NAPLAN to give first post-Covid snapshot of learning

Sarah Lansdown
Updated May 11 2021 - 5:55am, first published 4:00am
Year 5 students at Sacred Heart Primary School in Pearce Leila Warwick, 10, Emelyn Cook, 10, and Oscar Battaglia, 10, will do the NAPLAN online assessments this week. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
Year 5 students at Sacred Heart Primary School in Pearce Leila Warwick, 10, Emelyn Cook, 10, and Oscar Battaglia, 10, will do the NAPLAN online assessments this week. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Students across the country will be sitting NAPLAN for the first time in two years, giving educators a snapshot of how their pupils have coped with the pandemic.

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Sarah Lansdown

Sarah Lansdown

Canberra Times education reporter

Sarah covers all stages of education in the capital, from early childhood to higher education. Previously she was a general news reporter at The Advocate in North West Tasmania. She was named Best New Journalist at the 2019 Tasmanian Media Awards for a series on paramedic shortages. Email: sarah.lansdown@canberratimes.com.au

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