NAPLAN 2022

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a point in time assessment of literacy and numeracy skills. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the annual tests in writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. All NSW schools will sit NAPLAN online in 2022.

Our school will be participating in NAPLAN between 10 and 20 May 2022.

In preparation for NAPLAN, our school will also be participating in practice tests on the 24th of March. The practice test is a trial run and key preparation activity for NAPLAN in May. It is not an assessment of student ability, and the tests will not be marked.

Excessive preparation for NAPLAN is not recommended. Students can use the public demonstration site to familiarise themselves with the types of questions and tools available in NAPLAN.

If you have any questions about NAPLAN, please contact me at the College.

HSC Minimum Standards

Students have received a request via google classroom to download the HSC Minimum Standards Browser. This is compulsory in order for students to access the test. 

Year 10

The HSC Minimum Standards video provides significant information on these tests.

Students need reading, writing and numeracy for everyday life after school.

This is why students in NSW are being supported to meet a minimum standard of literacy and numeracy to receive the HSC from 2020.

To show they meet the HSC minimum standard, students need to achieve Level 3 or 4 in short online reading, writing and numeracy tests of skills for everyday life.

Some students with disability studying Life Skills courses may be exempt from meeting the minimum standard to receive their HSC credential.

Together with the NSW Literacy and Numeracy Strategy, the HSC minimum standard is part of an effort to improve the literacy and numeracy outcomes for students.

At St Andrews Year 10 students will do each HSC Minimum Standards tests next term. Each test will be staggered to enable each class to do the test. Should a student be absent or achieve a level lower than 3 or 4, they will be required to resit the test(s) in Term 4 2022. 

Year 11 

Some students in Year 11 and 12 may not have attempted (due to absences) or passed one or more HSC Minimum Standards Test(s).Year 11 students have been asked to download the HSC Minimum Standards Browser on their device. 

Testing will only take place after school in the Learning Centre on the dates provided to them by Mr Haras. Students will receive the invite shortly to remind them of testing times if they are required to complete the test, and the location. 

Should a student be absent or achieve a level lower than band 3 or 4, they will be able to resit the test(s) in Term 3.

Year 12

Year 12 Parent Teacher Student Conferences 

Year 12 Parent Teacher Student Conferences will be held on Wednesday, 30th March 2022 commencing at 3:15pm in the St John Paul II Centre on the Senior Campus.

All bookings must be made through Compass. 

The instructions to assist you with your bookings have been sent to you through Compass.

This is a valuable opportunity to meet with your child’s teachers face-to-face and discuss the ways in which your child’s learning can be improved in the lead up to their final HSC examination.

Josilin Kalifa
Assistant Principal Teaching and Learning