ONE in ten student teachers failed the literacy and numeracy test, so we wondered how everyone else would go. We asked four normal South Australians to take part of the test — here’s what happened.

Results from the trial literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education students are in. The tests were sat by 5,000 volunteers across the country, with 92% passing in literacy and 90% in the ...

Of the 4000 university teaching students to sit the national literacy and numeracy test since January this year, more than 260 students have failed either the numeracy or literacy exams or both.

How do you rate your maths skills? Put your number confidence to the test with these day-to-day mathematical conundrums. The quiz – released ahead of National Numeracy Day on Wednesday 17th May – will ...

Starting this month, teaching students who fail or haven’t yet taken the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) will not be able to teach in Victorian schools. Previously, ...

Teenagers could face a numeracy test which looks at their ability to understand real-life situations like working out phone bills and rent, under plans being developed by an exam board. Colin Hughes, ...