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Two in five year 3 students in Queensland have failed to meet national NAPLAN numeracy benchmarks, months after the state began a numeracy screening trial for year 1 children.

The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority warned a similar “clearly concerning” dip in year 3 cohorts across the country was recorded when the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy results were released on Wednesday.

In Queensland, the numeracy skills of 43.3 per cent of year 3 students were classified as…

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