HSC reform fears: Jihad Dib says NAPLAN change labels students as failures

By Kelsey Munro
Updated October 24 2016 - 11:08am, first published September 30 2016 - 2:37pm
Year 9 students from next year will have to get a mark of Band 8 or above in their NAPLAN tests to get their HSC in year 12.  Photo: Virginia Star
Year 9 students from next year will have to get a mark of Band 8 or above in their NAPLAN tests to get their HSC in year 12. Photo: Virginia Star
"Many kids are just not mature enough at 14": Jihad Dib.  Photo: Janie Barrett
"Many kids are just not mature enough at 14": Jihad Dib. Photo: Janie Barrett
Adrian Piccoli says the Band 8 requirement is one of a suite of reforms to lift numeracy and literacy in NSW.  Photo: Daniel Munoz
Adrian Piccoli says the Band 8 requirement is one of a suite of reforms to lift numeracy and literacy in NSW. Photo: Daniel Munoz

Disquiet is growing among parents and principals over the government's new NAPLAN prerequisite that could see more than half of the state's students fail at the first hurdle to get their HSC.