Resources

NAPLAN information brochure for parents/carers (PDF 133 KB) NAPLAN information brochure for parents/carers – Simple English (PDF 1 MB) Public demonstration site NAPLAN national protocols for test administration (PDF 679 KB)  Guide for schools to assist students with disability to access NAPLAN (PDF 256 KB)  NAPLAN test papers and answers from 2012 to 2016 NAPLAN test papers and answers from 2008 to 2011 NAP – development and review process (PDF 165 KB) NAP small-scale tests fact sheet (PDF 184 MB)  NAPLAN 2021 national report (PDF 7.4 MB)  NAPLAN 2021 technical report (PDF 11.1 MB) Narrative writing guide (PDF 8.04 MB) Persuasive writing guide (PDF 5.7 MB) Reliability and validity of NAPLAN (PDF 90 KB) Sample persuasive writing prompt (PDF 1.47 MB) Sample narrative writing prompt (PDF 981 KB) Guide to understanding ICSEA values (PDF 427 KB) Guidelines for managing test incidents (PDF 288 KB)	Benefits of NAPLAN (PDF 810 KB) How the NAPLAN writing task is set (PDF 1.43 MB) Keeping NAPLAN in perspective (PDF 664 KB) NAPLAN – snapshot in time (PDF 538 KB) What is in those NAPLAN tests (PDF 437 KB) How to interpret the SSSR (Student and school summary report) (PDF 7.97 MB) NAPLAN online – a better assessment (PDF 1.77 MB) NAPLAN online and protecting privacy (PDF 942 KB) NAPLAN branching messages (PDF 2 MB) NAPLAN conventions of language (PDF 146 KB)
How to read a student report (1min 41s) Understanding NAPLAN online (2min 11s) NAPLAN accessibility (6min 23s) | transcript (PDF 92 KB) NAPLAN: physical adjustments (4min 15s) | transcript (PDF 85 KB) NAPLAN: cognitive adjustments (4min) | transcript (PDF 85 KB) NAPLAN: sensory adjustments (4min 10s) | transcript (PDF 84 KB) NAPLAN: social/emotional adjustments (4min 34s)  | transcript (PDF 89 KB) Practice test (NESA) (1min 25s) Benefits of NAPLAN online (NESA) (2min 48s)	Writing rubric review final report July 2020 (PDF 1.38 MB)  Writing marking rubrics review Aug 2020 (PDF 541 KB) Accessibility options (PDF 1.59 MB) Audio delivery of items (spelling) (PDF 1.37 MB) Automated essay scoring – persuasive writing (PDF 976 KB) Automated essay scoring – research program (PDF 1.14 MB) Challenging items (reading)  (PDF 1.59 MB) Challenging items (numeracy) (PDF 1.81 MB) Device suitability (PDF 3.46 MB) Parent feedback (PDF 1.9 MB) Readability and layout (PDF 9.96 MB) Student engagement and motivation (PDF 398 KB) Tailored test design (PDF 3.74 MB) Tailored test development studies (PDF 955 KB) Technically enhanced items (reading) (PDF 1.06 MB) Technically enhanced items (numeracy) (PDF 1.54 MB)
See the glossary of terms related to NAPLAN	NAPLAN FAQs NAP sample assessment FAQs FAQs – individual student reports (PDF 395 KB)





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