Catchment Analysis
Share of catchment is the best indicator of future enrolments, but it is not the only consideration. In working with different schools, it is apparent …
Share of catchment is the best indicator of future enrolments, but it is not the only consideration. In working with different schools, it is apparent …
School enrolments are a lag indicator of school success, because the cause of the change in enrolment numbers precedes the change by months and even …
The difficulty with enrolments being a measure of past school performance (lag indicator) is that it raises the question – “what are the leading indicators …
A common problem inherited by an incoming school principal is declining enrolments. Unfortunately, it is often just one of a number of issues that they may …
While diversity is getting a lot of consideration, it is most often what we have in common that provides the foundations on which we can …
Lots of school leaders talk about the difficulties in engaging parents post COVID. While COVID was certainly a circuit breaker, a bigger factor might be …
There are numerous examples of excellent school leaders positively transforming what goes on inside the school fence without it impacting on the school’s reputation in …
I recently came across this article written by my father for a regional publication over 40 years ago. Two things stood out for me, the …
Denial might be a reflex response to negative community accusations being levelled at a school but it is not an appropriate long-term solution. While it …
The key health indicator of a school is enrolments. Unfortunately, many schools overlook or rationalise early signs of decline in enrolments; putting the school at …