The National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) takes place Australia-wide in Term 1. All College students in Years 7 and 9 are expected to participate. Students requiring disability adjustments will be provided with support in line with what they normally receive.
The Program assesses literacy and numeracy skills that are viewed as essential for every child to advance through their school life and use in in their after-school career. NAPLAN consists of online testing in reading, writing, language conventions and numeracy.
Please encourage your child to participate fully in NAPLAN and do their best. For Year 9 students, it is important that NAPLAN testing be completed for potential future benefit. The Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) system for graduation requires that all students achieve a required level of literacy and numeracy. This can be gained by pre-qualifying through NAPLAN results in Year 9 (or alternatively if required, by sitting the Online Literacy and Numeracy Test in Year 10, 11, and/or 12).
The list below outlines when each test will take place at the College. Year 7 tests will take place in Periods 3 and 4, and Year 9 tests will occur in Periods 1 and 2 (excepting the catchup tests). Can you please remind your child to bring their fully charged device, headphones, and a pen/pencil to each test?
- Wednesday 26 February – Practice Test
- Wednesday 12 March – Writing Test
- Thursday 13 March – Reading Test
- Monday 17 March – Conventions of Language Test
- Tuesday 18 March – Numeracy Test
- Wednesday 19 March – Catchup Writing Test
- Thursday 20 March – Catchup Reading Test
- Friday 21 March – Catchup Conventions of Language Test
- Monday 24 March – Catchup Numeracy Test
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) and the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) have produced a brochure entitled NAPLAN 2025 Information for Parents and Carers: NAPLAN Information Brochure Translations are available in 19 languages via the following link: NAPLAN Brochure Translations. Furthermore, a hard copy of this document will be sent home with your child next week.
Please be aware of the NAPLAN Public Demonstration Site: NAPLAN Public Demonstration Site. This site allows parents/guardians and students to familiarise themselves with the test experience and platform functionality and demonstrates the different types of items that will be in the tests.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the respective Leader of Wellbeing (LOW):
- Ms Amy Holdsworth LOW Year 7 – [email protected]
- Mr Mark McGough LOW Year 9 – [email protected]
