Qld: Teachers slam school OP comparisons

AAP General News (Australia)
04-03-2006
Qld: Teachers slam school OP comparisons

Teacher representatives have criticised the release of a report .. comparing year 12
pass marks at secondary schools across Queensland.

The report .. released by the Queensland Studies Authority .. is designed to give parents
a snapshot of school performances.

It's released details of the OP scores at the state's 413 high schools .. the first
time in 12 years they've been published.

The report shows small rural state schools have often outshone their city counterparts
.. while some of the most exclusive colleges didn't rank in the top 100.

It also reveals all-girls schools performed better than most all-boys schools.

But Queensland Teachers Union president STEVE RYAN says the figures are deceptive ..

and shouldn't be used by parents to choose schools for their children.





Brisbane Girls Grammar School topped the list with 96 per cent of last year's 215 Year
12 students scoring OP scores of between one and 15.

It was followed by Brisbane Boys Grammar .. with 93 per cent.

The Southport School .. the most expensive school in the state with fees of up to 13
thousand dollars a year .. recorded 72 per cent.

That's been matched by schools in regional areas .. including Mackay North .. Dalby
and Mansfield state high schools.

The prestigious Gold Coast boys' college didn't rank in the top 100 schools academically.

AAP RTV nt/sc/goc/bart

KEYWORD: SCHOOLS (BRISBANE)

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