Parent Engagement in Curriculum - NAPLAN; what are your views?
Our last newsletter in 2020 included an article on the independent review of NAPLAN commissioned by Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the ACT. Since then a final report has been delivered and now there are many politicians, educators and institutions lobbying to ban NAPLAN.
Victorian Greens MPs have launched a petition to ban the test due to the impact on student wellbeing and the Grattan Institute has also called for the test to be banned (https://www.gie.unsw.edu.au/naplan-needs-ditching-not-redesign)
There are many tests that are undertaken by students for various purposes and assessments that are required by teachers and school leaders to review learning progress. Many have questioned the necessity of such a test and how the results are used.
A challenge raised with CSPV by Catholic school parents earlier this year is the confusion about how NAPLAN is required for secondary school applications. Year 5 students missed out on the test last year and therefore have no results to provide for their applications. There are perceptions amongst parents that the results are a determinant for school entry but this is not the case. This needs to be made clearer for parents who are seeking to enrol their children in Catholic secondary school and what the purpose is for providing NAPLAN results for enrolment.
We would like to hear from your parent perspective what you think of NAPLAN, if you think it should be banned, reviewed and changed or if there is no issue with it.
Please click on the link below to share your perspective.