The onus is on the Federal Government to ensure any information released relating to school testing results cannot be used to create misleading "League Tables'', according to Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young.

Senator Hanson-Young, Greens spokesperson on Education, says the Government has made it clear it wants to distribute information on schools via the MySchool website, but that the Government's determination had to be tempered by the need to protect schools and children from misuse of the information to name and shame schools.

"Access to more information about schools and their performance is a valuable tool for parents, but the Government can't simply dump the figures out there and expect everything to be fine,'' Senator Hanson-Young said.

"We need real guidelines in place to protect the rights of kids, to protect parents so that they know that the information they're getting is accurate.

"All the research suggests that the creation of simplistic league tables - no matter who is responsible - only results in students and schools being stigmatised.''

The creators of the national literacy and numeracy tests have repeatedly said that the tests are not meant to be used as a tool to compare schools, yet the Government is intent on using it for that exact purpose.

Parents and teachers have expressed deep concern about this proposal, and the Greens share that concern.

Senator Hanson-Young says the Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister, Julia Gillard, has a duty to protect children and schools against unfair comparisons.

"Our education system should be subject to proper scrutiny, but neither tests nor league tables will improve standards,'' Senator Hanson-Young said.

"An increase in resources tailored to the needs of particular schools is what is going to make a difference to school performance.

"Ms Gillard needs to assure parents and schools by providing details of what safeguards the Government will set up to stop data being misused.''