Catholic Schools Broken Bay’s “Shaping Tomorrow Together in Faith Strategy” to strengthen teaching and learning has helped its diocesan schools perform strongly in the latest NAPLAN results.
CSBB outperformed most state and national schools in the latest NAPLAN results, released last week.
Year 3 achieved an average of 32 scaled score points above the national average across all domains – reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation and numeracy. A third of these students achieved the “exceeding proficiency” level for reading, the highest across all years of NAPLAN testing on the new scale.
When compared with national averages, year 5 recorded the highest positive differential in reading, spelling and numeracy across the four years of results available to date.
In year 5, 20 per cent of students achieved “exceeding proficiency” level in numeracy, an increase of 4 per cent on 2025 figures, while year 5 grammar and punctuation had an increase of 8 per cent in the “strong” and “exceeding proficiency” levels with 1 in 3 students improving their proficiency level.
Year 7 also recorded the largest proportion of students at the “exceeding proficiency” level in each of the literacy domains, similarly with Year 9.
In year 9, 25 per cent of CSBB students achieved exceeding in writing, a figure which is about 10 per cent higher, and stands in stark contrast to the downward trend in state and national levels.
CSBB director of schools Danny Casey said these results reflect the ongoing commitment of CSBB to excellence, equity, and high expectations for all learners as well as the hard work and transformation of culture and practice across all CSBB schools.
“These results are the outcome of deliberate and sustained efforts under CSBB’s Shaping Tomorrow Together in Faith Strategy to strengthen teaching and learning,” Mr Casey said.
“Central to this success is a focus on targeted and explicit teaching, aligned closely with the standards of the NSW curriculum. This ensures all students are taught the essential knowledge and skills that matter most.”
“We have delivered a strong and sustained focus on student learning. This includes high-quality curriculum implementation, widespread use of CSBB’s early years literacy and numeracy screeners that identify student learning needs early, and ongoing professional learning that builds teachers’ expertise.”
Mr Casey said the strategic use of assessment data has further supported teaching and learning, allowing educators to identify learning strengths and address areas requiring additional support.
“Teachers and leaders are responding with precision, ensuring interventions are targeted and effective – particularly for students who need it most.”
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Catholic Schools Broken Bay Celebrate Outstanding 2026 NAPLAN Results (CSBB)
