The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9. It is a nationwide measure that allows parents/carers, teachers, schools, education authorities, governments, and the broader community to determine if young Australians are developing the essential literacy and numeracy skills needed for further learning and productive participation in the community.

NAPLAN results provide parents/carers and educators with information on how students are progressing in literacy and numeracy over time, both individually and compared to national standards. The tests also support the monitoring and evaluation of school and school system performance in these fundamental capabilities, helping to identify areas for improvement and schools that may require additional support in teaching and learning literacy and numeracy.

NAPLAN results do not measure overall school quality but can assist teachers by providing additional information to support their professional judgement about students' levels of literacy and numeracy attainment and progress. However, NAPLAN is just one aspect of each school's assessment and reporting process, and does not replace the extensive, ongoing assessments made by teachers about each student's educational progress.

NAPLAN tests are conducted in the following 4 areas (or 'domains'):

Reading, Writing, Conventions of Language (Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation) and Numeracy.

St Joseph’s NAPLAN 2024 snapshot

Our Year 7 students achieved results that have provided valuable information to help us support individual student needs and plan for their ongoing academic growth. The cohort had excellent results in the reading domain, being above Diocesan, State and National averages.

We are pleased to highlight the improved performance of our Year 9 students in the 2024 NAPLAN assessments.

Students have demonstrated growth in all key areas however Year 9 students performed above the Diocesan, State, and National averages, in Reading, Grammar and Punctuation and Numeracy.

Significant Growth Areas

Numeracy

Reading

Grammar and Punctuation

We're grateful for the efforts of our students, the support of parents and carers, and the work of our teaching staff in ensuring the ongoing improvement of academic skills at St Joseph’s.

Mr Miller - Numeracy Instruction Coach

Mr Dennelly - Literacy Instruction Coach