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Exam overhaul after bungle blamed on junior staffer

Exam overhaul after bungle blamed on junior staffer

A junior staffer has been blamed for a blunder in one state's year 12 exams, with the mistake triggering the sacking of an exam board.

Full extent of final high school exams bungle revealed

Full extent of final high school exams bungle revealed

Full extent of final high school exams bungle revealed

Full extent of final high school exams bungle revealed

English, mathematical methods and legal studies are among the 56 final high school exams caught up in a cover sheet scandal that has prompted a sweeping review.

Half of year 12 exams impacted by blunder, boss resigns

Half of year 12 exams impacted by blunder, boss resigns

Half of year 12 exams impacted by blunder, boss resigns

Half of year 12 exams impacted by blunder, boss resigns

Victoria's year 12 exam blunder has claimed its first scalp, after half of the tests were impacted by an error that allowed students to preview questions.

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Blunder didn't compromise final exams, authority says

Blunder didn't compromise final exams, authority says

Victoria's examinations authority has denied Year-12 exams were compromised by a sample papers blunder caused by human error.

'Wake-up call': one in three kids fail basic standards

'Wake-up call': one in three kids fail basic standards

Calls to fully fund public schools are rising after the 2024 NAPLAN results showed thousands of students can't meet basic standards for literacy and numeracy.

Health practice suspended for miners' bung lung tests

Health practice suspended for miners' bung lung tests

Coal miners in central Queensland will need to have their lungs retested after an audit found a health practice failed to effectively conduct tests.

NAPLAN results to arrive within weeks of testing

NAPLAN results to arrive within weeks of testing

Schools hosting NAPLAN examinations will receive marks within weeks, in what will be the fastest results delivery in the tests' history.

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Reform call as NAPLAN reveals city-country learning gap

Reform call as NAPLAN reveals city-country learning gap

Reform call as NAPLAN reveals city-country learning gap

Reform call as NAPLAN reveals city-country learning gap

A big divide in numeracy and literacy between country and city students makes it "blisteringly clear" reform is needed to improve education, the minister says.

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