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A tech issue has thrown NAPLAN into chaos on its first day, with 1.4million students unable to sit for the test.<\/p>\n

Testing was due to begin on Wednesday morning in more than 9,400 schools across the country, but had to be paused at numerous campuses.<\/p>\n

Some students struggled to log onto the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) online platform to complete their exams.<\/p>\n

Parents of children at a Melbourne<\/a> girls’ school were alerted to the technical issue, and assured their daughters would be supported.<\/p>\n

‘Students will not be disadvantaged by these delays,’ the director of teaching and learning wrote in an email.<\/p>\n

‘To support students, any affected sessions at our school will be paused and rescheduled where needed.’<\/p>\n

An ACARA spokesman confirmed at lunchtime the problems had been resolved.<\/p>\n

‘We apologise for the disruption to students and schools, and thank them for their patience,’ he said in a statement. <\/p>\n

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‘NAPLAN testing has now resumed following a widespread issue earlier this morning, which affected students being able to log on to the online platform to complete their assessments.<\/p>\n

‘We continue to monitor the platform to ensure students are able to complete their assessments without further issues.’<\/p>\n

NAPLAN is a nationwide annual test on literacy and numeracy for Australians in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. <\/p>\n

Year 3 writing assessments were done on paper on Wednesday meaning they were unaffected by the technical issues.<\/p>\n

During the chaos, teachers jumped on social media to criticise the system, with one user writing: ‘So frustrating. Waste of time.’<\/p>\n

Another said: ‘Glad my Year 3s were writing by hand! Our Year 5s got online eventually, around 11.’<\/p>\n

A third teacher added schools should ‘bring back paper tests’, to which one user added that it would solve both technology issues and concerns about cheating.<\/p>\n

The National Assessment Program, which develops the tests, has a page on its website that addresses concerns, including what happens if a device stops working.<\/p>\n

‘No student is disadvantaged if their device stops working during the test’ it said. <\/p>\n

‘In the event the device stops working, all responses will have been saved and the student can complete their test on another device or in a rescheduled test session.’<\/p>\n

NAPLAN testing was moved online in 2022 and, a year later, education ministers reformed the assessments – including holding them earlier in March rather than May.<\/p>\n

The goal was to carry out the exams earlier so schools had an opportunity to provide additional support for students struggling with literacy and numeracy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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