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Naplan 2019 report reveals migrant kids outperforming native English speaking kids

Children sit in a classroom at Stafford State School in Brisbane

School kids affected by technical glitches in NAPLAN testing will re-sit the tests on Tuesday. (AAP) Source: AAP

An uptick in the quality of Australian students' writing is giving education experts hope and underlines the value of national testing. School students from a language background other than English (LBOTE) are "outperforming" their native English speaking peers in NAPLAN, according to the latest data.



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