Hunter Sports High NAPLAN Results

12 February 2025

Ms JODIE HARRISON (Charlestown—Minister for Women, Minister for Seniors, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault)—There are many wonderful public schools across the Charlestown electorate. The students, teachers and staff work hard to excel. As we start in on a new school year, I wanted to highlight one particular achievement from the 2024 school year: Hunter Sports High at Gateshead has been named as a high-achieving school in the latest release of school-level NAPLAN results. Hunter Sports High was identified as one of the schools making a difference across NSW by the Australia Curriculum and Assessment Reporting Authority, highlighting consistently strong NAPLAN performance. Compared to schools with a similar background, Hunter Sports High's year 7 and 9 grades were above average across all NAPLAN testing, and student performance has been improving each year—particularly in literacy and numeracy. Principal Rachel Byrne credits the results to a data-driven approach identifying areas for improvement, personalised learning plans to meet the needs of individual students and a professional learning program for teachers. While I am sure these strategies are a big part of these results, we mustn't forget the importance of Rachel, her staff and the whole Hunter Sports High community in achieving these amazing results. My congratulations to you all!

 

A Community Recognition Notice is an opportunity for an MP to submit a short statement praising the work of an individual or group in the local community. If you have any ideas about people I can recognise with a Community Recognition Notice, please email and let me know!