The Educator

NAPLAN testing concludes for 2026

Today, after two and a half weeks of knuckling down, students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 concluded their NAPLAN assessments. A ...
The Weekly Times

How pushy principals and panicky parents hijacked NAPLAN: Schools prioritising test practice over learning something new

Tutoring services have been busy since January 5 responding to requests from parents wanting to give their children an edge, with ‘NAPLAN ready’ promotions also advertised widely online since the ...
The Conversation

What do the NAPLAN test changes mean for schools and students?

Jessica Holloway receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Glenn C. Savage receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Steven Lewis receives funding from the Australian ...
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NAPLAN results again show one-third of students aren't meeting literacy and numeracy expectations amid calls for urgent reform

One third of Australian students aren't meeting "challenging but reasonable" expectations for literacy and numeracy following the third straight year of concerning NAPLAN results. About 10 per cent of ...
The Courier-Mail

Poor NAPLAN scores trigger urgent national review into early years maths teaching

One in three Australian students cannot meet basic numeracy standards, prompting education ministers to overhaul how maths is taught in the crucial foundation years. A recommendation made by the ...
Latrobe Valley Express

Another year, another NAPLAN debacle

By PEACE IJIYERA LAST Wednesday marked the beginning of NAPLAN testing for around 1.4 million year three, five, seven [...] ...