WA's NAPLAN results encouraging for year 9s, concerning for year 3s

Western Australia's NAPLAN results show 40 per cent of year 3 students are struggling with numeracy, but year 9 students are out-performing the national average in every category this year.

Figures also show year 3 and 5 students ranked below the average NAPLAN score for every category.

Year 7 students ranked below average for every category apart from spelling, in which students achieved a mark of 543.1, compared to the national average of 541.6.

Despite the younger years largely experiencing below-average scores, there were some improvements on last year's figures.

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