NAPLAN 2022 

Dear Parents/Guardians,

NAPLAN 2022

Next week, all Year 3 and 5 students complete the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) testing. All students in these year levels at Ocean Grove Primary School will complete the online version of the test held between Tuesday 10th May and Friday 20th May 2022.

NAPLAN Online delivers numerous benefits including:

- a ‘tailored test’ design that adapts to correct and incorrect student responses providing a more precise understanding of student achievement;

- innovative use of technology, including a more engaging test design and a wider range of item types;

- the extension of the ‘test window’ to two weeks, allowing schools greater opportunity to schedule the tests at times that suit them best and increasing student participation.

- upon completion of the online transition, reduced time between testing and reporting, increasing the ability of teachers to use the results to inform teaching practice.

All Year 3 and 5 at Ocean Grove Primary School are expected to participate in the NAPLAN Testing. The results of NAPLAN tests are used by us as a school to help us develop a picture of a student as a learner and are an important measure as part of this process. Participation in NAPLAN therefore ensures that our teachers have multiple sources of data and information about student learning to use to address students' needs. 

Support can be arranged for students with disabilities if the student regularly uses similar support for classroom assessment tasks. If your child is eligible for support due to disability, the Mentor Teacher will contact you to discuss. Parental consent is required before any support due to disability or exemption is granted. 

Students may also be withdrawn from NAPLAN by their parents or carer. This is a matter for consideration by parents in consultation with the Principal, Scott McCumber. 

If you wish to withdraw your child from the tests, a parent or carer consent form must be signed prior to the commencement of the tests. Unfortunately requests for withdrawals will not be accepted the day of the test.

Please contact Scott to discuss the withdrawal process.

Students are requested to bring their fully charged iPad (if they have one) for the tests. 

The NAPLAN tests will be held on the following dates:

Monday 15th to Thursday 16th May 2022 Catch up sessions

Should you wish to discuss any aspect of NAPLAN, please contact your child’s Teacher, either by Seesaw or by phoning the school directly on 5255 1340.

Kind Regards,

Scott McCumber, Genevieve Lee and Cindy Murphy.

NAPLAN Information for Parents:

Tuesday 10th, Wednesday 11th, Thursday 12th and Friday 13th May

NAPLAN Testing

Monday 16th, Tuesday 17th, Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th May

NAPLAN Catch Up days