NAPLAN 2025 Community Report
The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual national assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.
There are four NAPLAN proficiency standards at each year level:
- Exceeding | the student’s result exceeds expectations at the time of testing.
- Strong | the student’s result meets challenging but reasonable expectations at the time of testing.
- Developing | the student’s result indicates that they are working towards expectations at the time of testing.
- Needs additional support | the student’s result indicates that they are not achieving the learning outcomes expected at the time of testing. They are likely to need additional support to progress satisfactorily.
Mercedes College Performance
At Mercedes College, we use NAPLAN results to track student performance. We look at individual students and their proficiency level, and use this data together with other information to plan any additional support needed for the student to progress in their schooling.
We also consider the proportion of students in each proficiency level.
Achievement in the upper two levels is an indication that students are demonstrating or exceeding expectations at the time of testing. Approximately 70 per cent of students nationally will achieve the upper two levels. The following table shows the percentage of Mercedes College students who have achieved in each of the upper two levels, all of which meet or exceed this expectation.
| Year 3 | Year 5 | Year 7 | Year 9 | |
| Grammar and Punctuation | 77.8% | 76.2% | 72.4% | 79.5% |
| Numeracy | 83.3% | 84.1% | 82.9% | 88.0% |
| Reading | 86.1% | 88.9% | 79.3% | 87.3% |
| Spelling | 88.9% | 73.0% | 83.6% | 83.8% |
| Writing | 97.2% | 82.8% | 77.3% | 88.1% |
In Year 3, our students achieved outstanding results, particularly in Writing, where 97 per cen were at or above proficiency. Reading and Spelling were also very strong, with the majority of students demonstrating advanced foundational skills – a testament to our structured synthetic phonics program and research-informed early years practice.
Year 5 students built confidently on this foundation. Reading proficiency reached nearly 89 per cent, and Numeracy climbed to more than 84 per cent. Grammar and Punctuation saw strong growth from Year 3, improving by more than 12 percentage points, and Writing continued to be a strength for the cohort. These results reflect the success of explicit instruction and a consistent whole-school approach to literacy and numeracy.
In Year 7, students continued to grow across multiple domains. Numeracy and Spelling remained strong, with more than 83 per cent achieving proficiency in both. Reading continued to trend upward and should continue to do so with the introduction of our Learner First lessons in Years 6 and 7.
Year 9 results were exceptional. Writing saw a remarkable improvement of more than 17 per cent, with 88 per cent of students achieving proficiency or above – a clear sign of our successful focus on extended writing, structure, and expression. Reading also rose significantly, with more than 87 per cent of students reaching or exceeding the standard. Spelling, Grammar, and Numeracy remained consistently strong, reinforcing the long-term impact of our teaching and learning programmes.
These results reflect more than just high performance; they demonstrate deep learning and long-term growth. We are proud of our students and staff, and we thank our families for their continued support in fostering a love of learning at Mercedes College.
