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ISA Test
The International Schools' Assessment (ISA) is a program
initiated by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and
designed specifically for international schools. The ISA assesses students in
three areas of learning: Mathematical Literacy, Reading and Writing, using
pencil and paper tests designed for Years 4 – 10.
In the results below, "Other like schools"
refers to schools with a similar percentage of native English speakers to
non-native English speakers. Our results were removed from the data when the
statistics were calculated.
Year 4
2009-2010
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Mathematical
Literacy
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Reading
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Writing Task A
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Writing Task B
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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ISL
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336
|
68
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285
|
89
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346
|
63
|
380
|
36
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Other like schools
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314
|
79
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250
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90
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355
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58
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391
|
48
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2008-2009
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Mathematical
Literacy
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Reading
|
Writing Task A
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Writing Task B
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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ISL
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321
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70
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283
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83
|
364
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73
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414
|
50
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Other like schools
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301
|
80
|
257
|
105
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368
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77
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400
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60
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2007-2008
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Mathematical
Literacy
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Reading
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Writing Task A
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Writing Task B
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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ISL
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327
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63
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283
|
88
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348
|
58
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440
|
41
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Other like schools
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292
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84
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241
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110
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352
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69
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416
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55
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2006-2007
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Mathematical
Literacy
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Reading
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Writing Task A
|
Writing Task B
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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ISL
|
265
|
84
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215
|
117
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356
|
72
|
390
|
55
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Other like schools
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305
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89
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247
|
102
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376
|
61
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412
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53
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Year 5
2009-2010
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Mathematical
Literacy
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Reading
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Writing Task A
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Writing Task B
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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ISL
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400
|
66
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342
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77
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407
|
54
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435
|
37
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Other like schools
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388
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83
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325
|
86
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402
|
65
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429
|
50
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2008-2009
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Mathematical
Literacy
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Reading
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Writing Task A
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Writing Task B
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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ISL
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397
|
90
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327
|
92
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429
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72
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420
|
48
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Other like schools
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382
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82
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326
|
91
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424
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70
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437
|
65
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2007-2008
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Mathematical
Literacy
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Reading
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Writing Task A
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Writing Task B
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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ISL
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354
|
72
|
286
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77
|
401
|
76
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443
|
49
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Other like schools
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369
|
78
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325
|
87
|
414
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76
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453
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54
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2006-2007
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Mathematical
Literacy
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Reading
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Writing Task A
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Writing Task B
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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ISL
|
343
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75
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327
|
90
|
444
|
56
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434
|
57
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Other like schools
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353
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79
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313
|
97
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423
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68
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434
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54
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Year 6
2009-2010
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Mathematical
Literacy
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Reading
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Writing Task A
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Writing Task B
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
|
Mean
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SD
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ISL
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481
|
80
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391
|
76
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467
|
56
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482
|
39
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Other like schools
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436
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84
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369
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82
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451
|
66
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470
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51
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2008-2009
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Mathematical
Literacy
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Reading
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Writing Task A
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Writing Task B
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
|
Mean
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SD
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ISL
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438
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65
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359
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68
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482
|
80
|
479
|
59
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Other like schools
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424
|
85
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358
|
75
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469
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70
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476
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72
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2007-2008
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Mathematical
Literacy
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Reading
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Writing Task A
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Writing Task B
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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ISL
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424
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78
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408
|
74
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509
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72
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522
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51
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Other like schools
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391
|
93
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436
|
101
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456
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76
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492
|
64
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2006-2007
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Mathematical
Literacy
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Reading
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Writing Task A
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Writing Task B
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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ISL
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419
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76
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336
|
89
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477
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75
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477
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53
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Other like schools
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440
|
90
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360
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93
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481
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68
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485
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58
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