澳大利亚2024年NAPLAN（国家扫盲和计数评估项目）测试结果显示，新南威尔士州三年级学生的数学表现出现下滑。[1]约三分之一的三年级学生未能达到预期的计数基准，[1]三年级学生的全国平均计数分数创下自2023年报告系统改革以来的最低水平。[1]同时，超过三分之一的九年级学生在阅读、写作或语法标点方面未达标。[1]
教育专家指出，学生注意力下降、教学方法和课堂技术使用等因素可能对数学表现造成了影响。[1]地域差异也是一个显著问题，城市地区学生表现明显优于农村和偏远地区，其中67%的城市三年级学生达标，而偏远地区学生的达标率约为50%。[1]性别差异同样值得关注，三年级女生在写作中表现优于男生，达标率分别为82%和72.3%；到九年级这一差距进一步扩大至70%对53.8%。[1]
NAPLAN自2022年起在全国范围内完全改为在线进行，三年级写作测试除外，该测试仍采用纸笔方式。[1]教育部长近期已接受建议，决定对小学数学课程进行有针对性的审查。[1]
Australia's 2024 NAPLAN (National Assessment Program—Literacy and Numeracy) results reveal a concerning decline in mathematics performance among Year 3 students in New South Wales, with approximately one-third failing to meet expected numeracy benchmarks [1]. The national average numeracy score for Year 3 students has reached its lowest point since the reporting system was reformed in 2023 [1]. These results underscore broader literacy challenges, with more than one-third of Year 9 students across New South Wales also falling short of required standards in reading, writing, or grammar and punctuation [1].
Significant disparities emerged across different student populations and regions. Urban Year 3 students demonstrated notably stronger performance than their rural and regional counterparts, with 67 per cent of city students meeting benchmarks compared to approximately 50 per cent in remote areas [1]. Gender gaps in writing proficiency widened considerably at the secondary level, with 70 per cent of Year 9 girls achieving the standard versus 53.8 per cent of boys, mirroring a similar but less pronounced gap among Year 3 students, where 82 per cent of girls and 72.3 per cent of boys met writing benchmarks [1]. The testing framework continues to rely on online delivery since 2022, with the exception of Year 3 writing assessments, which remain paper-based [1]. In response to these results, the education minister has recently accepted recommendations to conduct a targeted review of primary school mathematics curriculum [1].