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Successful NAPLAN testing concludes for 2025

31 March 2025

NAPLAN 2025 testing is now complete for schools including those schools in Queensland and northern NSW that were impacted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) has confirmed. 

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Schools and students set for 2025 NAPLAN tests

11 March 2025

The annual NAPLAN assessments begin tomorrow (12 March 2025), with almost 1.3 million students expected to take the tests in more than 9,400 schools and campuses across Australia.

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ACARA CEO speech to The SMH Schools Summit 2025

06 March 2025

ACARA CEO Stephen Gniel spoke at The SMH Schools Summit on 5 March 2025 about how ACARA is shaping Australia’s National Assessment Program so that it continues to give us meaningful insights into student learning and drive improvements in education.

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ACARA submission: Inquiry into civics education, engagement, and participation in Australia

04 June 2024

The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters adopted an inquiry into civics education, engagement, and participation in Australia on 27 March 2024, following a referral from the Special Minister of State, Senator the Hon Don Farrell.

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ACARA submission: Inquiry into the use of generative artificial intelligence in the Australian education system

27 July 2023

Read ACARA’s submission which focusses on how the new v9 Australian Curriculum can be used to teach students about the key mathematical, scientific and technological concepts that underpin the development and use of artificial intelligence, and to provide opportunities for discussing its ethical use.

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Response to NAPLAN media stories by ACARA CEO David de Carvalho

29 November 2022

League tabling of schools by media outlets using NAPLAN data can be misleading as it doesn’t take into account the socio-educational advantage of different school communities. See ACARA CEO David de Carvalho’s response to recent media articles ranking schools

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We run the National Assessment Program – the national tests students sit in school – including NAPLAN.

We undertake a range of research activities to deliver NAPLAN tests in an online environment in the future.

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