The certificates aim to celebrate and recognise the importance of both excellence and learning growth.
Categories of achievement
The certificates will be awarded for two categories of achievement:
- Category one: the achievement of excellence through getting a result in the top band for Reading or Numeracy, or both.
- Category two: the achievement of outstanding learning growth through improvement by two or more bands between the NAPLAN Year 7 and Year 9 tests for Reading or Numeracy, or both.
Measuring a student’s learning growth
Learning growth is a way of measuring how much progress a student makes in their learning. It is measured by identifying the number of NAPLAN bands that have moved up over time.
A band is a set range of student NAPLAN scores that identifies student performance, compared to other students. Achieving a score in the top band is considered an outstanding result and a jump of two bands from Year 7 to Year 9 is considered a significant growth in learning.
Eligibility
A student’s growth in learning is measured by comparing their Year 7 and Year 9 NAPLAN test results. This means only students who sit the Year 7 NAPLAN test are eligible to receive a certificate for learning growth.
More information
Further information about the Year 9 NAPLAN Certificates of Achievement will be provided later in the year.
Read more about the review of NAPLAN that is currently underway: NAPLAN review interim report - November 2019.
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