Flinders among top achieving schools in Qld
Congratulations to the Flinders graduates of 2009 whose outstanding results have been acknowledged in the Year 12 Outcomes report released this week.
The 2009 OP comparisons are released by the State Government through the Queensland Studies Authority, and were published in Brisbane’s The Courier-Mail and the Sunshine Coast Daily on June 1.
Flinders is delighted to be acknowledged for the outstanding 2009 Year 12 results, including recognition as the top school on the Sunshine Coast for students achieving an OP1-5.
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Top results at State Cross Country Championships
Flinders' regional cross country runners enjoyed great success at the State Championships held in July at St Paul’s College in Brisbane.
Grace Kaihau, pictured, ran an outstanding race in the 11yrs age group and finished in first place with a very fast time. She will compete at the National Championships later this term.
And on the Gold Coast this month, Year 11 student Emily Bird competed in an ultra team marathon, running for approximately 26 hours to complete the 96km course of the Kokoda Challenge.
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Champion netball school for 3rd year running
To cap off a stunning netball season, Mathew Flinders Anglican College has taken out the Sunshine Coast Secondary School Netball Competition’s Champion School trophy for the third successive year.
Congratulations to the more than 100 Flinders girls who have played their hearts out every Monday night since February, sometimes in extreme conditions. Five teams proressed to the Grand Finals, held at the Caloundra Indoor Sports Centre on Monday, June 7 with Flinders taking four of the five games.
Meanwhile, Flinders' netball development squad took out Division 3 of the Queensland Independent Secondary Schools Netball competition held over the June-July holidays. The team, consisting of 10 players from years 9 and 10, competed at the State Netball Centre over four days.
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1-1 Laptop Program equips students for real world
Technology has reshaped our world and to ensure students keep pace with the ever-changing digital environment, Matthew Flinders Anglican College is introducing an innovative 1 to 1 Laptop Program.
The project will see Flinders students from Years 7-12 provided with their own laptops in 2011, with the program extended to Years 5 and 6 students in 2012.
Matthew Flinders Anglican College Assistant Director of Curriculum, Mr Steve McLean, said discussions about moving towards a 1 to 1 Laptop Program first started at Flinders about six years ago.
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Flinders ranks among nation’s top 100 schools
Matthew Flinders Anglican College is one of only nine Queensland schools to be ranked among the nation’s top 100 schools by The Weekend Australian.
An article published on May 1-2 outlined the top achieving schools ranked by 2009 NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) results for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Flinders rated 89th for Reading based on the scores of Years 3 and 5 students.
While welcoming the recognition, Principal Anthony Vincent stressed that NAPLAN results were just one indicator of a school’s performance and should not be used solely by parents when deciding on a school’s suitability for their children. The NAPLAN was designed to monitor children’s progress and to plan for educational programs in schools, Mr Vincent said. “It is designed as a diagnostic tool but is used primarily by the media as a comparative one,” he said.
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