Tas Govt commits to achieving 100 per cent Year 7 literacy

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published March 12, 2021

The Tasmanian Government has set an ambitious new literacy target, with education minister Jeremy Rockliff today announcing that by 2030 he wants all Year 7 students to meet the national minimum reading standard.

Tasmanian education minister Jeremy Rockliff.

According to NAPLAN data, 92 per cent of Tasmanian Year 7s currently meet the minimum reading standard, the second lowest ...

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