2013 NAPLAN Test Dates

The 2013 NAPLAN Test Dates can be downloaded here.

NAPLAN basics for 2013 - Year 3 Writing

The 2013 Year 3 NAPLAN Writing Test will require the students to write a persuasive response to stimulus material. For example: "Reading books is better than watching TV" or "It is cruel to keep animals in cages".

 Here you can download sample stimulus material for persuasive writing.

 Here you can purchase a sample persuasive writing response for this stimulus.  

NAPLAN basics for 2013 - Year 3 Numeracy

Welcome back to our sample NAPLAN questions and answers. It is important to have some practice before the NAPLAN Tests in May 2013

The 2013 Year 3 NAPLAN Numeracy Test will consist of questions on basic mathematics.

Here you can download free sample questions and detailed responses for Year 3 NAPLAN Numeracy.

NAPLAN basics for 2013 - Year 3 Reading

Back again after a short break! School starts next week and teachers are already hard at work preparing for term 1. This series of free sample NAPLAN questions and answers will continue over the next 16 days. Don't miss out. Download them today and come back each day for more.

The 2013 Year 3 NAPLAN Reading Test will consist of questions based on articles in a Reading Magazine. 

Here you can download free sample articles, questions and detailed responses for Year 3 NAPLAN Reading.

NAPLAN basics for 2013 - Year 3 Language Conventions

Many parents and teachers will be involved with NAPLAN for the first time in 2013. Over the next couple of weeks, we will provide basic information about NAPLAN with sample questions including detailed answers and responses.

The 2013 Year 3 NAPLAN Language Conventions Test will consist of questions on spelling, grammar and punctuation. Here you can download free sample questions and detailed responses for Year 3 NAPLAN Language Conventions.

New Australian Curriculum Blog

The new Australian Curriculum will be the focus of attention for schools, teachers and parents in 2013. Keep up to date with everything about the Australian Curriculum. Follow our new blog at http://ozcurriculum.blogspot.com

Detailed answers to the May 2012 ACARA NAPLAN Tests

Happy New Year to all our readers. Of course it is still school holiday time, but just to let you know we have been hard at work getting resources ready for you for 2013. The 2013 Kilbaha catalogue is now available for download here. The detailed answers to the May 2012 ACARA NAPLAN Tests are now available. They can be purchased from the Kilbaha Website for immediate download or ordered using the 2013 catalogue. Best wishes for the January holidays. Bill

2012 NAPLAN report now available

The 2012 NAPLAN National Report is now available.
This report provides detailed national and state/territory results for each year level (3, 5, 7 and 9) and testing area (reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy). It also compares national and state/territory achievement in each year and domain from 2008 to 2011 and 2012.
The report also provides a breakdown of results based on a number of reported characteristics such as gender, language background other than English, geolocation and indigenous status.
NAPLAN results for 2008-2012 are also available in a searchable format.

New website

Try our new website for school resources for the Australian Curriculum. http://top100schoolresources.com.au

2013 Kilbaha NAPLAN Trial Tests

The 2013 Kilbaha NAPLAN Trial Tests will be mailed to schools in February 2013.

Download the order form here

New NAPLAN resources now available

(1) Detailed answers to the May 2012 ACARA NAPLAN Tests
Language Conventions, Reading, Writing, Numeracy. Years 3, 5, 7, 9

(2) Detailed answers to the ACARA NAPLAN Example Tests
Language Conventions, Reading, Writing, Numeracy. Years 3, 5, 7, 9

Download the order form here.

English, ESL, Maths, Info Tech

VCE resources for English, ESL, Maths, Info Tech available at http://kilbaha.com.au

Reminder

Don't forget to download your free VCE answers.
Great help for the VCAA VCE Exams.
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Free VCE Mathematics Answers

For the immediate attention of all VCE Mathematics teachers and students.

Detailed answers to all of the 2011 VCAA VCE Further Maths, Maths Methods, Specialist Maths Exams are now available for free download at http://kilbaha.com.au

Just go to the "Free Stuff" TAB and download whatever you need.

Happy SWOTVAC to all!

Free VCE English Section C Sample Response

To all VCE English Students.

Go to http://kilbaha.com.au to download a free VCE English Section C Sample Response

VCE English and ESL

Just over 1 week until the VCAA VCE English and ESL Examinations.

Get last minute practice with these Trial Examinations from Kilbaha Multimedia Publishing.

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VCE Further Mathematics now available

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Special offer on VCE Maths Methods and Specialist Maths

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Welcome back!

Welcome back to all our readers. The anti-NAPLAN forces are raising their voices again in the media. We would like to call for a balanced approach to NAPLAN. Assessment is a necessary part of the educational process. Leave it out and you risk a return to the "non-accountable" classrooms that were a feature of many schools in the past.

Olympic workbooks $1.00

Dear Teacher / Librarian / Parents,

• Mathematics workbooks for the Olympics only $1.00
• Offer expires August 31, 2012

Go to http://kilbaha.com.au

Best wishes

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Kilbaha Multimedia Publishing (Est 1978)
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Kew Vic 3101
Australia
Tel: 03 9018 5376
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Email: kilbaha@gmail.com
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Start of term 3 2012

Term 3 for 2012 has commenced in Queensland. Many other states resume school next Monday.
The London Olympics start in less than 3 weeks.

Buy the mathematics workbook "In the Running for the Olympics" and get the mathematics workbook "In Training for the Olympics" FREE - only until July 20.

Download the order form here.

Buy one - get one free - today only!

Buy the mathematics workbook "In the Running for the Olympics" and get the mathematics workbook "In Training for the Olympics" FREE - today only.
Download order form here.

Teach in a different way during the London Olympics

Good teaching is all about being relevant to your students' interests. Take advantage of the blanket media coverage of the Olympics and continue with the Olympics during your classes. Using our Olympics Mathematics Workbooks will focus your students on Mathematics while allowing them to enjoy the Olympics.
Get our Olympics Mathematics workbooks at http://kilbaha.com.au

Olympic Mathematics Workbooks

Need some great mathematics activities during the London Olympics?
"In the Running for the Olympics" and "In Training for the Olympics" are mathematics workbooks designed for upper primary school and lower secondary school. They occupy 1 week of class time and homework time. They are self-marking and inspire students to learn important mathematics in the context of the Olympic Games.
Get further details and sample pages at http://kilbaha.com.au

NAPLAN and the Australian Curriculum

Version 3 of the Australian Curriculum for Foundation to 10 for English, Mathematics, Science and History is now in place. Consultations have started for Years 11 and 12 for 14 subjects in the new Australian Curriculum. 4 English courses, 4 Mathematics courses, 4 Science coursse and 2 History courses .ACARA is currently only responsible for the assessment of NAPLAN and for the time being each of the States and Territories will be responsible for the delivery and assessment of the Australian Curriculum Courses. It is interesting to note, however, that the various State authorities are given the acronym ACACA (Australasian Curriculum, Assessment and Certification Authorities).  ACACA is the national body for the chief executives of the statutory bodies in the Australian States and Territories and in New Zealand responsible for certificates of senior secondary education. This points to a future with more centralized control of the Australian Curriculum.
http://acaca.bos.nsw.edu.au/go/list-of-acaca-authorities/

Goodbye Venus until 2117

Venus just about to finish Transit in 2012.

Transit of Venus

Watch today's Transit of Venus on our Web Site at http://kilbaha.com.au

Olympic Mathematics Workbooks on special

"In the Running for the Olympics" and "In Training for the Olympics" are mathematics workbooks suitable for students in years 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Learn important mathematics while learning about the history of Australian athletes at the Olympic Games

From now until the start of the London Olympic Games on July 27, save $10 by buying online at http://kilbaha.com.au

ACARA sets the record straight on NAPLAN

ACARA has today given a concise description of the value of the NAPLAN Tests. Critics of NAPLAN and those opposing participation in the May NAPLAN tests should read this carefully and reconsider their position.

"Pencils Down: NAPLAN 2012 Concludes

ACARA is pleased to acknowledge the successful conclusion of this year’s NAPLAN tests and would like to thank the thousands of principals and teachers who helped to administer tests at nearly 10,000 schools to over one million students right across Australia.

 

The results of these tests provide policy makers, schools, teachers and parents with important information to help them understand and improve student performance.

 

While we await the availability of individual student reports later this year, ACARA would like to set the record straight about NAPLAN and especially some misconceptions about the testing program.

 

NAPLAN involves just a few hours over a few days at four points across a child’s schooling. It is designed to give a snapshot of student performance in key areas of literacy and numeracy – the sort of skills that are necessary not just for school but for life. When taken in aggregate, the results do provide a good picture of how students across the nation, as a whole, are performing. We also know that the individual student reports, set in the context of the local school and the nation, are valued by parents. The NAPLAN results are just one of a number of sources of information used by teachers to measure student progress but they help to place school reports and assessments in a broader context.

 

ACARA expects all students, with certain clearly spelled-out exceptions, to sit the NAPLAN tests. Not doing the tests denies students, parents and schools information from which they might usefully learn. ACARA continues to make the point that research shows that the best way for students to develop their literacy and numeracy skills is through a rich curriculum, not through any narrow “teaching to the test”.

 

ACARA agrees that some organisations use NAPLAN in ways that are meaningless or even harmful. Those who use NAPLAN results to publish simplistic league tables do themselves and the community a disservice. Such tables offer nothing worthwhile because the user cannot tell whether differences between schools are due to what the schools do or whom the schools enrol, nor do they include crucial statistical information such as confidence intervals."

 

Source: http://www.acara.edu.au/acara_update_01062012.html

Olympics Mathematics Workbooks

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(2) Perfect for teaching mathematics during the London Olympics (July 27 - August 12)
(3) Primary and Secondary workbooks
(4) Students love using these workbooks
(5) Integrate your mathematics teaching with the Olympic Games
(6) Details here
(7) You can also buy online at http://kilbaha.com.au/index.php?route=product/category&path=67

Olympic workbooks and free eBook

For the attention of Mathematics and English Teachers and all parents
(1) Olympic mathematics workbooks
(2) Perfect for the London Olympics
(3) Primary and Secondary workbooks
(4) Buy online at http://kilbaha.com.au/index.php?route=product/category&path=67
(5) These Olympic Maths workbooks are NOT free
(6) For free eBooks, see below.

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You will receive an email within 24 hours allowing you to download the eBook.

Back soon!

We will return soon with more resources for NAPLAN 2013. In the meantime, go to http://kilbaha.com.au to take advantage of our NAPLAN specials that are available only until May 31, 2012

PS (Post Script)

Wow! So many people reading this Blog right now.
Persuasive Writing tomorrow for years 3, 5, 7, 9.
Download your free practice persuasive task and sample response at http://kilbaha.com.au

Making NAPLAN a learning experience

NAPLAN 2012 starts tomorrow and continues on Wednesday and Thursday. It is an important exercise for students, schools, teachers and parents. A lot of ill-informed and biased information about NAPLAN is spread around in the media every year about this time. NAPLAN is an important learning experience for everyone. Students are challenged to show what they know and understand about Writing, Reading, Language Conventions and Numeracy. Schools and teachers find out how their teaching programs are working in these critical areas of education. Parents find out how well their children are learning at school. Most important of all, these diagnostic tests provide a way forward for all students (no matter what their ability level) so that they can improve their Literacy and Numeracy skills. Get into NAPLAN and enjoy the learning experience!

This is the last NAPLAN post for a while. We will return towards the end of May with information about the detailed answers and responses for the May 2012 NAPLAN Tests.

On-line today

We are online today to answer any questions you may have about NAPLAN 2012.

(1) Email to kilbaha@gmail.com
(2) Ring Bill on 03 9018 5376
(3) Get your free practice stuff at http://kilbaha.com.au

2012 NAPLAN Year 7 Language Conventions Trial Test.

Dear Customers, The following small typograhical errors have been found in the 2012 NAPLAN Year 7 Language Conventions Trial Test.

(1) Q29 - delete the word "loved"
(2) Q30 - delete the word "the" in front of the word "further"
(3) Q45 - replace "pre" with "post"

Apologies for the inconvenience,
Best wishes,
Bill Healy

Thank you!

To all teachers and parents who used this Blog during 2012, a big thank you for your participation. We hope we have been of some assistance to you. Last minute NAPLAN material can be downloaded from http://kilbaha.com.au

Ask a NAPLAN question - get an immediate answer

Do you have a NAPLAN question for which you need an urgent answer? Send an email to kilbaha@gmail.com or ring Bill on 03 9018 5376. We are here to help.

Practise your persuasive writing!

Get free original stimulus material and practise your persuasive writing style. Compare your response with our sample responses for years 3, 5, 7, 9. Download at http://kilbaha.com.au
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Free NAPLAN writing samples now online

Until NAPLAN 2012 starts, all of our Blog Readers can download a free persuasive writing stimulus and sample response for each of years 3, 5, 7, 9.

Use the links that are available only on our website http://kilbaha.com.au

NAPLAN Trial Tests - Immediate download

NAPLAN Trial Tests with detailed answers are available for immediate download from http://kilbaha.com.au

2012 NAPLAN Tests start next Tuesday

The 2012 NAPLAN Tests for Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 start next Tuesday. Language Conventions and Writing Tests will be held on Tuesday May 15.  You can get a free NAPLAN Writing Test (persuasive) and sample response by sending an email to kilbaha@gmail.com Just state which year level you require 3 or 5 or 7 or 9.

Orders complete

LAST WEEK

All orders requesting delivery on CD-ROM for the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests received up to and including Friday May 4 have been mailed to schools and parents. 

To ensure that you receive your NAPLAN Trial Tests quickly, purchase online for immediate download at http://kilbaha.com.au

Our special offer for all 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests is available only until the end of May 2012. Don't miss out!

New orders mailed today

Thanks to the 2 Sydney based High Schools who just now ordered the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests by fax.  They have been mailed to you Express Post today - Friday May 4, 2012.
This is the order form used by these 2 schools.

Timetable for NAPLAN 2012

 I notice lots of people are looking for this so . . .

Here is the timetable for the May 2012 NAPLAN Tests.

NAPLAN website open 24/7

You can download your practice NAPLAN Tests 24/7 at http://kilbaha.com.au

Have a good weekend everyone.

NAPLAN orders are up to date

All orders requesting delivery on CD-ROM for the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests received up to and including Thursday May 3 have been mailed to schools and parents. 

To ensure that you receive your NAPLAN Trial Tests quickly, purchase online for immediate download at http://kilbaha.com.au

Our special offer for all 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests is available only until the end of May 2012. Don't miss out!

Free persuasive writing task

Kilbaha Multimedia Publishing is offering a free original persuasive writing task to all schools and parents. Download the form here.

NAPLAN Trial Tests delivered

All orders requesting delivery on CD-ROM for the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests received up to and including Wednesday May 2 have been mailed to schools and parents. 

To ensure that you receive your NAPLAN Trial Tests quickly, purchase online for immediate download at http://kilbaha.com.au

 Buy today and use today.

Our special offer for all 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests is available only until the end of May 2012. Don't miss out!

NAPLAN Sample Questions and Example Tests

There are two different types of sample NAPLAN material.

(1) The original sample NAPLAN questions were published back in 2008 in the year the May NAPLAN tests started. These sample questions used to be on the ACARA website but are no longer there. We can provide anyone interested with a free link to these questions together with detailed answers. Just send an email to kilbaha@gmail.com with a request.

(2) The official NAPLAN Example Tests published by ACARA in April 2012. These Example Tests can be downloaded from the ACARA website. If you want detailed explanations and responses for these NAPLAN Example Tests, you can buy them here.

NAPLAN Trial Tests delivered

All orders for the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests received up to and including Tuesday May 1 have been mailed to schools and parents. To ensure that you receive your NAPLAN Trial Tests quickly, it is recommended that you purchase online for immediate download at http://kilbaha.com.au

Can I get copies of the official May NAPLAN Tests from 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011?

Not officially since they have either been removed from the ACARA website or were never put on the website. We now have the very unfair situation where some schools have copies of these tests and some schools do not. If you want more information on this topic send an email to kilbaha@gmail.com

Copies of the May NAPLAN Tests

Many people are searching for copies of the official May NAPLAN Tests. They are no longer available from the ACARA website. They have been replaced by one set of Example Tests for each of Years 3, 5, 7, 9. Language Conventions, Reading, Writing, Numeracy.
Detailed answers for these Example Tests are available here

Everything for NAPLAN 2012

Kilbaha Multimedia Publishing is the original and best source of all NAPLAN resource material. We have been producing NAPLAN Trial Tests and detailed answers since 2008 when NAPLAN started. Everything you need to prepare for NAPLAN 2012 can be found at http://kilbaha.com.au

All NAPLAN orders delivered

All orders for the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests received up to and including Monday April 30 have been mailed to schools and parents. To ensure that you receive your NAPLAN Trial Tests quickly, it is recommended that you purchase online for immediate download at http://kilbaha.com.au

How do I get NAPLAN practice tests quickly?

• Do you need NAPLAN practice tests? 
• The best way to get them is to download the files immediately from http://kilbaha.com.au
• Special deal applies only until the end of May 2012.

NAPLAN special offer now available online

Attention: NAPLAN Co-ordinators and Parents

• Special offer for NAPLAN 2012.
• Free 2009, 2010, 2011 NAPLAN Trial Tests when you order the 2012 Trial Tests
• Detailed answers and responses with all Trial Tests
• New orders only
• Offer expires May 31, 2012
• This special offer can now be purchased online and downloaded immediately. Click here.

2012 NAPLAN Answers

With only a short time until the May NAPLAN Tests, we recommend that you buy our detailed answers to the ACARA Example Tests for Years 3, 5, 7, 9. This will give you instant downloads that you can use immediately.

Detailed explanations and responses for all questions - Years 3, 5, 7, 9. Language Conventions, Reading, Writing (persuasive), Numeracy Calculator Allowed, Numeracy Non-Calculator.
Go to http://kilbaha.com.au

Special Offer until May 31, 2012

Attention: NAPLAN Co-ordinators and Parents

• Special offer for NAPLAN 2012.
• Free 2009, 2010, 2011 NAPLAN Trial Tests when you order the 2012 Trial Tests
• New orders only
• Offer expires May 31, 2012
• Detailed answers now available for the ACARA NAPLAN Example Tests
• Schools - download special order form here.
• Parents - download special order form here.
• Download our complete 2012 Catalogue here (1.7 MB)

"Thanks for your superb level of service and quality products." Tim Rogers Head of Middle School Ballarat Christian College

"Thanks for your helpful advice and prompt service" Mary Curran Newcastle Grammar School

NAPLAN Super special for April 2012 only

Until April 30, order the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests with detailed answers and receive absolutely free, the 2011, 2010 and 2009 Trial Tests with detailed answers.

Download order form here

Year 5 Reading answers corrected

ACARA has now posted the correct answers for the NAPLAN Example Reading Test for Year 5.
Detailed explanations for these answers are available here

A philosophical question

ACARA says" "NAPLAN is not a test of content. Instead, it tests skills in literacy and numeracy that are developed over time through the school curriculum, so excessive test preparation using previous tests is not useful."

" If you want to do well at something, it is not worthwhile practising and training for it."?????

Reality check needed!
Does it follow: "Year 12 English and Mathematics final exams are not tests of content. Instead, they test skills in literacy and numeracy that are developed over time through the school curriculum, so excessive test preparation using previous tests is not useful."

Errors in Year 5 Reading Test Answers

Be careful if you have already downloaded the ACARA answers to the NAPLAN Example Reading Test for Year 5. THERE WERE 7 WRONG ANSWERS. Q20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 29, 30. 
ACARA has now removed the answer sheet from its website. Presumably, the correct answers will appear there shortly. Throw away your original answer sheet.

ACARA releases NAPLAN Example Tests

ACARA has now removed all of the previous May NAPLAN tests from its website and has replaced them with a complete set of NAPLAN Example Tests for Years 3, 5, 7, 9. You can download the tests here.
Unfortunately, only single letter answers are provided for the tests (A, B, C, D). No explanation is given.
For detailed answers and responses to all of the NAPLAN Example Tests, download the order form here.

View a Year 3 NAPLAN Language Conventions Test

Have a look at a realistic view of the 2008 Year 3 NAPLAN Language Conventions Test.
This NAPLAN Test USED TO BE freely available for download from the ACARA Website.

NAPLAN orders have been sent

All orders for the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests received up to and including Wednesday April 4 have been sent to customers. Schools and parents still wanting the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests can
(1) download our catalogue here
(2) buy online here.

All NAPLAN orders have been sent

All orders for the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests received up to and including Tuesday April 3 have been sent to customers. Schools and parents still wanting the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests can
(1) download our catalogue here
(2) buy online here.

Get your 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests now

Buy with your Mastercard or Visa.
Choose the PayPal option and then "I do not have a PayPal account."
You can then download your 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests IMMEDIATELY.

During April 2012,  NAPLAN Trial Tests and detailed answers to the May NAPLAN Tests can be purchased with a discount of 10% when you buy combinations of Tests and Answers.
For details click here.

Get 10% discount on NAPLAN resources

During April 2012,  NAPLAN Trial Tests and detailed answers to the May NAPLAN Tests can be purchased with a discount of 10% when you buy combinations of Tests and Answers.

For details click here.

Free persuasive writing task and free NAPLAN answers

Term 1 is drawing to a close in many states of Australia. You can use the holidays to prepare for NAPLAN 2012 using this free persuasive writing task with sample responses and these free answers to the official ACARA sample NAPLAN questions. New and original 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests with detailed answers are also available.
Download the order form here.

Buy the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests with one simple download

The 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests with detailed answers can now be purchased with one simple download.
Save time with your downloads by choosing these combinations of the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests:

• All 2012 Year 3 NAPLAN Trial Tests.
• All 2012 Year 5 NAPLAN Trial Tests.
• All 2012 Year 7 NAPLAN Trial Tests.
• All 2012 Year 9 NAPLAN Trial Tests.
• All 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests - Numeracy
• All 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests - English

Click here

2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests now available for download

The 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests with detailed answers are now available for download.
Buy and download immediately here.

Catalogue updated

The 2012 catalogue from Kilbaha Multimedia Publishing has been updated with more free stuff for NAPLAN. Download it here.

FREE Persuasive writing task

FREE Persuasive writing task

Download your order form here

FREE persuasive writing task and sample response

For the benefit of all primary schools, secondary schools and parents throughout Australia, we are offering a free persuasive writing task to your choice of Years 3, 5, 7 or 9.

The only way to get this free persuasive writing task and sample response is to download the order form here and either:
(1) email it to kilbaha@gmail.com
(2) fax it to (03) 9817 4334
(3) mail it to Kilbaha Multimedia Publishing PO Box 2227 Kew Vic 3101

This offer is valid only until March 31, 2012

2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests

Welcome back to our readers.
The last two weeks have been occupied with sending out the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests for Years 3, 5, 7, 9 covering Language Conventions, Reading, Writing and Numeracy.

All orders received for these Trial Tests up to an including Thursday March 15 have been sent to schools and parents.

All orders received from now on will be mailed the same day to schools and parents.

Download the order form here for the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests

2012 NAPLAN Dates

For the information of all schools and parents.

2012 NAPLAN test dates.

Publishing date for the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests

Thanks to all the schools and parents who have placed orders for the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests for Years 3, 5, 7, 9.

These Trial Tests will be mailed on CD-ROM to customers on Friday March 16.

Schools and parents still wishing to order can download the order form here.

2012 catalogue

The 2012 catalogue from Kilbaha Multimedia Publishing is available for download here. It contains details about all of the NAPLAN Trial Tests and detailed NAPLAN answers for Years 3, 5, 7, 9. All NAPLAN areas are covered. Language Conventions, Reading, Writing, Numeracy (calculator), Numeracy (non-calculator).

100,000 Page Views - Thank you

Thanks to all our subscribers and readers who have helped us reach 100,000 page views yesterday (February 17). We aim to provide everyone with all the facts and the discussion surrounding the NAPLAN Tests as well as offering the best resources to prepare for the May NAPLAN tests.

How to buy online (UPDATE)

TO PURCHASE ONLINE (UPDATE)
To buy online, you have 6 options at http://kilbaha.com.au

1. direct credit to a bank account (electronic funds transfer - EFT)
2. cheque or money order by mail
3. credit card details by email, fax or mail - download form here
4. Paymate
5. PayPal
6. Visa or Mastercard

You will be able to download your files only after your payment has been processed.
Options 4, 5 or 6 are best if you require your downloads immediately.

If you wish to use Visa or Mastercard, choose the PayPal or Paymate options. You do NOT have to set up a PayPal or a Paymate account. Just follow the directions to pay with your credit card.

How to buy online

If you want to buy the NAPLAN Trial Tests and/ or the  detailed answers to the May NAPLAN Tests online, you have 5 options.

1. direct credit to a bank account (electronic funds transfer - EFT)
2. cheque or money order by mail
3. credit card details by email, fax or mail - download form here
4. PayPal
5. Visa or Mastercard

When you use options 1 or 2 or 3, you will be able to download your files AFTER payment is received.
When you use options 3 or 4, you will be able to download your files IMMEDIATELY.

If you wish to use Visa or Mastercard, choose the PayPal option. You do NOT have to set up a PayPal account. Just follow the directions to pay with your credit card.

Buy online here. http://kilbaha.com.au

Answers to the May NAPLAN Tests

The detailed answers to the 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 May NAPLAN Tests for Years 3, 5, 7,  9 for Language Conventions, Reading, Writing and Numeracy are available for immediate download here.

2009, 2010, 2011 NAPLAN Trial Tests

The 2009, 2010, 2011 Kilbaha NAPLAN Trial Tests with detailed answers for Years 3, 5, 7, 9 are now available for immediate download here.

The 2012 Kilbaha NAPLAN Trial Tests will be available for download in the first week of March.

2012 NAPLAN Numeracy Trial Tests

The 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests for Numeracy and Writing for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 are now available for immediate delivery. The 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests for Reading and Language for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will be available in the first week of March. The order form is the first page of our 2012 catalogue which can be downloaded here. http://bit.ly/wpZzVg

Language Conventions and NAPLAN Tests (3)

Correction for yesterday's language question.  The correct punctuation.

"It's not fair! The dog has eaten its dinner and now has also eaten the cat's dinner."

• It's is short for It is  and an apostrophe is required to indicate this.
• cat's requires an apostrophe to indicate possession
• There is no apostrophe in its dinner

Get lots more practice with NAPLAN Trial Tests. Available here.

Language Conventions and NAPLAN Tests (2)

Correction for yesterday's language question. Correct use of you're, they're, there and their

"You're wrong. They're not coming to the party. They said they knew how to get there but they lost their way."


Now try this one. Put in the correct punctuation. Solution tomorrow.

"Its not fair! The dog has eaten its dinner and now has also eaten the cats dinner."

Language Conventions and NAPLAN Tests

Over the next few weeks, we will highlight some important knowledge and skills required by students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 who will be taking the NAPLAN tests in May 2012. Today it is Language Conventions - Spelling.

Do you ever see the mistakes shown in the sentences below?

"Your wrong. There not coming to the party. They said they knew how to get there but they lost there way."

Corrections supplied in  tomorrow's post.

2012 NAPLAN Protocols

If you want to know all the technical details surrounding the administration  and rules for the May 2012 NAPLAN tests, you can download them at http://db.tt/JewdF3mn

They are called the 2012 NAPLAN Protocols and give an interesting insight into the careful planning that goes into the NAPLAN Tests each year.

NAPLAN basics for our new readers

On the web site, http://www.nap.edu.au/NAPLAN/Parent_Carer_support/index.html, the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) outlines these basic facts about the NAPLAN Tests

About NAPLAN

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual national assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9. All students in these year levels are expected to participate in tests in Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. All government, and non-government education authorities have contributed to the development of NAPLAN materials.

Why students are required to participate in the NAPLAN test

NAPLAN is the measure through which governments, education authorities, schools, teachers and parents can determine whether or not young Australians are meeting important educational outcomes in literacy and numeracy. The tests provide parents and schools with an understanding of how individual students are performing at the time of the tests. They also provide schools, states and territories with information about how education programs are working and which areas need to be prioritised for improvement.
NAPLAN tests are one aspect of the school's assessment and reporting process, and do not replace the extensive, ongoing assessments made by teachers about each student's performance.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE BY KILBAHA MULTIMEDIA PUBLISHING
It has just been pointed out by a reader that for the May 2010 NAPLAN Tests, ONLY the numeracy tests have been made available on the ACARA website. Hopefully, schools have had the good sense to keep copies of the May 2010 and May 2011 NAPLAN tests. If you have not already done so, download the May 2008 and May 2009 NAPLAN tests NOW. there is no telling how long they will be there!

Request the May 2011 NAPLAN Tests

If you are disappointed that ACARA has not released the May 2011 NAPLAN Test Questions on its Website, contact them here to make your feelings known.

Who knows! If enough people request them, they may be released.

ACARA's Contact Details:
Address: Level 10, 255 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
General Enquiries: 1300 895 563
Fax: 1300 995 468
General enquiries and website help: info@acara.edu.au

Where are the May 2011 NAPLAN Tests?

For reasons unknown, ACARA has not released (and perhaps never will release) the test questions for the May 2011 NAPLAN tests on its website. http://www.nap.edu.au/NAPLAN/The_tests/index.html. Presumably, most schools have access to these questions from copies unused from 2011.
Kilbaha Multimedia Publishing provides detailed suggested answers to the May 2008, May 2009, May 2010 and May 2011 NAPLAN tests. Full NAPLAN catalogue available here.

Download previous May NAPLAN Tests

This is an edit on this post on April 8, 2013. The previous May NAPLAN Tests used to be available on the ACARA Web Site. Unfortunately, ACARA has changed its policy and only has a set of Example Tests on the Web Site. The May NAPLAN Tests are copyright ACARA and no one is allowed to publish them. Many schools (smart move!) have kept copies of these tests. Kilbaha has produced detailed answers to all of the May NAPLAN Tests.

Download the complete NAPLAN catalogue here.



The actual NAPLAN tests held in May 2008, May 2009 and May 2010 can be downloaded here.

 Detailed answers to these tests are available from this catalogue (download is 1.5 MB)

Timetable for NAPLAN 2012

Here is the timetable for the May 2012 NAPLAN Tests.

Comprehensive resources to help teachers, parents and students prepare for these tests can found here.

2012 catalogue for schools and parents

Kilbaha Multimedia Publishing has released its 2012 education catalogue for schools and parents.
http://kilbaha.com.au/order_forms/2012_Catalogue.pdf

The contents include:

• NAPLAN Trial Tests
• Answers to the May NAPLAN Tests
• NAPLAN Persuasive Writing samples for years 3, 5, 7, 9
• Electronic books and NAPLAN reading questions based on these books
• Comprehensive tests in English, History, Mathematics and Science for the new Australian Curriculum for years 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
• Mathematics workbooks based on the Olympic Games (perfect for London this year)
• Interactive mathematics for learning fractions
• VCE Trial examinations for mathematics, english and information technology
• English CD-ROMs
• Chemistry experiments and assignments for primary and secondary schools
• The Very Practical Science Book

You can download the 2012 catalogue here.

The Very Practical Science Book

A special offer by Kilbaha Multimedia Publishing until February 29, 2012.

Download information here.

2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests

You can use this page to place your order for the 2012 NAPLAN Trial Tests which are completely new tests with detailed answers created by Kilbaha Multimedia Publishing. The 2011 NAPLAN Trial Tests can also be ordered on this form.

Updated NAPLAN order form for 2012

The 2012 NAPLAN resources order form has been updated.

You can download it here.

Happy 2012 to everyone.
This is the NAPLAN blog for Kilbaha Multimedia Publishing. In 2012, this will continue to be the place to come for all the latest news about the NAPLAN Tests. This is a popular blog with schools, parents and students. We expect to crack the 100,000 page view soon after the school year begins.

You can search this blog for lots of information about NAPLAN including Trial Tests, Detailed Answers to the May NAPLAN tests and NAPLAN freebies.

Take the time to sign up so that whenever a new post occurs, you will be instantly notified.

Best wishes,

Bill Healy
(CEO Kilbaha Multimedia Publishing)