Principal's message
2021 Satisfaction and Climate Survey Data
As part of our continuous effort to improve ACT schools, each year the Education Directorate invites all parents and carers, school staff and students in Years 4 to 12 to give feedback through the School Satisfaction & Climate Survey.
Your responses help to identify what we do well and how we can improve. The data will also be used to underpin school improvement practices and inform government priorities, as well as in research projects and longitudinal studies aimed at improving the quality of education services in the ACT.
Our 2021 results have recently become available. Last year, 127 (34.9%) of our parent/carers completed the online Survey. We are seeking ways to increase the number of parent/carers engagement (the Survey is usually made available in Term 3). Please contact me with any suggestions/feedback.
As a school we are celebrating some of the feedback we have received. Please see table below:
Questions to parent/carers |
2020 result |
2021 result |
Difference |
Staff at this school treat students with respect (agree/strongly agree) |
90.4% |
96% |
+5.4% |
My child feels safe at this school (agree/strongly agree) |
94.1% |
96.8% |
+2.7% |
Overall, I am satisfied with my child’s education at this school (agree/strongly agree) |
87.4% |
91.2% |
+3.8% |
My child is making good progress at this school (agree/strongly agree) |
83.7% |
90.4% |
+6.7 |
Our P&C run canteen has also received very positive feedback. 82.4% of our community agree or strongly agree that there is an ‘…availability of healthy food and drink’. With other ACT primary schools averaging 62.5%. A difference of +19.9%.
The results have also highlighted areas of improvement for the school. Please see table below:
Questions to parent/carers |
2020 result |
2021 result |
Difference |
This school is active in seeking parents’ opinions and ideas for making important decisions (agree/strongly agree) |
73.3% |
67.2% |
-6.1% |
Diversity is recognised and celebrated at this school |
77.0% |
69.6% |
-7.1% |
We are currently continuing to review the data and will be working with families in Term 2 with the aim of developing our strategies when seeking parents’ opinions and celebrating diversity.
Thank you to those parent/cares who participated.
Easing of student COVID-19 restrictions in ACT public schools
Following the further easing of COVID-19 restrictions across the ACT, the Education Directorate has worked with ACT Health to review their plans that set out measures in place to minimise the transmission of COVID-19 in ACT public schools.
From 21 March, school bands, orchestras, choirs and performance rehearsals will be able to resume without our students needing to remain in their cohorts.
School sports can also resume without cohorting restrictions.
Face to face school assemblies and performances will also be allowed for students. At this stage parents are unable to attend in person but where possible and upon request, schools can make recordings of these events available for parents.
Overnight excursions can also resume with a two-night limit for interstate excursions. Schools will need to prepare a COVID-safe plan for each excursion.
Due to the easing of some restrictions, as of next week the students will have the option to choose where they would like to play. We will not have designed play areas however, the stagged breaks will continue for the rest of Term 1.
Erin Minehan
Acting Principal