Differentiated School Performance Groups
Differentiated School Performance Groups (performance groups) are a method of reporting school performance that sits alongside the school review model and differentiated supports for school improvement.
This approach:
- utilises 2 dimensions of performance results:
- current performance
- change in performance over time
- using selected school performance measures
- aggregates each school’s results across 6 performance domains:
- achievement
- school climate
- student attitudes
- participation
- engagement
- senior secondary
- assigns schools to a performance group, based upon their aggregated domain level results:
- transform
- stretch
- influence
- renew
- recharge.
Further information on each performance group is available below.
The performance groups inform the types of differentiated support each school will receive to achieve improvement, based upon their specific needs and context.
Schools are allocated to a performance group through the Differentiated School Performance Method that utilises 2 dimensions of performance results – current performance and change in performance over time – using selected school performance measures.
The method undertaken to generate the school performance groups replaced the school improvement measures and associated school threshold reports in 2017.
The 5 school performance groups
What allocation to a performance group means for schools
A school’s performance group and validated pre-review self-evaluation outcomes will be used to tailor the duration and focus of a school review.
A school's performance group will also inform the frequency of monitoring from the department and range of differentiated supports a school will receive following review completion.
School performance report
The level of detail provided by the school performance report supports schools to improve their strategic planning by identifying key areas for improvement, and enabling schools to access targeted supports for improved outcomes.
The Resources tab provides a guide on how to read a school's performance report.
For more information refer to the Differentiated School Performance Method 2021 (staff login required).
Access a school's performance report
To access a school performance report, refer to: School performance (staff login required).
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Reviewed 07 May 2024