17 May 2017
Our school will be participating in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Field Trial, which is taking place in Australia between 22nd May and 16th June 2017.
A random sample of students aged around 15-years-old will be selected to represent Australia, to help understand what our what students know and what can they do?
PISA is one of the assessments that forms part of the National Assessment Program in Australia, which is the measure through which governments, education authorities and schools can determine whether or not young Australians are meeting important educational outcomes. All Australian Education Ministers have agreed to Australian schools' participation in PISA, which is reflected in the Australian Education Act 2013.
International assessments provide a wide range of valuable information for education policy and review in Australia and overseas and also enable Australia to consider the performance of our education system compared with others.
PISA 2018 is the seventh PISA assessment that has been conducted since 2000 and involves more than 80 participating countries. The Field Trial for PISA 2018 will be conducted in 2017 and the Main Survey will be conducted in 2018.
What will PISA mean for our school?
Up to 79 students have been randomly selected from our school to participate in PISA. They will complete a two-hour computer-based assessment consisting of reading, mathematics, science and financial literacy questions. These students will also complete a questionnaire that includes questions about their home background and attitudes to learning.
Every participating school and student has an important role in showing the rest of the world what Australia can do.
ACER will provide your school and participating students with a certificate, recognising their contribution. Each student will also receive a small gift in appreciation of their participation.