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NAPLAN Explained: Ultimate Parent Guide
What is the NAPLAN test?
The National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy, more commonly known as NAPLAN, is a nationwide student assessment conducted annually across Australia for students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9. It's typically held over three days, usually in the second week of May and is administered in all schools by classroom teachers, school deputies or principals.
What is the purpose of the test?
The purpose of NAPLAN is to evaluate students' abilities in key areas such as reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy. The results provide valuable insights into a student's academic progress, serving as a diagnostic tool for both schools and parents. Additionally, some selective high schools use NAPLAN results as part of their admissions process.
Subjects and areas assessed
NAPLAN is broken up into four main areas conducted as individual tests covering:
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Reading & Comprehension
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Language Conventions (which includes spelling, grammar, and punctuation)
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Numeracy (further broken up into calculator-allowed and non-calculator tests in Year 7 and 9)
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Writing
Each of these areas is tested separately, allowing for a comprehensive overview of a student's knowledge of year-specific topics, application and problem-solving abilities.
Structure and format of the NAPLAN
In recent years, the NAPLAN test has gone digital and is conducted online using a variety of devices such as laptops and tablets. The actual format of the NAPLAN test also varies depending on the subject area. For most sections, students respond to multiple-choice questions which may be interactive and technology-enhanced using features such as drag-and-drop.
Students in Years 5, 7 and 9 will undertake their NAPLAN tests completely online. However, students in Year 3 will complete their Writing test on paper with all other tests online.
For more information about the official NAPLAN test, please visit the ACARA website for a full NAPLAN overview.
How Will NAPLAN Tutoring Help My Child?
📚 NAPLAN exam prep will reduce your child's anxiety and build familiarity with the question types
✴️ Personalised, 1-to-1 support will help your child tackle the test with confidence
✏️ Build on problem areas in line with year level expectations and national standards
NAPLAN Tutoring Programs
Find out what makes NAPLAN test preparation and tutoring different at Cloud Tuition.
Why Cloud Tuition For NAPLAN Tutoring
✅ Bee, Mum of Year 3 Boy
"We are really happy with Cloud Tuition. Our tutor makes the lessons more exciting, fun and informative and always provides quality resources and full knowledge. She listens to me as a mum and tries to tailor the class to suit my son’s school curriculum."
✅ Rina, Mum of Year 9 Girl
"My daughter Erica found her first lesson very helpful as she finds it difficult to ask 'how to do' questions for some Math tasks in class as teachers already expect students to know the concept. The lessons worked really well and our Maths tutor was exceptional!"
✅ Aiko, Mum of Year 8 Girl
"Our tutor is always creative and keeps finding new ways to get Yuki engaged. In addition, Yuki loves the challenging Math questions that she is given. We would not hesitate to recommend Cloud Tuition to anyone!"
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How do I book in a lesson?To book in a lesson, simply contact us on (07) 3726 5788 at any time between Monday to Friday (9:00am - 5:00pm AEST), online 24/7 or via email at admin@cloudtuition.com.au. We'll match you to a qualified school tutor within 72 hours of your booking and send you a confirmation with the details that you'll need to launch your online sessions through our learning platform.
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How does the first lesson work?The first lesson is a free 60-minute session with one of our expert tutors. Simply contact us and we'll match you to the right tutor with 72 hours and send you the details that you need to launch your session. During your session, you’ll meet your tutor online and get a first-hand look at how our virtual learning platform. From there, your tutor will help you learn and practice different topics and skills based on the learning needs that you've outlined. We’ll then send through a lesson overview and reach out to you once your session is complete to check how everything went on your end.
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Will I need any special equipment for the online lessons?All lessons are interactive, face-to-face and taught online in real time through our online learning platform. You won’t need any special software or downloads to connect to your lessons, only a tablet or computer with audio/video functions and a stable Internet connection. Recommendation: Although it is not essential, we do highly recommend having a digital stylus or writing pen if your child wants to interact with our whiteboard (great for Math lessons)!
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What will my child learn during lessons? Is the content aligned to the curriculum?We personalise our private tutoring lessons so that our students and tutors can build on the content taught at school. As all of our learning materials are mapped to the Australian Curriculum, we also help students address their individual learning gaps and learn topics they need for their year level.
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Are the lessons one-on-one or with a group?At Cloud Tuition, we specialise in face-to-face online tutoring programs that are delivered one-on-one by a qualified school tutor. By giving each student the individual attention they need for their specific learning needs and goals, we're able to provide a higher quality of learning support to help them excel in school and beyond.
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My child hasn’t tried online tutoring before. Is it as effective as traditional face-to-face tutoring?Yes, many of our students actually prefer online lessons instead! Just like traditional tutoring, our online sessions are also face-to-face and designed to help your child get the individual attention they need for their learning. Also, your child will be matched with a high quality tutor who will help them with content learning, assessment and exam preparation. There are also many added benefits to online tuition such as being able to access your child’s learning space to stay up to date on their lesson work, regular progress reporting and flexibility with your tutoring sessions. During sessions, your child will also get access to our interactive whiteboard and helpful learning tools such as screenshare, geometric shapes, diagrams, graphs, document writing and more!