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NAPLAN 2019: Best performing Tasmanian high schools

TASMANIA’S independent schools were top of the class for secondary schools in the latest round of NAPLAN testing, new analysis reveals.

The full results from 2019 testing have been released to the Federal Government’s MySchool website.

The Mercury has analysed the results of all schools, except special schools, that reported results in all NAPLAN subjects.

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The average result was found by taking the school’s mean score across all subjects for the relevant year levels.

Data showed Christian school John Calvin in Launceston was the best performing secondary school in the state with an average overall score of 607.5, followed by Hobart schools St Michael’s Collegiate School (601.8) and The Friends’ School (600.8).

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