January
Intensive 2027.

NAPLAN Intensive

Two weeks built around the Year 3 NAPLAN (10 – 22 March 2027). A Year 3 class only — your child works with children sitting the same test. Every day: a NAPLAN-style test, then the explanation. Day 1 is a full diagnostic that shows where your child stands before the test.

Every day · 10am – 4pm · 6 hours

It doesn't stop in January — we follow up on the NAPLAN report

When the school sends the NAPLAN report home, bring it in. We read it with you, skill by skill.

1. 1 · 11 – 22 January
   January Intensive

   A NAPLAN-style test and its explanation every day. Day 1 diagnostic shows the starting point.

2. 2 · 10 – 22 March 2027
   Your child sits NAPLAN

   The official Year 3 assessments, through their school.

3. 3 · When the school report arrives
   Bring the report to PEN

   We translate the NAPLAN domains and proficiency levels into a practical, skill-by-skill map.

4. 4 · After that
   Close the gaps

   We show which skills still need work and what to do next, so the report leads to action instead of sitting in a drawer.

From the report to closed gaps

Precisely mapped, then mastered

Example

NAPLAN report

PEN skill map

Outcome

Reading

Numeracy

Writing

Conventions

Inference

Author’s purpose

Comparing texts

Vocabulary in context

Text structure

Fractions

Number patterns

Measurement

Place value

Problem solving

Persuasive structure

Cohesion

Vocabulary choice

Sentence variety

Punctuation

Homophones

Sentence boundaries

Spelling patterns

Grammar accuracy

Practice

Master

Illustrative example — every child’s report maps to a different set of skills.

Starting from Year 2? See the plan: Year 2 → NAPLAN 2027.

Dates

The two coloured weeks. Come for one week or both.

The centre is closed 21 Dec – 10 Jan. Regular weekly classes return Mon 18 Jan; Term 1 starts Mon 8 Feb.

Fees

Both weeks (10 days)

Two separate prices: an early-bird price for new families who book early, and a PEN student price for children already enrolled with us.

• PEN students: the PEN student price above applies whenever you book — it is not combined with the early bird.
• Day pass: $125 a day for chosen days, subject to places
• PEN student and early-bird prices apply to the full two weeks; a single week is $560 for everyone. No clinic or mock fee is charged for Intensive weeks.
• Places are limited; enrolled students book first.

Not a PEN student yet? See the term programs that carry the member price: Weekly Program.