1

The performance measures for English literacy are:

(a) the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard in each of years 3, 5, 7 and 9 in the NAP annual assessment in each of reading, writing and language conventions for the reporting period; and

(b) the percentage of students, during the reporting period, in each of those years in each of the following categories:

(i) students who participated in those assessments;

(ii) students who were absent from those assessments;

(iii) students who were exempted from those assessments;

(iv) students who were withdrawn from those assessments; and

(c) the NAP mean scale scores for reading, writing and language conventions for the reporting period; and

(d) the percentage of selected students achieving at or above the proficient standard (level 3) on the PISA assessment combined reading literacy scale for the reporting period; and

(e) the percentage of selected students achieving at or above the proficient standard (intermediate international benchmark) on the PIRLS reading literacy scale for students in year 4 for the reporting period.

2

The performance measures for numeracy and mathematics are:

(a) the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard in each of years 3, 5, 7 and 9 in the NAP annual assessment in numeracy for the reporting period; and

(b) the percentage of students, during the reporting period, in each of those years in each of the following categories:

(i) students who participated in that assessment;

(ii) students who were absent from that assessment;

(iii) students who were exempted from that assessment;

(iv) students who were withdrawn from that assessment; and

(c) the NAP mean scale scores for numeracy for the reporting period; and

(d) the percentage of selected students achieving at or above the proficient standard (level 3) on the PISA assessment combined mathematical literacy scale for the reporting period; and

(e) the percentage of selected students achieving at or above the proficient standard (intermediate international benchmark) on the TIMSS mathematics assessment scale for students in each of years 4 and 8 for the reporting period.

3

The performance measures for science are:

(a) the percentage of selected students achieving at or above the proficient standard (level 3.2) for the NAP sample assessment in science literacy for students in year 6 for the reporting period; and

(b) for the year determined by the Ministerial Council and for each later year, the percentage of students in each of those years at each level of proficiency in the NAP annual assessment in science literacy for the reporting period, including specific reference to the national minimum standards; and

(c) for paragraph (b), the percentage of students, during the reporting period, in each of the years determined in each of the following categories:

(i) students who participated in that assessment;

(ii) students who were absent from that assessment;

(iii) students who were exempted from that assessment;

(iv) students who were withdrawn from that assessment; and

(d) for paragraph (b), the NAP mean scale scores for science literacy for the reporting period; and

(e) the percentage of selected students achieving at or above the proficient standard (level 3) on the PISA assessment combined scientific literacy scale for the reporting period; and

(f) the percentage of selected students achieving at or above the proficient standard (intermediate international benchmark) on the TIMSS science assessment scale for students in each of years 4 and 8 for the reporting period.

4

The performance measures for civics and citizenship are the percentages of selected students achieving at or above the proficient standard for the NAP sample assessment in civics and citizenship, which is set at the following levels for the reporting period:

(a) for students in year 6--level 2;

(b) for students in year 10--level 3.

5

The performance measures for ICT literacy are the percentages of selected students achieving at or above the proficient standard for the NAP sample assessment in ICT literacy, which is set at the following levels for the reporting period:

(a) for students in year 6--level 3;

(b) for students in year 10--level 4.

6

The performance measure for vocational education and training is the percentage of selected students aged 15 to 19 years who successfully completed at least one unit of competency as part of a vocational education and training qualification at the Australian Qualifications Framework Certificate II or above during the reporting period.

7

The performance measures for student participation are:

(a) the attendance rate for students in the reporting period; and

(b) the proportion of students who attended school 90% or more of the time during the reporting period; and

(c) the apparent retention rates from year 10 to year 12 for the reporting period.