Goal

High quality education and training for lifelong learning and a skilled workforce

Indicator - 3.2.3.

Grade 7 student performance against national literacy & numeracy benchmarks. Representation of performance for Years 3 and 5 is currently under development.

Measure of Progress - 3.2.3.1.

Grade 7 student performance against national literacy & numeracy benchmarks

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Baseline Measurement

Of all Grade 7 students in Tasmanian schools in 2001: 87.5% achieved the Grade 7 national school reading benchmark; 85.9% achieved the writing benchmark; and 79.7% achieved the numeracy benchmark.

Where does this information come from?

MCEETYA, National Report on Schooling in Australia

Why do we use this Measure?

Literacy and numeracy are fundamental to all areas of learning. Capacity to learn and to continue to be involved in learning throughout life depends upon proficiency in literacy. The inclusion of this measure is a duplication of three other Tasmania Together measures of progress. This version of those measures is the headline indicator for the Tasmania Together goal: high quality education and training for lifelong learning and a skilled workforce.

Explanation of measure

The measures are estimates based on student testing. Up until 2008 State based student test results are moderated against nationally sampled student control groups. National benchmarks are established at levels below which a student will have great difficulty proceeding at school. From 2008 all Australian students will take the same tests

Tasmania Together Targets

Year	Target
2005	-
2010	90.5%
2015	92.0%
2020	93.5%