Teaching and Learning 

NAPLAN Reports

Dear Year 3 and 5 Students,

Today you will receive your results for your 2022 NAPLAN assessments. Before you open these results, there’s something very important we need you to know:

This test does not assess all of what makes each of you exceptional and unique.

The people who score these tests don’t know that some of you love to sing, are good at drawing, play soccer, or football, or can teach someone how to use a computer program. They have not seen the way some of you dance with grace or speak confidently to a large group.  They do not know that your friends count on you to be there for them when they are sad.  They do not know that you participate in sports, help your mum and dad, or that you play with your little brothers, sisters, and cousins. They do not know that you are caring and thoughtful and that every day, you do your best.  Because these attributes cannot be tested. 

The scores that you get from this test will tell you how you did on the day, but they will not tell you everything.  They can’t tell you that you have improved on something that you once found difficult.  They can’t tell you that you brighten up your teacher's day.  They can’t tell you how amazingly special you are.

So when you receive your results for the NAPLAN test and remember there is no way to ‘test’ all of the wonderful things that make you, ‘YOU.’

From the Staff at St James.

* Parents, today, you will have received your child’s NAPLAN report.  The report describes your child’s skills in Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar, and punctuation), and Numeracy.  The information also shows how your child performed in relation to national minimum standards.

For more information about the tests, please visit the VCAA website at www.vcaa.vic.edu.au or the NAP website at https://www.nap.edu.au

If you have any additional questions or queries about your child’s results, please contact:

Brendan Flanagan - principal@stjamesbrighton.catholic.edu.au 

Belinda Mihalicek (Numeracy Leader) - bmihalicek@stjamesbrighton.catholic.edu.au  

Cassandra Elliott (Literacy Leader) - celliott@stjamesbrighton.catholic.edu.au 

Warm Regards,

St James Learning & Teaching Team