Learning and Teaching

NAPLAN 2023

National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It tests the types of skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life. The assessments are undertaken every year and cover skills in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy. From 2023, the NAPLAN test window will move to mid-March.

Students are not expected to study for NAPLAN. You can support your child by reassuring them that NAPLAN is a part of their school program and reminding them to simply do their best. Some familiarisation and explanation of NAPLAN is useful to help students understand and be comfortable with the format of the tests. Teachers will ensure students are familiar with the types of questions in the tests and will provide appropriate support and guidance. 

Test days for 2023 

Wednesday 15th March 9:30am - WRITING 

Thursday 16th March 9:30am - READING

Friday 17th March 9:30am - LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS

Monday 20th March 9:30am - NUMERACY

Please ensure that your child's chromebook is fully charged and they have working headphones for NAPLAN testing, as all but the Year 3 Writing test will be digital. 

Catch-up sessions for students who are absent will take place on Thursday 23rd March and Friday 24th March.

Premiers' Reading Challenge 2023

All students are invited to take part in the Premiers' Reading Challenge. The challenge encourages students to read a set number of books over the year and record their efforts online. Students in prep, year 1 and year 2 can read books by themselves or with someone else. Most of the books should be from the Challenge Book List. Participants need to read the number of books for their year level to meet the requirements.

P-2

Number of books: 30

Number of books from the Challenge book list: 20 or more

3-6

Number of books: 15

Number of books from the Challenge book list: 10 or more

Challenge Dates: 1st March - 8th September

Students will be given unique username and password, which can be used to login. Go to https://vprc.eduweb.vic.gov.au/home Login as a student and then VPRC login. This will take students to their dashboard.

A tutorial about how to use the Dashboard and enter the books they have read can be found on Seesaw.

Certificates will be given out for those students who meet the challenge requirements. Please join in as we aim to promote and inspire a love of reading for our students!