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Year 5 numeracyFigure 7.1.5 Proportion of year 5 students who achieved the numeracybenchmark, 2000–2005 a, b10080Indigenous studentsAll studentsPer cent60402002000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005a The achievement percentages reported in this table include 95 per cent confidence intervals, for example,80 per cent ± 2.7 per cent. b Students who were absent or withdrawn from testing are not classified asassessed students and are not included in the benchmark calculations.Source: MCEETYA (2007); table 6A.3.6.• There was no statistically significant change over time (from 2000 to 2005) inthe proportion of year 5 Indigenous students who achieved the numeracybenchmark (figure 7.1.5). Performance levels for all students have beenconsistently higher than for Indigenous students over time.• For the years 2001 to 2005, the proportion of year 3 Indigenous students whoachieved the year 3 numeracy benchmark was significantly higher than theproportion of year 5 Indigenous students who achieved the year 5 numeracybenchmark (figures 6.3.5 and 7.1.5). For all students, the proportion of year 3and 5 students who achieved the respective benchmarks were similar over theseyears (figures 6.3.5 and 7.1.5).POSITIVE CHILDHOODAND TRANSITION TOADULTHOOD7.11