NAPLAN Test Schedule

Arrangements for NAPLAN 2023 Years 7 & 9 

NAPLAN (National Assessment Program- Literacy & Numeracy) is taking place for Years 7 & 9 students in week 7 and 8 this term. NAPLAN is a point-in-time assessment, that allows parents and schools to see how students are progressing in literacy and numeracy, against the national standard and compared with their peers throughout Australia. 

The data from NAPLAN is one of the tools that teachers use to understand your child’s progress and plan for their teaching and learning. 

This year NAPLAN will be conducted online using your child’s device, students will need to have downloaded a lockdown browser onto their device and they have been provided with information about how to do this. Resources about the lockdown browser and the online testing process in general are available via the ACARA Online National Assessment site.

Students will require headphones for their NAPLAN so please remind your child to bring their headphones to school each day

Year 7 2023

Year 9 2022

For students who have been absent, there will be catch up testing organised on Thursday 23 March which is the same day as Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences. Students who have been absent for any NAPLAN tests will be invited to attend.

If you are a year 7 or year 9 parent, please:

• Ask your child if they have downloaded the NAPLAN lockdown browser to their device (if not, please ask them to speak with their Connect teacher)
• Check that your child has a charged laptop and brings their headphones to school during the testing period

Please email Kerren Diamond at kerren.diamond@nhs.vic.edu.au by Friday 10 March if you need to apply for a withdrawal for your child, you will be required to complete a withdrawal form. For more information about the tests, please visit the VCAA website at www.vcaa.vic.edu.au or the NAP website at www.nap.edu.au

With thanks,

Kerren Diamond