27 August 2019 Prep – Year 10 Number: 048/19
Release of 2019 NAPLAN student reports and test results
Purpose
To provide schools with details about:
• delivery of individual student reports
• release of the School and Student Summary Reports (online schools)
• class and school reports
• timelines for checking and querying data
• accessing student Writing scripts
• release of the 2019 NAPLAN Outcomes report.
Background
The National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) provides information on how Australian students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 are performing in numeracy, reading, writing, spelling, punctuation and grammar. The QCAA is legislated to administer and report on NAPLAN in Queensland.
NAPLAN results timeline
NAPLAN data 2019 schedule Details NAPLAN 2019
National
summary report
28 August • provides preliminary results at the national, state and territory level for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 and for all domains tested
• available from the National Assessment Program (NAP) website:
www.nap.edu.au/results-and-reports/national-reports School and
Student
Summary Report (SSSR)
28 August • available from the Assessment Platform (online schools)
• additional reports are also available via the QCAA secure website
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NAPLAN data 2019 schedule Details Release of school
and class reports and writing script images
28 August Paper-based schools
• available from QCAA secure website
• schools wishing to download files to their school network must ensure that appropriate security measures are in place to maintain privacy and prevent unauthorised access
• Note: as writing script images can be very large, schools may wish to download these outside school hours
Online schools
• Writing script images are available through the ‘view script’ function on the Student Report tab in Results on the Assessment Platform Individual
student reports Late August to
early September • QCAA posts to schools
• schools receive one printed report for each student for distribution to parents/carers
• It is advised that online schools do not release the parent reports from the assessment platform as they do not include data for the Writing test
Release of 2019 NAPLAN
Outcomes Report
28 August • shows Queensland student achievement in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 NAPLAN tests on a school-by-school basis
• available from www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/about/publications/statistics
What you need to do
• Prepare for the secure storage of individual student reports.
• Acknowledge receipt of individual student reports.
• Check all reports have been received and all data is accurate. Reports will not be provided for students who were withdrawn or exempt from all tests.
• Lodge any applications to query results from Wednesday 28 August to Friday 20 September 2019.
School administrators have until close of business on Friday 20 September 2019 to check the accuracy of data contained in the reports and to lodge an Application to query student report form with QCAA for consideration of any perceived errors in the class or student reports or for missing student reports. School data will only be adjusted in response to amended class and student data from applications lodged on or before the closing date. Any requests made after the closing date may not be reflected in the My School data.
• Check each student’s details — name, school and participation category (e.g. exempt or absent) — and the placement of dots indicating student performance on each report before distributing reports to parents/carers.
• Distribute reports to parents/carers as soon as possible.
Acknowledge the receipt of student reports using the NAPLAN portal (paper-based and online schools)
1. Go to the NAPLAN portal at https://naplan.qcaa.qld.edu.au/naplan/pages/login.jsp.
2. Enter your school BIC and password to log in.
3. Select Acknowledge receipt of student reports from the NAPLAN portal menu on the left- hand side of the screen.
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4. Complete the details on the form.
5. Click Submit.
Check your class and school reports (paper-based schools)
1. Select QCAA secure from the QCAA home page under Logins on the right-hand side of the screen www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/secure_site/Login.do.
2. Enter your school BIC and password to log in to the QCAA secure site.
3. Select download school-specific reports from the QCAA secure website area menu.
4. Select the required files and copy and paste to your directory.
Lodge an Application to query student report form (from 28 August 2019)
1. Go to the NAPLAN portal at https://naplan.qcaa.qld.edu.au/naplan/pages/login.jsp.
2. Enter your school BIC and password to log in.
3. Select Student report queries* from the NAPLAN portal menu on the left-hand side of the screen to display a list of your students.
4. All student detail fields can be searched by using the filters at the top of the list to locate a student.
5. Click Apply to open the Application to query student report form for a particular student.
6. Complete the information on the form as required.
7. Click Submit to lodge the application.
*Online schools are able to query results for the Writing test only.
Download images of the Writing scripts
Paper-based schools:
1. Select QCAA secure from the QCAA home page under Logins on the right-hand side of the screen www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/secure_site/Login.do.
2. Enter your school BIC and password to log in.
3. Select download school-specific reports from the QCAA secure website area menu.
4. Select the required files and copy and paste to your directory.
Online schools:
To view the responses of students who completed the Writing test online:
1. Access the Assessment Platform at www.assessform.edu.au.
2. Select the environment — NAPLAN 2019.
3. Enter your username (email address used to register in the Assessment Platform) and password.
4. Use the secure grid card assigned to you to complete the two-step verification process.
5. Select Download School and Student Summary Report (SSSR) from the School and Student Reports tile. (Note: you will need the school PIN to authenticate SSSR access).
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6. To download the SSSR (see Factsheet 32: School and Student Summary Report) and follow the instructions on the Assessment Platform.
7. Select Student Report tab.
8. Select domain — Writing.
9. Select Year Level.
10. Select student from the displayed list.
11. Select View Script.
Student scripts for Year 3 online students and those who completed this test on paper or an alternative format are available on the NAPLAN portal (see instructions above).
Finding out more
Please email [email protected] or phone (07) 3120 6113.
Wayne Poole
Acting Director, Assessment Reporting and ICT Systems Division
