NAPLAN

Year 3 and 5 NAPLAN 2023

The Year 3 and 5 National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be taking place in Term 1 beginning with Writing on Wednesday 15th March to Monday 27th March, 2023.

NAPLAN is a national literacy and numeracy assessment undertaken by our Year 3 and 5 students annually in order to gain a sense of how the individual students are tracking with their learning. These assessments include: Writing, Reading, Conventions of Language, Mathematics.

The proposed dates for NAPLAN at Mount View are:

Please note: Mount View have no flexibility in the timeframe of the NAPLAN Assessments. The window has a strict closing date. If your child/ren are absent we can endeavour to undertake make-up sessions where appropriate, but cannot extend the timeframe beyond Monday 27th of March. The window is set by the National and State Education bodies.

Parents and Carers are encouraged to view the NAPLAN on https://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/for-parents-carers. Translated Parent and Carer Information brochures are available on this website also.

Device requirements for students

Every student in Year 3 and 5 will be using an individual iPad in order to partake in NAPLAn Online in 2023. 

Year 3 students will be provided with a school owned iPad for use during the NAPLAN window. This will be set up for the children by our technicians.

Students in Year 5 will be using their BYOD (personal iPad) and will need to bring this fully charged to school each day.

In preparation of NAPLAN, and to support the classroom program, we ask families to please bring the following to school at their earliest convenience:

• Working and accessible Head phones (named/labelled)

These can be left at school in a zipped locked bag safety with the student tubs and locked in the classroom every night.

 Please ensure to test the headphones prior to your child’s bringing them to school.

• ONLY FOR Hearing Impaired students – FM transmitter/personal device
• Year 5 only - Functional and pre-connected Keyboard 

As the writing element of NAPLAN is all typed online. A keyboard is essential for each student to have and again can be left within the classroom. Please make sure they connect to your child’s iPad, have batteries and/or are fully charged and each key works correctly prior to bringing them to school. 

• Year 5 only - Ensure the NAP Lockdown browser 2023 is installed on your child/ren’s device.

This can be downloaded for free from the online Apple Store. It’s important that you have the new app installed, so you may need to reinstall the free app if you installed the previous version last year. https://apps.apple.com/au/app/nap-locked-down-browser/id1086807255  

Information for NAPLAN parents and carers  2023  

Why do students do NAPLAN?  

NAPLAN is a national literacy and numeracy  assessment that students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9  sit each year. It is the only national assessment all  Australian students have the opportunity to undertake.  

As students progress through their school years, it’s  important to check how well they are learning the  essential skills of reading, writing and numeracy.  

NAPLAN assesses the literacy and numeracy skills that  students are learning through the school curriculum  and allows parents/carers to see how their child is  progressing against national standards and over time.  

NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school’s assessment  and reporting process. It doesn’t replace ongoing  assessments made by teachers about student  performance, but it can provide teachers with  additional information about students’ educational  progress.  

NAPLAN also provides schools, education authorities  and governments with information about how education  programs are working and whether young Australians  are achieving important educational outcomes in literacy  and numeracy.  

Your child will do the NAPLAN  tests online  

Schools have transitioned from paper-based to  computer-based assessments. All Year 3 students will  continue to complete the writing assessment on paper.  

Online NAPLAN tests provide more precise results  and are more engaging for students. One of the main  benefits is tailored (or adaptive) testing, where the test  presents questions which may be more or less difficult  depending on a student’s responses.  

Tailored testing allows a wider range of student abilities  to be assessed and measures student achievement  more precisely. A student’s overall NAPLAN result is  based on both the number and complexity of questions  they answer correctly. Your child should not be  concerned if they find questions challenging; they may  be taking a more complex test pathway.  

What does NAPLAN assess?  

NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy skills that  students are learning through their regular school  curriculum.  

Students sit assessments in writing, reading, conventions  of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and  numeracy. The questions assess content linked to the  Australian Curriculum: English and Mathematics.  

All government and non-government education  authorities contribute to the development of  NAPLAN test materials.  

To find out more about NAPLAN, visit nap.edu.au.  Participation in NAPLAN  

NAPLAN is for everyone. ACARA supports inclusive  testing so all students have the opportunity to  participate in the national assessment program.  

Adjustments are available for students with disability  who have diverse functional abilities and needs.  

Schools should work with parents/carers and students  to identify, on a case-by-case basis, reasonable  adjustments required for individual students with  disability to access NAPLAN. Adjustments should  reflect the support normally provided for classroom assessments.  

To help inform these decisions, you may consult the  NAPLAN public demonstration site, the Guide for  schools to assist students with disability to access  NAPLAN, or our series of videos where parents/carers,  teachers and students share their experiences in using  NAPLAN adjustments.  

In exceptional circumstances, a student with a disability  that severely limits their capacity to participate in the  assessment, or a student who has recently arrived in  Australia and has a non-English speaking background,  may be granted a formal exemption.  

Your school principal and your local test administration  authority can give you more information on adjustments  for students with disability or the process required to  gain a formal exemption. 

What if my child is absent from school  on NAPLAN days?  

Where possible, schools may arrange for individual  students who are absent at the time of testing to  complete missed tests at another time during the  school’s test schedule.  

What if my school is closed on  NAPLAN days?  

Schools with compelling reasons may be given  permission to schedule tests after the 9-day  test window.  

What can I do to support my child?  

Students are not expected to study for NAPLAN. You can  support your child by reassuring them that NAPLAN is a  part of their school program and reminding them to simply  do their best. Some familiarisation and explanation of  NAPLAN is useful to help students understand and be  comfortable with the format of the tests. Teachers will  ensure students are familiar with the types of questions  in the tests and will provide appropriate support and  guidance.  

ACARA does not recommend excessive preparation for  NAPLAN or the use of services by coaching providers.  

See the types of questions and tools available in the  online NAPLAN assessments at nap.edu.au/online assessment/public-demonstration-site.  

NAPLAN timetable  

The NAPLAN test window is 9 days. This is to  accommodate schools that may have fewer devices.  

The NAPLAN test window starts on Wednesday  15 March and finishes on Monday 27 March 2023.  Schools are advised to schedule the tests as soon as  possible within the testing window, prioritising the  first week. 

How is my child’s performance  reported?  

Individual student performance is shown on a national  achievement scale for each assessment. This scale indicates whether the student is meeting expectations for the literacy and numeracy skills needed to participate  fully in that year level.  

A NAPLAN individual student report will be provided by  your child’s school later in the year. If you do not receive  a report, you should contact your child’s school.  

How are NAPLAN results used?  

• Students and parents/carers may use individual results to discuss progress with teachers. 

• Teachers use results to help identify students who need greater challenges or extra support. 

• Schools use results to identify strengths and areas of need to improve teaching programs, and to set goals in literacy and numeracy. 

• School systems use results to review the effectiveness of programs and support offered to schools. • The community can see information about the performance of schools over time at 

myschool.edu.au. 

Where can I get more information?  

For more information about NAPLAN:  

• contact your child’s school 

• contact your local test administration authority at nap.edu.au/TAA 

• visit nap.edu.au 

To learn how ACARA handles personal information for  NAPLAN, visit nap.edu.au/naplan/privacy.  

Test Scheduling requirements Duration Test description  Students are provided with a ‘writing • Year 3 students do the writing test on paper (on day 1 only) Year 3: 40 min stimulus’ (sometimes called a ‘prompt’ • Years 5, 7 and 9 writing must start on day 1 (schools must Year 5: 42 min Writing – an idea or topic) and asked to write a prioritise completion of writing across days 1 and 2 only, with Year 7: 42 min response in a particular genre (narrative day 2 only used where there are technical/logistical limitations) Year 9: 42 min or persuasive writing) 

Reading • To be completed after the writing test  

• To be completed before the conventions of language test  

Conventions  

of language • To be completed after the reading test  Numeracy • To be completed after the conventions of language test  

Year 3: 45 min  Year 5: 50 min  Year 7: 65 min  Year 9: 65 min  

Year 3: 45 min  Year 5: 45 min  Year 7: 45 min  Year 9: 45 min  

Year 3: 45 min  Year 5: 50 min  Year 7: 65 min  Year 9: 65 min  

Students read a range of informative,  imaginative and persuasive texts and then  answer related questions  

Assesses spelling, grammar and  punctuation  

Assesses number and algebra,  

measurement and geometry, and  statistics and probability