Release of NAP – Science Literacy report
27 February 2020 The latest science results in the National Assessment Program (NAP) show that although the change has not been significant, there are signs Australian students’ understanding of scientific concepts is on the up, with Year 6 students achieving their best results since the sample assessments began in 2003.
The NAP – Science Literacy assessments, held in October and November 2018, show that at the national level, 58 per cent of Year 6 students attained the proficient standard. This is the highest percentage of students to achieve the proficient standard since the assessments were introduced. (In 2015, 55 per cent of students reached the standard; in 2012, it was 51 per cent.)
Read our media release (PDF 79 kb).
View the NAP – Science Literacy report.
Take a look at interactive sample tests.
2019 NAPLAN National Report released
25 February 2020 The 2019 NAPLAN National Report has been released, confirming the initial findings of the preliminary information published in August 2019.
“The NAPLAN results for 2019 show that since 2008 – the first year of NAPLAN – there have been statistically significant gains in a number of domains and year levels, particularly at the primary school level,” said David de Carvalho, CEO of ACARA.
Read ACARA’s media release (PDF 119 kb)
Read the full report on this website.