NAPLAN

NAPLAN Testing 2026 

Arrangements for NAPLAN 2026 for Years 7 and 9  

NAPLAN (National Assessment Program- Literacy & Numeracy) is taking place for Years 7 & 9 students in weeks 7 and 8 this term. NAPLAN is a point-in-time assessment, that allows parents and schools to see how students are progressing in literacy and numeracy, against the national standard and compared with their peers throughout Australia. The data from NAPLAN is one of the tools that teachers use to understand your child’s progress and plan for their teaching and learning.  

All NAPLAN tests will be conducted online using your child’s device. Students will need to have downloaded a lockdown browser onto their device, and they will be provided with information about how to do this during their Connect lessons this term. Resources about the lockdown browser and the online testing process in general are available via the ACARA Online National Assessment site.  

If your child would benefit from working through practice questions, to familiarise themselves with the NAPLAN test formats, these can be accessed at any time via the public demonstration site.   

Students will require headphones for some of their NAPLAN so please remind your child to bring their headphones to school each day during the testing period.  

Year 7 2026 

Year 9 2026 

For students who are absent on testing days (eg illness), there will be catch up testing organised on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 March  

If you are a year 7 or year 9 parent/guardian:  

Please email Audra Keane at audra.keane@nhs.vic.edu.au by Thursday 5 March if you need to apply for a withdrawal for your child. You will be required to complete a withdrawal form. For more information about the tests, please visit the VCAA website or the NAP website.