yr 12. The College features a Primary Campus Concert Band, a Secondary Campus Concert Band, a Jazz Band, a Woodwind Ensemble and a Strings Ensemble. The Sports Precinct (joint venture with the University of the Sunshine Coast) include: rugby union, basketball, futsal, athletics, touch footy and netball. We also have a permaculture garden that is part of our Sustainable Futures initiative. Social Climate Chancellor State College has a focus on becoming a leader in developing a global learning community. This focus ensures that students are respected as individuals and that life long learning is a focus for our engagement with the wider community. As demonstrated elsewhere on our website, there are links to the College Charter which highlights our focus on the individual and caring for staff, students and families as unique contributors in our partnership that focuses on preparing young people for a changing and dynamic world. Our emerging International Program is an important aspect of this focus. The offering of a second International Teaching Fellow position, which was again filled by a State University of New York (Cortland Campus) graduate on our secondary campus, contributed significantly to further internationalising our workforce. Parents and the Community We have a strong volunteer body of approximately 400 parents who help regularly at the College in a variety of capacities. Their help is celebrated annually with a Morning Tea and certificate presentation. Chancellor State College is well connected to its community and school events are well supported by the broader community. The P&C Committee ensures that items for discussion and relevant reports are presented at the monthly meeting. These meetings are always well-represented across the campus by parents and new members are strongly encouraged to attend. The School Council meet once a term and have been responsible for developing our Partnership Agreement which is the College Strategic Plan 2006 – 08. Our Staff ProfileQualifications of teachers 
Expenditure on and teacher participation in professional development
The total funds expended on professional development in 2007 was $132 000. The major focus of these professional development initiatives included: Involvement of Teaching staff in Professional Development
The involvement of the teaching staff in professional development during 2007 was 84%. Proportion of staff retained from previous school year From the end of the 2006 school year, 86% of staff were retained for the entire 2007 school year. Average Staff AttendanceFor permanent and temporary staff and school leaders, the staff attendance rate for 2007 was 96% Performance of our Students 2007 | Results in the Year 2 Diagnostic Net, 2007 | | Performance measures: percentage of students not requiring additional support | | Strands | Result (%) | | 2007 | | Reading | 79% | | Writing | 87% | | Number | 87% |
Reading, writing and numeracy results for the Queensland Year 3, 5 and 7
Literacy and Numeracy Tests, 2007 | | Strands | Measures | Results | | Year 3 | Year 5 | Year 7 | | Reading | Average score for school | 543 | 615 | 670 | | Average score for Queensland | 527 | 606 | 672 | Percentage of students
at school above national benchmark 2007 | 95% | 87% | 85% | Percentage of students
at school above national benchmark 2006 | 96% | 81% | 88% | | Writing | Average score for school | 529 | 620 | 670 | | Average score for Queensland | 523 | 600 | 681 | Percentage of students
at school above national benchmark 2007 | 91% | 98% | 93% | Percentage of students
at school above national benchmark 2006 | 96% | 98% | 98% | | Numeracy | Average score for school | 536 | 600 | 660 | | Average score for Queensland | 521 | 588 | 648 | Percentage of students
at school above national benchmark 2007 | 90% | 89% | 87% | Percentage of students
at school above national benchmark 2006 | 93% | 93% | 84% |
Average Student Attendance rate for 2007 at this school was 92%.
The school’s Average Student Attendance rate is generated by totalling the number of full (1.0) and part (0.5) days attended for all students (Total Number of Days Attended) and comparing this to the total of all possible days for students to attend (Total Number of Days Possible) expressed as a percentage. Other Key outcomesValue AddedAs an emerging P-12 dual campus facility, as an integral component of the Sippy Downs Educational Precinct, with the University of the Sunshine Coast as a key partner, Chancellor State College has again provided a diverse opportunity for the full range of our students. As demonstrated in this report, students are generally achieving at or above State mean and we look forward to this trend continuing as our first cohort of Year 12 graduates at the end of 2008 with the majority achieving the inaugural Queensland Certificate of Education. Our partnership with the University of the Sunshine Coast provides unprecedented opportunity for our students across this precinct. The choice of Chancellor as a laptop for teachers' trial has led to the creation of a unique digitally focussed learning environment that has supported professional learning for teachers and diverse learning opportunities for students across our dual campus environment. The inclusion of Chancellor State College as a Gateway to the ICT Industry school and our appointment as a mentor school to the Microsoft School of the Future Program prepares both teachers and students for 21st century learning. For further enquiries, please contact Evie Brown at
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Chancellor State College
Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs Qld 4556 (Secondary Campus)
Scholars Drive, Sippy Downs Qld 4556 (Primary Campus)
PO Box 7066, Sippy Downs Qld 4556
Phone: 07-54533222
Fax: 07-54533200 http://.chancellorsc.eq.edu.au |
