Case Study: NSW Department of Education achieves world-first large-scale online science assessments with Janison

NSW Department of Education delivers online science tests to 40,000 students in one day with Janison

The NSW Department of Education approached Janison to help shift its annual Year 6, 8 and 10 science testing from paper-based exams to a large-scale online assessment. The challenge was unprecedented at the time, requiring a platform that could support tens of thousands of students simultaneously while meeting strict data sovereignty requirements and providing an authentic, interactive test experience.

Janison addressed key scalability and security challenges with a unique architectural approach, ensuring minimal student data was stored in the cloud. They built multimedia authoring tools that allowed educators to create interactive questions with virtual science equipment. The result was a world-first successful delivery to nearly 40,000 students in one day in 2010, which grew to over 81,000 by 2016. Janison's solution transformed the test from a dreaded exam into an engaging activity that students looked forward to, leading the NSW DoE to apply the framework to other assessment projects.

NSW Department of Education