Holy Spirit Catholic College Lakemba celebrates its 2025 NAPLAN results, with strong gains in the number of students reaching the top two bands across multiple learning areas.
“We’re incredibly proud of our students and staff,” said Principal Kevin Griffiths. “Our improvement reflects years of sustained planning, collaboration, and targeted teaching practices that meet the needs of every learner.”
Holy Spirit Catholic College Lakemba’s Year 9 students demonstrated growth across four out of five NAPLAN domains, with standout improvements in reading (+7.47%) and writing (5.27%).
Year 9 students also demonstrated strong gains with impressive results and growth, also across four out of five NAPLAN domains.
“Our teachers use explicit instruction, differentiated teaching strategies to suit individual learners and targeted teacher feedback that ensures all students feel acknowledged and supported in their learning,” Principal Griffiths said.
“We have also invested heavily in a three year literacy professional development program that has concentrated on structured professional learning for teachers and how they can explicitly teach the skills of reading and writing.”
Danielle Cronin, Executive Director of Sydney Catholic Schools said the gains reflect the commitment to improving teaching quality through ongoing professional learning, systematic assessment practices, and targeted intervention strategies.
“Sydney Catholic Schools’ approach is underpinned by high impact teaching practices, including explicit instruction, modelling, guided practice, and continuous formative assessment,” Ms Cronin said.
“Schools such as Holy Spirit Catholic College Lakemba are continuing to foster academic excellence by ensuring that every student’s needs are known and teachers are equipped to use a range of evidence-based practices to ensure that every learner is succeeding, regardless of their background.”
In the 2025 NAPLAN results, more than 75 per cent of Sydney Catholic Schools students across Years 3, 5, 7, 9 were deemed proficient in reading, writing and numeracy, falling into the top two bands.