Naplan 2025
NAPLAN tests students' ability in three domains of literacy—reading, writing and language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation)—and in numeracy. This year, the NAPLAN assessment window will be from March 12th to March 24th. Don't forget to mark your calendars with these important dates.
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Test |
Schedule |
Duration |
Description |
|
Writing |
March 12th: Year 3 complete the writing test on paper Year 5 complete the test on their iPad |
40 minutes 42 minutes |
Students are provided with an idea or topic called a writing stimulus and asked to write a response in a particular genre (narrative or persuasive writing). |
|
Reading |
March 13th: Completed after the Writing test |
Year 3: 45 minutes Year 5: 50 minutes |
Students read a range of informative, imaginative and persuasive texts, and then answer related questions. |
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Conventions of Language |
March 13th: Completed after the Reading test |
Year 3 & 5: 45 minutes |
Students are assessed on spelling, grammar and punctuation. |
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Numeracy |
March 14th: Completed after the Conventions of Language test |
Year 3: 45 minutes Year 5: 50 minutes |
Students are assessed on number and algebra, measurement and geometry, and statistics and probability. |
Students who miss a test day for any reason will have the opportunity to make that test up during the test window dates only.