Student attendance

When expressed as a percentage of the actual school days attended by students in Years 1 to 10 compared to the number of possible school days for these students, the overall attendance rate for 2016 was 94%.

The absentee follow up procedure is as follows: If the parents/carers have not notified the School for the reason of the absence, the front office will ring the parents and ask for a reason for the student’s absence. If a reason is not given, the parents are reminded, in writing that it is school policy for them to either phone or provide a written note. The Home Room teacher marks, manually, in the roll book all absences and whether a note has been received or not. The absences are also recorded electronically in School Pro.

Qualifications of Teaching staff and workforce composition

All teachers at Hope Christian College are registered with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia and have a teaching qualification from an accredited higher education authority. All staff members, teaching and non-teaching, have current Working With Children cards.

Below is a summary of all the teacher qualifications held by the teaching staff of Hope Christian College.

Number of teachers: 23 in 2016
Foundation member [WACOT]: 1
3 Year Degree/ Diploma: 0
4 Year Degree/Diploma: 22
The total average staff attendance for 2016 was 93%

Below is the table representing the total workforce at Hope Christian College in 2016.

Satisfaction with the School

In 2016 we held an independent student survey for students from Years 4 to 12. Below is a summary of the results.

Executive Summary

Compared with the overall benchmark which consisted of a representative sample across Australia of 10,000 students' responses, your school was:
• Considerably higher than the overall benchmark for each of the areas
• Overall, your school was 12.6% higher the national benchmark

Hope Christian College was compared with specific benchmarks which consisted of a representative sample across Australia of 5,000 students' responses, who were from Independent Schools across Australia. Your school was:
• Considerably higher than the selected benchmark for each of the key areas
• Overall, your school was 12.2% higher than the selected benchmark of Independent Schools within Australia

Hope Christian College's Results (N=185) compared with National Representative Sample (N=10,000)

Your school's results have been compared with the National Benchmark Means, which are derived from a representative sample of students within schools in Australia. The final column shows the difference between Hope Christian College's results and the National Benchmark. Blue percentage scores indicate that your school is higher than the benchmark.

Hope Christian College's Results (N=185) compared with Independent Schools (N=5,000)

Your school has been compared with a sample of 5,000 students who have completed the Student Satisfaction Survey and are from the following school type:
• Independent Schools within Australia

The following table displays your school in comparison to the selected National School Surveys benchmark data, which is a representative sample of 5,000 students within Independent schools in Australia. The final column shows the difference between Hope Christian College's results and the Independent Schools Mean. Blue percentage scores indicate that your school is higher than the benchmark.

Your school's Top 10 Strengths (compared with benchmark)

Student Outcomes in Standardised National Literacy and Numeracy Testing [NAPLAN]

In 2016 our Years 3,5,7, and 9 sat the NAPLAN tests, overall the results were pleasing, indicating where individual students were individually, with many of the students showing very pleasing growth over time.

Included hereunder are the students overall results:

School income broken down by funding source

Below is a graph of the percentages of the School’s funding. You will notice that 83% of our funding is derived from Government sources and for this we are most grateful.

Income Breakdown 2016

Mr. Peter Stone
Principal, Hope Christian College