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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 2009 are:

 

Year Level

Tuesday
12 May

Wednesday
13 May

Thursday
14 May

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.

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

 

NAPLAN Parent Pamphlet

NAPLAN 2008 Student Report Parent Brochure

NAPLAN Narrative Marking Guide (Writing)

For further information please refer to the NAPLAN website or contact Paul Becker from Educational Performance Services on 6233 6957.


 

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