• All Year 7 and Year 9 students particated in a Practice Test during the last week of Term 1.
• NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy skills that students are already learning at school. On its own, NAPLAN is not a test that can be studied for, and students are not expected to do so.
• NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process – it does not replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance; however, students and parents may use individual results to discuss progress with teachers.
• Read the NAPLAN information brochure for parents and carers. To see the format of the online tests, visit the public demonstration site.
• See the below image for our College’s NAPLAN Test Window

NAPLAN is for everyone: help for students with disability sitting NAPLAN

• NAPLAN is for everyone. The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) is committed to an inclusive testing process that allows all students to participate in the national assessment program. ACARA has recently released a series of videos where students, parents, carers and teachers talk about the sense of belonging and achievement students get from participating in NAPLAN with their peers.
• NAPLAN’s disability adjustments enable an equivalent learner experience for students during testing and include, for example, magnification, alternative questions, keyboard accessibility, extra time, rest breaks and tailored testing. 
• This information can help schools, parents, carers and students to together identify reasonable adjustments required for individual students with disability to access NAPLAN. Students, parents and carers can also get hands-on experience with the format and adjustments of the test on the NAPLAN public demonstration site. The Guide for schools to assist students with disability to access NAPLAN  provides an overview of the process that teachers, in consultation with parents and carers, follow to assist students with disability.
• NAPLAN results can assist teachers by providing additional information to support their professional judgement about students’ levels of literacy and to monitor their students' progress over time against the national measure. 

If you do not want your student to participate in NAPLAN online, please contact  epren3@eq.edu.au for details on how to withdraw your child from participating in the tests.