The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a literacy and numeracy assessment that students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit each year. It is the only national assessment all Australian students have the opportunity to undertake. NAPLAN is now in Term 1 each year in March and this will be written on your child's work rate calendar.
NAPLAN consists of four tests: a reading test, writing test, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) test and a numeracy test. All of the NAPLAN tests are online except the Year 3 writing test which is still on paper. The test questions are presented in Standard Australian English dialect. Students read some of the questions and listen to others with headphones. The tests will get easier or harder, depending on how students are going in the test.
Although Cairns SDE is an online school, not all students are eligible to sit NAPLAN offsite (at home) due to national protocols and Queensland Curriculum Assessment Authority (QCAA) regulations. Below is information about each enrolment category and their NAPLAN criteria:
Geographically isolated – eligible to sit NAPLAN offsite (at home) after approval from (QCAA). CSDE will apply to QCAA on your behalf.
Medical - eligible to sit NAPLAN offsite (at home) after approval from (QCAA). CSDE will apply to QCAA on your behalf.
All other enrolment categories (home based by choice, itinerant, travelling) will be required to sit NAPLAN either onsite at CSDE or at another school (host school).
Withdrawal – parents/carers may opt for their child not to participate in NAPLAN due to religious, philosophical or other reasons.
Any questions in relation to NAPLAN should be directed to:
Naplan@cairnssde.eq.edu.au
Forms to complete:
- Withdrawal form (uploaded in 2025)
| Use this form to: Notify us that your child will not be participating in NAPLAN. |
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| Use this form to apply to sit NAPLAN at home (GI and medical only):
To notify us of the eligibility criteria to apply to QCAA on your behalf to sit NAPLAN at home. |
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Notify us of the details of another school where your child will sit NAPLAN.
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Notify us that you will be bringing your child to CSDE to sit the NAPLAN tests at school.
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Key dates:
November - December 2024
| - Please check your email and complete the NAPLAN Access options form on Schoolzine before 06/12/2024.
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January 2025
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February 2025
| - NAPLAN Home Tutor Session – date TBA
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February 2025
| - NAPLAN timetable will be emailed to parents and carers.
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12 - 14 March 2025
| - Cairns School of Distance Education NAPLAN Online Test Schedule will run from Wednesday 12 March – Friday 14 March (Term 1 Week 7).
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17 March 2025
| - CSDE NAPLAN catch-up tests.
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