(1) For section 17 of the Act, the following national student assessments (as developed by MCEETYA and mentioned in the Measurement Framework for National Key Performance Measures, published by MCEETYA) are prescribed:
(a) for all students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 in all schools -- the assessments for the student's year mentioned in table 1; and
(b) for students selected in a sample, in a school selected in a sample -- the assessments mentioned in table 2.
Note The Measurement Framework for National Key Performance Measures mentions relevant standards and is available on the Internet at http://www.mceetya.edu.au .
(2) Each assessment is prescribed for the years specified in the table for that assessment.
Table 1
Item |
Assessment |
Years |
1 |
NAPLAN assessment in reading, writing and language conventions |
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
2 |
NAPLAN assessment in numeracy |
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
Table 2
Item |
Assessment |
Year(s) |
1 |
PISA reading literacy assessment |
2009, 2012 |
2 |
PISA mathematical literacy assessment |
2009, 2012 |
3 |
TIMSS mathematics assessment, year 4 |
2010 |
4 |
TIMSS mathematics assessment, year 8 |
2010 |
5 |
NAP science literacy assessment, year 6 |
2009, 2012 |
6 |
PISA scientific literacy assessment |
2009, 2012 |
7 |
TIMSS science assessment, year 4 |
2010 |
8 |
TIMSS science assessment, year 8 |
2010 |
9 |
NAP civics and citizenship assessment, year 6 |
2010 |
10 |
NAP civics and citizenship assessment, year 10 |
2010 |
11 |
NAP ICT literacy assessment, year 6 |
2011 |
12 |
NAP ICT literacy assessment, year 10 |
2011 |