Key Dates


Report

Indicative* dates

Milestone

My School

3 December 2025 (complete)

2025 release

17 February 2026 (complete)

Second release

   December 2026 2026 Release 
   February 2027  Second Release

NAP

Sample

15-29 October, 2025 (complete)  NAP-Science Literacy field trial
24 March - 28 April 2026 School registration and enrolment window for NAP Opt-in assessments
April 2026 ICT Literacy 2025 Report released
6-26 May, 2026  NAP-Science Literacy main study
October/November 2026 NAP-Civics and Citizenship field trial 

Australian schools list

23 December 2025 (published)  Australian schools list updated for Term 1, 2026 (preliminary)
10 February 2026 (published)  Australian schools list updated for Term 1, 2026 (finalised)
14 May 2026 Australian schools list updated for Term 2, 2026
13 August 2026 Australian schools list updated for Term 3, 2026
4 November 2026 Australian schools list updated for Term 4, 2026
23 December 2026 Australian schools list updated for Term 1, 2027 (preliminary)
11 February 2027 Australian schools list updated for Term 1, 2027 (finalised)
National Report on Schooling in Australia 2024 22 January 2025 (published) Release 1 (School students with disability, Student attendance, Student attainment, Participation in education, training and work)
7 May 2025 (published) Release 2 (School numbers, Student enrolments, Retention rates)
25 June 2025 (published) Release 3 (Policies and Priorities)
3 December 2025 (published) Release 4 (Vocational Education and Training) 
25 February 2026 Release 5 (Full Report - includes new sections on school income and expenditure)
NAPLAN 2026 11-23 March 2026 NAPLAN test window
April 2026 Preliminary Student and School Summary Reports to schools
From mid-June, 2026 Final Student and School Summary Reports to schools 
From start of term 3, 2026 Individual student reports sent to schools
 August 2026 NAPLAN National Results released
National Report on Schooling in Australia 2025 3 December 2025 (published) Release 1 (Student attendance)
May 2026 Release 2 (School numbers, Student enrolments, School students with disability, Retention rates, Student attainment, Participation in education, training and work)
June 2026 Release 3 (Policies and Priorities)
December 2026 Release 4 (Vocational Education and Training, Year 12 Certification rates) 
February 2027 Release 5 (Full Report - includes new sections on school income and expenditure)

* Dates are indicative only and may change due to data availability.