A “teacher stuff up” has been blamed for NAPLAN results being deemed inadmissible and withheld from a group of Oak Flats High School students.
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Thousands of Illawara students have been checking out their NAPLAN results this week but a group of year 9 students from Oak Flats HS did not receive the full test results.
A supervisor didn’t follow protocol during the numeracy exam by allowing students to take a break.
A school parent contacted the Mercury to express her disappointment that her daughter’s numeracy results weren’t included because the teacher supervising the test “stuffed up”.
“What a waste of time. My daughter and her friends can’t believe all their efforts counted for nothing, with the numeracy results deemed inadmissible,” the parent, who wished to remain anonymous said.
“I believe the numeracy test was in two sections. Students completed the first section before given a short break and then returning to complete the remainder of the test.”
Other parents also took to social media to express their outrage.
What a waste of time. My daughter and her friends can’t believe all their efforts counted for nothing.
- A disappointed parent
A spokesperson for the Department of Education confirmed an error had been made.
“NAPLAN test protocols were not followed during one Year 9 group’s NAPLAN numeracy test at the school,” the spokesperson said.
“As soon as the school became aware of the error, it advised the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
“NESA advised the school of its interim decision: that the results were withheld.
“The school advised the students’ parents of the decision, and that if they wished to discuss it they should contact the principal.
“The school has received no complaints from the parents since they were advised.”
The parent said while the school had apologised it was of little comfort to the students.
“This is just the latest list in a long list of things going wrong at the school,” she said.
“There are less and less students enrolling and we are losing teachers who aren’t being replaced.”
The Department of Education spokesperson said schools are staffed according to their enrolments.
“If teaching staff leave, they are replaced with appropriately qualified teachers.”
Agron Latifi
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
