Check-in assessment overview
Overview of the online Check-in reading and numeracy assessments for students in Years 3 to 9, and the writing assessment for Year 6.
An annual assessment for students in Years 3 to 9 in NSW Public Schools.
All students complete a reading and a numeracy test of approximately 50 questions each. Year 6 students also complete a writing assessment.
These assessments support the identification of students’ performance in literacy and numeracy and informs next steps in teaching and learning. Feedback is available in Scout and PLAN2, aligned to NSW syllabuses, the National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions, and targeted teaching strategies.
For more information, including registration, visit Check-in assessment.
2025 Assessment window
The Check-in assessment is held in Term 3 each year for all students in Years 3 to 9.
Note: The reading and numeracy assessment windows have been extended by one week for 2025 to include a finalisation week. The finalisation week is a catch-up week for absent students.
Term 3
Years 7 to 9 (reading and numeracy)
- Assessment window Weeks 1 to 5 (Tuesday 22 July to Friday 22 August 2025)
- Finalisation Week 6 (Monday 25 August to Friday 29 August 2025)
Years 3 to 6 (reading and numeracy)
- Assessment window Weeks 6 to 9 (Monday 25 August to Friday 19 September 2025)
- Finalisation Week 10 (Monday 22 September to Friday 26 September 2025)
Year 6 writing
- Assessment window – Weeks 6 to 9 (Monday 25 August to Friday 19 September 2025)
For other assessment windows, visit Assessment dates.
Support
Real time support is available 8:30 am to 4:00 pm weekdays during the assessment window via Microsoft Teams – DoE Check-in assessment (staff only).
Outside the assessment window, department schools can email checkinassessment@det.nsw.edu.au
Parents and carers should contact their child's school directly.