MY SCHOOL DOESN’T SAY MUCH ABOUT ANY SCHOOL

Secondary school principals across NSW have reacted with a mixture of anger and incredulity at the data released on the My School website.

The President of the NSW Secondary Principals’ Council, Jim McAlpine, today said that many were angry that schools were compared using tests designed as diagnostic tools for improving the learning of individual students. He said this would inevitably compromise the integrity of the tests in relation to their intended purpose.

He said it was worrying that ACARA and the federal government have hijacked the tests and so strongly linked the results to the effectiveness of each school.

Position Paper on The Role, Authority, Leadership and Accountability of the Principal now available in Documents section.

 Position Paper on School Accountability, Development and Reporting now available in Documents section.

Welcome to the website of the NSW Secondary Principals' Council. We are an incorporated body, representing over 480 principals of government high and central schools across the state. We are advocates for the interests and needs of secondary principals. We provide support for our members, organise professional development activities and offer collegiality to our fellow principals.