HSC, NAPLAN targets for every school, but principals warn of perverse outcomes
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Targets are set for HSC results, NAPLAN, attendance and wellbeing
Principals are concerned the targets will lead to perverse outcomesÂ
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Principals warn new school performance targets will lead to âperverseâ outcomes such as students being pressured to do easier HSC subjects, schools rejecting difficult or disabled kids, and parents being refused permission to take children out of school.
But the NSW Department of Education said the only reason schools would oppose the targets, introduced under the new School Success Model (SSM), would be if they wanted a âless transparent and accountable education systemâ.
by Christopher Harris
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Subscriber only Sydney s most overcrowded public schools are continuing to grow rapidly with those most in-demand exceeding their government-enforced enrolment caps by more than 1000 students. New Department of Education data shows schools already bursting at the seams are over the threshold including Carlingford West which has 1192 more students than recommended and Riverbank Public School in The Ponds, which has exceeded its cap by 1083 students. While the problem is biggest in the city s west, other schools including Cronulla and Chatswood high schools, are also overflowing and have enrolled 400 more students than it has space for. From mid-2019 the NSW government set a student population limit for each school based on its number of permanent buildings, preventing parents from enrolling their children in schools out of their immediate catchment area.