On 10 February, Education Ministers agreed to introduce a new proficiency standard as part of NAPLAN reporting in 2023. Please find the media release attached.

Four new levels of achievement will replace the previous 10-band structure and the old national minimum standard (NMS), and include a baseline benchmark to identify students who are likely to need additional support.  

If a student reaches the achievement level ‘Strong’, it means they have demonstrated that their literacy or numeracy skills are where they should be at this stage of their schooling.

These important changes mark a reset for NAPLAN that makes better use of the online adaptive tests to deliver better information for parents, carers and teachers.

Our school will utilise NAPLAN data as one of a variety of assessment tools to track student growth and to assess how our school performs in comparison to other schools.