Deputy Principal

PETER CUMMINS

Deputy Principal

2017 NAPLAN Results

The National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students took place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, May 9-11. The assessment involved reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy tests. They were conducted by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) on behalf of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).

Although NAPLAN results are a snapshot of a student’s achievements in literacy and numeracy on the day of testing, the results do provide diagnostic information for parents and teachers about a child’s performance. At Oakleigh Grammar this information is used to support teaching and learning programs, and improve student learning outcomes.

Parents would have received their son or daughter’s personal report. The report describes your child’s particular skills in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy. The report also shows how your child performed in relation to national minimum standards. These describe minimum acceptable standards for students across Australia.

The Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 NAPLAN student results were made available to the school late last term. Teachers have begun analysing the data and plans are underway to focus on the areas where students require further work.

The Oakleigh Grammar results showed significant improvement, demonstrating the benefit of the outstanding teaching and learning programs across the school.

Congratulations to all the Junior School students on their performance in the NAPLAN Tests. Year 3 Oakleigh Grammar students performed strongly in most test domains. The median test score in each test domain was above the state, with a significant number of students in Band 6 or higher. Year 5 students performed well particularly in writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy, where their median test score was above the state.

Our Middle School students in Years 7 and 9 continued to improve. Year 7 girls scored soundly in each test domain, though the boys outshone them in numeracy. The Year 9 results continued to grow, with the girls achieving strong results in the writing, spelling and grammar and punctuation.

We would like to congratulate the students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 for their positive approach and outstanding effort in this national testing process.