The National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy.
The NAPLAN tests assess students' Literacy and numeracy skills, including reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, grammar, and punctuation), and numeracy.
The NAPLAN test is usually completed over three days, with each test taking between 40 and 65 minutes to complete, depending on the year level. Click here to know more.
Naplan is conducted every year for the students of year 3, 5, 7 and 9. The average scores of the NAPLAN tests result for each school are published on My School. High average score on My School is a good indicator of school's performance.' The accuracy of the result is higher if mor students participate in the test.
NAPLAN tests are compulsory for all students in participating schools. However, parents can choose to withdraw their child from the tests if they have concerns about their child's participation. The tests are conducted in supervisoon of the respective school. In some exceptional instances, a student may be exempted from sitting in the test. More detail is available at: NAP
From 2023, NAPLAN had moved to March.
The window for NAPLAN 2025 is from 12 to 24 March. The details are available here
NAPLAN results are used to provide information about individual student performance, as well as to identify areas where students may need additional support or where schools may need to focus their teaching efforts. They are also used to provide a measure of national and state performance in literacy and numeracy, and to identify trends and patterns in student achievement over time.
NAPLAN results are reported using a national standard scale, which provides a measure of student performance relative to other students across Australia. The results are reported as a band level from 1 to 10, with band 1 indicating the lowest level of achievement and band 10 indicating the highest level of achievement. More detail on NAPLAN resuls is available here: NAPLAN Score details
If parents have concerns about their child's NAPLAN results, they should speak to their child's teacher or the school principal. Schools can provide additional support or resources to help students improve their literacy and numeracy skills, and can work with parents to develop strategies to support their child's learning.