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NAPLAN results inform schools, parents and policy. But too many kids miss the tests altogether

By Lucy Lu, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
Olivia Groves, Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University

Our analysis reveals the participation rate is alarmingly low for some groups of students, such as First Nations kids and students from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds.

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