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ACARA chief executive Stephen Gniel says further analysis will assess the results’ longitudinal value.

After exam chaos, parents to get NAPLAN ‘caveat’ but no mark adjustments

The head of the agency which oversees NAPLAN said there would be no mark adjustments.

  • Christopher Harris

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Which schools will take children and improve their results – and their lives?

School rankings don’t teach us much … unless you include this key variable

NAPLAN results alone cannot tell us what we need to know about a school’s quality of teaching.

  • Marian Vidal-Fernandez
Kylie Thomas, 50, with her grandchild Ollie, 10.

The education gap between rich and poor students is growing. These schools may have the answer

The chasm between rich and poor students in Australia has been growing over the past two decades, new research shows, but some schools are closing that gap.

  • Nicole Precel
Year 6 pupils Leyana Thapa, Patrick Kpaka, Brianna Vu and Jonah Katrib at Holy Family Primary School in Granville.

Revealed: Top 160 NSW primary schools for maths and literacy growth

Analysis of NAPLAN data has identified 160 of more than 2000 primary schools at the top of the state for student progress. Search the list.

  • Christopher Harris and Nigel Gladstone
Maths teacher Simon Jenkins with year 8 students at Marist College North Shore.

The top 160 high schools for maths and literacy growth

NAPLAN data reveals the best Sydney schools for progress between years 7 and 9.

  • Christopher Harris and Nigel Gladstone
Students at John Colet at Belrose.

There’s a secret to scoring top marks in NAPLAN writing. And it’s easily missed by students

Researchers said a key feature of good writing is downplayed in the official marking criteria.

  • Christopher Harris
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Michele Bullock, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Level heads needed to see bigger picture after rate hike

The latest increase in interest rates is more about rising oil prices than domestic-driven inflation.

Dani Hacket with son Xavier who was caught in the selective exam chaos last year and Naplan this year.

‘Not good enough’: NAPLAN test failure run by same company as selective school chaos

Xavier Hacket was caught in two meltdowns caused by tech company Janison. His mother says it’s not fair.

  • Emily Kowal
Alexander Kersten’s year 5 NAPLAN exam was disrupted on Wednesday due to connectivity issues.

‘It was kinda stressful’: Kids forced to restart NAPLAN tests after tech issue

Students were unable to log on to the online platform when the standardised tests kicked off this morning.

  • Emily Kowal
Students sit the NAPLAN exam in 2024.

‘A nightmare’: NAPLAN chaos as website crashes on first day of testing

Testing resumed on Wednesday after schools across Australia were forced to pause NAPLAN exams due to technical issues.

  • Noel Towell, Bridie Smith, Nicole Precel and Jackson Graham