2. NAPLAN results

Appendix 2


Figure A2: Percentage of Western Australian public school students achieving standards in NAPLAN Reading by year level, 2008 to 2019(a)

A line chart showing the percentage of public school students achieving national minimum standards and the percentage achieving proficiency standards in Reading in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The data for national minimum standards for 2019 are in Table A15 and for proficiency from 2015 to 2019 are in Table 20.

Source: System and School Performance
(a) Year 7 became part of public school secondary education in Western Australia from 2015, having previously been part of primary education.

 

 


Figure A3: Percentage of Western Australian public school students achieving standards in NAPLAN Numeracy by year level, 2008 to 2019(a)

A line chart showing the percentage of public school students achieving national minimum standards and the percentage achieving proficiency standards in Numeracy in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The data for national minimum standards for 2019 are in Table A15 and for proficiency from 2015 to 2019 are in Table 20.

Source: System and School Performance
(a) Year 7 became part of public school secondary education in Western Australia from 2015, having previously been part of primary education.

 

 


Table A15: Percentage of Western Australian public school students achieving the national minimum standards in NAPLAN by year level 2019

Assessment Year 3 Year 5 Year 7 Year 9
Reading 94.9 93.0 91.2 91.1
Writing 95.6 90.7 85.9 81.2
Numeracy 94.4 93.5 91.0 95.6
Source: System and School Performance
 

 

 


Figure A4: Mean NAPLAN Reading scores of Western Australian public school students by year level 2008 to 2019(a)

A line chart showing mean Reading results for Years 3, 5,7 and 9. All year levels have improved since 2008.

Source: System and School Performance
(a) Year 7 became part of public school secondary education in Western Australia from 2015, having previously been part of primary education.

 

 


Figure A5: Mean NAPLAN Numeracy scores of Western Australian public school students by year level 2008 to 2019(a)

A line chart showing mean Numeracy results for Years 3, 5,7 and 9. All year levels have improved since 2008.

Source: System and School Performance
(a) Year 7 became part of public school secondary education in Western Australia from 2015, having previously been part of primary education.

 

 


Table A16: Percentage of children in care achieving the national minimum standards 2017 and 2019(a)

Assessment 2017 2019
  Year level % Year level %
Reading Year 3

Year 5

Year 7
81.4

77.8

67.8
Year 5

Year 7

Year 9
79.2

74.1

71.1
Numeracy Year 3

Year 5

Year 7
86.6

80.1

87.1
Year 5

Year 7

Year 9
84.4

73.9

91.8
Source: System and School Performance
(a) Only includes students with results in 2017 and 2019.