ACARA Acting Chief Executive Stephen Gniel has explained the purpose of the NAPLAN tests which are “really important” for the country to understand how students are tracking on these “foundational skills” of literacy and numeracy. | Sky News Australia

Under new rules in New South Wales, students in year 9 must achieve a band eight in reading, writing and maths to be eligible to sit the HSC: http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/05/09/15/34/treat-naplan-like-any-other-day-stokes/?ocid=9newssfb #9News | http://9News.com.au | 9 News Sydney