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Naplan results 2019: year 7 and 9 writing skills have declined

Education experts say test results show more needs to be done to build foundations in primary school and help children transition to high school

The latest national education test results show the writing skills of year 7 and 9 students have gone backwards over the past decade, with experts saying more needs to be done to assist struggling high school students.

Preliminary results from this year’s Naplan tests, which cover reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, as well as numeracy, were released on Wednesday.

While the performance of primary school students was above the 2008 average in many areas, the improvements were not seen in secondary school.

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