School Performance Reporting and Data: Guidance

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

Recharge

Schools with strong but declining performance where recharging efforts will lead to improvement.

Influence

Performance is high or very high.

This level of performance is maintained consistently over 3 years or is on a positive improvement trajectory with the school acting as an influencer and system leader.

Stretch

Performance is improving from a moderate of low base.

These schools could be high performing if they stretch and continue to improve.

Transform

Performance is low.

This low level of performance is maintained consistently over time or is on a declining trajectory and transformation is required to improve.

Renew

Performance is static over time including some cases where performance is moderate but on a declining trajectory and requires renewed effort to be high performing

Download 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 (PDF) (staff login required).

Access a school's performance report

To access a school performance report, refer to: School performance reports (staff login required).

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Guidance page on the methods available to schools to report on school performance

Reviewed 07 May 2024