Naplan tests show Australian students’ literacy, numeracy mostly resilient despite Covid

Despite overall stability in results, almost one in seven year-9 boys are not at national minimum standard for reading

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Australian students are not showing of any signs of a drastic drop in literacy and numeracy originally feared after two years of Covid-19.

But while Naplan results are stable, gaps between boys and girls - as well as between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students - remain.

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