Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01213:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01213
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 96235–97941

9            PIRLS assessment in reading literacy                                              Once every 5 years beginning in 2016                                 Selected students in year 4

 (2) The assessments must be undertaken:
 (a) with the frequency mentioned in column 2 of the relevant item of the table in subsection (1); and
 (b) no later than a day or days determined by the Minister.
Note: The performance of students in the assessments is reported under section 53.

Provision of information
 (3) For the purposes of paragraph 77(2)(f) of the Act, an approved authority for a school must provide to ACARA the following information about each student at the school who is required to undertake an assessment mentioned in column 1 of items 1 to 6 of the table in subsection (1):
 (a) the student's result in the assessment, or if the student did not undertake the assessment, an indication of that fact;
 (b) the information specified in:
 (i) the Data Standards Manual: Student Background Characteristics; and
 (ii) for an assessment mentioned in column 1 of items 1 and 2 of that table—the NAPLAN Online Data Extract Dictionary.
 (4) The information mentioned in subsection (3) must be provided to ACARA:
 (a) no later than the day or days determined in writing by the Minister; and
 (b) in a way or ways (if any) determined in writing by the Minister.
 (5) An approved authority for a school must participate in all activities associated with the NAP in accordance with any written directions of the Minister.
 (6) For the purposes of subsection (5), the Minister may give a written direction to an approved authority for a school.

Subdivision C—Information relating to a school's census