NAPLAN Testing

NAPLAN testing is being conducted nationally in the coming week. These tests are conducted predominantly online, with each student in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 completing four different components over several days. The arrangements this year for students at SCEGGS are as follows:

Years 3 and 5

Wednesday 11 March	Writing Test – Year 3 will complete this with pen and paper and Year 5 will sit this test online.
Thursday 12 March	The Reading Test will take place on this day. The girls will also complete the Language Conventions Test (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar).
Friday 13 March	The Numeracy Test will take place on this day.

Years 7 and 9

Wednesday 11 March	The Writing Test will be completed first, followed by the Reading Test.
Thursday 12 March	The girls will complete the Language Conventions Test (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar). They will also complete the Numeracy Test on this day.

If a student is absent on the day of a test, arrangements will be made for them to catch up on the test, provided they return to school within the testing window.

Parents/carers can expect to receive the reports on their daughter’s performance some point late in Term 2.

Additionally, I would also like to remind you about the content and structure of the report. The NAPLAN Proficiency Standards were introduced a few years ago with student performance consisting of four levels of achievement. These levels are labelled: Exceeding, Strong, Developing and Needs Additional Support. We will provide you with more information about each of these levels and how to interpret the reports when you receive your daughter’s results.

If you have any questions or you would like further information about anything relating to NAPLAN please contact:

Primary School: Cristi Wilsmore, Deputy Head of Primary (Teaching and Learning)
Secondary School: Amy Webb, Director of Curriculum

Good luck to all students – just like any learning task, the most important thing is to try your best!

Amy Webb
Director of Curriculum