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2016ANNUAL REPORT
120YEARS1896 2016
3Annual Report / 2016
Contents04 A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
05 WHO WE ARE
06 OUR ETHOS
07 2016 HIGHLIGHTS
10 OUTSTANDING RESULTS: VCE SUCCESS
12 NAPLAN RESULTS
16 OUR STAFF
18 OUR STUDENTS
19 PARENT SATISFACTION
21 FUTURE DIRECTIONS
22 FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
Fintona Girls’ School / great things come from a small package 4
debating, thereby emulating the School’s motto, Age Quad Agis, at the highest levels.
Stable enrolments and the enthusiastic participation of the community in all we offer, reflect a broad satisfaction with the School and its provision of a forward looking, creative and often personal and engaging education, capable of preparing students for the future.
It is a source of great pride to be a part of the Fintona community, a feeling I know I share with staff and students. The Annual Report gives us a chance to celebrate our achievements and look to the future for new directions and developments.
Suzy Chandler Principal
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
gives me great pleasure to present the 2016 Annual Report of Fintona Girls’ School. Although this is a
mandated requirement of government, it gives us a chance to consider our progress during the year in all areas of school life, including academic, staffing, co and extra curricula and buildings and grounds. It also contains information regarding future directions, both immediate and more distant.
In 2016 we celebrated 120 years of providing a first class education for young women and more latterly, boys in the ELC, giving us also a chance to reflect on the many changes the School had undergone over its lifetime and the many people who had contributed to it over that time.
Our students, once again, achieved outstanding results in both NAPLAN and the VCE and combined these with an extensive involvement in sport, music, drama, public speaking and
It
“WITH THE EXTRA ATTENTION WE PROVIDE IN A SMALL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, OUR GIRLS CONSISTENTLY ACHIEVE AMONG THE HIGHEST VCE AND NAPLAN RESULTS IN AUSTRALIA.”
WHO WE ARE
Fintona is an independent, non-denominational day school for girls, which is renowned for high academic and personal achievement.
Situated in the inner eastern suburb of Balwyn, we cater for girls from Prep to Year 12 and offer a co-educational early learning program for girls and boys. The International Baccalaureate is taught from ELC to Year 4.
Fintona holds fast to its motto Age Quod Agis - Do what you do well. From its commencement in 1896, Fintona has espoused the view that ‘girls can do anything’ and has encouraged students to be critical, independent thinkers empowered to take their place as active, effective citizens and leaders.
With the extra attention we provide in a small school environment, our girls consistently achieve among the highest VCE and NAPLAN results in Australia.
Our friendly, supportive and caring environment, together with our broad-based education programs, provide our girls with many experiences to stretch themselves beyond expectation and to cope with life beyond school.
Inspired by exceptional teachers, a Fintona girl will find the confidence to soar and achieve her highest academic and personal aspirations.
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Fintona Girls’ School / great things come from a small package 6
OUR ETHOS
Fintona student can be recognised as one who faces her life with the simple belief that to live is to learn. In every endeavour, she
aspires to do the very best she can. She is able to learn and work independently, yet enjoys the opportunity for interdependent and collaborative work. She holds secure moral principles and beliefs, believes in a healthy body, whilst remaining attuned to the intellectual, emotional and spiritual dimensions of her being.
As a communicator she is poised and confident, is largely self-directed but will ask for help, if needed. For her, the pursuit of excellence is assumed, not contrived, and she knows this innately. We hope that she accepts her limitations and believes
A that within those limits she can be inspired to make a difference. She nurtures a love of tradition and heritage whilst maintaining a positive vision for the future. She is protective and proud of the School’s reputation and her own and aspires to be truthful and kind in her interactions with others.
Her outlook is optimistic and global, essentially because she is tolerant and believes in the inherent decency of all people. She tries to look upon others as individuals rather than a crowd, and is respectful of difference. Like all people, we hope she understands that she has her faults, yet she also reflects on her own behaviour. In all aspects of her life, she eschews what is vulgar and mean-spirited, and directs herself to what is good and noble.
120Miss Annie Hughston with some of her students at Fintona when it was located in Burke Road, East Hawthorn, in 1917
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AGE QUOD AGIS - DO WHAT YOU DO WELL
2016 HIGHLIGHTS
120 YEARSFintona celebrated 120 years with a series of events including an Old Fintonians’ High Tea at Leonda by the Yarra, the launch of a history book “For the honour of our School” and a student celebration day where a commemorative whole school photo was taken.
A special edition of the Fintona File was produced in June featuring an historical timeline of the School’s achievements wrapped around the cover.
A 120 year logo was designed and featured on all marketing material.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCEThe VCE Class of 2016 achieved an impressive median ATAR of 93.9.
Our NAPLAN results were also exceptional. Overall, Fintona was ranked the third best performing independent girls’ school in Victoria, for both primary and secondary.
Ayla Edwards and Joanne So received a Premier’s Award for VCE Excellence in 2016; Ayla for Geography and Joanne for Accounting. Joanne was also offered a prestigious Sir John Monash Scholarship.
COMPETITIONSZoe Schwerkolt received a prestigious Bronze medal at
the International Physics Olympiad in Switzerland.
In the Science Talent Search competition, Fintona students received a total of 56 awards in both the Primary and Secondary Divisions. Eight projects involving twelve of these students were selected for entry into the prestigious BHP Billiton Science and Engineering Awards.
Fintona’s da Vinci Decathlon team was placed third in the State.
Gayatri Chaturvedi won the Elizabeth M. Butt Public Speaking award. The Junior section was won by Hannah Ogawa and
the Great Balloon debate was won by Jacqueline Xavier.
Four Latin students, Erika Valianatos, Chloe Bridgeman, Georgia Georgarakis and Anna Lin, received a State Placing in the Latin Reading Competition.
Aleen Dhaliwal received second place in the Year 7 Division of the National History Challenge for her stop motion video “Triumph or Tragedy”.
Maya Martin won second prize in the Indian Essay Competition organised by Celebrate India Inc.
Catherine Zheng, Yoria Shi and Caroline Pearce
achieved perfect scores in the Bebras IT competition. Fintona entered 16 teams achieving 14 awards including five distinctions and one high distinction.
In the Australian Maths Competition, Fintona received 17 High Distinctions, 55 Distinctions and 65 Credit Certificates. Shangyou Yang in Year 7 was placed in the top 0.3% nationwide. Zoe Schwerkolt received the honour of being the “Best in School”.
Jacqueline Motet achieved first place in the Senior Division of the 2016 Round 4 Spellmasters Competition.120 >>
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2016 was one of our strongest years in the Alliance Francaise Berthe Mouchette Poetry Competition with 33 students proceeding to the finals. Five students won major prizes: Sameena Pavri-Thomas (First Prize - Year 10), Ruby Tu (First Prize - Year 3), Chloe Shu (Second Prize - Year 3), Alana Dimopoulos (Special Mention - Year 7) and Judie Chen (Drawing Competition Winner - Year 6).
Mia Geljic won the first prize in the State and Sarah Burger won third place in a new French Oral competition organised by the Association of French Teachers in Victoria for Year 11-12 students.
CO-CURICULAR Fintona Rowing celebrated 30 years with a celebration dinner at The Boulevard restaurant.
The Year 7 Saturday netball team won the Grand Final in the Boroondara Netball Competition.
The Senior Basketball team won the Division 3 GSV Senior Basketball Tournament.
The Senior Volleyball team was placed in the top four schools in the GSV for Volleyball.
A series of soirees were introduced involving string, woodwind, percussion and brass instruments, piano and harp as well as voice.
The School play, Game of Tiaras was performed by Middle and Senior School students.
A Year 7 Battle of the Bands competition was introduced encouraging students to perform and arrange their own song.
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESThirteen students from Years 10 and 11 travelled to Peru spending 32 days as part of World Challenge.
Thirteen students of Japanese travelled to Japan as part of the Japan Study Tour.
During the 2016/17 summer holidays, 13 girls travelled to five different countries including Japan,
France, Indonesia, Canada and Scotland as part of Fintona’s language and cultural exchange programs and Study tours.
Fintona welcomed exchange students from Scotland, France, Germany, Indonesia and Japan.
COMMUNITY SERVICEFintona students organised a team for the Hawthorn branch of Relay for Life raising funds for the Cancer Council.
Parents, students and staff planted close to 1000 plants at Masons Reserve in Knox aimed at restoring food plants for native insects in particular solitary bees.
ELC students participated in the annual Pyjama Dress up day to raise funds for Mission Australia’s Winter Sleep-out campaign.
Fintona was a significant supporter of Wesley Mission’s Food for Families annual appeal and was featured in their 25 Faces for Food for Families campaign.
Fintona became a Resource Smart School with our first star from Resource Smart Schools, a Victorian Government Initiative helping schools become more sustainable.
SCHOOL COMMUNITYNew Parents to the School were invited to the New Parents’ Welcome Drinks.
ZOE SCHWERKOLT RECEIVED A PRESTIGIOUS BRONZE MEDAL AT THE INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS OLYMPIAD IN SWITZERLAND.
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Grandparent and Special Friends’ days, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day breakfasts and assemblies were organised in the ELC, Junior School and Middle School.
The ELC held its annual family picnic.
The Junior School held its annual A Touch of Tinsel picnic.
Fintona hosted a series of Parent Information Evenings on Cyber Safety, Unlocking your Child’s Genius, and Study Skills for Parents.
FINTONA PARENTS’ ASSOCIATIONThe Fintona Parents’ Association hosted its popular High Tea attended by mothers, daughters and grandmothers.
The Fintona Parents’ Association also hosted the Dads’ Beef and Burgundy Night.
Friends of Music hosted Cabaret Night which showcased the talents of students who performed a selection of songs taken from various musicals.
Friends of Rowing organised a Trivia Night and raised fuds for the purchase of a new quad skull.
BUILDINGSA new Junior School Discovery Centre opened in Term 1.
A Discovery Room was created in the Middle School for STEM activities.
The Beatrice Chilvers Library and Resource Centre in the Senior School was refurbished.
MARKETING & COMMUNITY RELATIONSA new website was launched.
A number of Assemblies were held throughout the year which involved intergenerational families of the Fintona community.
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OUTSTANDING RESULTS
2016 VCE HIGHLIGHTS AT A GLANCE
67% of students achieved an ATAR of 90+ placing them in the top 10% of the State
44% of students achieved an ATAR of 95+ placing them in the top 5% of the State
25% of students achieved an ATAR of 97+ placing them in the top 3% of the State
12% of students achieved an ATAR of
VCE SUCCESSFintona Girls’ School is renowned for consistently achieving outstanding VCE results, placing Fintona among the highest performing schools in Victoria as well as in the country. The VCE results from the Class of 2016 once again affirm our strong position.
WITH A MEDIAN ATAR OF 93.9, TWO THIRDS OF THE CLASS OF 2016 ACHIEVED AN ATAR OF 90+ AND 44% OF THE STUDENTS ACHIEVED AN ATAR OF 95+.
93.9%
99+ placing them in the top 1% of the State
Our 7 year median ATAR was 95.1
There were two perfect study scores of 50 achieved in Accounting and Geography
Median VCE Study score was 35 and 24.8% achieved a study score of 40+
The School Dux was Zoe Schwerkolt, achieving an ATAR of 99.90.
Zoe Schwerkolt
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2016 ATAR COMPARISON CHART
The following table is a comparison between Fintona’s 2016 ATARs and those of Victoria as a whole.
TERTIARY COURSES AND DESTINATIONS FOR THE CLASS OF 2016Fintona continued to have a very high placement of students in tertiary education. 100% of our students received a university offer and of these, 98% received an offer in the first round.
More than three quarters of the 2016 cohort (78%) received their first or second preference. The most popular university choice was, by far, the University of Melbourne and both the University of Melbourne and Monash University accounted for 74% of the offers received.
The most popular areas of study chosen were Commerce, Arts, Creative Arts/Design, Science and Biomedicine.
Monash University
25%
University of Melbourne
49%
La Trobe8%
RMIT12%
DeakinUniversity
2%SwinburneUniversity
2%
Australian Catholic University2%
Management/Commerce
31%
Arts 18%
Creative Arts/Design
13%
Science 13%
Medicine/Biomedicine
12%
Health and Behavioural
Sciences 8%
Engineering2%
Law2%
Architecture2%
By Tertiary Institution
for the Class of 2016
By Tertiary Courses
for the Class of 2016
10
0ABOVE
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NAPLAN RESULTS
he 2016 NAPLAN results, released on the MySchool website, place Fintona amongst the best
performing independent girls’ schools in Victoria for both primary and secondary. These excellent results are a reflection of the extra attention we provide in a small school environment as well as the dedication and commitment of our staff.
The following charts provide the percentage of Fintona students performing ABOVE the national minimum standard in Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation and Numeracy.
T HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Secondary School ranked third best performing independent girls’ school in Victoria
Junior School ranked third best performing independent girls’ school in Victoria
SOURCE: THE AUSTRALIAN, OCTOBER 1-2, 2016
independent girls’ school in Victoria
Top 3
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PROPORTION OF YEAR 3, 5, 7 AND 9 STUDENTS ACHIEVING ABOVE THE NATIONAL MINIMUM STANDARD IN 2016
SOURCE: NAPLAN DATA SERVICE, 2016
NAPLAN RESULTS
YR 3
100 100 100 100
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
90
92
94
96
98
100
YR 3
100 100 100 100
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
90
92
94
96
98
100
YR 3
100 100 100 100
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
90
92
94
96
98
100
YR 3
100 100 100 100
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
90
92
94
96
98
100
YR 3
100 100 100 100
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
90
92
94
96
98
100
READING WRITING
SPELLING GRAMMAR &PUNCTUATION
NUMERACY
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2016 NAPLAN RESULTS FOR YEARS 3, 5, 7 AND 9
The following charts shows Fintona’s median NAPLAN results compared to the Australian schools’ median for each NAPLAN category. The performance of our students was substantially above the Australian schools’ median for each category and at every year level tested.
SOURCE: MYSCHOOL WEBSITE WWW.MYSCHOOL.EDU.AU
NAPLAN RESULTS
400
YR 3
FINTONA
STATE
556
600
636 625
426
500
541
581
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
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READING
400
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503
552
593614
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450
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WRITING
400
YR 3
517
567
619638
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580
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400
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599 599
646 642
436
505
540
569
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
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GRAMMAR &PUNCTUATION
400
YR 3
498
575
633
652
402
493
550
589
589
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
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700
NUMERACY
FINTONA
STATE
400
YR 3
556
600
636 625
426
500
541
581
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
READING
400
YR 3
503
552
593614
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476
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549
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450
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WRITING
400
YR 3
517
567
619638
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493
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580
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450
500
550
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SPELLING
400
YR 3
599 599
646 642
436
505
540
569
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
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650
700
GRAMMAR &PUNCTUATION
400
YR 3
498
575
633
652
402
493
550
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
NUMERACY
FINTONAALL OTHER SCHOOLS
400
YR 3
556
600
636 625
426
500
541
581
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
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400
YR 3
503
552
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517
567
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493
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450
500
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400
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599 599
646 642
436
505
540
569
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
GRAMMAR &PUNCTUATION
400
YR 3
498
575
633
652
402
493
550
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450
500
550
600
650
700
NUMERACY
400
YR 3
FINTONA
STATE
556
600
636 625
426
500
541
581
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500
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400
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552
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400
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599 599
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FINTONA
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YR 3
556
600
636 625
426
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581
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400
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517
567
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450
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400
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599 599
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450
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400
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498
575
633
652
402
493
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450
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700
NUMERACY
FINTONAALL OTHER SCHOOLS
400
YR 3
556
600
636 625
426
500
541
581
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
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400
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552
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FINTONA
STATE
556
600
636 625
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YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
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400
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503
552
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652
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FINTONA
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556
600
636 625
426
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581
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498
575
633
652
402
493
550
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450
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NUMERACY
FINTONAALL OTHER SCHOOLS
400
YR 3
556
600
636 625
426
500
541
581
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
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650
700
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400
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552
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NUMERACY
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FINTONA
STATE
556
600
636 625
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541
581
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
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550
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READING
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YR 3
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552
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476
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567
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646 642
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633
652
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550
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FINTONA
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YR 3
556
600
636 625
426
500
541
581
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
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503
552
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YR 3
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567
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575
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652
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NUMERACY
FINTONAALL OTHER SCHOOLS
400
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556
600
636 625
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500
541
581
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
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550
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593614
421
476
515
549
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
WRITING
400
YR 3
517
567
619638
420
493
543
580
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
SPELLING
400
YR 3
599 599
646 642
436
505
540
569
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
GRAMMAR &PUNCTUATION
400
YR 3
498
575
633
652
402
493
550
589
589
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
NUMERACY
FINTONA
STATE
400
YR 3
556
600
636 625
426
500
541
581
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
READING
400
YR 3
503
552
593614
421
476
515
549
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
WRITING
400
YR 3
517
567
619638
420
493
543
580
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
SPELLING
400
YR 3
599 599
646 642
436
505
540
569
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
GRAMMAR &PUNCTUATION
400
YR 3
498
575
633
652
402
493
550
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
NUMERACY
FINTONAALL OTHER SCHOOLS
400
YR 3
556
600
636 625
426
500
541
581
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
READING
400
YR 3
503
552
593614
421
476
515
549
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
WRITING
400
YR 3
517
567
619638
420
493
543
580
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
SPELLING
400
YR 3
599 599
646 642
436
505
540
569
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
GRAMMAR &PUNCTUATION
400
YR 3
498
575
633
652
402
493
550
YR 5 YR 7 YR 9
450
500
550
600
650
700
NUMERACY
16 Fintona Girls’ School / great things come from a small package
Fintona, we believe that our teachers are one of our greatest assets. We are
very proud of our staff and recognise that they work enthusiastically to produce outstanding outcomes for their students. In 2016, the average staff attendance was 97.7% while the retention rate was 84% (this lower than usual figure is attributable to a number of long serving staff who retired at the end of 2016).
The Professional Learning attended by staff was part of the School’s Professional Learning Plan which aims to provide staff with the opportunities to strengthen their academic knowledge and teaching skills whilst at the same time encouraging participation in broader areas of interest.
Staff attended Professional Learning sessions outside the School on 122 days during the year.
As well as this, all staff attended Professional Learning sessions provided by experts in various fields, brought into the School for Staff Days at the start of each term and on other occasions during the year. Staff also attended a wide variety of conferences and seminars many of which were subject and VCE related but others dealt with such topics as Leadership, Anxiety, First Aid, Asthma Awareness and Anaphylaxis.
The average expenditure per staff member was $650.
At
OUR STAFF
17Annual Report / 2016
TEACHERS’ HIGHEST QUALIFICATIONS
1.2%
29.3%
67.1%
2.4%
DOCTORATE
MASTERS
BACHELOR
DIPLOMA
Our staff are highly qualified and enjoy working in a close and supportive community. There were a total of 82 academic staff and 35 support staff employed in 2016. 97.6% of our teaching staff have a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification.
18 Fintona Girls’ School / great things come from a small package
OUR STUDENTS
For approximately 600 students (including ELC), Fintona is a welcoming and safe environment where a sense of belonging and connectedness is experienced.
RETENTION RATE
Our student retention rate across the School is 94.5%.
ATTENDANCE RATES 2016Prep 94.9%
Year 1 95.7%
Year 2 96.8%
Year 3 95.5%
Year 4 95.2%
Year 5 96.1%
Year 6 95.3%
Year 7 95.6%
Year 8 94.2%
Year 9 93.4%
Year 10 94.9%
Year 11 94.0%
Year 12 94.1%
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PARENT SATISFACTION
roviding the best possible education for our students is Fintona’s primary objective. To help meet
this commitment, we undertook a Parent Satisfaction Survey through ISV (Independent Schools Victoria). Two surveys were conducted; one for the Junior, Middle and Senior Schools and another specifically for the ELC parents. Data was obtained from 234 respondents from the ELC through to Year 12.
The aim of the Parent Satisfaction Survey was to gain valuable feedback from parents, and to understand perceptions regarding the quality of the educational experience at Fintona.
The Parent Satisfaction Survey measured parents’ responses across eight domains including Curriculum/Academic Program, Quality of Teaching, Learning Outcomes, Pastoral Care, Discipline and Safety, Resources, Parental Involvement, Resources, and Year Transition. In addition, the survey asked parents the reasons for choosing Fintona and whether they would recommend Fintona to others.
The ELC specific survey included additional domains such as Personal Development, Social Development and Ethos.
Overall, the results demonstrate that Fintona parents have a very high satisfaction level in every domain at ELC, Primary and Secondary levels with the mean for each domain being considerably higher than the ISV reference group.
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“OVERALL, THE RESULTS DEMONSTRATE THAT FINTONA PARENTS HAVE A VERY HIGH SATISFACTION LEVEL IN EVERY DOMAIN AT ELC, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS”
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20 Fintona Girls’ School / great things come from a small package
On the whole parents commented positively on the following key areas of the School:
• Small class sizes which deliver a focused, personal and differentiated education
• A recognition of the individual as paramount to the School combined with encouraging a sense of community
• Consistently outstanding results amongst a group of non-selected students
• A real satisfaction with the breadth of the opportunities for students outside the classroom and a recognition that participation is the most important aspect
• A recognition that staff are always willing to go the extra mile to support students in their endeavours
• The curriculum provides exceptional educational opportunities enabling the fulfilment of students’ aspirations
• The teaching staff are committed, dedicated, approachable and excellent role models
• The vast majority of students are very happy at school, motivated to learn and feel a strong sense of belonging
• The ELC’s educational philosophy and strong reputation are the main reasons why parents send their children to our ELC
A recognition that staff are always willing to go the extra mile to support students in their endeavours.
PARENT SATISFACTION
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FUTURE DIRECTIONS
intona is committed to being an innovative teaching and learning organisation, while staying true to
its tradition of maintaining the building blocks of a good education; literacy and numeracy. Fintona staff, under the leadership of the Head of Curriculum and Staffing, constantly review their practices and methods and incorporate the creative ideas being developed within the educational field both within and outside Australia. We also stay informed about trends beyond school in the tertiary and employment sectors to empower our students to be able to take advantage of opportunities to operate in the 21st century global economy.
The Head of Curriculum and Staffing continued to implement our three year Teaching and Learning Strategy and in 2016, led the discussion around critical thinking and assessment and flagged the idea of a total audit of electives to occur in 2017. We farewelled a number of staff who were retiring after many years of service to the School and who have made an enormous contribution to its success. We also established our Development and Community Engagement Office.
Our Strategic Masterplan was put before the Boroondara Council and at the end of 2016 was still being assessed. We completed renovation
of the Junior School Music Room, the Year 3 classroom, the Junior School science and mathematics room and the Science Discovery Room for Year 5 and 6 students. We also completed the major renovation of the Senior School Resource Centre, much to the delight of the students and staff who use it. Once the Strategic Masterplan is endorsed by Council, we will begin the immediate task of developing our new science building.
At the end of 2016, Sally Clayton, retired as Head of the Junior School and we welcomed Eleni Goulas into that role. Prior to commencing in 2017, Eleni spent a great deal of time at the School, getting to know the community, spending time with Sally and generally immersing herself in the life of the Junior School. We are looking forward to her taking on the role formally in 2017 and to her contribution to the School.
As the School enters its 121st year, I am confident it will continue to ‘do what it does well.’
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22 Fintona Girls’ School / great things come from a small package
FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
he Finance and Administration team is responsible for providing information and process systems to
all layers of the School. It continually strives for efficiencies to best utilise the resources available to the School whilst meeting all statutory and compliance needs.
Fintona recorded another positive financial result for 2016 underpinned by consistently high student numbers and the School’s financial discipline. Over the course of 2016, the School maintained student numbers close to 600 with most year levels at or near capacity.
The School has been in a strong financial position for many years and 2016 continued to build on this position.
A number of infrastructure projects were completed in 2016, including the Science Discovery Room in the Middle School, the refurbishment of the Senior School library and the upgrade of the Junior School classrooms.
The IT department continued to provide support and services in line with its operational plan. Work commenced to upgrade the IT infrastructure around the School, including VOIP telephony, high speed internet and upgrading data back up and disaster recovery equipment.
The Maintenance department completed a number of special projects and continued to ensure the grounds were presented neatly and consistently maintained to an excellent standard.
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FINTONA RECORDED ANOTHER POSITIVE FINANCIAL RESULT FOR 2016 UNDERPINNED BY CONSISTENTLY HIGH STUDENT NUMBERS AND THE SCHOOL’S FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2016
Inner Circle Revenue Sources 2016
Outer Circle Expenses 2016
8%TeachingMaterials
9%Scholarships
4%Repairs &
Maitenance
6%Depreciation
84%Fees
64%EmploymentCosts
9%Other
13%GovernmentGrants
2%Other
1%Donations
MIDDLE & SENIOR SCHOOL 79 Balwyn Road Balwyn VIC 3103
Australia
ELC & JUNIOR SCHOOL
80 Balwyn Road Balwyn VIC 3103
Australia
Age Quod Agis
120YEARS1896
2016
P. (03) 9830 1388 E. [email protected] www.fintona.vic.edu.au
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