Students from at least one NSW school have been unable to complete their NAPLAN tests today due to technical issues.
9News.com.au understands Year 9 students at a North Sydney school were escorted from the hall after the online assessment platform crashed.
The issue is reportedly affecting schools nationwide but the full extent is not yet clear.
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"We are aware of a widespread issue affecting students being able to log on to the online platform to complete their NAPLAN assessments," an Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) spokesperson told nine.com.au.
"This issue is being urgently investigated by our technology provider, Education Services Australia, who run the platform.
"Schools have been advised to pause testing while this is being investigated."
9News.com.au understands some NSW students were able to log in and access test questions before the exam was paused.
9News.com.au also understands the NSW Education Standards Authority is regularly updating NSW schools with ACARA's latest advice
Have you or your children been affected? Contact reporter Maddison Leach at mleach@nine.com.au
More than 1.3 million students were supposed to begin sitting the 2026 NAPLAN test in schools across Australia from today.
Shortly after 9am, reports of technical issues began filtering through on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter).
NAPLAN is an annual national assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.
It is held across a nine-day period every March, though not all students are tested on the same days.
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Some assessments, such as the writing test for Year 3 students, are still completed on paper but most NAPLAN tests are completed through an online assessment platform now.
The platform is designed to be compliant with government and industry security, privacy and accessibility standards.
"No student is disadvantaged if their device stops working during the test," the National Assessment Program website reads.
"In the event the device stops working, all responses will have been saved and the student can complete their test on another device or in a rescheduled test session."
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