ABOUT WALNA
  Welcome to WALNA
   Goal
   History
  Who does WALNA
  Timelines

THE TESTS
   The Standards
   Test Development
   Test Content
   Marking
   Marking Guides
   Data Analysis

THE RESULTS
   General
   Individual
   Class
   School
   Digital Version

KEY FINDINGS
   Reports
   District Results
   Public Schools Results
   All Schools Results

INFORMATION
   Parent Choice
   Reporting
   Info. Brochures
   Administration
   Home Schooling

DATA CLUB
   Data Club
   

The National Benchmark

The national benchmark standard is the agreed standard of performance that professional educators across the country deem to be the minimum level required for Year 3, 5 and 7 students to make adequate progress. The WALNA assessment materials are designed to measure the range of performance expected of Year 3, Year 5 and Year 7 students, including achievement of the benchmark standard. The results from the WALNA program assist teachers to identify those students who would benefit from extension, as well as those students not meeting the minimum expected standard.

While the tests give an indication of how students are performing in relation to the National Benchmark, they also measure student performance in relation to the Outcomes and Standards Framework and provide comparative information on student performance in relation to State performance.

For more information, go to

http://www.curriculum.edu.au/ and click on Assessment.

The Western Australian Government School Achievement Targets (WAGSATs)

The WAGSATs are defined at years 3,5,7 and 9. They are embedded in the Outcomes and Standards Framework and describe realistic yet challenging targets for student performance at those year levels.

For detailed information go to

http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/curriculum/cip2/index.asp and click on Standards.