NAPLAN is a national literacy and numeracy assessment, which was sat by students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 in May 2022. NAPLAN results allow parents/carers and educators to see how students are progressing in literacy and numeracy over time – individually, as part of their school community, and against national standards.

The NAPLAN report includes five achievement scales (or ‘rocket ships’) showing student NAPLAN results for reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy. Students are provided with an indication of where their results are located on the assessment scale for each test.

While NAPLAN results can be compared nationally between all students and over time, keep in mind that NAPLAN represents a snapshot taken on a single day during Term 2 and does not assess all student abilities. It is not a report on curriculum based student achievement. A range of assessment opportunities and types are undertaken by students throughout the year, as well as feedback to support students in identifying strengths and challenges and next steps for learning.

NAPLAN band results are also available in the Student / Parent Portal (version 1). For more information on how the NAPLAN is structured and how the results are calculated, visit http://www.nap.edu.au. If you have any questions about your daughter’s results, please contact Dr Bourne, Assistant Principal, Learning and Teaching (dbourne@saintpatricks.nsw.edu.au).

Debra Bourne - Assistant Principal Learning and Teaching