Official ACARA 48-Mark National Writing Rubric
ACARA 10-Criteria Writing Rubric Calculator
Move the sliders across all 10 official Australian Curriculum writing criteria to calculate your child total mark out of 48 and predict their national proficiency band.
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Adjust 10 Official Criteria MarksTotal: 33 / 48
1. Audience4 / 6
Captures and maintains reader engagement through appropriate tone, empathy, and register.
2. Text Structure3 / 4
Organises narrative orientation, complication, and resolution (or persuasive intro, arguments, conclusion).
3. Ideas3 / 5
Generates original, thoughtful, and fully elaborated concepts rather than cliché narrative tropes.
4. Character and Setting3 / 4
Creates vivid, believable characters and atmospheric sensory world-building.
5. Vocabulary4 / 5
Selects precise, evocative verbs, high-modality adjectives, and sophisticated figurative language.
6. Cohesion3 / 4
Links sentences and paragraphs smoothly with varied connective devices, referring words, and ellipsis.
7. Paragraphing2 / 3
Groups ideas logically into distinct paragraphs with clear topic sentences and transitions.
8. Sentence Structure4 / 6
Uses a rhythmic blend of simple, compound, and complex sentences with correct clause punctuation.
9. Punctuation3 / 5
Uses sentence boundaries (full stops, capitals) and advanced punctuation (commas, speech marks, colons, dashes).
10. Spelling4 / 6
Accurately spells high-frequency, multisyllabic, and challenging Australian Curriculum vocabulary.
Predicted National Result
33/ 48 Marks
Calibrated for: Year 5 Australian Standards
Proficiency: Strong
Solid Year 5 standard with clear paragraphing and engaging vocabulary.
Fastest Path To Score Jump (+3 Marks)
Your child lowest relative area is 3. Ideas (3/5). Improving this single criterion from 3 to 5 lifts the total score to 35/48 and moves your child into a higher national percentile.