Dear Parents and Guardians

Welcome to the first Brisbane State High School newsletter for Term 2. I hope that there was the opportunity over the recent term break for some extra quality family time.

Term breaks are very important for both staff and students to refresh themselves and be fully prepared for returning to BSHS for another challenging and action-packed term.

Overall, I was very pleased with the outcomes of students across all year groups in all of the core aspects of school life at BSHS ie: in the academic, sporting and cultural fields. You will see evidence of this consistently in all of our newsletters, regardless of the time of year.

Currently NAPLAN results are being collated and analysed. The summary will be in the week 6 newsletter.

Every year, schools are required to produce and action an ‘Annual Implementation Plan’ which is in effect bringing the 4 year Strategic Plan to life with targets and goals.

A key focus this year has been the reviewing and clarifying of job descriptions for all staff, alignment of accountability across staff and an ongoing focus of what our core curriculum delivery values and strategies are. Additionally, we are spending significant time on reviewing our current weekly structure and timetable and I am confident that improvements will occur. As part of this process, you will be kept fully up to date with developments and consulted with, regarding any proposed changes. More details will follow in the next newsletter in Week 6, which will outline the community consultation process.

Overall students are attaining the targets and goals set in the Annual Implementation Plan ie: 90% or more of students in all year groups are receiving an excellence or very good grade for effort and behaviour and between 75% and 90% of students attaining an average grade of A/B. Areas for improvement are a higher percentage of students attaining straight A grades and also attaining excellence or very good grades for homework.

As always, if you have any queries please let me know. Your ongoing support for Brisbane State High School is fully appreciated.