One in three kids are illiterate

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With the worst kids asked to stay home the results are actually worse.


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-14/ ... /104205514

NAPLAN results reveal one in three students not meeting
basic literacy and numeracy expectations

By national education and parenting reporter Conor Duffy and the Specialist Reporting Team's Evan Young

updated 2h ago

In short:

National NAPLAN scores show one in three Australian school students is performing below literacy and numeracy benchmarks.

Almost 1.3 million students in Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 sat the annual test earlier this year.
What's next?

Experts say action is needed, with the Commonwealth currently locked in negotiations with states and territories for a new decade-long agreement for public school funding.

One in three Australian school students is not meeting literacy and numeracy benchmarks, and more than one in ten need additional support, the 2024 NAPLAN results show.

"In plain English, one third of Australia's children are not on track with their learning," the Grattan Institute's education director Jordana Hunter said.

Experts say the scores demonstrate the urgent need for classroom reforms, otherwise a significant part of a generation looks set to miss out on crucial foundational learning.

"It's almost half a million students around the country that are not where we need them to be," Dr Hunter said.

"The NAPLAN results are sending a pretty clear message. The question I have is 'are education ministers listening?'"


There have previously been anecdotal reports of schools urging students
who were expected to perform poorly to stay home on testing day
to improve the overall marks for the school, and ultimately, the perceived appeal of the school to parents.