Key dates
Assessment type
|
Year
|
Period
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| NAPLAN school practice test window |
2022 |
March – April
For more information, contact your school or your Test administration authority. |
|
NAPLAN
From 2023, NAPLAN is moving to March. Read more about NAP improvements.
|
2022
|
10–20 May
|
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2023
|
15–27 March
See Test window
See Ramadan and NAPLAN
|
|
2024
|
13–25 March
|
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2025
|
12–24 March
|
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2026
|
11–23 March
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2027
|
10–22 March
|
| NAP sample assessments – ICT literacy |
2020 |
NAP sample and all associated testing events were postponed for 12 months due to COVID-19. |
| 2021 |
Field trial (Qld, NSW and Vic only): 7 June – 18 June |
| NAP sample assessment was postponed for a further 12 months due to COVID-19. |
| 2022 |
Field trial (WA, SA, Vic and NSW only): 6 June – 17 June |
| Main study: 10 October – 11 November |
| NAP–SL sample assessments |
2023 |
NAP sample assessments will move from October to Term 2. |
| NAP sample opt-in assessments |
2024 |
From 2024, schools will be able to opt in to additional assessments in the NAP sample domains for Years 6 and 10. |
Item trial
Schools may also be selected to participate in NAPLAN item trial testing (July and August). The selected schools are required to participate in these activities. For more information, read the NAP small-scale tests (PDF 184 KB) fact sheet. For more information about these events, please contact your Test administration authority.