Outcome 1 Tasmanian school-aged Children achieve at or above expected age-related proficiency levels

Indicators

  • Percent of students meeting the threshold (28 out of 40 words decoded) in the National Year 1 Phonics Check.
  • Percent of students achieving ‘strong’ or ‘exceeding’ proficiency levels in the Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 in NAPLAN for reading.
  • Percent of students achieving ‘strong’ or ‘exceeding' levels in the Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 NAPLAN for writing.
  • Percent of students achieving ‘strong’ or ‘exceeding' levels in the Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 NAPLAN for spelling.
  • Percent of students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 who participate in the NAPLAN.
  • Tasmanian student attendance rate of 90% or higher in years 1-6 and 7-10.
  • Percent of students that meet the Everyday Adult Standard for Reading, Writing and Communication (in English).
Outcome 2: Closing the GAP Outcome 5 is met – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students achieve their full learning potential

Indicators

  • Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (age 20 to 24) attaining year 12 or equivalent qualification.  Target is to increase this proportion to 96% by 2031.
Outcome 3 - All schools implement a consistent, evidence-based approach to teaching structured literacy with instruction aligned to Minimum Schooling Guarantee and Australian Curriculum

Indicator

  • Percent of teachers self-assessing/assessed as having effectively implemented the key elements of the Minimum Schooling Guarantee and structured literacy using an agreed checklist.
Outcome 4 - Early literacy screening with timely, effective and consistently applied interventions provided to all students identified as potentially benefiting from additional support and checks to determine if interventions were effective.

Early screening by end of Term 1. For the purposes of this Outcome, interventions are defined as receiving tier 2 and/or tier 3 support as part of an established multi-tiered system of supports.

Indicators

  • Percent of schools that have implemented the National year 1 phonics check.  Target was previously 100% in 2023, revised target is 100% in 2024.
  • Percent of students screened by end of Term 1 (P-8) on literacy sub skills (using a tool such as DIBELS).
  • Percent of students who did not meet age-related screening benchmarks who receive tier 2 and/or tier 3 support by beginning of week 4 of term 2.
  • Percent of students who didn’t meet their respective age-related screening benchmarks who are reassessed in the following year.
  • Percent of reassessments that met the following year age-related screening benchmark.
Outcome 5 - There is a knowledgeable, skilled and supported literacy workforce. All educators use evidence-based teaching practice in the teaching of literacy

Indicators

  • Percent of the school years literary workforce that have completed targeted professional learning aligned with Tasmanian minimum schooling guarantee.
  • Percent of new teachers that have completed targeted professional learning aligned with the Tasmanian Minimum Schooling Guarantee no later than the end of the 5th week of commencing at a school.
  • Percent of school years workforce reporting satisfaction with professional learning provided to support delivery of the minimum schooling guarantee.
Outcome 6 - The School Years literacy workforce is sufficient in numbers

Indicator

  • Numbers of positions and vacancy rates for each key role in School Years literacy workforce.