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ACARA’s Charter approved by all education ministers setting priorities for the next four years

25 March 2026

Education ministers have approved ACARA’s 2025–26 to 2028–29 Charter, Work Plan and Budget, confirming ACARA’s strategic direction and priorities for the next four years.

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NAPLAN 2026 Update

12 March 2026

Update from ACARA CEO Stephen Gniel about the disruption caused on Day 1 of NAPLAN testing.

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Schools and students set for 2026 NAPLAN tests

10 March 2026

The annual NAPLAN assessments begin tomorrow (Wednesday 11 March 2026), with around 1.4 million students expected to take the tests in over 9,400 schools and campuses across Australia.

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Efforts to raise numeracy skills through targeted review of Foundation to Year 2 Mathematics curriculum

02 March 2026

Education Ministers have accepted the recommendation of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) to conduct a targeted iterative review of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics - Foundation to Year 2, as part of a national effort to improve numeracy skills.

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Release of the latest data on the My School website – February 2026 update

17 February 2026

The latest information on school attendance and post-school destinations has been released on ACARA’s My School website.

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Latest information on every Australian school now available on ACARA’s My School website

03 December 2025

Parents, carers and wider school communities can now access the latest information on ACARA’s My School website, which has been updated for 2025 with new profile information on schools and the latest school-level NAPLAN data. 

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ACARA - Assessment

Assessment

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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