The latest round of NAPLAN results are out, along with a string of news reports about “students falling behind” and “failing”, and experts sounding the “alarm” about school progress.
In March, all Australian students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sat tests in literacy and numeracy. There are four broad bands of achievement, from “needs additional support” to “developing”, “strong” and “exceeding”. The national results, released on Wednesday, show once again that about 10% of students need additional support and about 20% developing towards expectations.
