https://grattan.edu.au/news/the-new-naplan-results-are-a-wake-up-call/ The new NAPLAN results are a wake-up call
by Jordana Hunter, Nick Parkinson
23.08.2023
The 2023 NAPLAN school test results, released today, show that an alarming number of Australian students are not on track with their learning.
The results are the first to be released since the introduction of the new NAPLAN measurement scale. Results are now reported against four categories. Students identified in the “Needs Additional Support” and “Developing” categories were below expectations for their learning at the time of testing.
About one in three students failed to reach expectations in numeracy, reading and writing.
More than 40 per cent of year 3 and year 9 students fell short in grammar and punctuation.
All states have considerable room for improvement. In each of the east-coast states, for example, at least 20,000 students fell short of the expected level in year 3 reading.
Across the country, almost 100,000 year 9 students fell short in numeracy.