{"id":5158,"date":"2026-02-27T12:32:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T01:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/?post_type=article&p=5158"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:32:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T01:32:59","slug":"years-7-9-2026-naplan-testing","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/article\/years-7-9-2026-naplan-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Years 7 & 9 – 2026 NAPLAN Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Letter from the Director of Curriculum & NESA Accreditation <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n

27 February 2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Year 7 and 9 Parents\/Carers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy 2026<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Assessment Program \u2013 Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 2026 for Years 7 and 9 students will be held in March. NAPLAN tests assess student knowledge and skills in Writing, Reading, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All students are expected to participate in the NAPLAN tests. During the test window, catch-up tests will be available for individual students who are absent on test days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NAPLAN will be run in an online format. NAPLAN Online will provide better assessment, more precise results and faster turnaround of information. NAPLAN Online features \u2018tailored testing\u2019 which gives students questions that are more suited to their ability \u2013 resulting in better assessment and more precise results. Support can be arranged for students with disabilities if the student regularly uses similar support for classroom assessment tasks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The College will administer NAPLAN in Week 7 and 8 of this term. The testing will start on Wednesday 11 March to Tuesday 17 March. Below is our  timetable for this testing period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date<\/strong><\/td>NAPLAN Test<\/strong><\/td>Year 9<\/strong><\/td>Year 7<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday 11\/3<\/strong><\/td>Writing (42 minutes)<\/td>Period 1<\/td>Period 3<\/td><\/tr>
Friday  13\/3<\/strong><\/td>Reading (65 minutes)<\/td>Period 1 + 2<\/td>Period 3 + 4<\/td><\/tr>
Monday  16\/3<\/strong><\/td>Conventions of Language (42 minutes)<\/td>Period 1<\/td>Period 3<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday  17\/3<\/strong><\/td>Numeracy (65 minutes)<\/td>Period 1 + 2<\/td>Period 3 + 4<\/td><\/tr>
Thursday 19\/3<\/strong><\/td>Catch up testing<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To ensure test security and to prevent student access to the internet and spell-check applications during NAPLAN Online, your son will install the NAPLAN Lockdown Browser on his laptop on the first day of testing. All students are required to have a fully charged laptop and bring headphones for each of the tests.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later in the year, you will receive your child\u2019s personal NAPLAN report. The report will describe your child\u2019s particular skills in Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. The report will also show how your child performed in relation to national minimum standards. More information about the tests is available NAPLAN Online \u2013 information for parents and carers <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kind regards<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Monique Brame<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director of Curriculum and NESA Accreditation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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