NAPLAN 2025

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a literacy and numeracy assessment that students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit each year. It is the only national assessment all Australian students have the opportunity to undertake. 

As students progress through their school years, it is important to check how well they are learning the essential skills of reading, writing and numeracy.

NAPLAN assesses the literacy and numeracy skills that students are learning through the school curriculum and allows parents/carers to see how their child is progressing against national proficiency standards. 

NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process. It does not replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance, but it can provide teachers with additional information about students’ educational progress.

NAPLAN also provides schools, education authorities and governments with information about how education programs are working and whether young Australians are achieving important educational outcomes in literacy and numeracy.

Students complete 4 assessments: Writing, Reading, Conventions of Language and Numeracy.  Students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9 will sit NAPLAN between 12 and 24 March 2025.

Why NAPLAN is now held in March

This is the third year NAPLAN will be conducted in March, having previously taken place in May. The change was introduced to provide schools with results earlier in the year, helping inform teaching and learning plans for the remainder of the school year.

Why NAPLAN is conducted online

Since transitioning from paper-based to online assessment between 2018 and 2022, NAPLAN has offered:

• More precise results through tailored (adaptive) testing, where questions match students' abilities, allowing them to better demonstrate their skills.
• Enhanced accessibility options, enabling students with disability to participate.
• A more engaging experience for students, based on their feedback.

Students at St Paul's will sit NAPLAN tests on the following dates:

Wednesday, 12 March 2025 - Writing

Thursday, 13 March 2025 - Reading

Monday, 17 March 2025 - Conventions of Language

Wednesday, 19 March 2025 - Numeracy

Students who are absent on testing dates will have the opportunity to complete a catch-up test during the testing window, which closes on Monday, 24 March 2025.

For more information, visit the Parents and Carers page on the NAP website and download the NAPLAN Information Brochure for Parents and Carers. You can also visit the Public Demonstration Site page to explore the test format.