Reading and writing worsens in Australian schools as one in three students fail to meet Naplan benchmarks
2 sources·Updated August 4, 2026
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- ABC News AU·9h agoExperts warn 'national tragedy' emerging in latest NAPLAN results
NAPLAN test scores have revealed one-third of Australian students are not meeting "challenging but reasonable" expectations in literacy and numeracy.
Read at ABC News AU → - Guardian Australia·13h agoReading and writing worsens in Australian schools as one in three students fail to meet Naplan benchmarks
Education minister Jason Clare says the results showed ‘real challenges’ but numeracy scores were heartening Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Reading and writing scores are going backwards for…
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