The NAP Sample Assessments The NAP sample assessments conducted on a three-year cycle by MCEECDYA are:

• NAP-SL: Science Literacy - samples of Year 6 students
• NAP-CC: Civics and Citizenship - samples of Year 6 and Year 10 students
• NAP – ICTL: Information and Communication Technology literacy (ICT) - samples of Year 6 and Year 10 students.

NAP sample assessments conducted by international organisations and used by MCEECDYA for reporting key performance measures are the:

• Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), conducted every three years by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - a sample of 15-year-old students
• Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), conducted every four years by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)-a sample of students in Years 4 and 8.

The student registration data collected for the NAP Sample Assessment is the same student data collected by schools to register students for the NAPLAN Assessments. Schools selected for participation in a NAP sample assessment will receive information from the testing contractor about the procedures for submitting this student background data.

This data may have been collected upon enrolment or prior to a student first sitting a NAPLAN Assessment at their school. Schools are required to collect information for each of the following four student background characteristics:

• sex
• Indigenous status
• socioeconomic background
• language background.

This information is collected using a standardized form. It is likely to be stored in either the National Reporter Access Database or in the school’s administration system.