NAPLAN Data Released

National NAPLAN Data has been released today.

http://www.naplan.edu.au/verve/_resources/NAPLAN_2010_Summary_Report.pdf

Although a ‘raw data’ comparison will show that WA students are performing below the National Average it is important to remember that, on average, WA students in year 9 are nearly 1 year YOUNGER than our Eastern States counterparts and have experienced 1 ‘less’ year of schooling. This is a variable that will likely be marginalised by our newspapers.

 This is being corrected by the ‘half cohort’ year coming through the WA system (currently children in Year 8). Queensland schools will now be represented as the ‘weaker cousin’ as they have not yet made the adjustment to be ‘in line’ with the rest of the country.