Information about NAPLAN
This March, students in Year 7 and 9 will take part in NAPLAN testing. NAPLAN assesses the skills of all students in reading, writing, spelling, grammar, punctuation and numeracy. We have attached our school's testing schedule to this email.
NAPLAN tests help you to understand how your child is progressing in the fundamental skills of literacy and numeracy. NAPLAN is also an important tool in helping us to identify how our education programs are working and what needs to improve.
You might hear your child talking about NAPLAN.
When your child comes home from school, they might mention NAPLAN. They might talk about NAPLAN activities they have done in class, including practice tests.
Students don't need to practise for NAPLAN. But we do want your child to be familiar with:
- the online test environment
- the device they'll use during the test
- the different kinds of questions, how they use their time and how they check their work.
So when your child talks about practice tests, they're talking about resources like the NAPLAN public demonstration site. This site helps students to become familiar with the different kinds of questions they will see in a real NAPLAN test.
Your child's welfare is the most important thing.
We do these activities to help your child feel safe, confident and capable. They will know what to expect and what they have to do. Students do not need to stress about NAPLAN. It's just one part of their school program, and we simply encourage students to do the best they can.
NAPLAN is for everyone.
Across the country, students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in NAPLAN. The online tests have many features to enhance the test experience for students with and without disability. We also provide adjustments and alternative test formats to allow students with disability to access the tests and show what they know and can do. Talk to us if you need more information.
Have a go at the test yourself and contact us if you need to know more.
See what NAPLAN will be like for your child by visiting the public demonstration site. Find out more by visiting the department's NAPLAN page for parents and carers.
ACARA's student privacy notice on the collection of student information for NAPLAN is also available.
If you have any other questions about NAPLAN, please contact Craig Forknall on 4636 8700
We are excited that your child gets the chance to show their learning in NAPLAN this year.