2. NAPLAN results

Appendix 2

Figure A2: Percentage of Western Australian public school students achieving standards in NAPLAN Reading by year level, 2017 to 2021(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 proficiency from 2017 to 2021 are in Table 23. The percentage that achieved national minimum standards in Reading in 2017 to 2021 are as follows: Year 3: 92.7%, 94.0%, 94.9%, no results in 2020, 93.8%. Year 5: 91.6%, 93.1%, 93.0%, no results in 2020, 92.8%. Year 7: 89.9%, 91.5%, 91.2%, no results in 2020, 89.7%. Year 9: 89.3%, 92.7%, 91.1%, no results in 2020, 90.0%.

(a) 2020 NAPLAN assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.  
Source: System and School Performance

 

 

 

Figure A3: Percentage of Western Australian public school students achieving standards in NAPLAN Numeracy by year level, 2017 to 2021(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 proficiency from 2017 to 2021 are in Table 23. The percentage that achieved national minimum standards in Numeracy in 2017 to 2021 are as follows: Year 3: 94.3%, 95.1%, 94.4%, no results in 2020, 94.0%. Year 5: 93.9%, 94.5%, 93.5%, no results in 2020, 93.0%. Year 7: 92.6%, 94.5%, 91.0% no results in 2020, 89.3%. Year 9: 94.9%, 95.1%, 95.6%, no results in 2020, 94.6%.

(a) 2020 NAPLAN assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Source: System and School Performance

 

 

 

Table A15: Percentage of Western Australian public school students achieving the national minimum standards in NAPLAN by year level 2021

Assessment Year 3 Year 5 Year 7 Year 9
Reading 93.8 92.8 89.7 90.0
Writing 95.9 91.6 87.3 83.3
Numeracy 94.0 93.0 89.3 94.6

Source: System and School Performance
 

 

 

 

Figure A4: Mean NAPLAN Reading scores of Western Australian public school students by year level 2017 to 2021(a)

A line chart showing mean Reading results for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The means in Reading in 2017 to 2021 are as follows: Year 3: 413, 416, 419, no results in 2020, 420. Year 5: 492, 495, 496, no results in 2020, 498. Year 7: 526, 529, 533, no results in 2020, 528. Year 9: 569, 578, 576, no results in 2020, 577.

(a) 2020 NAPLAN assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Source: System and School Performance

 

 

 

Figure A5: Mean NAPLAN Numeracy scores of Western Australian public school students by year level 2017 to 2021(a)

A line chart showing mean Numeracy results for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The means in Numeracy in 2017 to 2021 are as follows: Year 3: 398, 399, 400, no results in 2020, 392. Year 5: 483, 485, 484, no results in 2020, 484. Year 7: 539, 540, 544, no results in 2020, 539. Year 9: 584, 591, 589, no results in 2020, 589.

(a) 2020 NAPLAN assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Source: System and School Performance

 

 

 

Table A16: Percentage of children in care achieving the national minimum standards 2019 and 2021(a)

Assessment 2019 2021
  Year level % Year level %
Reading Year 3

Year 5

Year 7		 91.0

78.5

80.2		 Year 5

Year 7

Year 9		 80.7

65.1

72.2
Numeracy Year 3

Year 5

Year 7		 86.0

82.6

76.4		 Year 5

Year 7

Year 9		 78.4

65.9

87.0

(a) Only includes students with results in 2019 and 2021.
Source: System and School Performance