Literacy and Numeracy Week

An annual celebration of reading, writing and numeracy.

Literacy and Numeracy Week (29 August to 4 September) is an annual event to encourage and celebrate literacy and numeracy. This year’s theme is 'Every day counts, every word matters'.

Welcome

Watch the 2026 welcome video, featuring staff and students from Brighton-Le-Sands Public School and Kristie O’Neill, Director Literacy and Numeracy to learn more.

Welcome from Brighton-Le-Sands Public School and Kristie O’Neill, Literacy and Numeracy [Duration 2:13]

[lively music]

Isaac, Prefect

Welcome to Literacy and Numeracy Week. This week schools across NSW are celebrating the many ways literacy and numeracy help us learn.everyday.

Justine Williams, Principal

At our school, literacy and numeracy are at the heart of learning. We know strong literacy and numeracy foundations help students succeed across every subject area. That's why we work together to create engaging learning experiences, build students confidence and help every student grow.

Throughout the year we promote literacy and numeracy achievement in lots of ways, through explicit teaching, rich learning experiences, student voice and opportunities to apply learning in meaningful contexts.

Literacy and Numeracy Week is a chance to celebrate learning. This week, our school will be celebrating through a parent workshop with strategies to support numeracy, an Escape Room maths challenge and a writing challenge across K to 6, and most importantly, recognising the great learning happening in our classrooms every day

Lara, Prefect

and schools all across New South Wales will be celebrating too

Kristie O’Neill, Director, Literacy and Numeracy

Schools play an incredibly important role in helping every student develop strong literacy and numeracy knowledge and skills. Literacy and numeracy helps students communicate, think critically solve problems, and makes sense of the world around them.

Across our NSW public schools, teachers and leaders work every day to support students to grow achieve and thrive.

Literacy and Numeracy Week is an opportunity to celebrate this learning recognise great teaching and showcase the many ways literacy in receipt are embedded across every day school life.

Frankie, School Captain

This week is all about celebrating literacy and numeracy

Louise Williams

celebrating the learning growth and achievement of students

Kirstie O’Neill

and recognising the important role our leaders teachers and schools play in helping students thrive

Louise Williams

because every day counts

Kirstie O’Neill

and everyone matters.

All

[In unison] Happy Literacy and Numeracy Week!

Teachers

[off camera] Yep, good job! Wooh! Great job! Really good!

[end transcript]

Literacy and Numeracy Week is a great time to celebrate the achievements of schools in developing literacy and numeracy skills through the curriculum. It is an opportunity to recognise this success with students, school staff and the wider community. Use your school website, newsletter, social media and other channels to share your success and promote what you do to develop these important foundational skills.

Resources and downloads

Visit Events and resources for events and resources to use in the classroom, at home and on your social media channels.

Visit Literacy and numeracy stories to hear from our teachers and students.

Sign up to the Literacy statewide staffroom and Numeracy statewide staffroom for daily challenges, ideas on how you can celebrate at your school and in your community, and more.

Tell us your ideas

Share your ideas, events and activities for Literacy and Numeracy Week. If you have questions or suggestions for future years, let us know at literacy.numeracy@det.nsw.edu.au.

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  • Literacy and numeracy

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  • Teaching and Learning Support
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