The NAPLAN Hub lets schools in Australia compare their students’ NAPLAN numeracy scores with their performance on Times Tables Rock Stars.
Once you've added your NAPLAN results, we'll automatically create graphs showing the relationship between NAPLAN performance and different TTRS measures.
You can use these to explore questions such as:
Is times tables accuracy or speed of recall related to NAPLAN numeracy performance?
Do students who spend more time practising tend to achieve higher NAPLAN scores?
Which of these relationships is strongest in your school?
Before you start
Before you start
To generate the analysis, you'll need your students' NAPLAN numeracy scores.
Important
If a student hadn't played TTRS at all before sitting the NAPLAN test, e.g. they sat NAPLAN in March 2026 but hadn't played TTRS before March 2026, we won't have two data points for them so they will not appear on the graph.
Therefore, it's only worthwhile uploading NAPLAN scores for students who had played TTRS prior to NAPLAN.
Adding NAPLAN scores
Adding NAPLAN scores
You can add scores in two ways.
Option 1: Enter scores manually
Option 1: Enter scores manually
Go to NAPLAN Hub > NAPLAN data entry.
Select the NAPLAN year and enter each student's NAPLAN numeracy score alongside their name.
This is probably the quickest option if you're entering scores for a small number of students.
Option 2: Upload scores using a spreadsheet
Option 2: Upload scores using a spreadsheet
For larger groups, you can upload the results in bulk. Download our template, add your students' NAPLAN numeracy scores, then upload the completed file.
How to prepare and upload your spreadsheet
Prepare a spreadsheet containing these columns:
First Name
Last Name
NAPLAN Year
NAPLAN Numeracy Score
Go to NAPLAN Hub > NAPLAN data entry.
Press [Upload CSV] and follow the steps.
⚠️ Student names in your spreadsheet need to match the names already on TTRS
Analysing the results
Analysing the results
The NAPLAN Hub automatically plots a series of scatter graphs, where each green dot represents a student and the pink line shows the overall trend in the data.
How do I read the scatter graph?
How do I read the scatter graph?
Horizontal axis - the TTRS measure being investigated, such as accuracy
Vertical axis - the student's NAPLAN numeracy score
Line of best fit - helps you see the overall relationship between the two measures.
If the line is going up, that's a positive relationship...when one measure increases, the other does too.
Accuracy could have a positive relationship with NAPLAN scores.
If the line is going down, that's a negative relationship...when one measure increases, the other decreases.
Speed, in s/q, could have a negative relationship with NAPLAN scores. (The shorter the time they take to answer a tables question, the better they do on NAPLAN.)
The closer the dots are to the line, the stronger the relationship, meaning the relationship has greater prective powers. If the dots are widely scattered, the relationship is weaker or less certain.
What should I look for?
Start by looking at the direction and strength of the relationship. Does the line of best fit slope upwards or downwards? How closely do the dots cluster around it?
Then compare the different graphs. You might find that NAPLAN scores have a stronger relationship with times tables accuracy than speed, for example, or that students who have spent more time practising tend to achieve higher scores.
These patterns can help you identify which aspects of times tables proficiency appear most closely associated with numeracy performance in your students.
What does your school's data tell you?
What does your school's data tell you?
Use the graphs to explore which aspects of times tables proficiency appear most closely related to NAPLAN numeracy performance in your students.
NAPLAN numeracy covers much more than multiplication tables, so you shouldn't expect a perfect relationship. However, times tables proficiency may be associated with wider numeracy performance because multiplicative thinking and factual recall underpin many areas of mathematics.
FAQs
FAQs
Does a relationship between two measures mean that one caused the other?
Does a relationship between two measures mean that one caused the other?
No. A relationship between two measures doesn't necessarily mean that one caused the other. For example, if students who spend more time practising on TTRS tend to achieve higher NAPLAN scores, we can't conclude that the additional practice caused the higher scores. Other factors may also be involved.
Does this mean NAPLAN is testing times tables?
Does this mean NAPLAN is testing times tables?
No. NAPLAN numeracy covers a much broader range of mathematical knowledge and skills. A relationship between times tables proficiency and NAPLAN performance doesn't mean that NAPLAN is simply testing times tables.
What should I use the graphs for?
What should I use the graphs for?
The graphs can help you identify patterns in your own students' data and ask useful questions about fluency, practice and wider mathematical attainment.
Why might times tables proficiency be related to NAPLAN performance?
Why might times tables proficiency be related to NAPLAN performance?
Multiplicative thinking and factual recall underpin many areas of mathematics, so times tables proficiency may be associated with wider numeracy performance.
Can I add NAPLAN results from previous years?
Can I add NAPLAN results from previous years?
Yes. You can enter NAPLAN numeracy results from 2023 onwards, provided the students also have the corresponding TTRS data.
This means you don't have to wait for this year's NAPLAN results before using the Hub.
Why should I add results from previous years?
Why should I add results from previous years?
Adding previous years' scores gives you a larger body of data to explore. It may also help you see whether similar patterns appear across different cohorts of students.