Catholic School Parents Victoria eNewsletter

Parent Engagement in Curriculum - Update on NAPLAN, VCE/VCAL

Update to Myschool website

In a recent media release, the peak body responsible for NAPLAN, Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) stated,

The My School website has now been updated with the most recent data available on Australia’s schools, and presents NAPLAN data in a fresh way.

Following last year’s review into NAPLAN data reporting on My School, education ministers agreed in December to overhaul the way NAPLAN data is presented on the website. The changes improve the quality and usefulness of the information.

There are fewer displays of NAPLAN data but there is a stronger focus on student progress in a way that is fair and easy to understand, rather than on comparisons with statistically similar schools.

“These changes are being made to help parents and school authorities focus more on how a school is performing in terms of student progress i.e. improving literacy and numeracy outcomes over the two years since the previous NAPLAN tests, and less on ‘school versus school’ comparisons that only take account of overall levels of achievement,” said ACARA CEO, David de Carvalho.

Click here to download the full media release

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Click here to visit the updated Myschool website

VCAA Report

NAPLAN - what will happen this year?

CSPV recently attended our first meeting with the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) for the year to receive an update on the rollout of NAPLAN online in 2020.

Education Ministers throughout Australia met and have now decided that NAPLAN will not proceed in 2020. The NAPLAN test window was scheduled to be held from 12 to 22 May.
The decision to not proceed with NAPLAN in 2020 also means that the scheduled testing of the NAPLAN Online platform, known as the Coordinated Practice Test (CPT), will not proceed.

Click here to download the full announcement from the Education Council

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GAT – General Achievement Test

VCAA are currently redeveloping the GAT. More information will be made available about this review in our next newsletter.

For further information about the GAT, click on the link below:

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Coronovirus - What will the impact be for VCE, VCAL and VET students if schools close?

Following our meeting with VCAA we are advised that at this stage there should be no disruptions to study, however should this change, each school will be equipped to manage their students, their studies, placements and school based assessments.

The VCE allows for considerable flexibility in delivery of learning and the administration of school-based assessments and the VCAA is assisting schools to identify suitable arrangements for their students’ learning and assessment on a case-by-case basis.

Schools will be able to provide advice and accommodate each student and their specific situation. External VCAL/VET providers will also need to have flexible solutions in place for their students.

VET programs are based on and contribute to nationally recognised qualifications, so it is not possible for Victoria to adopt a unilateral approach to how these challenges might be managed in the event of school closures. The DET is working with other jurisdictions on this and will provide updated advice as soon as possible.

CSPV will post further information on the CSPV website and you are encouraged to keep visiting the DET website for further updates - https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/department/Pages/coronavirus.aspx

We encourage parents to remain calm and seek advice from their school in how to work in partnership with them to support children through any disruption to their learning or attendance at school or at their placements.

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