It's the biggest event on the education calendar and the dreaded Naplan is back in Territory schools this week after last year's covid hiatus. But as students prepare to sit the test online there are calls to scrap the assessment tool which the NT Education Union says is not fit for purpose. | 9 News Darwin

4.5K views · 16 shares | Children across the country have started this years NAPLAN many of them completing it online for the first time. But arguments around the exam are growing around its purpose in accurately assessing student progress. | 7NEWS New England | Facebook

13 comments | ACARA Acting Chief Executive Stephen Gniel has explained the purpose of the NAPLAN tests which are “really important” for the country to understand how students are tracking on these “foundational skills” of literacy and numeracy. | Sky News Australia | Facebook

3.5K views · 26 reactions | Students across Australia in years 3, 5, 7 and 9, will this week have their literacy and numeracy skills put to the test, as NAPLAN begins. But with nearly half of students showing signs of test anxiety, what can you do to set your child up for success? #9Today | WATCH LIVE 5.30am | TODAY | Facebook

9.7K views · 39 reactions | Victorian students have finished top of the class, recording their strongest NAPLAN results ever. Download the 7NEWS app: 7news.link/7newsapp #7NEWS | 7NEWS Melbourne | Facebook