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Years 5 and 7 NAPLAN PARENT INFORMATION SESSION

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What is <strong>NAPLAN</strong>?<br />

The National Assessment Program – Literacy <strong>and</strong><br />

Numeracy (<strong>NAPLAN</strong>) is an annual national assessment for all students in <strong>Years</strong><br />

3, 5, 7, <strong>and</strong> 9.<br />

All students in these year levels are expected to participate in tests in<br />

Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar <strong>and</strong> punctuation)<br />

<strong>and</strong> Numeracy.<br />

Purpose of the Tests<br />

The <strong>NAPLAN</strong> tests are designed to assess the skills of Australian students in<br />

literacy <strong>and</strong> numeracy. The specific purposes are:<br />

• to collect data from the population of <strong>Years</strong> 3, 5, 7 <strong>and</strong> 9 students for<br />

reporting to parents/carers <strong>and</strong> schools for systematic reporting<br />

• to accommodate the assessment of students against national minimum<br />

st<strong>and</strong>ards.<br />

• To provide schools, states <strong>and</strong> territories with information about how<br />

education programs are working <strong>and</strong> which areas need to be prioritised<br />

for improvement.

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