Education Comparison

A common comment is that the primary education is different here in Australia when compared to the UK.

A number of people have said that children here are allowed to be children for longer, no real pressure on direct learning, but lots of encouragement in learning to learn and enjoying school.

More involvement in school and class [...]

Australian Education NAPLAN 2009 Reading Results

The following results show the percentage of students from each State that achieved the minimum education standard in the 2009 NAPLAN tests.

The results also show the average age of students tested, and the number of years schooling that they would have undertaken.

It is important to note that Queensland is the odd one out in all [...]

Australian Education Naplan 2009 Grammar Results

The following results show the percentage of students from each State that achieved the minimum education standard in the 2009 NAPLAN tests.

The results also show the average age of students tested, and the number of years schooling that they would have undertaken.

It is important to note that Queensland is the odd one out in all the States, [...]

Australian Education Naplan 2009 Numeracy Results

The following results show the percentage of students from each State that achieved the minimum education standard in the 2009 NAPLAN tests.

The results also show the average age of students tested, and the number of years schooling that they would have undertaken.

It is important to note that Queensland is the odd one out in all [...]

Australian Education Naplan 2009 Spelling Results

The following results show the percentage of students from each State that achieved the minimum education standard in the 2009 NAPLAN tests.

The results also show the average age of students tested, and the number of years schooling that they would have undertaken.

It is important to note that Queensland is the odd one out in all [...]

Australian Education Naplan 2009 Writing Results

The following results show the percentage of students from each State that achieved the minimum education standard in the 2009 NAPLAN tests.

The results also show the average age of students tested, and the number of years schooling that they would have undertaken.

It is important to note that Queensland is the odd one out in all [...]

Australian Education NAPLAN 2009 Results

The 2009 NAPLAN testing results for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 have now been released, showing general results with percentages of students from each State that achieved the minimum education standard in the National Tests.

The results also show the average age of students tested, and the number of years schooling that they would have [...]

Education

Some examples of the exam questions in the NAPLAN 2009 tests :

Numeracy

Year 3 (Source: PDF File with all questions)

What is the next number in this counting pattern?

46, 40, 34, ??
select from 26, 28, 30, 38

6 groups of 5 pens is the same number of pens as 3 groups of ?

select from 10, 6, 5, 3

Year [...]