Harcourt NAPLAN Results 2014

Years 3 School 3 State 5 School 5 State 7 School 7 StateReading 20% 13% 28% 18% 15% 16%Writing 21% 10% 30% 17% 28% 32%Spelling 11% 15% 12% 13% 7% 17%Grammar & Punctuation 14% 11% 26% 16% 20% 22%Numeracy 17% 14% 27% 19% 11% 18%

The % at or below NMS tab shows percentages of the bottom two bands but excludes exempt students. This is a requirement of state reporting for the state plan where only those students who participated in testing sessions are reported in the results. For example in Year 3 it is Bands 1 and 2.

% at or below NMS

Years 3 School 3 State 5 School 5 State 7 School 7 StateReading 37% 49% 24% 35% 28% 31%Writing 47% 48% 12% 18% 26% 19%Spelling 72% 51% 50% 43% 51% 38%Grammar & Punctuation 55% 55% 45% 45% 41% 34%Numeracy 49% 43% 43% 28% 45% 31%

The % at or below NMS tab shows percentages of the bottom two bands but excludes exempt students. This is a requirement of state reporting for the state plan where only those students who participated in testing sessions are reported in the results. For example in Year 3 it is Bands 1 and 2.

The % at proficiency tab shows achievement for the top 2 bands reported for NAPLAN testing. For example in Year 3 it is Bands 5 and 6.

Observations and trends:• Year 5 2012 cohort achieved poor Reading and Numeracy results – as a one-off• Current year 5 at or below NMS is VERY large (over 27%) compared to yr 3 (16%)• 2014 yr 5 top 2 bands average= 36.1%. 2014 yr 3 top 2 bands average= 50.8%• Overall Year 5 graphs don’t tell the story• Year 3 trend in reading over last 2 years is poor• Year 3 trend in numeracy over last few years is steady – but the State trend is up

Year 5 Reading

Year 5 trend data -reading

Year 5 Writing

Year 5 trend data Writing

Year 5 trend data - numeracy

Yr 5 Number, Patterns and Algebra

Trend data – Year 3 Reading

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Student Growth – Year 5 spelling

Student growth, Year 5 Numeracy

Trend data – year 5 N,P and A