KING ISLAND DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Our Kinder to Grade 9 Transition was held on Monday, with students getting a sneak peak at their classrooms and teachers for 2024.
Staff are preparing and sharing information to ensure a positive start to the new school year for all students. Grade 10 students visited Hellyer College to participate in Orientation Day last week for their Transition Program. Grade 9 students joined the excursion and had the opportunity to visit businesses – including Elphinstone and Harbro Engineering – as part of their My Education Program. Huge thanks to Jenny Holbrook, Peta McFadzean and Chris Green for accompanying the group.
THE annual Swimming Carnival was held last week. Along with traditional Grade 3/10 involvement, this year we included Prep/Grade 2 students with their own carnival.
Events were tailored to all ability levels and everyone who participated did so with enthusiasm and sportsmanship.
The cheering for both houses throughout the day was excellent. Thank you to Abbey Morris, for organising the event, and to all the staff who assisted. Congratulations to Bronzewing for being the 2023 winning House.
STAFF and I have been completing our Annual Review. We have achieved some outstanding results.
• 100 per cent of Kinder students achieved all KDC Markers, compared to a 59 per cent average for other Tasmanian schools.
• 100 per cent of Prep students achieved the expected Reading standard, compared to 87 per cent in Tas schools.
• 100 per cent of Grade 1 students achieved one-year growth in Maths, compared to 79 per cent in Tas schools.
• 100 per cent of Grade 2 students achieved one-year growth in Reading, compared to 80 per cent in Tas schools.
• 86 per cent of Grade 3 students achieved one year growth in Maths, compared to 79 per cent in Tas schools.
• 100 per cent of Grade 4 students achieved one-year growth in Reading, compared to 84 per cent in Tas schools.
• 83 per cent of Grade 5 students achieved one-year growth in Maths, compared to 79 per cent in Tas schools.
• 93 per cent of Grade 6 students achieved one-year growth in Reading, compared to 81 per cent in Tas schools.
• 100 per cent of Grade 7 students achieved one-year growth in Reading, compared to 73 per cent in Tas schools.
• 100 per cent of Grade 8 students achieved one-year growth in Reading, compared to 81 per cent in Tas schools.
• 91 per cent of Grade 9 students achieved one-year growth in Reading compared to 77 per cent in Tas schools.
• 100 per cent of Grade 10 students achieved one-year growth in Maths compared to 78 per cent in Tas schools.
Congratulations to recent Aussie of the Month recipients.
Savannah Towns
Chase Bowling
Peyton Harvey
Hugh Lincoln
Milla Sutton
Kai Joubert
Lilly Sims