Don't miss out on the headlines from Victoria. Followed categories will be added to My News. Controls on school web browsers have been tightened as every student across years 3, 5, 7 and 9 ...

With NAPLAN numeracy tests just around the corner for Australian school students, parents and teachers are also rushing to use third-party practice tests for last-minute prep.

Final NAPLAN results, released on Wednesday, showed Year 5, 7 and 9 outcomes had largely stagnated since national testing started in 2008, while Year 3 students had improved.

NAPLAN was introduced in 2008 and is an annual test of all Australian students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It aims to see whether students are developing basic skills in literacy and numeracy. Earlier ...

Mr Stokes yesterday said NSW would retain pencil-and-paper NAPLAN tests for Year 3 — boycotting the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority’s plan for national online tests.

This was published 5 years ago. NAPLAN online failures arose during practice tests, review reveals. By Pallavi Singhal. August 8, 2019 — 12.31am. Save.

Ren (centre) sits a practice NAPLAN test with fellow year 5 students Ivy and Leroy, (front) Thao 10 and Billy 10 (back) on laptop computers. Picture: David Caird.

Ren (centre) sits a practice NAPLAN test with fellow year 5 students Ivy and Leroy, (front) Thao 10 and Billy 10 (back) on laptop computers. Picture: David Caird.