Purposeful technology for Victorian schools
Reduce screen time and maintain strong evidence
Meet Victoria’s 2027 student device expectations without losing the evidence you rely on. With Essential Assessment (EA), you can assess your students on paper, online, or a mix of both, all aligned to the Victorian Curriculum 2.0 and VTLM 2.0. Change the format, keep the evidence.
Supporting Victoria's Digital Learning Policy
Victoria’s new student device expectations may mean the way you assess is changing. But your evidence doesn’t have to. Whether your students work on screen, on paper, or both, EA gives you the same reliable data to spot learning needs and plan your next teaching move.
Reduce screen time and retain teacher insight
See why thousands of Victorian schools choose to partner with Essential Assessment. We help you lower student screen time without reducing valuable teacher insight. With EA, you receive:
Streamlined assessment
- Victorian Curriculum 2.0 alignment & VLTM 2.0 support
- Australian-created curriculum content
- Set paper-based assessments & bulk upload results
- Deliver online assessments (including build-your-own)
- Automatic curriculum analysis with download
- Compass, Sentral and GradeXpert exports
Reliable evidence
- MTSS student identification data views
- Resources & materials to enhance 'Daily Review' plans
- Printable My Numeracy worksheets & My Literacy resources
- Individual learning goals and learning plans
- See and track growth tracking over time
- Automated reports to share with families & school leaders
We’ve created a handy paper-based assessment instructional playbook for Victorian primary schools. You can use this resource to help schools meet the 2027 device policy without losing the data you rely on.
Support for the VTLM 2.0
The Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0 (VTLM 2.0) puts assessment at the centre of effective instruction. EA supports every stage of that cycle for Mathematics and English:
- Assess: Curriculum-aligned paper or online assessments show you what students know.
- Analyse: Question-level analysis, Strand Overview and MTSS surface strengths, misconceptions and learning needs.
- Plan: Use that evidence to plan explicit instruction, Daily Review and targeted intervention.
- Teach: Support every learner with curriculum-aligned resources, My Numeracy and My Literacy.
- Check: Create paper or online Flexi Assessments to check understanding as you go.
- Reflect: Track growth over time and support students with personalised learning goals.
Responsive teaching support for Maths and English
Assessment
Spend less time preparing resources, more time addressing student needs.
Assessment only matters if it changes what happens next. EA connects assessment directly to instruction through curriculum-aligned learning pathways, Daily Review planning, MTSS support, My Numeracy and My Literacy resources, individual learning goals, growth tracking, and curriculum reporting.
Curriculum
Flexible assessment assessment options that adapt to your needs.
Every Victorian classroom is different. Some schools are staying online, some are moving to paper, and plenty are doing both depending on the class. EA supports all three. Move a single assessment, a whole class, or school between paper and online delivery, and the reporting, analysis and instructional workflow stay exactly the same.
Reporting
One assessment provides unified evidence to inform teaching.
Whether a student completes an assessment on a screen or on paper, you still get curriculum-aligned reporting, question-level analysis, Strand Overview, MTSS placement, learning goals, growth tracking and whole-school dashboards. How students complete the assessment changes. The evidence you receive stays just as reliable.
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