More than 17 per cent of year nine boys in the ACT failed to meet the minimum national standard for writing, compared to 8 per cent of girls, with female students outperforming males across all NAPLAN metrics.
Female students scored better in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation as well as numeracy this year, the performance gap widening alongside the age gap in the ACT.
Mean scores in writing increased across all ACT year levels in 2022 compared to 2021 and the percentages of students below the national minimum score declined year on year.
