Students in Years 7 and 9 should have received their 2025 NAPLAN reports. NAPLAN results provide a snapshot of how a student is currently performing in Writing, Reading, Grammar and Punctuation, Spelling and Numeracy. This year, for the first time since 2021, parents and students also received feedback on student learning growth between NAPLAN tests.
At Mount Waverley Secondary College NAPLAN proficiency levels play a role in helping us ensure we have identified students who may require additional support, supporting teachers’ plan for differentiation, as well as monitoring whole school improvement strategies.
Last week NAPLAN growth data was finalised and schools received feedback on how they were performing in comparison to the state. The school uses growth data, alongside other data sets, to allow us to gain insight into how changes to whole literacy and numeracy approaches are supporting student learning.
Celebrating student learning growth is important as it recognises the effort, persistence and progress of our learners, not just the final outcome. As a school we are particularly proud of the learning growth our Year 9 students have shown when compared to the state in Writing and Numeracy. It is recognition of the work our teachers have put in to ensure they are developing writing and numeracy skills across all subject areas.
Fig 1. The graph above shows the percentage of Year 9 students at Mount Waverley Secondary College with high or medium growth from Year 7 to 9 compared to Victorian Year 9 students.
Ms Lauren Kelly
Campus Principal – Senior School