12 February 2025

Dear Parents and Guardians,

NAPLAN Testing

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests for Year 7 and 9 students are conducted by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) on behalf of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).

As you may be aware, the NAPLAN Online tests will take place between Wednesday 12 March to Friday 14 March 2025 at the Companions Centre. Please see the Year 7 and 9 schedule below.

All students are expected to participate in the NAPLAN Online tests. Catch up tests will be available for individual students who are absent on test days on Monday 18 March and Tuesday 19 March. If your son or daughter is absent, please contact the Deputy Principals Office dpoffice@ignatius.vic.edu.au to arrange a catch-up test.

Exemptions may be granted to students with significant intellectual disabilities and to students who have been learning English for less than one year. If your child is eligible for support due to disability or exemption, you should discuss this with his/her teacher prior to the tests. Parental consent is required before any support due to disability or exemption is granted. Please contact the Head of Learning Diversity, Caroline Edmonds, edmondsc@ignatius.vic.edu.au to access this support.

Students may be withdrawn from NAPLAN by their parent or carer. This is a matter for consideration by parents and carers. If you decide to withdraw your child, you must sign a student withdrawal form. Please contact the Deputy Principals Office dpoffice@ignatius.vic.edu.au to request a withdrawal form.

Later in the year, you will receive your child’s personal NAPLAN report. The report will describe your child’s particular skills in reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. The report will also show how your child performed in relation to national minimum standards. These describe the minimum acceptable standards for students across Australia.

For more information about NAPLAN Online, please visit the VCAA website at www.vcaa.vic.edu.au or the NAP website at www.nap.edu.au

Yours faithfully,

Bernadette Donnelly

Deputy Principal Learning and Teaching

2025 Online NAPLAN Schedule 12 – 14 March

Student Instructions

1. All NAPLAN Online Tests will be conducted in the Companions Centre

2. Students need to bring their laptop and headphones (fully charged)

3. Laptops should be shut down/turned off and closed prior to entering the Companions Centre

4. Students should bring PENS/PENCILS, an ERASER and SHARPENER to each test in a clear plastic pocket

5. Students should bring a CALCULATOR test on Friday.

6. Dictionaries, pencil cases and rulers are NOT allowed

7. Year 7 and 9 students are to assemble outside the Companions Centre under the guidance of their Year Level Coordinator

8. Students will enter alphabetically

9. At the conclusion of each test students will be dismissed, collect their books from their lockers, and go to their timetabled classes.

NAPLAN Timetable 2025

All Year 7 and 9 students will complete their NAPLAN tests in the Companions Centre. Arrangements for NAPLAN testing are as follows: