OLNA is an important step in the attainment of the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE). Our course is designed to help students practice and refine their skills to help them pass before they reach the end of Year 12.

Needing to sit through OLNA can be a stressful requirement for students in senior school and this can be compounded by needing to sit the test again and again.

For a range of reasons the OLNA assessments can be difficult for some students, which is why we decided to provide some support. To help LearnSTEM has developed a comprehensive course that provides a variety of practice assessments, detailed feedback and instructional videos that ensure all types of students are catered for. If your child needs to prepare for OLNA, you’ve come to the right place!

Our OLNA courses offer:

  • Full length practice questions
  • AI generated feedback for writing
  • Mini quizzes designed for quick practice
  • Feedback on which areas to focus
  • Hundreds of questions
  • Videos on test strategies and literacy and numeracy (coming soon)

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FAQ

The Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment is a series of three online tests taken by Western Australian students who do not pre-qualify for the literacy and numeracy component of the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE).

The tests are:

Reading – This test measures a student’s ability to accurately read and understand different texts

Writing – This test measures a student’s ability to write in the correct format and use correct language, grammar and punctuation

Numeracy – This test measures a student’s ability to understand and solve simple numerical problems

All three tests address real-world problems that students might face in life to determine if they able to address these at a Year 12 graduate level.

To attain their WACE students need to demonstrate a suitable level of literacy and numeracy before they finish school. They can either pre-qualify based on their NAPLAN performance or complete OLNA.

Pre-qualification means that students don’t need to participate in OLNA, you can find out more below.

Students who do not pre-qualify have six opportunities to complete OLNA at school, two in each of Year 10, 11 and 12.

Students who do not achieve OLNA at school can still attempt OLNA and attain their WACE after completing Year 12 by negotiation with SCSA.

To pre-qualify for OLNA students must reach ‘Band 8’ in NAPLAN across the reading, writing and numeracy assessments. Achieving ‘Band 8’ in any of these will pre-qualify a student for the related component of OLNA, meaning they don’t need to take part in that assessment. 

If students do not achieve ‘Band 8’ or do not participate in NAPLAN, they will need to participate in the OLNA assessments to demonstrate a satisfactory level of literacy and numeracy in order to attain their WACE.

The OLNA assessments take place twice each year. The first window is usually during March, while the second window is usually during September. 

During these windows schools have some degree of flexibility around the order and timing of assessments. However, the writing assessment typically occurs first as this requires manual marking while the reading and numeracy assessments are multiple choice.

For more information about your school’s schedule please contact them directly.

Numeracy

  • 45 Multiple-choice questions
  • 50 minutes

Reading

  • 45 Multiple-choice questions
  • 50 minutes

Writing

  • 1 writing prompt
  • 60 minutes

To successfully meet the literacy and numeracy requirement, students must demonstrate the skills regarded as essential to meet the demands of everyday life and work in a knowledge-based economy. These skills are described in Level 3 of the Australian Core Skills Framework opens in new window.

These skills must be demonstrated in:

  • Literacy (reading and writing)
  • Numeracy.