Teaching and Learning 

Year 1 Numeracy check

Dear parents and caregivers,

The teachers at our school are committed to helping your child become successful in numeracy and mathematics. As part of this commitment, our school will interview all year 1 students using the Numeracy Check.

The Numeracy Check is designed to identify a student’s strengths and areas of difficulty in 4 number domains:

•          Counting

•          Place value

•          Strategies for addition and subtraction 

•          Strategies for multiplication and division.

Your child’s teacher will ask them to use teddy counters and other materials like popsticks, cards and blocks to answer questions. During the check the teacher will look for ways your child uses numbers, counts, adds, subtracts and shares collections into equal groups. The check takes around 5-20 minutes.

The Numeracy Check is not a pass or fail test but a chance for teachers to observe your child’s progress with number skills in relation to a set of Growth Points. The Numeracy Check Growth Points are research-informed norms that mark milestones in your child's learning progress. 

Your child’s responses will also tell us more about your child as a learner in numeracy and mathematics. The teacher will note:

•          strategies your child uses to work out an answer 

•          any gaps in their understanding

•          their mathematical thinking and language

•          how they feel about mathematical challenges.

The observations will help to make sure that your child is on target for success. For more information on how you can support numeracy at home you can talk to your child’s teacher. We thank you for your support. 

Kind regards,

Kristian Mundy

NAPLAN 2026