High schools group students based on test results

By Alexandra Smith
Updated September 10 2014 - 10:09am, first published August 24 2014 - 12:00am
Children at Alphington Primary school sitting the Naplan test. Photo: Justin McManus
Children at Alphington Primary school sitting the Naplan test. Photo: Justin McManus

Comprehensive NSW high schools are increasingly doing their own selective testing and some are grouping classes based on NAPLAN results despite research showing that streaming can do more harm than good.