BEST START KINDERGARTEN ASSESSMENT

What is the Best Start Kindergarten Assessment? 

The Best Start Kindergarten Assessment is a literacy and numeracy assessment conducted for all Kindergarten students. The assessment has been conducted in all NSW public schools since 2010. 

Best start:

• teachers gather and analyse the information as evidence about what children know, can do, and understand in Literacy and Numeracy

• provides important information that supports teachers in meeting children’s individual learning needs

• provides families with feedback on what their child can do and how they can best support their child’s learning

• assists teachers to monitor children’s learning, which is ongoing throughout the child’s schooling years

Best Start is not a test. It is the classroom teacher working with each child on literacy and numeracy tasks to gain a starting point for planning effective teaching and learning activities. The children do not pass or fail and there is no preparation required.

BEST START INTERVIEWS

Your child will complete their Best Start Kindergarten Assessment with their Kindergarten teacher early on in Term One. This assessment will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. 

Information will be sent closer to the date.