The following assessment tools are currently available for use on the Insight Assessment Platform:
The English Online Interview (EOI) is an online tool to assess the speaking and listening, reading, and writing capabilities of students in Foundation to Year 2. It has been enhanced in 2023 to include additional phonics items. The mandatory assessment period has now ended. In 2024, the EOI mandatory period for both Foundation and Grade 1 students ran from weeks 1-6 of Term 1 (Tuesday 30 January 2024 - Friday 8 March 2024), advice about the mandatory period for 2025 will be provided in Term 4, 2024.
For more information, including the mandatory assessment period, visit the department's English Online Interview website
Support
For technical support, please visit the relevant support page:
Government schools support
Non-government schools support
For non-technical support using EOI, contact: studentlearning@education.vic.gov.au
(please include 'EOI' and your school name in the subject line).
The Mathematics Online Interview (MOI) is an online tool for assessing the mathematical understanding of students in the early years of schooling. The Interview assesses students' knowledge, skills and strategies in relation to key points of growth in the strands of Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry.
For more information, visit the Department’s Mathematics Online Interview website
Support
For technical support, please visit the relevant support page:
Government schools support
Non-government schools support
For non-technical support contact: studentlearning@education.vic.gov.au (please include 'MOI' and your school name in the subject line).
The Diagnostic Assessment Tools in English (DATE) are a suite of validated assessment tools designed for use with students between Foundation and Year 4 to enable teachers to gain additional diagnostic information about students’ learning strengths and challenges in English. DATE can be used to complement findings from the English Online Interview or as standalone assessment tools. DATE has undergone a recent redevelopment to enhance reporting and ease of use in conducting each assessment.
For more information, visit the Department’s Diagnostic Assessment Tools in English website
Support
For technical support, please visit the relevant support page:
Government schools support
Non-government schools support
For non-technical support contact: studentlearning@education.vic.gov.au
(please include 'DATE' and your school name in the subject line).
Abilities Based Learning and Education Support (ABLES) are assessment tools for students with disabilities and additional learning needs that are made up of nine assessments. ABLES assessments are currently available on the Insight Platform for Government schools only.
For more information, visit the Department’s ABLES website
ABLES assessment session dates are the following:
- Session 1: 29 January 2024 until 28 June 2024.
- Session 2: 15 July 2024 until 20 December 2024.
Support
For technical support, see Government schools support
For non-technical support contact: ables@education.vic.gov.au
The Online TLDS is a user-friendly tool for creating and sharing Transition Learning and Development Statements (TLDS) through the Insight Assessment Platform. Designed for early childhood services, this tool simplifies the process of completing and distributing Transition Statements to schools.
Using the Insight Assessment Platform, schools can seamlessly link a Foundation child's TLDS to their individual student records and other online assessment data, such as the English Online Interview and the Mathematics Online Interview. However, for independent schools and Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) services that do not utilise the Insight Assessment Platform, TLDS will need to be shared manually. To facilitate this, the Online TLDS tool includes a printing function for easy distribution.
The Online TLDS will open on 15 July 2024 until 31 March 2025.
Upon the opening of the tool each year, Early Childhood services are emailed new login credentials via the email address registered in the National Quality Agenda IT System (NQAITS).
For more information, visit the Department's TLDS website.
Technical Support
Government Schools
Support documentation
For support contact the DET Service Desk
Service Gateway
servicedesk@education.vic.gov.au
1800 641 943
Non-government Schools
User guide (docx - 1.44mb) | User guide (pdf - 1,006.37kb)
For support contact: insight@education.vic.gov.au
Early Childhood educators
Support Documentation and videos
Contact:
For early childhood services IT support contact State Library Victoria:
phone: 03 8664 7001 or toll free: 1800 629 835
email: support@kindergarten.vic.gov.au
Non-technical support or questions
Contact: psts@education.vic.gov.au
The online Reading and Vocabulary assessment for English as an Additional Language students (RVEAL) is a new assessment instrument for English as an Additional Language (EAL) students in Years 3 to 10. It provides teachers with diagnostic information about learners' reading and vocabulary skills, as well as an indicative placement of students against the EAL Developmental Continuum P – 10. RVEAL is one component of the Tools to Enhance Assessment Literacy for Teachers of EAL students (TEAL) toolkit.
TEAL provides teachers with resources to support EAL learners in Victorian schools, including those from a refugee background, students born in Australia and overseas and fee-paying international students.
Sessions:
- RVEAL Primary 1 and RVEAL Secondary 1 are made available in Semester 1.
- RVEAL Primary 2 and RVEAL Secondary 2 are made available in Semester 2.
All of the RVEAL assessment items are standardised. This means that a B1 student, for example, will receive the same result when completing RVEAL Primary 1 or RVEAL Primary 2.
Support
For technical support, please visit the relevant support page:
Government schools support
Non-government schools support
Further information about the current requirements to use RVEAL is available on the EAL assessment resource centre.
For more information visit the What's New bulletin board of the EAL assessment resource centre or email eal@education.vic.gov.au