Laptops down: Year 5 NAPLAN tests return to pen and paper amid backlash against devices
Education ministers have agreed to scrap online testing for all primary school students in response to declining results.
Covered by 2 sources from Australia. First reported by ABC News Australia ·
How 2 newspapers cover this story
NSW push to revert to pen-and-paper NAPLAN tests backed by experts
From 2028, the NSW government wants NAPLAN testing to be done with a pen and paper to help redress the nation's decline in writing skills.
Laptops down: Year 5 NAPLAN tests return to pen and paper amid backlash against devices
Education ministers have agreed to scrap online testing for all primary school students in response to declining results.
Coverage details
2 outlets from Australia are covering this story: ABC News Australia and The Sydney Morning Herald. ABC News Australia published it first, on November 1, 2026; the last outlet to join was The Sydney Morning Herald, 31 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: NSW.
In total 3 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.
