Release of 2021 NAPLAN preliminary data

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13 July 2021 Prep – Year 10 Number: 033/21

Release of 2021 NAPLAN preliminary data

Purpose

To announce the release of the 2021 NAPLAN preliminary reports on Tuesday 13 July.

Background

Queensland is currently in the process of transitioning from paper to online delivery of the NAPLAN tests. This year, the preliminary reports for both online and paper schools will be released on Tuesday 13 July 2021.

The NAPLAN preliminary data include reports for the test domains of Grammar and Punctuation, Reading, Numeracy, Spelling and Writing. The reports contain preliminary data (raw scores) for each student. Bands and scale scores are not yet available from the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).

The final class reports, and student and school summary reports, providing student band and scale score results that take individual item difficulty into account, will be available from August.

ACARA will publish the NAPLAN National Summary Report in August. Paper-based and online schools should begin receiving the individual student reports (ISR) for distribution to

parents/carers at this time.

Information

These raw data do not reflect the difficulty of individual items, i.e. a raw score of 30/50 for two students does not mean that their scaled score will necessarily be the same. Schools should exercise caution in drawing conclusions from this preliminary data.

The raw data in the 2021 NAPLAN preliminary reports enable schools to:

• identify the test domains in which students experienced difficulty. For online schools, the branch taken by individual students is also shown, and each of the class reports includes a schematic of the tailored testing construct

• reflect on their curriculum and teaching, and take early action to improve identified issues

• check the accuracy of data, including the spelling of students’ names, before printing and distribution of individual student reports

• compare the overall performance of classes

• check student participation status, e.g. absent, withdrawn, exempt, refused, sanctioned abandonment.

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What you need to do

Access the reports

Both paper and online schools have a choice of two secure locations to access the reports.

Option 1: The QCAA Secure Site

1. Go to the QCAA Secure https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/secure_site/Login.do.

2. Enter your school BIC and password.

3. Select download school-specific reports.

4. Select the 2021 NAPLAN Provisional raw score reports file.

5. Download and save the file, following the instructions on the screen.

6. Select Log out from secure site, at the top right of the screen.

Option 2: QCAA fileShare Application in the QCAA Portal

Users (Principals/Deputies) with the following assigned roles can access this functionality:

• fileShare Application Administrators

• fileShare Submitters.

1. Go to www.qcaa.qld.edu.au and click QCAA Portal Login, at the top right of the page.

2. Log in using your username and password, which you created when you registered for an account.

3. Click on the fileShare application tile.

4. Click on the Reporting files tab to access and download files.

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For more information on accessing the reports, click on the Help link in the top right-hand corner of the fileShare home page screen, and refer to the Reporting files quick step guide.

Finding out more

For information about the NAPLAN reports, please email [email protected], or phone (07) 3864 0396.

Claude Jones

Director, Assessment and Reporting and ICT Systems Division

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