As previously mentioned, students in Years 3, 5 and 7 around Australia sit the NAPLAN tests. The NAPLAN tests are four individual tests used to determine a student's current level of understanding in the key areas of Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (including Spelling and Grammar and Punctuation) Numeracy.   

Students will be sitting the NAPLAN tests online apart from Year 3 doing the writing test on paper. Students will be using school devices.  In Week 9 of this term, Thursday, March 25 (10.45-11.45am), all Year 3, 5 and 7 students will sit a national practice test. This test will allow students to experience the test situation, and the different ways questions will be presented and the various online tools. This practice test also tests our state and nation digital capacity for many students to be online simultaneously. All students are strongly encouraged and supported to participate in both the practice test and the actual testing in Week 3-4 of next term.  

 However, if parents wish to exempt their child from the NAPLAN testing, please discuss this with the principal. We will provide a detailed timetable at the beginning of Term 2 for the testing. With today’s Newsletter, there is a NAPLAN information pamphlet for parents of students in Year 3, 5 and 7. There is also a NAPLAN privacy notice outlining the collection of information about students. If you have any further questions or concerns about your child participating in the tests, or any questions generally, please feel free to come and see your child’s class teacher or the principal.