Over the past couple of weeks Year 7 and Year 9 students participated in NAPLAN testing. Students completed tests in writing, conventions of language, numeracy and reading. This year NAPLAN tests were tailored meaning that each test presents questions that may be more or less difficult depending on a student’s responses.

Tailored testing allows a wider range of student abilities to be assessed and measures student achievement more precisely. A student’s overall NAPLAN result is based on both the number and complexity of questions they answer correctly.

NAPLAN provides valuable information to our school as well as parents about literacy and numeracy achievement. It supports school improvement processes by enabling teachers to monitor student progress over time and to identify areas of strength and development.

Between Year 7 and Year 9, across the four different test domains over 1600 tests were completed. This is a great achievement for all students who completed the tests. Thank you for your support of NAPLAN. We look forward to seeing the results so we can utilise the data to inform our teaching.

Mr Sam McCombe
Leader of Learning and Wellbeing
Maathai House – Year 9
Teacher – Health and Physical Education