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National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)

In May, all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 across Australia will participate in national tests that will assess their performance in literacy and numeracy.

All students across Australia will be doing the same tests on the same days.

Students will be tested in numeracy, reading, writing and language conventions which includes spelling, punctuation and grammar.

The national tests provide information on how students are progressing against national minimum standards and support improvements in teaching and learning.

Students receive an individual report that shows their results in relation to the national average and the national minimum standard. The report will also give a comparison of the student's performance against all other Australian students in their year level.

The dates for the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy 2012 are:

Year Level	Tuesday 15 May 2012	Wednesday 16 May 2012	Thursday 17 May 2012
Year 3	Language Conventions* 40 minutes Writing 40 minutes	Reading 45 minutes	Numeracy 45 minutes Year 3 students undertake one numeracy test. Calculators are not permitted to be used in this test.
Year 5	Language Conventions 40 minutes Writing 40 minutes	Reading 50 minutes	Numeracy 50 minutes Year 5 students undertake one numeracy test. Calculators are not permitted to be used in this test.
Year 7	Language Conventions 45 minutes Writing 40 minutes	Reading 65 minutes	Numeracy 40 minutes x 2 (80 minutes total) Year 7 students undertake two numeracy tests. Calculators are permitted to be used in one of these tests only. Calculator-allowed test to be scheduled first, followed by non-calculator test.
Year 9	Language Conventions 45 minutes Writing 40 minutes	Reading 65 minutes	Numeracy 40 minutes x 2 (80 minutes total) Year 9 students undertake two numeracy tests. Calculators are permitted to be used in one of these tests only. Calculator-allowed test to be scheduled first, followed by non-calculator test.

* Language Conventions comprises spelling, grammar and punctuation.

The test times indicated in this table are the published test times - that is, the time allowed to complete the test, excluding administration time.
The published test time is the maximum time allowed for test completion excluding administration time.
It is expected that a majority of students will complete the tests within the published test time.

The NAPLAN support site for principals and teachers is available at http://www.ecentre.education.tas.gov.au/sites/naplan/default.aspx (restricted for staff only).

Further information

Parent Information Brochure 2012 ACARA [PDF 420KB]

Student Report - Information for Parents Brochure 2012 ACARA [PDF 5.8MB]

2012 Frequently Asked Questions DoE

NAPLAN (national) website ACARA

Persuasive Writing Marking Guide 2012 ACARA [PDF 8MB]

Persuasive Writing Fact Sheet 2012 ACARA [PDF 780KB]

For further information please refer to the NAPLAN website

or contact Educational Performance Services on (03) 6233 7066.