Nationwide NAPLAN Outage Disrupts Online Testing in Schools

The ACARA has apologised for the incident and confirmed that the test has returned to normal following an investigation.
Nationwide NAPLAN Outage Disrupts Online Testing in Schools
School students make their way through the central business district (CBD) in Sydney, Australia, on March 26, 2025. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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A major technical failure has disrupted NAPLAN testing across Australia, forcing schools to pause the national assessment as students struggled to access the online testing platform.

The outage occurred on the morning of March 11, when students were scheduled to sit the writing component of the annual assessment.

Naziya Alvi Rahman
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