Bishops’ Religious Literacy Assessment

The Bishops’ Religious Literacy Assessment

At the request of the Western Australian Bishops, Year 3, Year 5 and Year 9 students in Catholic schools across Western Australia will take part in The Bishops’ Religious Literacy Assessment (BRLA) Tuesday 6 August 2019. The assessment will be accessible to students only online.

Students enrolled in Year 3, Year 5 and Year 9 who are following a regular classroom program are expected to participate.

The Nature and Role of the BRLA

The Bishops’ Religious Literacy Assessment is a large scale, standardised assessment that consists of a series of Religious Education tests developed and marked by the Catholic Education Western Australia. The purpose of the BRLA is to measure student learning of the content in the Religious Education Curriculum. Formal school and student reports are produced and will become available to schools in Term Four. The use of the BRLA complements the school based assessment programs in Religious Education.

The BRLA provides a ‘point in time’ snapshot of student performance in Religious Education. Students’ knowledge and understanding of the content of the Religious Education curriculum is assessed using a combination of multiple choice, and short and extended response items. Students’ faith is not assessed.

Please contact your child’s teacher or myself if you have any enquiries regarding the administration of The Bishops’ Religious Literacy Assessment.

Ms Melissa Plant
(Acting) Head of Learning Area – Religious Education