2024 School Year
August 2024
Dear parents/caregivers,
Celebrating Excellence in Education at Campbell Primary School
Campbell Primary School continues to excel in both academic and non-academic areas. It is with great pride that I share these results and achievements with the community.
Academic Achievements
Below you can see the outstanding results achieved by our current Year 3 and 5 students in NAPLAN. Our students have achieved above expected mean in 4 out of the 5 domains tested. The school’s average mean compared to like schools’ average mean is higher in all areas. These are exceptional results for our students. I wish to congratulate all of our students on their results and thank all staff at Campbell Primary School for their commitment to providing a highly connected and engaging education.
The tables below show that once again we have achieved above our like schools in all areas tested for both the Year 3 and Year 5 cohort. This is an outstanding achievement for our students.
NAP Science Assessment
Recently our Year 6 students took part in an opt in Science Literacy assessment. A summary of the results has been prepared by Mr Dietrich and is below. We are extremely proud of our Year 6 students; they have achieved so well. Furthermore, the results provide testimony to the strength of the Science programme offered at Campbell Primary School.
What is Science Literacy?
Science literacy is the ability to understand, interpret, and engage with scientific concepts and processes. It involves more than just knowing facts; it’s about understanding how science works, being able to evaluate scientific information, and applying this knowledge to make informed decisions in everyday life.
Five levels of proficiency [levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] have been defined for NAP Science Literacy, and are described in the table below. The proficient standard in science literacy for Year 6 is the boundary between levels 2 and 3.
Results from the NAP Science Literacy Testing
Figure 1: NAP Science Literacy Average Results 2024
As can be seen from Figure 1, Campbell Primary School Year 6 students performed above the national average for test proficiency scores, performing at a higher level than the national average by 35 percentage points. The average score for Western Australia in 2023 was 410. Campbell Primary School students are currently exceeding both state and national achievement levels.
Campbell Primary School [72% of students] outperformed the national [57% of students] 2024 average for the benchmark standard proficiency level of 3 or above.
Non – Academic Achievement – Highlights for Term 3
Our highly talented specialist teachers continue to offer outstanding educational programmes and offer extra curricula opportunities for our students.
Last week highlighted this with the following events:
Wakakirri Concert Perth Concert Hall
Wakakirri is a nationwide festival for Australian schools that provides opportunity for students to express their thoughts, ideas and aspirations through the art of storytelling and dance. Once again, our dance troupes performed beautifully at the Wakakirri concert. The students’ performance was based on the Lion King story, it was moving and technically outstanding, again this is testimony of Miss Roberts skill as a dance specialist teacher. It was such a privilege to be there and observe our very talented students. Many thanks to Mrs O’Connor also who worked tirelessly each week with Miss Roberts in order to prepare the students for this prestigious event.
School Sport WA – Champions Cup
After a successful Winter Carnival, our A grade netballers were invited to participate in the School Sport WA Champions Cup against schools across WA. These students have shown strong commitment and dedication with many before school, recess and lunchtime training sessions, and strategic meetings in the lead up.
Last week our amazing team finished overall 1st in their pool, after winning their first 4 games, qualifying them for the semi-final. Unfortunately, we lost the semi-final game, but an incredible achievement for our group.
Thank you to Miss Mews for preparing our students for this event and to Miss Edwards for stepping in as game day coach whilst Miss Mews was coordinating the event.
Year 6 Band
Our Year 6 Campbell Band performed beautifully at our last assembly. I applaud Miss Harvey, our dedicated IMMS teachers and the students for their commitment to the band.
Interschool Cross Country
Congratulations to the interschool cross country team. The students finished 2nd which is a remarkable achievement. Thank you to Miss Mews for preparing the students so well through the running club.
Once again, our students were congratulated by their peers upon their return to school.
To acknowledge and celebrate the Campbell PS staff commitment to excellence in all areas members of staff and community contributed to Campbell Primary School’s nominations for the 2024 WA Education Awards. We have nominated for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Excellence in Leadership. We will be advised if we have been shortlisted by late September/early October. Regardless of the outcome I want to express how incredibly proud I am of the staff, students, and community at Campbell PS. The collective efforts of all lead to highly successful outcomes and wellbeing for our students. It is a privilege to lead this wonderful school.
Kind regards
Ms Lynne Bates
Principal