NAPLAN

Attention Parents of Year 7 and 9 Students

Please read the letter below providing information in relation to the NAPLAN testing of Year 7 and 9 students which will take place early next term. The timetable for the testing is as follows:

Hi 

Tuesday 9 May

Language Conventions

Writing

Wednesday 10 May

Reading

Thursday 11 May

Numeracy

Friday 12 May

Catch up tests

It is important to remember that NAPLAN is not a pass or fail type of test. The purpose of NAPLAN is to provide information to parents, teachers and students about where students are at with their understanding, knowledge and application of literacy and numeracy skills.

Year 7 students will take their NAPLAN tests in Homeroom groups, supervised by their Homeroom teacher. We believe this provides our Year 7 students with the supportive environment needed to do their best. Year 9 students take their NAPLAN tests in the Hall. This provides our older students with more experience of the formal testing procedures they will need for the senior years of schooling. Our Year 9 students will be taking a practice Narrative Test in Week 11 as part of their English assessment, which is designed to give the students practice with a written test in the Hall.

Parents need to support their child by reassuring them that NAPLAN testing is not something to be anxious about. This is particularly pertinent for Year 9 parents, whose children may be feeling additional anxiety due to the recent announcements for the HSC. In terms of meeting the national minimum standards, please remind your child that NAPLAN is only an early opportunity to demonstrate these standards. There will be many opportunities in Year 10, 11, 12 and five years after school to demonstrate it.

If you have any questions in relation to NAPLAN testing, please do not hesitate to contact me on

6969 2400 or via email on scoblec@ww.catholic.edu.au.

Christie Scoble

Assistant Principal – Learning and Teaching