Dimension 4: Education
All
Outcome
Young South Australians are successful learners
Indicator
Children and young people’s experience of learning is positive
Phonics screening
In SA, the percentage of Year 1 students in government schools reading at an age appropriate level was 68.0% in 2022 (43.0% in 2018).
Notes:
– While the phonics screening materials are provided to Catholic and Independent schools in SA, these data are not collected by the Department for Education.
– The measure used is the phonics screening check given to Year 1 students in SA government schools. The check is a short, simple assessment that helps teachers to measure how well students are learning to decode and blend letters into sounds, which is one of the building blocks of reading.
Data Source: Phonics Screening Check, Department for Education, South Australia
NAPLAN results
Years 3, 5 and 7:
Note: The 2023 NAPLAN results for Years 3, 5 and 7 cannot be compared to the results from 2008 to 2022 because of changes in how the level of proficiency is determined.
In 2023, the percentage of students in SA achieving at or above the national minimum standard was as follows:
Year 3:
• Reading: 64.4% (66.8% nationally)
• Writing: 72.9% (76.0% nationally)
• Numeracy: 59.1% (64.7% nationally)
Year 5
• Reading: 71.5% (74.2% nationally)
• Writing: 55.9% (66.2% nationally)
• Numeracy: 61.8% (67.7% nationally)
Year 7
• Reading: 65.9% (68.4% nationally)
• Writing: 55.9% (62.5% nationally)
• Numeracy: 62.6% (67.2% nationally)
Note: The percentage of Year 9 students achieving at or above the national minimum standards in reading, writing and numeracy are reported in the preparing for adulthood dimension.
Data Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)