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National writing tests halted after tech outage
- On Wednesday morning, NAPLAN online testing was paused nationwide, affecting more than 1.3 million students after login failures halted the writing component.
- ACARA said students could not log on due to a widespread issue and Education Services Australia is urgently investigating while schools pause testing.
- Year 3 students were unaffected while many online tests halted; ACARA spokesperson said problems were fixed and testing resumed around 11.30am, with some schools reporting logouts within minutes raising fairness concerns.
- Secondary school principals reported logistical chaos as hundreds of Year 9 students returned to classes, and schools were told they can complete testing within the window to Monday, the 23rd of March.
- Since 2022, NAPLAN moved fully online after earlier trials and education ministers agreed 2023 reforms brought testing forward to March, speeding feedback amid 2024 failures, Mr Clare said.
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Nationwide NAPLAN Outage Disrupts Online Testing in Schools
A major technical failure has disrupted NAPLAN testing across Australia, forcing schools to pause the national assessment as students struggled to access the online testing platform. The outage occurred on the morning of March 11, when students were scheduled to sit the writing component of the annual assessment. Around 1.4 million students from more than 9,400 schools and campuses were expected to participate in this year’s testing. NAPLAN is A…
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