In coming weeks, about 26,000 Tasmanian students will start receiving their new-look NAPLAN results.
New proficiency standards were introduced to NAPLAN reporting this year, replacing the previous numerical reporting bands and national minimum standards.
Minister for Education, Children and Youth, Roger Jaensch, said Education Ministers from across Australia agreed to introduce this change in 2023, alongside moving NAPLAN to March.
“Proficiency standards provide clear information on student achievement, and they are set at a challenging but reasonable level expected for the child at the time of NAPLAN testing,” Minister Jaensch said.
“The new reports have four levels of proficiency – ‘Exceeding’, ‘Strong’, ‘Developing’ and ‘Needs additional support’ – with this information adding to what our teachers and schools already know about student progress in literacy and numeracy.
This new way of reporting means NAPLAN results from 2023 are not comparable to results from previous years.
“The Rockliff Liberal Government is committed to improving literacy and numeracy outcomes for all Tasmanians,” Minister Jaensch said.
“We are increasing in-class support with an additional 100 teacher assistants and 25 Education Support Specialist positions.
“Our Government is also investing in more professional support staff, which will help ensure teachers have more time to teach.”
“NAPLAN provides an important national measure to support education systems and schools to identify areas for focus, but they are a point-in-time assessment and only one aspect of each school’s assessment and reporting process. As they are held once every two years for each student, they cannot replace the extensive, ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance.”
Detailed information on the assessments is available on the National Assessment Program’s website.
