2026 NAPLAN results: Migrant children outperforming Australian kids on literacy and numeracy

Como West Public School in Sydney's south has swapped tech for pens and paper – and the school's results speak for themselves.

Multi-lingual migrant students are boosting literacy and numeracy results in schools across Australia. That’s according to the latest results from the National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy, released on Wednesday.

Education Editor Natasha Bita unpacks this year’s NAPLAN results – and goes inside one school that’s boosting skills the old-fashioned way. 

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Bilingual students top the class in surprise NAPLAN results

Old-school teaching methods paying off with startling results

This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by  Joshua Burton. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

Multi-lingual migrant students are boosting literacy and numeracy results in schools across Australia. That&rsquo;s according to the latest results from the National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy, released on Wednesday.
Education Editor Natasha Bita unpacks this year&rsquo;s NAPLAN results &ndash; and goes inside one school that&rsquo;s boosting skills the old-fashioned way.&nbsp;
Read more about this story at <a href="http://theaustralian.com.au">theaustralian.com.au</a> and see the video by subscribing to our <a href="https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDC8EeZJyt1IVjv5bCRbFBkTl-VYpJyf">YouTube channel</a>.
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/education/bilingual-students-top-the-class-in-surprise-naplan-results/news-story/6649beb7e6a32836b14f10201b7528f5">Bilingual students top the class in surprise NAPLAN results</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/education/oldschool-teaching-methods-paying-off-with-startling-results/news-story/db43633f086cdedaa4be332467010e5d">Old-school teaching methods paying off with startling results</a>
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by&nbsp; Joshua Burton. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.&nbsp;

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia's national broadsheet to audio, featuring behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms. 

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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia&rsquo;s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day&rsquo;s essential page one stories, journalists&rsquo; candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.&nbsp;
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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories.

The Front

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.

To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store.

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia&rsquo;s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day&rsquo;s essential page one stories, journalists&rsquo; candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.
To find out more about The Front you can link <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/the-front/podcast/7e7d42e8c77b597cf8532d2e0c847e10">here</a> and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/">here</a> or search for The Australian in your app store.

The little school getting big results the old fashioned way

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