ɪɾ ˈɔːlsoʊ stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɛksplˈɪsɪtli ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɪŋ ɐ stˈuːdənts lˈɪɾɚɹəsi ænd nˈuːmɚɹəsi skˈɪlz ɐɡˈɛnst ðə nˈuː stˈændɚdz ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tʊ ɪts ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ɹˈoʊl ɪn kwˈɔlᵻɾiəʃˈʊɹɹɪŋ vˌiːsˌiːˈiː ɐsˈɛsmənts, bɹˈɪŋɪŋ ɪɾ ɪn lˈaɪn wɪð sˈɪmɪlɚ tˈɛsts ɪn ˈʌðɚ stˈeɪts ænd tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹiz.
It also started explicitly reporting a student’s literacy and numeracy skills against the new standards in addition to its original role in quality-assuring VCE assessments, bringing it in line with similar tests in other states and territories.