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MEDIA RELEASE - LATEST DATA REVEALS DIGITAL SKILLS AMONGST YOUNG AUSTRALIANS

17 Oct 2023

The test, part of the National Assessment Program (NAP) sample assessments, was undertaken in 2022 and tests students’ general ICT skills and knowledge in a sample of schools across the country. [...] The 2022 report shows at the national level: • 55 per cent of Year 6 students attained the proficient standard compared to 53 per cent in 2017. [...] • The average scale score of students in Year 10 (503) was significantly lower than in 2017 (523), 2011 (559), 2008 (560) and 2005 (551) but not significantly different from the average reported in 2014 (520). [...] • In 2022, the NAP–ICTL assessment was delivered online to students in Year 6 and Year 10 in Term 4 (October to November) 2022. [...] • The assessments measure and report on progress towards the achievement of the objectives outlined in the Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration in 2019.

Authors

Mulla, Farooq

Pages
2
Published in
Australia