NAPLAN Report Changes

In Term One, our Year 3 and Year 5 students sat NAPLAN assessments. This week parents will receive NAPLAN reports detailing student results in the coming months. From 2023, proficiency standards will replace the previous numerical NAPLAN bands. This change has implications for reporting, support, and interpretations. 

Proficiency standards provide simple and clear information on student achievement for each assessment area: numeracy, reading, writing, and conventions of language. 

The proficiency scale has 4 levels: 

• Exceeding: The student’s result exceeds expectations at the time of testing. 
• Strong: The student’s result demonstrates proficiency by meeting challenging but reasonable expectations at the time of testing. 
• Developing: The student’s result indicates that they are working towards expectations at the time of testing and are approaching proficiency. 
• Needs additional support: The student’s result indicates that they are not achieving the learning outcomes expected at the time of testing. They are likely to need additional support to progress satisfactorily.

It is important to note results from 2023 onwards cannot be directly compared with results from 2008 to 2022. This is because a new measurement scale that is more suited to the online tests has been introduced with the new standards. Also, in 2023, the tests moved to Term 1 from Term 2. However, as in previous years, you can continue to see your child’s achievement against the national average for the year.

What NAPLAN assesses has not changed? NAPLAN results should be considered together with school assessments and reports. As it is held once every 2 years for each student, NAPLAN results cannot replace the extensive, ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance. Your child’s teacher will have the best insight into your child’s educational progress.

For more information, please read the supporting information sheet for parents.