2025 NAPLAN 

What is NAPLAN?

The National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is designed to provide regular data on student achievement in the areas of literacy and numeracy, essential skills that each child needs to succeed. NAPLAN is a point-in-time assessment that allows you to see how your child is progressing in literacy and numeracy against the national standard and compared with their peers throughout Australia.

Proserpine State High School uses NAPLAN data to provide additional information about student progress, as well as to support the school in making informed decisions regarding differentiation and targeted teaching in the classroom, to improve future student outcomes. Students in Years 7 and 9 participate in tests for reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation), and numeracy. This year, Proserpine State High School will be conducting NAPLAN online.

Participation and Adjustments

At Proserpine State High School, we expect and encourage all students to complete the NAPLAN testing process, and we are pleased with our established tradition of high levels of participation. Completing NAPLAN tests helps students to familiarise themselves with different exam formats and apply digital literacy skills. During the testing window in March, catch-up tests will be offered for students who are absent on test days. Support can be arranged for students with specific learning needs, particularly if a student regularly accesses similar support for school assessment tasks.

Equipment

Please ensure your child brings their CYOD or BYOD (with connection fee paid), fully charged, to school every day of NAPLAN testing, along with plug-in headphones. Students will be provided headphones and a computer to use if they do not have access to a personal laptop.

Further Information

Later in the year, you will receive your child’s personal NAPLAN report outlining their results and how they performed in relation to national standards. The information you receive will be valuable in helping you consider your child’s literacy and numeracy progress. For more information about NAPLAN testing in Queensland, please click on the link below. https://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/for-parents-carers

If you have any questions or concerns regarding NAPLAN or any other matters, please don’t hesitate to contact the school office.