00:02School's out, NAPLAN results are in, and these students from the class of 2026 are thrilled.
00:08It makes me feel really proud of my efforts. I feel like all my hard work at school has been
00:13paying off.
00:14I think my parents will be pretty happy with me.
00:16Mark doesn't define who I am. Like, I know it's just an assessment and it's nothing to be worried about.
00:24But across the country the statistics are stubbornly poor, and some experts are increasingly alarmed.
00:30My personal view is that I am very concerned. My colleague called it a national tragedy.
00:35I would encourage parents not to shy away from it, but not to be too alarmed because it is one
00:40snapshot in time.
00:41Of the more than 1.2 million students to sit NAPLAN this year, 65 per cent met or exceeded expectations,
00:48but one third of students didn't meet the mark.
00:51The results show students from the bush, Indigenous students and those from disadvantaged backgrounds
00:56are more likely to struggle.
00:58There's a very big inequity in Australia between students from more advantaged social backgrounds
01:02and students from less advantaged backgrounds, and that's concerning.
01:06The agency that runs the test says it's not all bad news, with a small lift in numeracy scores
01:12for students in years 5, 7 and 9, meaning almost 30,000 extra students are now exceeding expectations.
01:18This is something that we want to celebrate and we want teachers to really reflect on the good practice that's
01:26happening there.
01:27Every year there's a debate about whether NAPLAN is a good investment.
01:31Acara says the basic skills it tests are the building blocks of every child's education.
01:36After all, those results are about our children. They're about the leaders of tomorrow.
01:40Parents should already have their children's individual results.
01:44School level report cards will be out later in the year.
01:48As for all, they must be bushes, you may have suggestedнего program,
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