Contact – Assessment
Find contact information for Check-in assessments, Interview for Student Reasoning, NAPLAN, VALID Science and more. The following contact information is for department schools only and parents and carers should contact their child's school directly.
On-demand assessments – Support
For department school support, email the relevant assessment team using the contact information below. Parents and carers should contact their child's school.
- Interview for Student Reasoning – literacy.numeracy@det.nsw.edu.au
- Phonics diagnostic assessment – literacy.numeracy@det.nsw.edu.au
- Phonological awareness diagnostic assessment – literacy.numeracy@det.nsw.edu.au
- Pre and post assessments – online.assessments@det.nsw.edu.au
- Short assessments – online.assessments@det.nsw.edu.au
- Stage snapshots – online.assessments@det.nsw.edu.au
- VALID Science quick quizzes – valid.program@det.nsw.edu.au
- PLAN2 – literacy.numeracy@det.nsw.edu.au or log an online query: ALAN help desk
State-wide assessments – Support
For department school support, email the relevant assessment team using the contact information below. Parents and carers should contact their child's school.
- Best Start Kindergarten Assessment – beststartkinder@det.nsw.edu.au
- Check-in assessment – checkinassessment@det.nsw.edu.au
- Opportunity Class Placement Test – ssu@det.nsw.edu.au
- Selective High School Placement Test – ssu@det.nsw.edu.au
- Transition to Year 7 – checkinassessment@det.nsw.edu.au
- VALID Science – valid.program@det.nsw.edu.au
- Year 1 Phonics Screening Check – literacy.numeracy@det.nsw.edu.au
National assessments – Support
For department school support, email the relevant assessment team using the contact information below.
- NAPLAN
- Parents and carers should contact their child's school directly.
- Schools requiring NAPLAN support – naplan.nsw@nesa.nsw.edu.au
- For all other enquiries – naplan@det.nsw.edu.au