[1] The site reports data from the annual National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests which compulsorily assess reading, writing, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and numeracy at years 3, 5, 7 and 9 for all Australian school students.
[3] An update to the site was expected in December 2010, however its roll-out was delayed until March 2011.
Teachers' unions and some parent bodies have expressed concerns that the data is being used to formulate league tables of schools.
[6] Independent think tank the Grattan Institute calls for schools to be judged on the individual improvement students make every year rather than the comparison based on raw test scores used on My School.
[7] The Australian Education Union has resolved to boycott future NAPLAN testing if the My School website is used in this way.