Schools across the country are set to receive individual student and school NAPLAN results for reading, numeracy, spelling, and grammar and punctuation earlier in the school year than ever before.
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ACARA makes changes to locked down browser for NAPLAN
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) has made significant changes to the Chromebook locked down browser (LDB) for NAPLAN 2024.
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My School website updated with latest NAPLAN data
Parents, carers and wider school communities can now access the latest individual school information on the My School website, which has been updated for 2023 with the latest school-level NAPLAN data and new profile information on schools.
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New NAPLAN proficiency levels bring positive results
With new NAPLAN proficiency levels introduced earlier this year, ACARA CEO David de Carvalho explains what educators can expect as the results come in.
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NAPLAN concludes with over 4.4 million tests completed
NAPLAN has concluded for 2023, with a record 4.4 million online tests taken by almost 1.3 million students in 9,390 campuses and schools across Australia.
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Ready, set, NAPLAN!
With the annual NAPLAN assessment set to begin from March 15, ACARA CEO, Mr David de Carvalho, wants to reassure students that the new assessment should help further their learning goals, rather than feel like a daunting examination.
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Parents strongly support the new NAPLAN standards
The Australian Parents Council (APC) has stated that the simplification from 10 bands to 4 levels of achievement is strongly supported by the Australian Parents Council, as part of the new NAPLAN standards that state and territory Education Ministers agreed to last week.
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New proficiency standards for NAPLAN
From this year, parents and carers will get earlier, simpler, and clearer information about their child’s academic achievements based on rigorous new proficiency standards for NAPLAN.
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The continued evolution of NAPLAN
David de Carvalho, CEO of the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority, talks about the milestone changes NAPLAN has seen recently.
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The progression and evolution of NAPLAN
David De Carvalho, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Curriculum, discusses the past and future of the NAPLAN tests.
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NAPLAN 2021 outcomes released
The 2021 preliminary NAPLAN results have been released, providing the first data from the national tests since 2019.
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NAPLAN underway following COVID-19 delays
The annual NAPLAN assessment has begun, with more than a million students taking the test across Australia.
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Key to consistent high progress in NAPLAN
Explicit teaching, collaborating on the analysis of formative assessment data, and focused professional learning – these are some of the practices that are prevalent in schools that consistently deliver high progress in NAPLAN.
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NAPLAN testing cancelled
Following a COAG Education Council meeting today, the nation’s education ministers have decided 2020 NAPLAN testing will be cancelled, as the COVID-19 situation continues to escalate.
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ACARA: NAPLAN and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
David de Carvalho, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), breaks down NAPLAN data, with a particular focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
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2019 NAPLAN National Report released
The 2019 NAPLAN National Report, released 25 February 2020, shows a variety of gains at the primary level, though there is still room for improvement in the secondary years.
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NAPLAN Interim Report revealed
The Victorian, New South Wales, Queensland and ACT governments have released the Interim Report for their independent joint review of NAPLAN.
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WA makes decision after NAPLAN technical issues
In Western Australia, students who had to re-sit NAPLAN will have their highest score reported, regardless of whether that was achieved in the first or second test.
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NAPLAN review details released
Video: Education Minister discusses NAPLAN 2019
Education Minister Dan Tehan speaks with Sky News Australia following the release of the NAPLAN 2019 preliminary results.
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