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31 March 2025 NAPLAN 2025 testing is now complete for schools across Australia, including those in Queensland and northern NSW impacted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, as confirmed by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). This year’s testing involved more than 4.5 million online tests, completed by over 1.3 million students in more than […]

NAPLAN Aligned with the Australian Curriculum Since 2016, NAPLAN tests have aligned with the Australian Curriculum: English and Mathematics. The NAPLAN Assessment Framework outlines what is assessed and how the tests are designed. States and territories are gradually implementing Version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum. In the meantime, NAPLAN tests skills aligned with both Versions […]

The NAPLAN writing test plays a key role in assessing students’ ability to write clearly, accurately, and purposefully in Standard Australian English. Each year, students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9 are asked to produce a piece of writing in response to a given prompt. But how is this writing assessed? Here’s a closer […]