DONGARA DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL

An Independent Public School

2016 SCHOOL REPORT

From the Principal

I am pleased to present the 2016 School Report. Dongara DHS experienced a very successful 2016

school year with our students achieving well academically, culturally and in the sporting arena. We again

received commendation from ACARA for demonstration of substantial above gains in our NAPLAN

results, this time for our 2016 year 5 and 9 students. ACARA identified and acknowledged schools

across Australia who demonstrated substantial improvement in both reading and numeracy. “On behalf

of ACARA, I would like to extend my congratulations to you and your school community on this

achievement. Gains of this magnitude are significant…” Robert Randall, CEO ACARA. One of our School

Business Plan focus areas is Support for All Students and these NAPLAN results clearly indicate that

the high quality of teaching and learning programs at Dongara DHS are having a positive impact on

Improved student outcomes. The school community is very proud of these academic achievements and they reflect the

commitment of our dedicated teachers and support staff, our supportive parents and the wider community.

We plan to ensure that our students are not disadvantaged due to geographical isolation. We provide out students with an

opportunity to expand and enrich their schooling experience through academic, sporting and cultural opportunities. In 2016

we experienced both primary and secondary sporting success at carnivals such as Interschool Swimming and Athletics, and

Inters School Cross Country. Some of our students went on to try out for state teams. Our year 7-10 DHS Country Week

Mixed Basketball Team won the Sportsmanship Award. Our YOH Festival Team once gain reached the state finals. Our

students achieved at a high level in a number of literary awards including Tim Winton Young Writers, Randolph Stow and

Write a Book in a Day.

This Annual Report describes key areas of our school’s performance and achievements over 2016. The Report should be

considered together with information from other sources including our school website, student progress reports, house

points, teacher-parent interviews, school newsletters and informal contact with members of staff. Dongara DHS continues to

be a vibrant, successful and proud Independent Public School School. I sincerely thank the school and wider community for

their contribution.

Janine Calver

April 2017

OUR SCHOOL MOTTO

Achieve with Honour

OUR SCHOOL VISION

“Dongara District High

School will be known as a

caring school, striving for

academic excellence and

commitment to the

environment.”

OUR SCHOOL MISSION

STATEMENT

Dongara DHS seeks to

provide students with the

opportunity to achieve

their academic, social,

creative and physical

potential which will enable

them to be

informed and positive

contributors to society.

OUR SCHOOL WIDE

BEHAVIOUR

EXPECTATIONS

Choose respect

Be responsible

Achieve your best

From the School Board Chairperson

The School Board (the Board) has a number of important governance responsibilities that includes,

but not limited to, strategic and business planning, school community advocacy and relationship

building, relevant policy formulation and adoption and consideration and acceptance of student

charges and contributions.

However, especially as an independent public school, I feel one of the most critical responsibilities

the Board has, and which is shared by all within our school community, is to ensure our efforts and

endeavours lead to better student outcomes.

It is in this context that the Board saw the very welcome advice the school received in 2016 from the Australian Curriculum,

Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) that identified our school as having demonstrated substantially above average

gain in NAPLAN results as a significant achievement for our students but is also a key indicator that the professional and

dedicated work of our Principal, Mrs Janine Calver and her staff in developing evidence-based subject and teaching strategies

is leading to better student outcomes.

In addition, as it shows the vibrancy of our school and community, the Board, through its regular meeting schedule, is kept

appraised (and constantly amazed) of the numerous school-based and extra-curricular achievements of our students and staff.

These positive outcomes provide a strong foundation and augur well for the external review of the school’s IPS status in 2018.

To our Principal, Mrs Janine Calver, our valued Staff and my fellow Board Members, may I take this opportunity to express

my appreciation for your assistance and your efforts during the past year.

Darren Simmons

April 2017

EXECUTIVE

LEADERSHIP TEAM

L5 PRINCIPAL

Janine Calver

L3 D/PRINCIPAL

Leslie James

L3 D/PRINCIPAL

Tayna Grantham

L3 P/COORDINATOR

Rhiannon Downes

L4 MANAGER

CORPORATE SERVICES

Robyn Patten

SCHOOL BOARD

PARENT

REPRESENTATIVES

Darren Simmons (Chair)

Grant Eva

Danika Chandler

Sarah Collins

Sarah Toia

STAFF

REPRESENTATIVES

Janine Calver

Gail Dean-Gundill

Robyn Patten

Christine Sweetman

Paul Tapscott

P&C REPRESENTATIVE

Kristy Butcher

Our School Business Plan Focus Areas

The Business Plan outlines the strategic intent of Dongara DHS towards quality improvement strategies in academic and non-academic areas. The

targets and milestones in this Business Plan indicate the level of progress towards achieving our three focus areas:

1. Success for all students;

2. A safe and supportive learning environment; and

3. Sustainable partnerships and pathways

Our School Operational Plan Priority Areas

The Operational Plans provide more explicate information on how the school will progress towards achieving the Business Plan Focus Areas. At the start

of each school year the Operational Plan review is presented by staff to staff and the School Board at a review session. The priority areas for the

following year are set and staff plan for student improvement based on the review data. Our 2016 Priority area were:

Literacy K-12- Improved literacy outcomes for all students with a focus on the Whole School Literacy Plan – Language.

Numeracy K-12 Improved numeracy outcomes for all students with a focus on the Whole School Numeracy Plan - Problem solving.

Health & Wellbeing K-12 Building resilience and participation.

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) -K-6 Improved science outcomes for all students. 7-12 Improved outcomes for all

students in Science, Technology and Numeracy.

This report describes the school performance in 2016.

Our School Context

Dongara DHS is an Independent Public School providing primary and secondary

education to students from Kindergarten to Year 12 who live in the Shire of Irwin in

the Mid West of WA. The 2016 Semester one census showed a total student

population of 423 students.

At Dongara DHS we choose respect, we are responsible and we achieve our

best. These are our school wide behaviour expectations for all members of our

school community. We are proud of our school motto ‘Achieve with Honour’ and

work hard at ensuring we all display these qualities as we go about our daily work at

school. We are very proud of our state of the art buildings and pleasing grounds

which are superbly maintained and aesthetically pleasing creating an inspirational

working environment for students, staff and parents. The School Board and staff are

committed to providing excellence in educational facilities and programs.

The Dongara DHS mission is to provide students with the opportunity to achieve

their academic, social, creative and physical potential which will enable them to be

informed and positive contributors to society.

FOCUS AREA 1: Success for all students

At Dongara DHS our teachers and support staff are committed to providing

quality learning opportunities for our students to be engaged and to reach

their potential.

We regularly monitor the academic performance of individual students and

sub groups whilst our whole school performance targets are based on year

3, 5, 7 and 9 Literacy & Numeracy (NAPLAN), Student Achievement Reports

in Semester 1 and 2 and the Western Australian Certificate of Education

(WACE).

NAPLAN Performance in 2016

The following data is taken from the National Assessment Program for

Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 2016. The data shows the % of students

who are at or above the National Minimum Standard (NMS). The NMS are

the agreed standards of performance across Australia. The transient nature

of our student population is reflected in the NAPLAN results. When looking

at data the school has an emphasis on the Stable Cohort and Like Schools.

We continue to implement the Whole School Literacy and Numeracy Plans

to improve student outcomes.

Year Reading Writing Spelling Grammar Numeracy

3 94 100 93 95 98

5 93 90 95 85 100

7 100 78 89 89 89

9 86 67 86 76 95

Since 2013, ACARA has released information on schools that demonstrate substantially above average gain as students’ progress from Year 3 to

Year 5 and from Year 7 to Year 9 (Year 5-7 data is not included by ACARA) and identifies schools that demonstrated substantially above average in

their NAPLAN results. Identified high gain schools demonstrated substantial NAPLAN improvement in both reading and numeracy as follows;

1. An overall gain that exceeds the national average by more than on standard deviation unit; and

2. An overall gain higher than school with similar ICSEA levels, by more than on standard deviation unit; and

3. An overall gain higher than that shown by students with the same NAPLAN staring score, also by more than on standard deviation unit

This was a significant achievement for our school, affirming that our high level teaching and learning programs are having a positive impact on

student outcomes and we are proud to share this commendation. “I am pleased to advise that ACARA has identified your school as having

demonstrated substantially above average gain in NAPLAN results. On behalf of ACARA, I would like to extend my congratulations to

you and your school community on this achievement. Gains of this magnitude are significant and worthy of highlighting and

acknowledgement.” Robert Randell CEO ACARA 2017.

Progress Data for Reading, and Numeracy-DDHS does not include year 5-7 data as less than 15 students were tested. The Stable cohort are

those student who have been at Dongara DHS for their past two NAPLAN tests.

Literacy & Numeracy Priority Areas

Our Whole School Literacy and Whole School numeracy Plans ensure

that there is seamless approach from one year to the next. The plans

ensures that teachers are following a consistent scope and sequence in

the delivery of the Australian Curriculum. There is also a schedule of

assessments that teachers follow for the year. The school has a

dedicated fulltime Literacy Coordinator and part time Numeracy

Coordinator.

We we will continue to work hard on improving outcomes for all students

with a focus on moving our student data closer towards the NAPLAN

National Mean. We also acknowledge that loss of academic students to

other schools after year 6 has an impact on our NALAN data. As such we

focus closely on identifying individual students and develop IEPs and

IGPs. We also acknowledge that care must be taken when interpreting

the data when our school only has a small number of students tested, as

with the year 7 cohort. We carefully consider the semester 1 and 2

Student Achievement Report Data and compare this to the NAPLAN. The

recommendations and Priority areas as a result of the whole school

review of the English and Mathematics Operational Plans are:

K-12 Literacy -Improved literacy outcomes for all students in writing with

a focus on Paragraphs and Audience.

K-12 Numeracy -Improved numeracy outcomes for all students with a

focus on Number and Word Problem Solving. K-2-Language.

Recommendations for the Priority area of Health & Wellbeing K-12

Continue with ‘Rainbow Grief Program’ for 2017, review Resiliency survey

data-develop schedule of lessons, implement CHAT, continue yr 7-12

Home Room Strategies, continue with PBS and look at Tier 2 training.

Focus Area for 2017-Building student resilience with a focus on Protective

Behaviours and CHAT- Changing Health Acting Together.

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)

K-6 Science- Ensure all 4 strands are understood and taught, promote

Science in school i.e Science week, utilise secondary expertise, prepare

year 6 for secondary via transition to lab

7-12 STEM- continue secondary experience off site in Stem, promote

student excellence in community for retention-Expo, 3D printer, iPads,

Robotics. Focus Area for 2017-K-12 STEAM Science, Technology,

Engineering, Arts, Mathematics. K-6-Science and Digital Technologies.

2016 STUDENT

COUNCIL

School Captain

Christine Hewer

Vice Captain

Myah Te Aho

Year 12

Hayden Fitzpatrick

Year 11

Christine Hewer

&

Kylan Elliott

Year 10

Dannielle Kriston

&

Hailie Trigg

Year 9

Myah Te Aho

&

Jack Chanpromarat

Year 8

Sarah McKendry

&

Domenico Palamara

Year 7

Katie Wells

&

Clay Kriston

Year 6

Emma McAuley

&

Harry Calver

Year 5

Mitchell Keene

&

Dieter Spurgeon

Coordinators

Ms Natasha Zasun

&

Mrs Tayna Grantham

FOCUS AREA 2: A safe and supportive learning environment

At Dongara DHS we will provide safe, supportive and motivating spaces for student learning and well-being.

Health & Wellbeing Priority Area

The school implemented and continued to maintain a wide variety of strategies to address Student Health & Wellbeing:

Crunch and Sip Program, Healthy Food and Drink Policy-School/P&C, high-visible vests for Duty Teachers, Classroom

Management Strategies program, Secondary DOT Point System, Good Kids-Good Stuff in the playground, the Chaplaincy

program, a partnership with Head Space and our ongoing partnership with the Dongara Police are some of the many

strategies used in the school. The Aussie of the Month Virtue has seen an improved whole school commitment and focus

on values. The school partnership with SDERA and the CHAT program requires further commitment from the school as the

progress for implementation has been slow. The partnership with the Travel Smart Project has folded due to factors out of

our control. The staff have also significantly progressed the implementation of the Positive Behaviours in Schools

Framework. Explicit lessons in relation to our behaviour expectations are taught and we are now providing incentives to

students in recognition of them demonstrating the expectation. Teachers are using Class Dojos or Tickets to acknowledge

students. Our data continues to show improved student behaviour across the school as reflected in the year 1-12 Student

Personal House Point data and Secondary PBS Ticket data. Our duty file referral system was modified to bring it in line

with our School Wide Behaviour Expectations. We will review comparative data at then end of 2017.

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Attendance Category

Regular

At Risk

Indicated

Moderate

Severe

2014 36.6% 36.6% 22.0% 4.5%

2015 48.4% 32.9% 15.4% 3.0%

2016 54.7% 20.5% 17.8% 6.8%

Like Schools 2016 57.0% 23.6% 12.5% 6.7%

WA Public Schools 62.0% 20.0% 11.0% 7.0%

Attendance Category

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At Risk

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Moderate

Severe

2014 65.9% 27.4% 5.3% 1.2%

2015 71.9% 20.1% 6.8% 1.0%

2016 70.9% 18.1% 10.3% 0.6%

Like Schools 2016 74.4% 17.3% 6.3% 1.8%

WA Public Schools 77.0% 15.0% 6.0% 2.0%

2016 HOUSE

CAPTAINS Year 3

Irwin

Brieanna Pavelka &

Stirling Ramsden

Leander Chelsea Hulme

& Jye Zimmermann

Milo

Bella Goss & Fred Boase

Nhargo

Chloe Wakeling &

Toby Couper

Year 6

Irwin

Emma Simmons &

Cameron Murdoch

Leander

Emma McAuley &

Noah Cachard

Milo

Montana Crofts &

Jett Black

Nhargo

Meg Spalding &

Joe Harwood

Secondary

Irwin

Roxanne Roux &

Myah Te Aho

Leander

Kylan Elliott &

Bradley Hilfers

Milo

Christine Hewer &

Hayden Fitzpatrick

Nhargo

Brodi Wickes &

Mitchell Drozd

Coordinatpr

Ms Liz White

Student Suspension Data

We continue to see a reduction in student suspensions. This can be attributed to the ongoing implementation PBS across

the school community.

2014: Students-29 Days-34 2015: Students-15 Days-24 2016: Students- 7 Days-20

Attendance

In 2016 we monitored our student attendance on a daily and weekly basis and communicated in writing and phone calls

with parents regarding attendance concerns. There was an effort to improve communication strategies and to make the

school more friendly and responsive to family needs. The school attempted to engage with the Regional Participation Team

and referred a number of disengaged Senior School Students in an endeavour to find a suitable pathway other than school.

We were unsuccessful due to matters out of our control and this has had an impact on our school attendance data.

Families going on holidays during school terms has also had an impact on attendance data. MSM messages were used for

families of students in year 6-12. Our Skool Bag App provided parents access to electronic absentee forms. There will be

focus in 2017 on the use the Department Attendance Tool Kit to communicate with parents and develop plans

Primary

Attendance

Overall

Secondary

Attendance

Overall

Year 12 Destinations

FOCUS AREA 3: SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS AND PATHWAYS

At Dongara DHS we will promote positive involvement, connection and collaboration with our school and wider community.

PARENT, STUDENT AND TEACHER SATISFACTION

The School Board surveys the School Community every two years and this information helps our school to find out about parent, student and staff school

satisfaction. Australian Education Ministers have determined that all Australian schools will participate in parent, student and staff opinion surveys. As a

consequence, all WA public schools are required to administer parent, student and staff National School Opinion Surveys (NSOS) at least every two years,

commencing in 2014. The National School Opinion Survey was last administered at Dongara DHS in 2016. Students from year 5-12 completed the survey in

class, all Staff were asked to complete the survey and the Board invited all Parents to complete the survey. The School Board was delighted with the Parent

Response rate with 108 returns compared to 31 returns (after a second round) in 2014. This was due to the Board actively promoting the survey amongst

parents and providing laptop computers for parents to complete the online survey at Open Night.

Parent Survey: 108 responses Student Survey: 127 responses year 5-12

Staff Survey: 35 responses

In addition to the NSOS the School Board provides parents ,whose children have

left the school, with an opportunity to provide feedback via an Exit Survey. The

Exit Survey provides valuable information relating to parent satisfaction. Return

rate has been low for a number of years. Feedback continues on following page.

The Board and the School use the data collected from the NSOS and the Exit

Survey to plan for improvement. This is done at Board meetings and at the Whole

School Operation Plan Review Day.

School Board Exit Survey Results

Total (K-12) Exit Surveys sent: 68 (as at 16.02.16)

Nil returns K-3

Year 4 – 6 4 surveys returned

Male: 4 Yr 6: 1

1. Why is your child leaving Dongara District High School?

Change of job of Child’s

Parent/Guardian

Change of Family

Circumstances

Broader Curriculum Options

Year 11/12

Moving Town

Scholarship

Peer group Reasons

2. Please indicate how satisfied you are in each of the following

areas: (1-least satisfied, 5-most satisfied)

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

Your child’s education

Your child’s social experience

Extra-Curricular opportunities

The teachers and staff

Communications with School

Administration

Communications with teachers

Dealing with your concerns

3. Overall are you satisfied with your child’s experience at Dongara

District High School?

Yes

5. Destination:

WA Government School

WA Non Government School

4. Would you recommend Dongara District High School to others?

Yes

Year 7 – 12 7 surveys returned

Male: Female:

Year level on leaving Dongara DHS

7: 9: 10:

Year level on leaving Dongara DHS

1. Why is your child leaving Dongara District High School?

Change of job of Child’s Parent/Guardian

Change of Family Circumstances

Broader Curriculum Options

Year 11/12 *

Moving Town

Scholarship

Peer group Reasons

Not answered

2. Please indicate how satisfied you are in each of the following areas:

(1-least satisfied, 5-most satisfied)

1 2 3 4 5

Your child’s education

Your child’s social experience

Extra-Curricular opportunities

The teachers and staff *

Communications with School

Administration

Communications with teachers

Dealing with your concerns

3. Overall are you satisfied with your child’s experience at Dongara District

High School?

Yes No

4. Would you recommend Dongara District High School to others?

Yes

5. Destination:

WA Government School

WA Non Government School

TAFE or other RTO

Cash Revenue:

Previous Year Closing Balance Brought Forward $ 170,943.82

Current Year Budgeted Revenue $ 516,538.00

Actual Revenue Received $ 513,989.36

Revenue Shortfall/Surplus $ 2,548.64

Revenue Collected as a % of Current Budget 99.5%

Total Funds Available $ 684,933.18

Cash Expenditure:

Current Year Budgeted Expenditure $ 683,661.00

Actual Expenditure $ 547,529.07

Expenditure Remaining $ 136,131.93

Cash Budget Variance $ 3,821.00

Variance as a % of Total Funds Available 0.6%

Actual Expenditure as a % of Budgeted Expenditure 80.1%

Dongara District High School Financial Summary

31st December 2016

Previous Year

Closing

Balance

Brought

Forward

25%

Current Year

Budgeted

Revenue

75%

Revenue

Actual

Expenditure

80%

Expenditure

Remaining

20%

Expenditure

$-

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

$500,000

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InvestmentAccount(s)

Building andOther Fund(s)

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Bank Balances Current Year Previous Year - Same Time

2016 Achievements, Awards and Highlights Principal Janine Calver welcomes new and returning staff and

students

Student Council 2016

School Captain Christine Hewer

Vice Captain Myah Te Aho

Year 12 Hayden Fitzpatrick

Year 11 Christine Hewer & Kylan Elliott

Year 10 Dannielle Kriston & Hailie Trigg

Year 9 Myah Te Aho & Jack Chanpromarat

Year 8 Sarah McKendry & Domenico Palamara

Year 7 Katie Wells & Clay Kriston

Year 6 Emma McAuley & Harry Calver

Year 5 Mitchell Keene & Dieter Spurgeon

House Captains 2016

Year 3

Irwin Brieanna Pavelka & Stirling Ramsden

Leander Chelsea Hulme & Jye Zimmermann

Milo Bella Goss & Fred Boase

Nhargo Chloe Wakeling & Toby Couper

Year 6

Irwin Emma Simmons & Cameron Murdoch

Leander Emma McAuley & Noah Cachard

Milo Montana Crofts & Jett Black

Nhargo Meg Spalding & Joe Harwood

Secondary

Irwin Roxanne Roux & Myah Te Aho

Leander Kylan Elliott & Bradley Hilfers

Milo Christine Hewer & Hayden Fitzpatrick

Nhargo Brodi Wickes & Mitchell Drozd

• ACARA (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting

Authority) identify DDHS as having demonstrated substantially

above average gain in NAPLAN results in 7-9 since 2013.

• Certificates for Aussie of the Month, a program focusing on

values and virtues, are awarded at our whole school Assemblies.

• Year 1 – Year 12 students spend the day at South Beach for our

Surf Carnival, with Champions & Runner-Up Champions over all

year levels. Surf Carnival results:

1st Nhargo 632pts 2nd Irwin 424pts

3rd Leander 369pts 4th Milo 203pts

Year 4/5 Iron Girl 1st Alanah Kennedy 2nd Abbey Carter

Year 4/5 Iron Boy 1st Mitchell Keene 2nd Connor Lumsden

Year 6/7 Iron Girl 1st Elizabeth Hughes 2nd Emma McAuley

Year 6/7 Iron Boy 1st Joshua Coaker 2nd Noah Cachard

Year 8/9 Iron Girl 1st Roxanne Roux

Year 8/9 Iron Boy 1st Mitchell Drozd 2nd Tyler White

Year 10/11/12 Iron Girl 1st Brodi Wickes 2nd Jordan Ferguson

• Parents of year 5-12 students attend a Secondary School Expo

consisting of Learning Area displays, guest speakers and an

information session about secondary programs on offer in 2017 and

beyond

• Year 7-10 students attend SciTech WA Festival at Batavia Coast

Maritime Institute in Geraldton

• School ANZAC Service is held in the Assembly Hall for Staff,

Students and community members due to wet weather

• School Captains, Christine Hewer & Myah Te Aho, Student

Council members Hailie Trigg, Domenico Palamara, Emma

McAuley and Harry Calver accompany Mrs Janine Calver to the

community ANZAC service hosted by the Dongara RSL

• After 49 years with the Education Department, 48 years being at

Dongara DHS, Mrs Julie Clarkson retires from teaching

• Students in Years 3, 5,7 & 9 sit their NAPLAN tests

• Year 10 & 11 students participate in OLNA testing to achieve their

WACE

• Year 6 boys Finn Henderson and Harry Calver are selected to enter

the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge

• Talented Year 6-10 students travel to Geraldton for the Young

Writers Workshops

• Year 5 and 6 students compete against Geraldton Primary schools in the

Midwest Primary Schools Football and Netball Carnival Year 8-10

Footballers and Netballers travel to Morawa & Carnamah to compete

in the Secondary Football and Netball Carnival. The Netball girls

were undefeated champions

• Classes participate in the National Simultaneous Story Telling Day

• Year 7-10 students travel to Geraldton and take part in the Science

and Engineering Challenge

• Kindy to Year 12 students dress up in house colours and participate in

the P&C Adidas Fun Run and help to raise $3200

• DDHS has great success in the Clem Burns Heritage Awards

Year 3/4 Category

•1st - Ruby Parker, Jade Pratt-King & Jenetta Dwyer

•2nd - Jake Duthie & Nigel Hodder

•Highly Commended – Fred Boase, Abbie Hobbs & Syklah Wilson

Year 5/6 New Building Design Category

•2nd Taj Cook & Mitchell Keene

• Year 1-12 students run around the oval & neighboring bushlands for

our school Cross Country

• Successful students then travel to Eneabba to compete with 315

competitors from 21 schools in the North Midlands Cross Country

Primary School Shield 1st Dongara DHS 60pts

Secondary School Shield 3rd Dongara DHS 76pts

• Classes engage in art, cooking and cultural learning activities during

NAIDOC Week

• Year 2 student Logan Kirkland has his poster ‘My Bright Smile’

selected as one of the 12 Australian finalists in a Colgate Toothpaste

competition.

• Year 6 students spend an enjoyable week in Broome on their annual

camp

• Year 11 student Daniel McKendry attends a Year 11 Aspire Camp at

UWA and participates in University based activities

• Kindy students join in and have fun at their ‘Kindylmpics’

• Yr 10 students Ainslie Masotto, Raynne Hohn and Jordan Ferguson

prepare and deliver a speech at the Dongara RSL Sub Branch

Service to commemorate the Battle of Long Tan

• Athletics Carnival Results – students from Pre-Primary to Yr 12

participate in athletic events over 3 days

Junior Carnival 1st Irwin 2nd Leander 3rd Nhargo 4th Milo

• Senior Carnival (Track & Field)

1st Irwin 2nd Leander 3rd Nhargo 4th Milo

Records broken at 2016 Carnival

Yr 4 Girls 800m – Tayla Cann Yr 7 Boys 200m – Clay Kriston

Yr 8 Boys High Jump – Khaylan Vick

Yr 9 Girls Triple Jump, High Jump and Long Jump – Roxanne Roux

Open Girls 1500m – Roxanne Roux

• Interschool Athletics Carnival Results

Primary Shield 1st Dongara DHS

Team Games Shield 1st Dongara DHS

Overall Shield 2nd Dongara DHS

Reg Tubby Handicap Shield 2nd Dongara DHS

Champions

Yr 4 Girls – Sally Harwood

Yr 6 Boys – Noah Cachard

Yr 6 Girls – Elizabeth Hughes

Yr 7 Boys – Clay Kriston

Yr 9 Girls – Roxanne Roux

Runner-Up Champions

Yr 3 Girls – Bella Goss

Yr 4 Boys – James Simmons

Yr 4 Girls – Abbey Carter

Yr 5 Boys – Hudson Oldham

Yr 6 Girls – Holly Davey

Yr 11/12 Girls – Chelsea Waters

Distance Events Champion & Runner-Up Champion

Girls 400m Champion – Roxanne Roux

Boys 800m Champion – Noah Cachard

Boys 800m Runner-Up – Mitchell Keene

Girls 800m Champion – Elizabeth Hughes

Girls 1500m Champion – Roxanne Roux

Records Broken at 2016 Interschool Carnival

Yr 6 Girls High Jump – Elizabeth Hughes

Yr 9 Girls High Jump – Roxanne Roux

Yr 9 Girls Long Jump – Roxanne Roux

Yr 9 Girls Shot Put – Roxanne Roux

Yr 4&U Mixed Flag – Dongara DHS

• DDHS is nominated as a Finalist in the NACC Leadership

Awards for the second time

• Makayla Letts Yr 6, receives a Highly Commended in Upper

Prose, Raynne Hohn Yr 10 & Roxanne Roux, Yr 9, both receive

2nd in the Middle Secondary Poetry category of the Randolph

Stow Awards

• Year 6 Write a Book in a Day team travel to Perth for the award

presentations and receive a Highly Commended Award and

place 2nd in the WA Primary School Division

• Visitors from the Rural and Remote Advisory Council to the Minister

for Education WA meet with School Board members and students

and discuss the secondary facilities at DDHS

• Pre-Primary and Kindy students invite their Dads to school for a

special Father’s Night to celebrate Fathers Day

• Open Night was again a successful night with students proudly

showcasing their fabulous work to many families and community

members

• Dongara hosts the first heat of the Mid West Numero Challenge, Yr 5

& 6 students Connor Stone, Jett Nix, James Edmonds & Jake Buck

place 3rd in their division

• Year 2 student Davy Chandler receives a Highly Commended in the

Junior Primary Category of the Tim Winton Young Writers Awards

• Year 6 – 12 students spend the last 3 days of term 3 co-operating

together for Challenge Week

• Year 8-10 students participate in a week of sport and fun during

Country Week; Brodi Wickes Yr 10 and Julian Sternick Yr 8 receive

Active Achiever Awards

• Secondary dance team travel to Mandurah to compete in the Yoh Fest

heats and then for the State Finals, although they did not win, they

come away a Merit Award for a Visually Vibrant Performance

• We said goodbye to our Year 12 students at a whole school official

Assembly

• Year 7-10 students participate in Project RockIt, an incursion dealing

with issues of labeling, judging people and cyber bullying

• We successfully receive funding for 2017-2018 for our Chaplaincy

program and welcome back Mr Mark Craine as our School Chaplain

• Year 9, 10 & 11 students attend the MEEDAC Employment Expo and

receive motivating employment information

• Students in year 10 and 11 travel to Geraldton and attend the Rotary

WA Drivers Education workshop

• Students in Pre-Primary to Year 6 participate in Swimming Lessons

• DDHS staff invite volunteers who assist in the school to a Thank You

Morning Tea

• Year 6 students participate in a transition program in preparation for

moving into Year 7

• Both Primary and Secondary students have cooked many dishes over

the year with the fresh produce grown in the school’s horticulture

garden

• As the year draws to a close, classes participate in many different

activities as end of year reward excursions

• Presentation Award ceremonies are held over 2 days, for all years

General Excellence Award Winners

Yr 1 Chase Parker

Yr 2 Luke Ganfield

Yr 3 Abbie Hobbs

Yr 4 Ruby McGuiness

Yr 5 Keshi Boase

Yr 6 Joe Harwood

Yr 7 Katie Wells

Yr 8 Jake Robinson

Yr 9 Chloe Oltmans

Yr 10 Brodi Wickes

Yr 11 Kylan Elliott

Special Merit Award Winners

Yr 1 Emma Tilbrook

Yr 1/2 Lilah Vick

Yr 2 Mackenzie Davis

Yr 2/3 Luke Ganfield

Yr 3 Olivia Church

Yr 3/4 Gus Spalding

Yr 4 Ash-Louise Stokes

Yr 4/5 Kodi Giltrow

Yr 5 Lacey McGinnis

Yr 5/6 Jasper Hobson

Yr 6 Joshua Coaker

Yr 7 Paige Jones

Yr 8 Sallina Stevens

Yr 9 Beau Guadagnin

Yr 10 Elizabeth Sternick

Yr 11 Christine Hewer

Literacy Award Winners

Yr 1 Mary-Kate Bedford

Yr 1/2 Byron Chapman

Yr 2 Thomas Wellstead

Yr 2/3 Kate Harwood

Yr 3 Andrew Henry

Yr 3/4 Eleanor Ryan

Yr 4 Kara Chapman

Yr 4/5 Sally Harwood

Yr 5 Dieter Spurgeon

Yr 5/6 Emma Simmons

Yr 6 Holly Davey

Yr 7 Skye Letts

Yr 8 Samantha Oliver

Yr 9 Roxanne Roux

Yr 10 Elizabeth Sternick

Yr 11 Raynne Hohn

Citizenship Award Winners

Yr 1 Hayley Toia

Yr 1/2 Lexi Price

Yr 2 Connor-James Atkins

Yr 2/3 Cassara Brown

Yr 3 Arwen Fisher

Yr 3/4 Jade Pratt-King

Yr 4 Damon Boyd

Yr 4/5 Archie Bougourd

Yr 5 Breeanna Banks

Yr 5/6 Ella Black

Yr 6 Riley Zimmermann

Yr 7 Paige Jones

Yr 8 Joshua Cooper

Yr 9 Jack Chanpromarat

Yr 10 Brodi Wickes

Yr 11 Kylan Elliott Numeracy Award Winners

Yr 1 Laura Gillam

Yr 1/2 Teale Jeffery

Yr 2 Drew Hughes

Yr 2/3 Blair Haultain

Yr 3 Jason Pattison

Yr 3/4 Skylah Wilson

Yr 4 Kori Morton

Yr 4/5 Kalani Eva

Yr 5 Callan Hill

Yr 5/6 Jake Buck

Yr 6 Eli Burong-Black

Yr 7 Clay Kriston

Yr 8 Aaron Henderson

Yr 9 Jack Chanpromarat

Yr 10 Ainslie Masotto

Yr 11 Monique Guerini

Other Awards

Masonic Lodge Scholarship Jasper Hobson

History Award Primary Mitchell Keene

History Award Secondary Ainslie Masotto

Yr 6 Science Award Joe Harwood

Yr 6 Science Award Holly Davey

Encouragement Award Daniel McKendry

Yr 7-10 Performing Arts Monique Guerini

Yr 7-10 Sport Roxanne Roux

Long Tan Award Jordan Ferguson

Midwest Aboriginal Council Encouragement Award

Jenetta Dwyer

• Students accumulating Personal House Points allows

Leander house faction to win the Coote Cup for 2016 and

the Team Spirit Shield was awarded to Irwin

• At our final assembly for 2016 we farewell leaving staff and

students

Janine Calver

Principal

March 2017

DONGARA DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL

An Independent Public School

“Achieve with Honour”

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E: dongara.dhs@education.wa.edu.au I W: www.dongaradhs.wa.edu.au