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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 2006.
College Profile Chancellor State Schoolwas 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. ChancellorState 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 1750 students enrolled from Preschool to Year 11. 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. Social Climate Chancellor StateCollege 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 an International Teaching Fellow position, which was filled by a State University of New York (Cortland Campus) graduate, on our primary Campus, was testament to this International focus. Parents and the Community Chancellor StateCollege has a successful Parent Involvement Program (PIP). There is one PIP representative for each class, across the whole College. They are parents/guardians and are responsible for communication to parents, as well as being a conduit for any other networking that parents/students require (such as coordinating the Class Buzz Book). 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 StateCollege 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. School Opinion Survey In the Key Question “are you very satisfied that this is a good school?” students responded measurably above the State and Like Schools Means. This vote of confidence is in response to the range of opportunities provided to students, the opportunity for students to participate in leadership through our Ministerial Model of Student Council, the implementation of Habits of Mind as a guide for personal accountability and success, and the Restorative approach to student management which ensures that responsibility and accountability are hand and hand with opportunity. In the 2006 School Opinion Survey, it has been identified that parents are increasingly satisfied in all seven areas of school performance. Satisfaction levels for Parents at Chancellor are above Like School and State means in every component. Chancellor State College boasts a professional and committed staff. Staff satisfaction levels across every aspect of the Workplace Dimension State-wide School Survey were above the State Mean. The outcome of the 2006 School Opinion Survey is a huge vote of confidence in the direction of our new college within the dynamic and evolving Sippy Downs Educational precinct. Chancellor is developing a distinctive and innovative approach to teaching and learning from Prep to year 12, in collaboration with academics from the University of the Sunshine Coast as evidenced by the proposed Joint ventures and the outcomes achieved during 2006. The Chancellor State College website contains details, photos and curriculum frameworks that paint a broader picture of our progress since 1997. I welcome your interest in our journey and I invite your partnership in our future.
Our Staff Profile
Qualifications of teachers 
Expenditure on and teacher participation in professional development
The total funds expended on professional developmenet in 2006 was $108 410 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 2006 was 85%. Proportion of staff retained from previous school year From the end of the 2005 school year, 97% of staff were retained for the entire 2006 school year. Average Staff AttendanceFor permanent and temporary staff and school leaders, the staff attendance rate for 2006 was 92% Performance of our Students 2006 and 2005| Results in the Year 2 Diagnostic Net, 2006 | | Performance measures: percentage of students not requiring additional support | | Strands | Result (%) | | 2006 | | Reading | 76.9% | | Writing | 90.4% | | Number | 80.8% |
| Results in the Year 2 Diagnostic Net, 2005 | | Performance measures: percentage of students not requiring additional support | | Strands | Result (%) | | 2005 | | Reading | 81.5% | | Writing | 90.0% | | Number | 90.0% |
Reading, writing and numeracy results for the Queensland Year 3, 5 and 7 Literacy and Numeracy Tests, 2006 | | Strands | Measures | Results for 2006 | | Year 3 | Year 5 | Year 7 | | | | Reading | School average on Queensland Test | 549 | 608 | 682 | | Queensland average | 529 | 602 | 679 | | Percentage of students at school above national benchmark | 96% | 81.4% | 88% | | | | Writing | School average on Queensland Test | 538 | 625 | 694 | | Queensland average | 516 | 620 | 696 | | Percentage of students at school above national benchmark | 96% | 97.9% | 98% | | | | Numeracy | School average on Queensland Test | 561 | 607 | 664 | | Queensland average | 529 | 599 | 653 | | Percentage of students at school above national benchmark | 93% | 93% | 84% |
Reading, writing and numeracy results for the Queensland Year 3, 5 and 7 Literacy and Numeracy Tests, 2005 | | Strands | Measures | Results for 2005 | | Year 3 | Year 5 | Year 7 | | | | Reading | School average on Queensland Test | 559 | 624 | 691 | | Queensland average | 542 | 607 | 681 | | Percentage of students at school above national benchmark | 97.4% | 82.7% | 88.9% | | | | Writing | School average on Queensland Test | 523 | 599 | 743 | | Queensland average | 503 | 597 | 734 | | Percentage of students at school above national benchmark | 89.7% | 91.8% | 997.2% | | | | Numeracy | School average on Queensland Test | 566 | 620 | 653 | | Queensland average | 528 | 598 | 656 | | Percentage of students at school above national benchmark | 98.3% | 90.1% | 82.9% |
Average Student Attendance rate for Semester 1 at this school was 92.6%. 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. |
