Qld minister wants national NAPLAN review

By EducationHQ News Team
Published August 8, 2018

A nationwide review into NAPLAN is the only way to maintain public confidence in the testing program, Queensland's education minister says.

Queensland Education Minister Grace Grace.

State and territory education department bosses are reportedly concerned about comparability issues between the NAPLAN test results of students who ...

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Qld minister wants national NAPLAN review

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