Our Minister Mitchell has led a group that has pushed to review NAPLAN. An interim report by Barry McGaw, Bill Louden & Claire Wyatt-Smith identified issues that need to be addressed:

• Deficiencies in the test
• Stakes too high
• Curriculum narrowed
• Results too delayed
• Change the timing – Feb/ March. Maybe Year 4? Year 8?
• Change the content - review Literacy aspects/ general capabilities??
• Reconsider Writing...sample test as research
• Reducing display on MySchool
• Removing data from MySchool
• Making NAPLAN sample not census assessment
• Making NAPLAN sample survey plus opt in.

Further discussion will follow.