• DPS current enrolment is 351.

• Enrolment has been decreasing each year (2017 - 393; 2018 -408; 2019 - 379; 2020 - 358)

• The current enrolment at Dundas Public School (K-6) is 351. The school enrolment numbers continue to decline, however, an increased Kindergarten cohort have enrolled for the 2021 school year. Compliance with the Enrolment of Students in NSW Government Schools policy has had a significant impact on non-local enrolment numbers.

• The school has 70% of students identified as LBOTE (Language Background Other Than English). The number of students identified as having English as an Additional Language/Dialect and requiring support is 96. There are currently 5 students who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander enrolled at Dundas Public School.

• Value added data K-3 is excelling, Years 3-5 shows excelling, Years 5-7 is delivering

• The External Validation report panel in 2019 stated that we were delivering in Student Performance Measures.

Reading

• In 2019, 46.6% of students at Dundas Public School achieved in the top two bands of NAPLAN. This extends a decline from 2016 where 53.5% of students achieved in the top two bands. To achieve our 2022 Target (57.6%) we will need an uplift of 11% from our 2019 results.

• In 2019, 67.3% of students achieved expected growth. This was 9.3% above the State Average for expected growth & 0.7% below the SSSG average. The achievement for expected growth in 2019 is 4.5% below Dundas Public School's target baseline. The 2019 result for expected growth is a 5.25% decrease from the 2018 result of 72.55%. To achieve the expected growth target by 2022 a 7% uplift is needed.

Numeracy

• In 2019, 46.15% of students achieved in the top two bands in Numeracy for NAPLAN. This continues a positive trend in data from 38.9% of students in 2017, resulting in an uplift of 7.25%. Dundas Public School has achieved above both State (34.6%) and SSG (44.6%) averages for students in the top two bands in 2019. To achieve the 2022 target of 48% an uplift of 1.85% is needed.

• In 2019, 70.0% of students achieved at or above expected growth in Numeracy for NAPLAN. This continues a positive trend in data from 2017 with an increase of 10.35% students achieving at or above expected growth. The lower target bound for Dundas Public School in 2022 is 68.1% and the upper bound is 73.1% of students achieving expected growth in Numeracy. The target baseline data indicates that 64.9% of students are achieving expected growth in Numeracy.

Attendance

• Overall, attendance rates have declined over time with a decrease of 1.4% over 5 years. There has been an extensive amount of work invested in aligning teacher practice and school communication with parents to attendance policies from 2018-2020. Whilst the quantitative data may not reflect the work that has been completed, the school is confident in the stringent processes in place to ensure students are being monitored and tracked for attendance when identified as being at risk.

Wellbeing

• Whilst the data from the TTFM survey indicated positive results, it is important to note that only 23% of students completed the survey in 2020 from Years 4-6. This sample size does not necessarily give a true or accurate snapshot of informed data for future planning. Covid-19 and the impact of at-home learning had a significant impact on the delivery of the survey to students.

• Staff head count- 36

• Allocated FTE (full time equivalent) – 27.74

• Staff 82.5% female, 17.5% male

• The school has 3 Assistant Principals and 1 Principal. There are currently 14 classroom teachers. The EAL program is funded for 1.0FTE and the Learning Support Program for 0.9FTE. SASS allocation is 3.2FTE, inclusive of the GA position.

• The school funds additional SLSO support and teacher support to implement the innovative collaboration model of professional learning.

• In 2020, two temporary teachers were allocated Beginning Teacher funding.

• The school currently hosts an additional School Counsellor, privately funded and employed by Learning Links. The additional school counsellor was onsite 0.2FTE in 2020.

• Consolidated Funds School budget allocation-90% of consolidated funds were budgeted and planned for.

• School and Community Funds - 76% of funds were budgeted and planned for.