NAPLAN
Data Source Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Item type: | Data Source |
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METEOR identifier: | 553850 |
Description: | The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It has been an everyday part of the school calendar since 2008. NAPLAN tests the sorts of skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life, such as reading, writing, spelling and numeracy. The assessments are undertaken nationwide, every year, in the second full week in May. NAPLAN is made up of tests in the four areas (or ‘domains’) of:
From 2009, national reporting on schooling is the responsibility of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) - https://www.acara.edu.au/reporting. |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Implementation start date: | 01/01/2009 |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Reference documents: | ACARA (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority) 2016. National data collection and reporting. Viewed 4 December 2017, https://www.acara.edu.au/reporting. |