AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION REGULATIONS 2023 (F2023L01020)

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AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION REGULATIONS 2023 (F2023L01020) - REG 43

Student assessments

Participation in the NAP

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 77(2)(c) of the Act, an approved authority for a school ensures that the school participates in the NAP by requiring that:

(a) the assessments mentioned in column 1 of items 1 to 3 of the following table are undertaken; and

(b) any other assessments mentioned in column 1 of items 4 to 9 of that table are undertaken if the school is selected in a sample; and

(c) the assessments mentioned in column 1 of an item of that table are undertaken by the students at the school mentioned in column 3 of that item; and

(d) other assessments are undertaken as agreed by the Ministerial Council.

Note: In 2023, the other assessments mentioned in paragraph (d) are outlined on the NAP website (http://www.nap.edu.au).

Assessments
Item	Column 1 Assessments	Column 2 How frequently the assessments must be undertaken	Column 3 Who must undertake the assessments
1	NAP annual assessment in reading, writing and language conventions	Once a year	Students in each of years 3, 5, 7 and 9
2	NAP annual assessment in numeracy	Once a year	Students in each of years 3, 5, 7 and 9
3	NAP annual assessment in science literacy	Once a year from the year determined by the Ministerial Council	Students in each of the years determined by the Ministerial Council
4	NAP sample assessment in science literacy	Once in 2015 and in each year determined by the Ministerial Council	Selected students in year 6
5	NAP sample assessment in civics and citizenship	Once in 2016 and in each year determined by the Ministerial Council	Selected students in years 6 and 10
6	NAP sample assessment in ICT literacy	Once in 2017 and in each year determined by the Ministerial Council	Selected students in years 6 and 10
7	PISA assessment in reading, mathematical and scientific literacy, and innovation	Once every 3 years beginning in 2015	Selected students aged 15
8	TIMSS assessment in mathematics and science	Once every 4 years beginning in 2015	Selected students in years 4 and 8
9	PIRLS assessment in reading literacy	Once every 5 years beginning in 2016	Selected students in year 4

(2) The assessments must be undertaken:

(a) with the frequency mentioned in column 2 of the relevant item of the table in subsection (1); and

(b) no later than a day or days determined by the Minister.

Note: The performance of students in the assessments is reported under section 53.

Provision of information

(3) For the purposes of paragraph 77(2)(f) of the Act, an approved authority for a school must provide to ACARA the following information about each student at the school who is required to undertake an assessment mentioned in column 1 of items 1 to 6 of the table in subsection (1):

(a) the student's result in the assessment, or if the student did not undertake the assessment, an indication of that fact;

(b) the information specified in:

(i) the Data Standards Manual: Student Background Characteristics; and

(ii) for an assessment mentioned in column 1 of items 1 and 2 of that table--the NAPLAN Online Data Extract Dictionary.

(4) The information mentioned in subsection (3) must be provided to ACARA:

(a) no later than the day or days determined in writing by the Minister; and

(b) in a way or ways (if any) determined in writing by the Minister.

(5) An approved authority for a school must participate in all activities associated with the NAP in accordance with any written directions of the Minister.

(6) For the purposes of subsection (5), the Minister may give a written direction to an approved authority for a school.

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