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:

Wednesday 15th March

Thursday 16th March

Monday 20th March

Tuesday 21st - Monday 27th March

Writing

Reading

Conventions of Language

Mathematics

Catch-up sessions (as required)

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

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