2. National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) results

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Table A15: Mean scores and proficiency level percentages of Western Australian public school students in NAPLAN Reading by year level 2023^(a)

Year level	Mean	Proficiency levels (%)
		Exempt	Needs additional support	Developing	Strong	Exceeding	Strong or Exceeding(b)
Year 3	390.5	1.9	12.8	24.8	45.6	14.9	60.5
Year 5	480.6	1.5	10.3	20.3	51.6	16.2	67.9
Year 7	519.9	1.7	14.4	23.6	44.9	15.4	60.2
Year 9	562.3	1.8	10.6	26.0	46.0	15.7	61.7

_{(a) Row percentages for Exempt, Needs additional support, Developing, Strong and Exceeding may not add to 100% due to rounding.
(b) Strong or Exceeding percentages may not equal the sum of their components due to rounding.
Source: System and School Performance}

 

 

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Table A16: Mean scores and proficiency level percentages of Western Australian public school students in NAPLAN Numeracy by year level 2023^(a)

Year level	Mean	Proficiency levels (%)
		Exempt	Needs additional support	Developing	Strong	Exceeding	Strong or Exceeding(b)
Year 3	396.5	1.9	13.5	24.9	50.0	9.7	59.8
Year 5	477.9	1.5	12.3	23.1	53.0	10.2	63.1
Year 7	525.7	1.7	13.6	24.0	49.7	11.0	60.7
Year 9	565.2	1.8	10.9	24.7	52.9	9.7	62.6

_{(a)  Row percentages for Exempt, Needs additional support, Developing, Strong and Exceeding may not add to 100% due to rounding.
(b) Strong or Exceeding percentages may not equal the sum of their components due to rounding.
Source: System and School Performance}