NAPLAN 2025 Report

Over the past two weeks, our Year 3 and Year 5 students have been working diligently to complete their NAPLAN assessments. NAPLAN, the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy, is an important series of tests that help measure students' abilities in areas such as reading, writing, language conventions, and numeracy. These results provide valuable insights for both teachers and families about students' strengths and areas where they may need further support. Although NAPLAN is only one measure of a child’s learning, it plays a key role in understanding how students are progressing and helps guide future learning.

The NAPLAN assessments began on March 12th with the Writing test at 9:30am. Year 3 and Year 5 students wrote a narrative story about characters on an amazing ride, with something unexpected happening along the way. They could choose a fantasy or real-world adventure and use picture prompts or create their own ideas. Students focused on developing characters, a problem, and a resolution. Year 3 students handwrote their stories, while Year 5 students typed their narratives. The task emphasised planning, making careful word choices, attention to detail, and correct spelling, punctuation, and presentation.

On the 13th of March, Year 3 and Year 5 students completed their NAPLAN Reading assessment using school devices—iPads for Year 3 and laptops for Year 5. Students read a range of fiction and non-fiction texts, testing their comprehension and ability to identify key features in texts. They answered questions focused on understanding main ideas, vocabulary, and text structure, encouraging critical thinking about both the content and underlying themes.

This week, Year 3 and Year 5 students completed their Language Conventions and Numeracy assessments on the 18th and 19th of March. The Language Conventions test focused on spelling, grammar, and punctuation, assessing students' ability to identify and correct errors in written language. In the Numeracy assessment, students tackled questions on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, along with money, graph interpretation, 3D shapes, positional language, and concepts like capacity, volume, mass, and time.

The NAPLAN testing window has now come to an end. I want to congratulate all of our  Cheltenham Primary School Year 3 and Year 5 students for their hard work, flexibility, and resilience throughout this process. They have certainly demonstrated great dedication in navigating challenging tasks, thinking critically, and problem-solving under pressure. 

Well done to all of our Year 3 and Year 5 students!

Kind regards, 

Rhiannon Dalman

NAPLAN Coordinator