Students Perform Well in National Tests

Victorian parents should be proud. For the second year running, Victorian students are at the top of the class in literacy and numeracy.

A report on the results from the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests, which were undertaken by all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 in May this year, was released last month.

The report stated that Victoria, along with the ACT and NSW, are the highest performing states and territories in Australia. Victorian students, on average, performed better than the Australian average in reading, writing and numeracy, as well as grammar and punctuation across all year levels.

The percentage of Victorian students performing at or above the national minimum standard was significantly higher than Australian students as a whole in 19 of the 20 assessment measures. In writing, the percentage of Victorian students in the top achievement band was significantly higher than students in Australia as a whole.

Victorian parents will soon be provided with their child’s test results and can access the nationwide summary reports, which show how students performed in relation to other students in their particular year group and against the national average.

Copies of the National Summary Report: Achievement in Reading, Writing, Language Conventions and Numeracy 2009 can be found at the NAPLAN website.