Update from the Regional Director of Education | Paul Maher

Hello and welcome to the final Australia update for the 2024 Global Gazette.

What a remarkable year it has been! It been my privilege to work closely with all 31 campuses in Australia this year, an experience that has truly strengthened the alignment in our region.

A few academic highlights to wrap up the year:

Round 3 of MAP has recently concluded, and it was great to see Australia marginally surpass the global average of students meeting or exceeding growth. Its still a long way from the ‘Strive for 65’ target that was set for 2024, so we will keep working hard on that front in 2025.

Locally, the annual NAPLAN program produced some excellent results across the region, comparatively to Australian averages. You can see the gap that OSG starts to put between the rest of Australia as the students move from Year 3 to Year 9.

Some outstanding results have also been recognized in local media publications. Our Adelaide campus featured in the top 20 schools in South Australia, OSG Tasmania were the top performing school in the state for the second year running, and Victoria ranked 86^th in their state. The average for all assessments across all year levels for OSG was 519, compared to the rest of Australia with an average of 500. Well done to all students for working hard to achieve these NAPLAN results!

Our final score measure, the ATAR, has been on an upward trajectory since 2020, and we wait with bated breath for the release of the 2024 results in the coming weeks to see if this trend continues. We wish our graduating students all the best, as they embark on the next chapter of their lives, and we thank them for their contribution to OneSchool Global.

This year, there have been multiple significant events focused on our staff and students. We welcomed our new Year 3 students for 2025 with a special visit to their respective campuses. It was a fun-packed and well-prepared agenda which ensured students had an enjoyable and meaningful welcome, and we trust they had a fantastic day as they take this exciting step into their educational journey with OneSchool Global.

The Year 6 Transition Day was another great opportunity for our Year 6 primary students to get a glimpse of the secondary years. They also had the opportunity to meet some of their teachers for 2025.

The Student Leadership Team workshops have been an outstanding success, and we look forward to the ‘Learning to Lead’ program, continuing into 2025 to develop our Student Leadership Team.

The new staff induction welcomed 20 new staff members to OSG, and we wish them all the best as they embark on their career with OneSchool.

In closing, I’d like to wish all our students, staff, parents and volunteers a wonderful summer break, and thank you for all your contributions throughout 2024.

Albury Campus NRMA Future of Transport Finals

We are so proud of our Year 6 students who made it to the finals of the NRMA Future of Transport Challenge. This is the first year OneSchool Global NSW - Albury has competed, and our students have set the bar very high! Along with two other schools in their age bracket, OSG presented their idea in person to the NRMA Executive Board at Sydney Olympic Park.

Congratulations to our students on their innovative Safe Car VR concept and exceptional presentation. Thank you and congratulations to our Primary Lead Teacher, Lucy Turner, for spearheading the project at our campus and to all the parent mentors.