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DESPITE criticism from many in the education industry, most Moorabool schools have fared well on the MySchool website launched last week.

The Federal Government initiative, created by the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority, compares how schools rate in categories such as reading, writing, spelling, grammar, punctation and numeracy.

There is a profile of each school, comparing its scores with the state average.

The Express Telegraph profiled 12 schools across the municipality, looking at results of grade 3 and year 9 students.

St Bernard's came in above the national average in reading, just below average in writing, and was similar to other schools in numeracy.

But principal Emilio Scalzo said the results had no credence and warned the results were not necessarily the best indicator of a good school. "The website is a narrow measure of a school's performance and there are questions about the accuracy of the data, particularly with smaller schools.

"There are a whole lot of other things that should be taken into account. It ignores the arts and problem-solving ... we focus on the whole child."

"I can't understand why we have adopted a system which has failed overseas. There is anger among the teachers, who see it as a political stand."

He believed the results would be used as "a league table".

"I just hope parents trust and build a healthy relationship with the school by talking to us instead of basing their decision on these results."

Bacchus Marsh Primary School received scores above the national average in reading, writing and numeracy. Other schools to receive scores above the national average were Darley PS, Coimadai PS, Myrniong PS, St Brigid's PS and Bacchus Marsh Grammar.

Bacchus Marsh PS principal Ian Wren agreed the data needed to be looked at carefully. "I'm not against it being printed, but every school is different. Parents are welcome to come to the school and not just look at a simplified version of the data."