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The following information is supplied in accordance with Education Queensland guidelines, for parents and members of the community.

Beechmont State School is a co-educational Government run school under the direction of Education Queensland.

Our address is 1922 Beechmont Road, Beechmont, 4211.

Enrolments are reported at each monthly  P&C Meeting. If you require the current enrolment data, please contact the School. As at 11.03.09, our enrolment is;

Staff Qualifications: Click here for information about the qualifications our Staff have.Staff Qualifications 2.doc 40.00 KB

Our School offers a number of distinctive curriculum opportunities:

Rich Task. A Rich Task is when a number of subjects are combined into a single course of study that presents a problem for the children to solve. It is based on developing Thinking Skills in each child. It is much more than a Theme, as the children have a real problem or challenge to solve. The Rich task is also formally presented to the Parents at the end of each Term so they can see the learning that each class has obtained. For Term 1, each class will be looking at Multiculturalism. In Term 2 classes will be conducting a Systems Investigations and Human & Children's rights and Term 3 will see each class engaged in an Art exhibition highlighting the Multicultural perspectives of Australia..

A distinctive curriculum offering not explicitly mentioned on our Web-Site is our Year 7 Leadership Program (click on the link to see the photos of our Leaders Presentation Ceremony). This year long program is conducted by Year 7 teacher and Principal David Murphy. The Year 6 students also take part in this program by 'work shadowing' a Year 7 student when they are completing their Leadership Roles. Also in Term 4, the Year 6 students have their own 'Leadership' sessions to assist with their transition to becoming Year 7 Leaders the following year. 

VALUES: Values are a very distinctive part of the Beechmont experience. Respect, Tolerance, Acceptance of others, Honesty, Responsibility for your own actions, Care and Compassion are all values that are promoted and used by students, staff and the wider Beechmont Community. The teaching and modelling of these values is integral to making Beechmont School the special place it is. Why not have a look at us on this website? http://www.acsso.org.au/valgoodnews.htm

Other Curriculum offerings can be accessed at the curriculum pages of our website. Just click on the word curriculum above and, 'hey presto' you'll be there.

Extra-curricula activities offered are,

• Opti-MINDS Challenge
• Chess
• Running Club
• Choir
• Band
• Percussion Group

Other extra-curricula activities offered in the Community for Primary aged children are;

• Saturday Soccer
• Sunday Afternoon Tennis
• Dancing on a Saturday morning at the Hall

Staff Development priorities for 2009 are:

• Staff inserviced continually in ICT's for classroom and web site applications
• Staff obtaining their Pedagogical Certificates and Licences
• Reading Inservice
• Essential Learnings Inservice

School expenditure on external Staff Professional Development in 2007 was $7,901.27 or 26.59% of the School budget. Obviously a lot of other Professional Development was scheduled with Staff inservicing other Staff members when they returned from Professional Development.

Social climate of the School

Beechmont State School is more than just a school, we are a family. The 'Beechmont Experience' is a gift students take with them on their life journey.

Beechmont is unashamedly a real "Family School".  We don't just say that, we are that. Children have to spend a minimum of six hours a day here, so we have to provide another home for them, not just a school, but a home.

The staff are the children's parents for a big part of the day, so it is important that we teach them the necessary academic requirements as well as provide the love and support for them to grow as people in a safe, secure, caring and loving environment.

One of the most unique aspects of our School is the contact we maintain with past Pupils. Children may physically leave our School and move on to High School and other ventures, but we endeavour to keep in close contact, as best we are able with them all. Past pupils are often seen at our School as general Volunteers, as invited guests at our Leaders Presentation Ceremony, talking with Year 7's at Leadership Camp, as Adjudicators at our Public Speaking Competition or even as helpers at our Athletics, Cross Country  & Swimming Carnivals. This is something very special about Beechmont School.

Parent Involvement in our Family School

Parents, Grandparents and other significant adults in children's lives are always welcome at our School. Parents can be involved as

• Classroom helpers, not just Maths & English but any subject area
• Sport coaches
• Tuckshop Volunteer
• Office helper
• P&C volunteer
• Market Day helper
• Camp supervisor
• Garden volunteer
• Photographer at School functions
• Carnival of Words Reader
• Chess Club helper

IN FACT........ Parents, grandparents and other significant adults in children's lives are more than welcome to involve themselves in their children's education. That involvement is not ours as a School to decide, it is a joint decision. Talk to us about how you feel you can be involved in your children's schooling.

Average Student attendance rate for 2007 was 94%

Year 3, 5 & 7 Reading, Writing & Numeracy results - 2008

 If an area is high lighted in yellow, it means that we are above the State average & if you look at our scores we are doing pretty well.

SUBJECT	SCHOOL SCORE	STATE SCORE	% of Students above National Benchmark
Year 3 Reading	409	371.1	2008 = 95%
Year 5 Reading	506	466.1	2008 = 97%
Year 7 Reading	548	528.1	2008 = 100%.
Year 3 Writing Year 3 Spelling	387 359	391.8 366.7	2008 = 95% 2008 = 91%
Year 5 Writing Year 5 Spelling	480 477	468.9 462	2008 = 93%.  2008 = 97%.
Year 7 Writing Year 7 Spelling	502 522	522.7 528	2008 = 87%.  2008 = 94%
Year 3 Grammar & Punctuation	378	370.4	2008 = 100%
Year 5 Grammar & Punctuation	615	611
Year 7 Grammar & Punctuation	695	680
Year 3 Numeracy	388	367.9	2008 = 100%
Year 5 Numeracy	529	476.6	2008 = 100%
Year 7 Numeracy	541	518	2008 = 90%.
Year 2 Reading. % of students not requiring additional support	100%		N/A
Year 2 Writing. % of students not requiring additional support	100%		N/A
Year 2 Number. % of students not requiring additional support	100%		N/A

Parent Opinion Survey 2006 - 2008

Parent Satisfaction 2006-2008.pdf 9.62 KB

Student Opinion Survey 2006 - 2008

Student Satisfaction 2006-2008.pdf 9.59 KB

Staff Opinion Survey 2006 - 2008