Largest Contentful Paint
Good: < 2.5s
Measures how long it takes for the main content to appear on screen
How to optimize myschoolconnect.com.au
Unused CSS (52KB) and JavaScript (92KB) waste bandwidth and parsing time, delaying page interactivity.
Remove unused Bootstrap CSS classes and FontAwesome icons not used on pages. Minify remaining CSS and JavaScript files to save 36KB total. Use tools like PurgeCSS to automatically remove unused styles and tree-shake JavaScript bundles.
A score of 51 falls in the "Needs Improvement" range (50-89). While it is better than poor (0-49), you should aim for 90+ to provide an optimal user experience and maximize SEO benefits.
This site is slower than approximately 35% of similar sites. The main issues affecting performance are image optimization, JavaScript execution time, and layout stability.
Addressing these issues could improve your conversion rate by 15-20% and boost your search engine rankings.
Largest Contentful Paint
Good: < 2.5s
Measures how long it takes for the main content to appear on screen
Interaction to Next Paint
Good: < 200ms
Measures how quickly the page responds to user interactions
Cumulative Layout Shift
Good: < 0.1
Measures visual stability - how much content shifts during page load
This website has poor performance with a score of 51/100, indicating significant user experience issues. The biggest problem is extremely slow loading times - your First Contentful Paint takes 4.1 seconds and Largest Contentful Paint takes 6.5 seconds, which is far longer than users expect. The site also suffers from major layout shifts (CLS score of 0.274) caused by images and videos loading without proper dimensions, making content jump around as the page loads. The most impactful fixes would be optimizing and properly sizing images (could save 1,450 KB), removing unused CSS and JavaScript (could save 144 KB combined), and implementing efficient caching for blog images, which could collectively improve your Core Web Vitals scores by several seconds.
Why It Matters:
Large blog images (1.4MB) delay LCP by 1.25s and unsized images cause layout shifts with CLS of 0.274.
How to Fix:
Add explicit width and height attributes to all img elements including the LCP image and video poster. Convert blog images to WebP format and implement responsive images with appropriate sizing. Set dimensions on the video element to prevent layout shifts during load.
Why It Matters:
Render blocking CSS and JavaScript delay First Contentful Paint by 3.3 seconds.
How to Fix:
Inline critical CSS for above-the-fold content directly in HTML. Defer non-critical CSS using media='print' then swap to 'all' onload. Move JavaScript files like bootstrap.bundle.js to load after DOM content using defer attribute or move to bottom of body tag.
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More Generic Speed Tests
Optimizing cache headers ensures consistently fast repeat visits and maintains your excellent performance score.
With a perfect performance score, preloading key resources can further optimize LCP for varying network conditions.
Current viewport configuration causes 300ms tap delays on mobile interactions, directly impacting INP scores.
Images without width/height attributes cause layout shifts and poor user experience as they load.
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