2025 Impact Report – Jolimont Primary School
Leading the way in high achievement
According to the recent coverage in The West Australian, Jolimont Primary is one of only two WA primary schools named among the 30 ‘high achievement’ schools in this year’s statewide NAPLAN round. What stands out: 69% of their Year 5 students made above-average progress in numeracy – the highest among all schools on the list – when compared with students of similar backgrounds and the same starting scores from Year 3. Their reading growth was also outstanding, with 62% of Year 5s achieving above-average progress.
As the West Australian puts it, these results reflect more than just test scores. The principal of Jolimont, Barbara Iffla, told The West Australian that staff were ‘delighted and proud’ that their efforts were translating into real, significant outcomes for students. For a relatively small school with a culturally diverse population, with about 410 students from Kindergarten to Year 6, this kind of high-impact, high-growth result is especially impressive.
Over the past ten years the school has created strong collaborative team processes based on trust and practice. Year level teams meet weekly to discuss and action everything from operational plans, lesson and unit planning, assessment, pedagogy and concerns. They are consistent in their delivery of whole school programs such as Prime Maths, Morphology, Letters and Sounds, Ochre Novel Studies, Talk for Writing and Seven Steps.
Their priority has been embedding classroom practices, including to challenge their most able students, with Barbara noting, ‘the biggest impact has been having our whole school staff trained by Teach Well, ensuring common practice and language throughout the school, supporting student learning and teacher impact.’
Twenty teachers from Jolimont have completed the Masterclass Series in High-Impact Instruction, with more teachers to follow in 2026. Their willingness to build capacity, implement evidence-based instructional strategies, and commit to continuous improvement
