2016 a NAPLAN Plateau
Dec 13, 2016
The full 2016 NAPLAN REPORT is now published
in recent years NAPLAN results have largely plateaued.
CEO of ACARA, Robert Randall says ..."We need to raise our expectations and strive for improved results across the board”
At the national level for NAPLAN:
- Reading results for Years 3 and 5 are better than they were in 2008. Compared with 2015, there has been no significant improvement.
- Spelling results for Year 3 are better than they were in 2008. Compared with 2015, there has been no significant improvement.
- Grammar/punctuation results for Year 3 are better than they were in 2008. Compared with 2015, there has been no significant improvement.
- Numeracy results for Year 5 are better than they were in 2008. Compared with 2015, there has been no significant improvement.
- Writing results for Year 9 saw a significant decrease since 2011 (the year from which results can be compared with for this domain).
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