AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM

Australian assessment.
Australian language.

Evalent assessments for Australian schools use ACARA general capabilities language, Year group labels, and criterion-referenced scoring calibrated to your school's own entry standards, Year 4 to Year 10.

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WHY IT MATTERS

Australian schools need Australian language.

Australian independent schools invest heavily in academic programmes and student outcomes. But the evidence gathered during admissions is often thinner than the data collected in a single semester of student performance. A NAPLAN result tells you where a student ranked nationally two years ago. It does not tell you whether they are ready for your school.

Evalent fills that gap with a structured, timed assessment that uses Australian Curriculum language, Year group labels, and criterion-referenced scoring against the entry standards your school defines.

✓ACARA general capabilities language in reports

✓Year group labels throughout, no Grade labels

✓Criterion-referenced against your thresholds, not NAPLAN bands

✓Writing evaluated against Australian Curriculum standards

✓ATAR / IB / IGCSE pathway indicators at Year 10

✓Suitable for remote and international applicants

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YEAR GROUP COVERAGE

Year 4 through Year 10

YEAR GROUP	CURRICULUM BAND	DURATION	TOTAL ITEMS
Year 4	ACARA Primary	~35 min	36 items
Year 5	ACARA Primary	~45 min	44 items
Year 6	ACARA Primary	~50 min	47 items
Year 7	ACARA Lower Sec.	~50 min	45 items
Year 8	ACARA Lower Sec.	~52 min	48 items
Year 9	ACARA Lower Sec.	~55 min	50 items
Year 10	ACARA Lower Sec.	~60 min	52 items

WHAT'S DIFFERENT

How the Australian configuration differs

ACARA general capabilities language

Reports use language aligned to the Australian Curriculum's general capabilities framework, literacy, numeracy, critical and creative thinking, and personal and social capability, where evidenced in the student's work.

Year group labels throughout

Year labels are used throughout, from Year 4 to Year 10. Grade labels do not appear anywhere in the assessment or report. Primary and lower secondary framing is applied automatically based on year group.

NAPLAN is not a comparison point

Evalent is a criterion-referenced admissions assessment, not a population measure. Scores are expressed against your school's entry thresholds, not national percentiles or NAPLAN bands.

Writing evaluated against Australian standards

Extended writing tasks are evaluated for task completion, organisation, vocabulary, and accuracy, using language consistent with Australian Curriculum achievement standards at the appropriate year level.

Senior pathway readiness at Year 10

For Year 10 entry, the report includes academic maturity indicators relevant to ATAR, IB, and IGCSE pathway readiness, giving your admissions team evidence for both the entry decision and initial subject pathway placement.

No offshore terminology

Key Stage language, SATs references, Common Core, and any UK or US-specific framing are excluded. What you receive reflects Australian schooling norms throughout.

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