Naplan Inquiry
The effectiveness of the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy
Information about the Inquiry
On 15 May 2013 the Senate referred the following matter to the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committees for inquiry and report.
With specific reference to:
a) whether the evidence suggests that NAPLAN is achieving its stated objectives;
b) unintended consequences of NAPLAN's introduction;
c) NAPLAN's impact on teaching and student learning practices;
d) the impact on teaching and student learning practices of publishing NAPLAN test results on the MySchool website;
e) potential improvements to the program, to improve student learning and assessment;
f) international best practice for standardised testing, and international case studies about the introduction of standardised testing; and
g) other relevant matters.
Submissions should be received by 07 June 2013. The reporting date is 27 June 2013.
The Committee is seeking written submissions from interested individuals and organisations preferably in electronic form submitted online or sent by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as an attached Adobe PDF or MS Word format document. The email must include full postal address and contact details.
Alternatively, written submissions may be sent to:
Committee Secretary
Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committees
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
