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NAPLAN 2023

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Year 9 Students At Cooks Hill Campus

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a point in time assessment of literacy and numeracy skills. Each year students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in tests for writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. 
 
From 2023, NAPLAN is moving to Term 1 and will take place from Wednesday 15 March to Monday 27 March (week 8-9). The reason for this change is so that results can be returned to schools earlier in the year which will support teachers to understand the learning needs of their students and plan accordingly.  
 
NAPLAN tests are just one part of our school learning assessment program and questions are primarily based on knowledge, understanding and skills gained from the prior year of schooling.  
 
In preparation for NAPLAN 2023, our school will undertake activities to help students to become familiar with the format and functionality of the online tests. These activities are not an assessment of student ability and will not be marked.  
 
Parents of students in Year 9 will receive a letter detailing NAPLAN @ CHC. 
 
Students and parents can access the public demonstration site https://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/public-demonstration-site to familiarise themselves with NAPLAN and the types of questions and tools available. Excessive preparation for NAPLAN is not required nor recommended.  
 
If you have any questions about NAPLAN, please contact Chloe Thorogood (learning support teacher CHC).