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This report discusses AERO’s 2022 analysis of NAPLAN student writing data – the most extensive investigation into this area ever conducted in Australia. 

This is a summary of findings from AERO’s 2022 analysis of student writing data – the most extensive investigation into this area ever conducted in Australia. 

A new analysis of NAPLAN data reconfirms that while students’ backgrounds influence their literacy and numeracy achievement, their results are not wholly determined by socio-economic background.

We might associate ‘top schools’ with having the lion's share of academic high-achievers. However, when we look at the distribution of achievement across all students within schools and compare it to average differences between schools, the story is not so straightforward.

This research summary explains the methodology for a data analysis of students' backgrounds and their influence on literacy and numeracy achievement.

See how the Year 6 teachers at Loxton Primary School work to create a focused classroom from the beginning of the year.

Examples of practice demonstrate effective practice in different education settings. You can use them to think about how to apply the practice in your own context.

This checklist is a list of practical steps teachers can take to support the adoption of a focused classroom.