The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) acts as the Test Administration Authority (TAA) for NAPLAN in Western Australia. Complete this form if you require a student to be exempted from one or more NAPLAN tests and submit by Wednesday, 4 March 2026. Students may be exempt from one or more of the tests (that is, writing, reading, conventions of language, numeracy) only on the grounds of English language proficiency or disability. Students with a language background other than English, who arrived from overseas and have been attending school in Australia for less than a year before the test, should be given the opportunity to participate in testing, but may be exempt. Students with significant intellectual disability and/or students with significant comorbidity that severely limits their capacity to participate in the tests may be exempt from taking NAPLAN. This is decided after the principal, student and the parent/carer have consulted with each other and agreed that the student is not able to access the tests even with adjustments. See Section 5 of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority’s (ACARA) NAPLAN national protocols for test administration (the protocols) for more information. The ‘Principal declaration’ section of this form can be completed by a delegate. Once submitted, a copy will be sent to the Authority, the school principal, NAPLAN coordinator and the parent/carer.
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