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All students in years 3, 5, 7, and 9, will be assessed in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation and numeracy in the national assessment.

All students in years 3, 5, 7, and 9, will be assessed in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation and numeracy in the national assessment. Source: AAP

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Technical problems plague NAPLAN assessments as the key examinations get underway for hundreds of thousands of students across the country.

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