The ACT continues to do well in the education system’s National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) with preliminary results for 2019 revealing the Territory stood up well against other States and the Northern Territory.
Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development, Yvette Berry said that in 15 of the 20 areas tested, the ACT’s preliminary scores were the highest or equal highest in the nation along with New South Wales and Victoria.
“This included Year 7 and 9 ranking highest or equal highest in all areas,” Ms Berry said.
She said that across the ACT, 98 per cent of schools and more than 99 per cent of students participated in NAPLAN, undertaking the online test across four areas—reading, persuasive writing, language conventions and numeracy.
She said NAPLAN testing provided a ‘point-in-time’ snapshot of student progress and was one of the tools used by schools and learning professionals to assess students’ progress.
“The data it provides can help teachers and parents look at each individual to understand where they were doing well, and how they can better help them to reach their potential,” Ms Berry said.
“However, there is more to measuring the quality of school education than NAPLAN and it should not be used to rank and compare individuals and schools.”
Ms Berry said parents could expect to receive their child’s NAPLAN report in the next few weeks.
