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Naplan resumes after tech issues paused testing on first day for 1.4 million students

Naplan testing across Australia was paused on the first day due to online platform tech issues affecting about 1.4 million students.
Acara said the issue was resolved and apologized, with testing resuming after the outage.
Year 3 writing tests remained on paper, while others faced online login problems on the national platform.
Education analysts cautioned about fairness and data integrity if some students could log in while others could not.
Acara attributed the issues to its technology provider and promised ongoing support for affected schools.
The testing transition to online delivery began in 2022 and included earlier scheduling reforms.
ACARA/education officials confirmed the issue was being investigated by the technology provider before the pause.
Australian educators and experts highlighted the challenge of testing on a fully online platform across diverse schools.
Victorian opposition politicians questioned the reliability of the data due to the outages.

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