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NAPLAN Reporting Review 2019


The Education Council of the Council of Australian Governments commissioned a review of the current approach to the presentation of the National Assessment Program -- Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) data including information published on the My School website.

The review was delivered to Education Council and is now available on their website for viewing under the Reports and Publications page.

The review included a submission process that was opened to the public and the Terms of Reference are here  pdf icon (126kb).

The review is being undertaken by Emeritus Professor Bill Louden AM.

Emeritus Professor Bill Louden AM

Professor Louden is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Western Australia where he was Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Education.

Bill has led many government reviews and inquiries. The most recent of these include reviews of sex and gender education for the Australian and NSW governments, a review of the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards for the NSW government and an investigation of high performing primary schools for the Western Australian Government.

He has served as chair and board member of state and national statutory authorities responsible for curriculum, assessment and professional standards.

He is currently chair of the governing council of North Metropolitan TAFE, the CoLab early years partnership, Tertiary Institutions Service Centre Ltd and the Kimberley Schools Project. He is also a board member of ACER Ltd and the WA Government’s Early Years Initiative, and a trustee of the Fogarty Foundation.