"I have great faith that the Braidwood community is aware that a school is a many faceted institution. Braidwood Central has had great success in sporting activities, debating, art and drama to name but a few areas. In 2009 fifty percent of our Year 12 cohort gained entry to university. Virtually all the remainder are employed or enrolled in TAFE courses. While a wonderful achievement I would also say that this too is but one measure of a school's success" said Mr McClure. "Schools are institutions that strive for continuous improvement. The My School site provides one measure but it must not be seen as the only one or, indeed, even the most important" he continued.

The new Principal of St Bede's Primary School Mr Gerard Galvin said "St. Bede's community should be most pleased with the 2009 NAPLAN results recently published on the My School web site."

"St Bede's has begun to not only build on the solid achievements in previous years, but also addressing any areas where results were not as expected. A number of specific programs such as spelling groups and specific staff professional development have been targeted for 2010, and in fact commenced in late 2009."

Mr Galvin added that "We must remember however that NAPLAN is a series of 'one-off' test over five areas conducted over three days. It provides a snapshot of a student on that day. It does not take in other offerings from St. Bede's such as Religious Education, sport, pastoral care, music etc. It unfortunately is 'raw' data without enough suitable background information for parents about the all the great things happening at St. Bede's. Learning at St. Bede's is a whole school approach and we feel we are continuing to address the needs of our students, not just in Literacy and Numeracy."