July 2025

NAPLAN 2025 National Results released

Latest findings from the 2025 NAPLAN National Results released by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) show that performance is broadly stable at a national level, with 2 out of 3 students at the “Strong” or “Exceeding” proficiency level for their reading, numeracy and writing skills, and one in 10 students at the “Needs additional support” level across all year groups and domains.

The findings also show that participation rates across all years and domains have rebounded to pre-COVID levels, reaching 93.8% – the highest level since 2017.

Encouragingly, the NAPLAN National Results indicate higher NAPLAN scores on average across Years 5, 7 and 9 in numeracy, particularly among stronger students, as well as a reportable increase, from 2023 to 2025, in the percentage of Indigenous students achieving “Exceeding” in writing and numeracy at both Years 7 and 9. 

Read our media release (PDF 178 KB).

Find out more about the 2025 NAPLAN National Results.