Adrian Piccoli visited the school on Tuesday to congratulate staff and students on what he described as “outstanding” results.

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 and has been part of the school calendar since 2008.

At Hillvue Public, all of the 2015 Year 3 mean results were well above those achieved in 2014 and the percentage of Year 3 students in the top three bands for reading has almost doubled from last year.

For writing, 60 per cent of all Year 3 students are in the top three bands, compared to 9 per cent 12 months ago.

With a 78 per cent Aboriginal student enrolment, Mr Piccoli said the school had taken advantage of the Connected Communities program, where schools work in partnership with Aboriginal leaders in the local area to help improve education outcomes for Indigenous students.

The school also uses the Early Action for Success scheme, which aims to improve literacy and numeracy outcomes with a targeted approach in the early years of school.

One of the key planks of the program is the appointment of instructional leaders who work with staff to build skills in teaching and assessing literacy and numeracy.

They also assist teachers to customise interventions for individual students.

“Clearly, Hillvue Public teachers are committed to improving their professional practice, and their dedication and focus can be measured by ther students’ strengthened learning outcomes,” Mr Piccoli said.