Key dates

Assessment type

Year

Period

NAPLAN practice tests 2024

Schools can complete practice tests in the assessment platform from Term 4, 2023. For more information, contact your school or your Test administration authority

The Public demonstration site provides sample tests for student familiarisation year-round.

NAPLAN

From 2023, NAPLAN has moved to March.

See NAPLAN 2024: What’s changed (PDF 68 KB) or read more about the NAP improvements.

2024

NAPLAN test window: 13–25 March

See Test window

See Ramadan and NAPLAN

Item trial: 13 May – 7 June

2025

12–24 March

2026 

11–23 March

2027

10–22 March 

2028

15–27 March 

2029 

14–26 March 

NAP sample assessments

From 2023, NAP sample assessment main studies have moved from October to May.

2024

NAP–CC main study: 6–24 May

NAP–ICTL field trial: 16–29 October

2025 

NAP–ICTL main study: 5–23 May

NAP–SL field trial: October/November

2026

NAP–SL main study: May 


NAP Opt-in assessments

From 2024, schools will be able to opt in to additional assessments in the NAP sample domains for Years 6 and 10.

2024 NAP Opt-in assessment in science literacy

School registration and enrolment window: 26 March – 30 April  

Test window: Monday 6 – Friday 31 May