Table 5.

Growth model for NAPLAN Reading EYL scores for the LCA profiles

LCA profiles	Intercept	Slope	NAPLAN EYL scores at years 3, 5, 7 and 9				Difference at year 9
			Year 3	Year 5	Year 7	Year 9
Developmentally enabled profile (ref)	4.23 (4.07, 4.38)***	1.03 (1.00, 1.05)	4.23 (4.07, 4.38)	6.28 (6.10, 6.47)	8.34 (8.12, 8.56)	10.40 (10.13, 10.66)
Sociodemographic risk profile	−1.19 (−1.51, −0.86)***	−0.15 (−0.20, −0.10)	3.04 (2.66, 3.42)	4.80 (4.33, 5.27)	6.56 (6.00, 7.13)	8.33 (7.66, 8.99)	−2.07 (−2.58, −1.55)***
Child development risk profile	−1.95 (−2.35, −1.55)***	−0.22 (−0.29, −0.14)	2.28 (1.95, 2.61)	3.90 (3.50, 4.30)	5.52 (5.02, 6.01)	7.13 (6.54, 7.73)	−3.26 (−4.00, −2.53)***
Double disadvantage risk profile	−2.67 (−3.38, −1.96)***	−0.43 (−0.59, −0.28)	1.56 (0.85, 2.26)	2.74 (2.00, 3.49)	3.93 (3.03, 4.83)	5.12 (3.99, 6.25)	−5.27 (−6.35, −4.20)***

***P<0.001.

EYL, Equivalent Year Level; LCA, latent class analysis; NAPLAN, National Assessment Program-Literacy and Numeracy.