Garden International School

Newsletter

11th May 2007

 

 

Headlines For This Week

 

News From Principal

-          Results of Parent Satisfaction Survey

-          Council of International School Accreditation

 

News From Secondary

-          Handphones

-          Sixth Form Places

 

News From Primary

-          Primary Events

-          Staff Training

-          Room to Read

-          Walk the World

-          EYD Water Play Day

 

Co-curricular Activities

-          43rd Sukan Teras/Milo/Pram National Age Group Swimming Championships 2007

-          Dalat Tournament A Positive Experience!

-          Swimming

 

 

Parent, Teacher and Friends of GIS

-          Walk The World / Family Fun Day

-          PTF Suggestion Boxes

 

 

NEWS FROM PRINCIPAL

 

Results of Parent Satisfaction Survey

I would once again like to thank all of those parents who completed the on-line parent satisfaction survey.

 

As promised I have attached the results of the survey to this week’s newsletter. This year, as last year, the survey was carried out on-line and the survey software automatically collates the results to remove any possibility of bias. Overall the results are very encouraging with the majority of areas surveyed gaining well over 80% satisfaction.

 

The survey results are very useful to the management of the school as they assist us in identifying areas for future improvement and development. Our satisfaction survey has been carried out annually since the 2001/2 academic year and the results have enabled us to direct our attention to specific improvement areas. This has resulted in a significant improvement in the levels of parent satisfaction in nearly all areas of operation.

 

Particular improvement can be seen in the areas of maintenance and cleaning, provision of educational facilities and the opportunity for students to use computers and participate in ICT. These high levels of satisfaction do not mean that we will become complacent about our levels of service to students, quite the contrary; we are always striving to be better. Garden International School, “Bringing out the Best in You”.

 

Council of International School Accreditation

In 2002 Garden International School was awarded full accreditation from the Council of International Schools (CIS). The accreditation process is titled ‘School Improvement through Accreditation’ and is designed to assist schools in improving the quality of their services and ensuring that they conform to a set of rigorous international standards covering all aspects of the school operation: Philosophy & Objectives; Organisation & Administration; Staff, Early Childhood, Primary & Secondary Education; Special Needs Education: Guidance Services; Health & Safety; Student Services; Library & Media Centre; School Facilities; Finance & Financial Management; Assessment of Student Learning & Performance.

 

The school is currently undertaking a 5 year review of accreditation and over the past 9 months, in preparation for this, staff have been conducting a self study on the schools operations and performance in each of the accredited areas. This week two CIS visitors have been at GIS carrying out observations, interviewing staff, interviewing parents and meeting with members of the Board of Governors and school management.

 

I would like to thank all of those who have given so much time to assisting this process. Although the final report is yet to be published the visiting team have very favourable opinions about GIS. Once the report has been published, I shall inform parents about the findings.

 

Ray Davis

Principal

 

 

GIS Parent Survey 2006/7

 

 

 

 

 

Overview of Satisfaction

 

 

 

 

 

1. ACADEMIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1A. Curriculum 

 

 

% of Satisfied Parents

 

 

My child  is  progressing  well at school

 

 

1

94%

 

 The progress reports on my child  are informative

 

 

2

87%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

The  progress reports on my child  are done regularly (4)

 

 

 

80%

 

 The curriculum meets my  child's needs

 

 

4

92%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 My child's classwork builds upon what was learned in previous years (8)

90%

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

The  school  provides adequate career advice

72%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The  school provides sufficient  homework

 

 

7

79%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1B. Staff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

I am satisfied  with the quality of teaching and learning

86%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

The  school provides quality teaching  and  learning

90%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 My child  is  able  to get help from the teacher when faced  with an academic-related problem

88%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

The teachers have high expectations of students

84%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

The teachers in the  School conduct themselves  in a professional manner

94%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.C CCA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The co-curricular programme  meets the needs of my child

 

 

13

92%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

The School provides a wide range  of                        co-curricular activities

86%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

The School's curriculum and other school activities enable my child to gain an international experience and an understanding of  other cultures

90%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

I am satisfied  with the manner  in which the paid           co-curricular activities are conducted

81%

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. NON-ACADEMIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

2A Leadership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

The Principal provide effective leadership to the school

94%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

The Head of  Primary/ Secondary provides effective leadership  to the Primary/ Secodary section

95%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2B. Security

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

The  school provides a safe environment for students

92%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

The School has a reliable emergency plan

94%

 

 

 

 

2C Facilities Maintenance & Cleaning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

The  School campus is cleaned and well maintained

80%