Transition to Year 7 assessment
About the assessment
The Transition to Year 7 assessment replaces Best Start Year 7 from 2023.
The optional assessment is for individual students who did not complete Year 6 Check-in assessments in Terms 3 and 4 in the previous year.
There are two assessments:
- literacy
- numeracy
Each assessment is designed to be quick to administer, consisting of 40 multiple choice questions.
Student assessment feedback is available to teachers through Scout shortly after each assessment is submitted.
2023 assessment window
- Term 1 (Week 3 to Week 11).
Schools have the flexibility to schedule and complete each assessment anytime during the assessment window to suit school and timetabling needs.
How do department schools participate?
- Schools review Scout transition reports to help decide whether individual students might participate in one or both assessments (that is, students who did not complete Year 6 reading and/or numeracy Check-in assessments in Terms 3 and 4 in the previous year). A quick reference guide on accessing the new Scout transition report is now available.
- Schools choosing to participate complete an online opt in form.
Technical requirements
The Transition to Year 7 assessment can be administered on the following devices; laptop, desktop PC, Chromebook, Android tablet and iPad (not iPad mini).
Headphones or earphones are required as audio files are available for various aspects of the assessments.
No locked down browser is required to administer the assessment.