Students across the country resumed their NAPLAN tests after a technical issue caused chaos earlier today.
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) CEO Stephen Gniel has revealed in a statement the problems started about 9:20am (AEDT).
“We became aware of a technical issue which was affecting students being able to log on to the online platform to complete their NAPLAN assessments,” he said.
“This issue was urgently investigated by the technology provider, Education Services Australia, who provide the platform.”
Testing was paused at affected schools and students escorted out of exam halls to wait for further instruction.
Due to time differences, Western Australian schools had not started testing for the day.
“While at this stage I am unable to say how many students were affected by this incident, I can confirm that, as Year 3 students complete their NAPLAN writing tests on paper, these students were not impacted,” Gniel said.
“We also know from the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority that as of 11:30 Queensland time about 100,000 Queensland students in Years 5, 7 and 9 had completed the writing test.”
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