2016 NAPLAN results not good enough, says federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham

By Rachel Browne and Henrietta Cook
Updated August 28 2016 - 10:39pm, first published August 3 2016 - 8:45am
Must try harder: Education Minister Simon Birmingham says schools should lift their game. Photo: Louise Kennerley
Must try harder: Education Minister Simon Birmingham says schools should lift their game. Photo: Louise Kennerley
Students at St Joachim's Catholic Primary School in Lidcombe have made great strides in NAPLAN results. Photo: Nick Moir
Students at St Joachim's Catholic Primary School in Lidcombe have made great strides in NAPLAN results. Photo: Nick Moir

The performance of Australian students in literacy and numeracy has flatlined for the past three years despite a significant boost in education funding over the same period.

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