Thousands of Illawarra students to sit for NAPLAN tests this week

Agron Latifi
Updated May 13 2019 - 7:33pm, first published 1:30pm
Mischa Kumar and Cooper Bacon from Balarang Public School doing their NAPLAN online in 2018. Picture: Georgia Matts
Mischa Kumar and Cooper Bacon from Balarang Public School doing their NAPLAN online in 2018. Picture: Georgia Matts

As more than a million year 3 and 5 students around the country get set to sit for NAPLAN tests from tomorrow, debate still rages about the importance of the controversial assessment.

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Agron Latifi

Agron Latifi

Sports Reporter

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.

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