Year 1 Number Screening Check

The Year 1 Number Screening Check is a short statewide assessment that tells teachers how your child is progressing in early number sense. Our school will be conducting the assessment in Week 5. Some children find developing number sense challenging, so it is important these children are identified quickly. The main purpose of the screener is to provide your child’s teacher with information which will allow them to plan for your child’s learning and any specific support they may need. Your child will sit with the class teacher and will be asked to answer 30 questions. The screener normally takes up to 15 minutes. If your child is struggling the teacher will stop the screener. The screener is carefully designed not to be stressful for your child.

What is number sense?

Number sense is the ability to understand, relate to, and work with numbers effectively to participate in daily life and make sense of the world. It supports your child to understand more complex mathematical concepts in the later years of primary school and high school.

If you have any questions relating to the Year 1 Number Screening Check, please speak to your child’s class teacher.

The Department of Education's information sheet can be accessed below in English, Arabic, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Khmer and Vietnamese.