There is a proposal to replace NAPLAN with a new standardised test, but some parents want national exams scrapped altogether.
Phoebe Kelman is a smart kid who works hard to get good marks in her year seven classes at St Philips High School in Port Stephens, three hours north of Sydney.A new national testing proposal promises to remove some of the stresses associated with NAPLANThey say the standardised test puts too much pressure on their children to perform
"On the day when I found out my results, I was like, 'Oh, I thought I was doing so much better.' That ruined my confidence for a really long time," Phoebe said. "In the year five tests, Phoebe found herself ranked in the middle and she was so sad," her mother, Christine McNamara, said. "Some teachers feel pressure to teach to the test at the beginning of the year," NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said."There is way too much pressure on kids to perform in NAPLAN," she said.
"At the moment kids are sitting this in May, we're getting the results back in October, and I don't think it's as useful as it could be for our school communities," Ms Mitchell said.
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