While national data for the 2024 NAPLAN have been released, the breakdown for individual schools will not be made public until December.

Schools received their results in July.

The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) released national data last week which they said showed results were similar to those in 2023.

ACARA said the data shows that while there were small increases and decreases across domains and year levels, overall the results were broadly stable.

"Over the last two years, schools have adjusted to both the earlier timing of the NAPLAN tests and the changed reporting system with new proficiency standards," said ACARA's CEO Stephen Gniel.

"The fact the results of Australian students have remained stable through these changes, with no significant difference in average scores, is an important achievement."

With a new measurement scale introduced in 2023, Mr Gniel said it was too early to be able to interpret any clear trends.

"We have two years of data and, this year, a new cohort of students took part in the NAPLAN assessments. National data rarely shows any significant change over a single year. The trends in NAPLAN data are likely to take several years to emerge as they start to show differences from both the immediately preceding year and the base year of 2023," he added.

State results

Victorian Year 3 students continue to lead the nation in both reading and numeracy.

Victoria achieved the first or second highest scores of all jurisdictions in 7 out of 8 measures in reading and writing and achieved the top results in the country for writing in Years 5, 7 and 9.

Victorian primary school students continue to produce the best results in the country, ranking first or second in eight out of 10 domains - more than any other state or territory.

Victorian students in Years 3, 7, and 9 improved their 2023 reading results, reversing the national trend, which saw the average score for reading decline in Years 3, 5, and 7 and improve only in Year 9.

Victoria's reading performance improved overall in 2024, with 5000 more students reaching the 'exceeding' proficiency level for reading across all year levels compared to 2023.

Highlights

• The key highlights from this year's NAPLAN National Results are:
• In reading, the average proportion of students who achieved at "Exceeding" and "Strong" levels in 2024 was 67 per cent, increasing from Year 3 (66.3 per cent) to Year 5 (71.4 per), then dropping in Year 7 (67.3 per cent) and in Year 9 (63 per cent).
• In reading, the average proportion of students who achieved at "Needs additional support" levels in 2024 was 10.3 per cent, decreasing from Year 3 (11.3 per cent) to Year 5 (8.7 per cent), and increasing in Year 7 (10.2 per cent) and Year 9 (11.1 per cent).
• In numeracy, the average proportion of students who achieved at "Exceeding" and "Strong" levels in 2024 was 65.5 per cent, increasing from Year 3 (63.5 per cent) to Year 5 (67.8 per cent), remaining relatively stable in in Year 7 (67.2 per cent) and then dropping in Year 9 (63.4 per cent).
• In numeracy, the average proportion of students who achieved at "Needs additional support" levels in 2024 was 9.5 per cent, decreasing from Year 3 (9.7 per cent) to Year 5 (8.6 per cent), increasing again in Year 7 (9.4 per cent) and Year 9 (10.4 per cent). 

Participation rates in the NAPLAN exams remained strong.

Demographic results reflect trends in other national assessments and previous NAPLAN results, with female students outperforming male students in literacy, and higher results tending to align with students from the highest socio-educational backgrounds, in urban areas and from non-Indigenous backgrounds.

Nationally, a higher proportion of Indigenous students need additional support compared to the overall student population.

Female students outperformed male students in writing, achieving average NAPLAN scores above boys in every year group, with higher percentages of female students at "Strong" or "Exceeding" levels.

Male students generally outperformed female students in numeracy.

Overall students in regional areas had lower average NAPLAN scores than students in metropolitan areas.

To access the full 2024 NAPLAN National Results, including information about the socio-educational profile of each jurisdiction, please visit: www.acara.edu.au/naplanresults.