Year 9 News
2025 NAPLAN and OLNA Reports
Parents and carers of students in Years 7 and 9 should have received notification that their child’s NAPLAN Individual Student Report (ISR) and OLNA Report are now available to view on SEQTA, under the Reports tab.
If you have not yet received access to these reports, please feel free to contact me at donna.levar-uppill@education.wa.edu.au so I can assist you.
Donna Levar-Uppill, School Assessment Coordinator
Year 9 OLNA, Term 4, Weeks 8 - 9, 2025
Some Year 9 students are due to sit the OLNA during Term 4, Monday 27 of October to Friday 7 November 2025. The OLNA provides students with the opportunity to successfully demonstrate the minimum standards of literacy and numeracy required for the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE). The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) awards the WACE at the end of Year 12 to students who have met all the requirements.
Students are given six opportunities before the end of Year 12 to prove they meet the WACE Literacy and Numeracy requirement. The standard has three components – reading, writing and numeracy, and requires students to demonstrate proficiency in using a range of skills in each component. Once a student has demonstrated the required skills in a component, they are not required to sit that component again.
| Numeracy | Reading | Writing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Questions | 45 | 1 (600-word limit) | |
| Question type | Multiple-choice | Open-ended | |
| Mode | Online point and click | Typed online | |
| Time | 50 minutes | 60 minutes | |
| Delivery | Randomised forms | Randomised forms | |
| Adjustments | Extra time, pause, coloured background and higher quality images | ||
If your child becomes unwell during the first week of testing, the Reading and Numeracy tests can be rescheduled to the second week of the testing window. However, the Writing test must be completed within the first two days of the testing window.
As the testing date draws nearer, the OLNA schedule will become visible in your child’s SEQTA timetable. This information can be found by scrolling forward in your child’s SEQTA timetable. Please ensure that your child is aware of their individual test requirements, dates, times, and locations.
All students undertaking the OLNA are registered for the OLNA Support website. To maximise their chances of success, students should complete the relevant Skill Builders on the OLNA Support website weekly until the assessment period. Students will soon receive a welcome email from the OLNA Support website.
To access the OLNA Support website:
- Go to https://olna.com.au/
- Then, click on the login button in the top right-hand corner
- Enter your username: (your student email address)
- Password: (your first name)
- Select the Skill Builder tab for the component of OLNA you need to complete.
In addition, I will soon be emailing support documents to accompany the OLNA Support website. These resources are designed to help your child gain a clearer understanding of the expectations for each component of the OLNA. Familiarity with these materials will support your child in preparing effectively and performing at their best.
To further prepare students for the sorts of questions they can expect and familiarise them with the online assessment software, the School Curriculum and Standards Authority provides access to practice and example tests on a secure website. Access to the secure website for practice and example tests is as follows:
Website: http://assess.scsa.wa.edu.au/
Username: 4002
Password: prac14
If you want to know more, go to the Authority’s website (www.scsa.wa.edu.au) and look under Senior Secondary > Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment. You will find more information, answers to frequently asked questions, and a brief video.
If you have any queries or concerns, please feel free to contact me at 9314 9362 or donna.levar-uppill@education.wa.edu.au
Donna Levar-Uppill, School Assessment Coordinator