Parent/Carer Support
The National Assessment Program includes the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), the three-yearly sample assessments in Science Literacy, Civics and Citizenship, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy, and participation in international sample assessments.
The tests assess students’ skills that are developed over time through the school curriculum, so excessive test preparation is not useful. Students should, however, be familiar with test instructions and common forms of questions. Teachers routinely prepare students for testing including, as appropriate, practice on sample tests.
Your children can be assured that the national assessments will give them an opportunity to show what they have learned in class. Always remember you can best assist by making them feel comfortable about the nature and purpose of the tests.
The following links contain useful information for parents and carers with children participating in the National Assessment Program.
General Information:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
This section contains frequently asked questions and quick answers regarding the National Assessment program, including FAQs relating to NAPLAN and the NAP Sample Assessments.
Why NAP
This page gives an overview of the National Assessment Program, and what it is meant to achieve.
Test results
This page provides information on the different ways the test results for the National Assessment Program are reported.
Student reports
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NAPLAN
- The 2011 NAPLAN National Report has been released.
- Note on availability of previous tests (including 2012)
Copies of test papers will not be made available online, however parents wanting further information about their child's results are encouraged to contact their child's school to arrange a time for a discussion. A full set of sample tests for public viewing is currently under development and will replace the currently available tests for 2008-to the current year.
- Copies of student results: ACARA encourages parents wanting further information about their child's results to contact their child's school to arrange a time for a discussion.
- Download the Student Report - Information for Parents brochure, which provides detailed information about how to understand your child's individual student report for 2012.
- View a video that explains how NAPLAN results are reported (5 min 39 s), including the individual Student Report;
or click here for an Overview of the Student Report (1 min 41 s).
- Download the NAPLAN 2012 information brochure for parents and carers that gives a summary of important information that parents and carers should know for NAPLAN 2012.
- Visit these pages for more information on NAPLAN:
Parent/Carer support
This section provides information for parents/carers on the NAPLAN tests, student participation in the tests and supporting your child during the testing period.
About each domain
NAPLAN is made up of tests in the four domains of: Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. These pages provide detail about what is assessed in each of these domains.
The tests
This page contains copies of previous NAPLAN tests for the four domains.
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NAP Sample Assessments
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Visit these pages for more information on NAP Sample Assessments:
Parent/Carer support
This section provides information for parents/carers on the NAP Sample Assessments, student participation in the tests and supporting your child during the test period.
About each domain
NAP Sample Assessments test students’ skills and understanding in Science Literacy, Civics and Citizenship and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy. These pages provide detail on what is assessed in each of these domains.
The tests
This page contains copies of ‘school release materials’ for each of the domains for the NAP Sample Assessments. Embedded in these materials are copies of the NAP Sample Assessment tests.
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