2025 Annual Report to the School Community - School Context, Performance Summary and Key Terms

Sep 20, 2026

2025 Annual Report to the School Community for Keysborough Secondary College outlines how the school meets Victorian registration minimum standards under the Victorian Institute of Teaching and VRQA requirements, and confirms alignment with Child Safe Standards under Ministerial Order 1359. The report explains how to read the document, detailing the About Our School, School Context, strategic progress, Performance Summary, and Learning, Wellbeing, and Engagement measures. It also defines key terms such as Similar Schools, NDP/NDA, and the Victorian Curriculum, including Levels A to D and assessment approach.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages17

Reading Time43 min

AccessFree to download

How to read the Annual Report

About Our School commentary

Performance Summary

Key terms used in the Performance Summary

Updates to the Performance Summary in the 2025 Annual Report

About Our School

School context

2025 Annual Report to the School Community School Name: Keysborough Secondary College (8867) • all teachers at the school meet the registration requirements of the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) • the school meets prescribed Minimum Standards for registration as regulated by the Victorian Regulation and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) in accordance with the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) (this includes any exemption granted to this school by the VRQA, for the most recent calendar year, in relation to minimum student enrolment numbers and/or the curriculum framework requirement to deliver a languages program) • the school meets the requirements of the Child Safe Standards as prescribed in Ministerial Order 1359 – Implementing the Child Safe Standards – Managing the risk of child abuse in schools (PDF) . Attested on 28 April 2026 at 02:09 PM by Natalie Fode (Principal) • As executive officer of the school council, I attest that this 2025 Annual Report to the School Community has been tabled and endorsed at a meeting of the school council and will be publicly shared with the school community. Attested on 30 April 2026 at 10:31 AM by Natalie Fode (Principal) How to read the Annual Report What does the About Our School commentary section of this report refer to? The ‘About our school’ commentary provides a brief background on the school and an overview of the school’s performance over the previous calendar year. The ‘School Context’ describes the school’s vision, values, and purpose. Details include the school’s geographic location, size and structure, social characteristics, enrolment characteristics, and special programs. The ‘Progress towards strategic goals, student outcomes, and student engagement’ section allows schools to reflect on highlights related to implementation of and progress towards the School Strategic Plan and Annual Implementation Plan, and efforts to improve student learning, wellbeing, and engagement. What does the ‘Performance Summary’ section of this report refer to? The Performance Summary includes the following: • School Profile o student enrolment information o the school’s ‘Student Family Occupation and Education’ category o responses to the General Satisfaction area of the Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Opinion Survey o school staff responses to the School Climate area of the School Staff Survey • Learning o English and Mathematics for Teacher Judgements against the curriculum o Reading and Numeracy proficiency levels for National Literacy and Numeracy tests (NAPLAN) o Reading and Numeracy relative growth for National Literacy and Numeracy tests (NAPLAN) o Senior Secondary Completions and mean study score • Wellbeing o student responses to the Sense of Connectedness area in the Student Attitudes to School Survey o student responses to the Management of Bullying area in the Student Attitudes to School Survey • Engagement o how many exiting students go on to further studies or full-time work o how many Year 7 students remain at the school through to Year 10 o average absence days per student o student attendance rate Key terms used in the Performance Summary are defined below: Similar Schools Similar Schools are a group of Victorian government schools with similar characteristics to the school. This grouping of schools has been created by comparing each school’s socio-economic background of students, the number of non-English speaking students and the school’s size and location. NDP and NDA ‘NDP’ refers to no data being published for privacy reasons or where there are insufficient underlying data. For example, very low numbers of participants or characteristics that may lead to identification will result in an ‘NDP’ label. ‘NDA’ refers to no data being available. Some schools have no data for particular measures due to low enrolments. There may be no students enrolled in some year levels, so school comparisons ar

FAQs

What does the “About our school” commentary section cover in the 2025 report?

It provides brief background on the school and an overview of the school’s performance over the previous calendar year, including the school’s vision, values, and purpose.

What areas are included in the Performance Summary section?

It includes School Profile, Learning, Wellbeing, and Engagement indicators such as enrolment details, curriculum teacher judgements, NAPLAN proficiency and growth, senior secondary completions, survey measures, attendance, and student destinations.

How are “Similar Schools,” “NDP,” and “NDA” defined in the report?

Similar Schools groups Victorian government schools with comparable characteristics. NDP means no published data for privacy or insufficient underlying data; NDA means no data is available, including where low enrolments prevent comparisons.

Sep 20, 2026

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