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2024

October
21	QCAA: Endorsement application opens for submission of the remaining internal assessments for General and Applied (Essential) 2025 completion year subjects Duration: 106 days. End date: 03 Feb
December
24	QCAA office compulsory closure Duration: 10 days. End date: 02 Jan

2025

January
02	QCAA office reopens Student Management application re-opens for entry of data for students exiting in 2025 and beyond
13	Final date for applications for 2024 reassessments and script inspections for external assessments (EAs) and Senior External Examinations (SEEs) Final date for applications for verification of information recorded on the 2024 Senior Statements, QCEs and QCIAs
28	Start of Term 1, 2025 school year
February
03	Schools, registered training organisations, recognised study providers and higher education providers: Final date to provide amendments to QCAA about 2024 data Senior External Examination (SEE): Registrations open for adult students Duration: 148 days. End date: 30 Jun Schools: Registration of Year 12 students for Senior External Examinations (SEEs) begins Duration: 87 days. End date: 30 Apr
14	Schools: Final date to submit remaining assessment instrument/s for 2025 completion year subjects (Application 1) via the Endorsement application
21	Schools: Final date for recording Unit 1 and 2 results for Applied, Applied (Essential) and General subjects in subject offerings with start year 2024 in Student Management Schools: Final date for recording results for 2024 Short course subject offerings (for students exiting 2025 and beyond) in Student Management Schools: Student enrolments in QCAA subject offerings with completion year 2026 due in Student Management Recognised study providers: Annual compliance advice form due to the QCAA
22	QCAA: Endorsement meeting Duration: 2 days. End date: 23 Feb
23	QCAA: Endorsement meeting concludes
28	Schools: AARA applications for alternative format papers for students completing General and General (Extension) subject external examinations in 2025 are due Schools: AARA applications for alternative format papers for CIA Second Phase are due for students completing Essential English and Essential Mathematics in 2025 QCAA: Endorsement decisions commence being released for Application 1 via the Endorsement application Schools: Endorsement application opens for the submission of Application 2 Duration: 15 days. End date: 14 Mar Schools: Consultations for non-endorsed instruments from Application 1 Duration: 12 days. End date: 11 Mar School RTOs: Annual Declaration of Compliance form due to the QCAA
March
11	Schools: Consultations for non-endorsed instruments from Application 1 concludes
14	Schools: Final date for submission of Endorsement Application 2 in the Endorsement application
18	QCAA: Final date for approval of Year 12 students to change ILO to QCIA
21	Schools: Senior Secondary Certification agreement for 2025 due via Student Management
24	QCAA: Endorsement decisions for Application 2 finalised via the Endorsement application
26	QCAA: Endorsement intervention commences for non-endorsed assessment Duration: 9 days. End date: 03 Apr
28	School RTOs: VET student enrolment records due in Student Management
April
02	Schools: Provisional marks for first internal assessment in General and General (Extension) subjects (excluding compressed curriculum cohorts) due in Student Management
03	Schools: Endorsement intervention for non-endorsed tasks concludes
04	Schools: Final date for QCIA curriculum plans to be completed and approved in Student Management for students exiting in 2026 End of Term 1
22	QCAA: Publishes required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via Confirmation application Schools: Upload of required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation application begins Duration: 7 days. End date: 29 Apr Start of Term 2 Schools: Begin recording QCIA Statements of Achievement and Statements of Participation for students with 2025 exit year via Student Management Duration: 95 days. End date: 25 Jul Schools: CIA First Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics begins Duration: 32 days. End date: 23 May
29	Schools: Upload of required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation application concludes
30	Schools: Final date for Senior External Examination (SEE) registrations for Year 12 students
May
06	QCAA: Confirmation meetings begin Duration: 7 days. End date: 12 May
12	QCAA: Confirmation meetings conclude QCAA: Endorsement application opens for submission of the first two internal assessments for General and Applied (Essential) 2026 completion year subjects Duration: 89 days. End date: 08 Aug
19	Schools: CIA Second Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics begins Duration: 33 days. End date: 20 Jun
20	QCAA: Release of confirmation decisions for first internal assessment (excluding compressed curriculum cohorts) begins via the Confirmation application
23	Schools: CIA First Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics concludes
28	Schools: Final date for refund applications for Year 12 students registered for Senior External Examination (SEE)
June
10	Schools: Opt-in confirmation — Provisional marks for the second internal assessment for General and General (Extension) subjects (excluding compressed curriculum cohorts) due via Student Management
17	QCAA: Opt-in confirmation — Publishes required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation application Schools: Opt-in confirmation — Upload of required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation application begins Duration: 8 days. End date: 24 Jun
20	Schools: CIA Second Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics concludes
24	Schools: Opt-in confirmation — Upload of required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation application concludes
25	Schools: Final date for upload of samples for Applied (Essential) and scheduled Applied subject quality assurance meetings
27	Schools: Final date for External Assessment variation to venue applications Schools: Final date for schools to submit applications for AARA for Year 12 students completing Senior External Examination (SEE) Non-school RTOs: Final date to provide results to QCAA for mid-year certification Recognised study providers and higher education providers: Final date to provide results to QCAA for mid-year certification End of Term 2 Recognised study providers and higher education providers: Updated enrolment and results for current students due
30	School RTOs: Quality Indicator Reports due in the VET application Senior External Examination (SEE): Final date for registrations for adult students
July
10	QCAA: Opt-in confirmation meetings begin Duration: 7 days. End date: 16 Jul
14	Start of Term 3
16	Schools: Applied (Essential) and scheduled Applied subjects quality assurance meetings begin Duration: 21 days. End date: 05 Aug QCAA: Opt-in confirmation meetings conclude
18	QCAA: Mid-year certification — SEPs issued for eligible students (Post-school and Northern Hemisphere students only)
21	Schools: Results entry opens for Units 1 and 2 for Applied and General subjects with a 2025 start year
23	QCAA: Release of opt-in confirmation decisions begins via the Confirmation application
25	Schools: Final date to record QCIA Statements of Achievement and Statements of Participation via Student Management Schools: QCIA verification submissions due to QCAA
28	Senior External Examination (SEE): Final date for refund applications for adult candidates
31	QCAA: QCIA verification meeting Duration: 2 days. End date: 01 Aug
August
01	QCAA: QCIA verification meeting concludes
05	Schools: Applied (Essential) and scheduled Applied subjects quality assurance meetings conclude
08	Schools: Final date to submit the first internal assessment for Applied (Essential) 2026 completion year subjects (Application 1) via the Endorsement application Schools: Final date to submit the first two internal assessments for General and General (Extension) 2026 completion year subjects (Application 1) via the Endorsement application
11	Alternative Learning Centres: CIA Ancillary Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics begins Duration: 33 days. End date: 12 Sep
13	QCAA: Finalised QCIA verification feedback released to schools via email to the Principal's delegate
16	QCAA: Endorsement meeting Duration: 2 days. End date: 17 Aug
17	QCAA: Endorsement meeting concludes
18	Schools: QCIA adviser consultation with schools begins Duration: 12 days. End date: 29 Aug
19	Schools: Compressed curriculum cohorts — Provisional marks for first internal assessments for General subjects due via Student Management Schools: Provisional marks for all remaining internal assessments for General and General (Extension) subjects (excluding compressed cohorts) due in Student Management
22	Schools: Endorsement application opens for the submission of Application 2 Duration: 17 days. End date: 08 Sep QCAA: Endorsement decisions for Application 1 published via the Endorsement application
25	Senior External Examination (SEE): Schools provide students with (SEE 1 Spoken assessment) stimulus files and assessment instrument for Chinese SEE, Indonesian SEE, Korean SEE and Vietnamese SEE Duration: 43 days. End date: 06 Oct
26	Schools: Compressed curriculum cohorts: Upload of required samples for first intenal assessments via the Confirmation application begins Duration: 7 days. End date: 01 Sep Schools: Consultations for non-endorsed assessment instruments from Application 1 begins Duration: 8 days. End date: 02 Sep QCAA: Compressed curriculum cohorts — Publish required samples for first internal assessments for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation application QCAA: Publish required samples for all remaining internal assessments for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation application Schools: Upload of required samples for all remaining internal assessments for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation application begins Duration: 7 days. End date: 01 Sep
29	Senior External Examination (SEE): Closing date for applications for Variation to Venue Schools: QCIA adviser consultation with schools concludes
September
01	Schools: Upload of required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation application concludes Schools: Compressed curriculum cohorts — Upload of required samples for first intenal assessments via the Confirmation application concludes
02	Schools: Consultations for non-endorsed assessment instruments from Application 1 concludes Schools: Final date to action QCIA verification feedback
05	QCAA: Confirmation meetings begin Duration: 7 days. End date: 11 Sep
08	Schools: Final date to submit Endorsement Application 2 submission in the Endorsement application
11	QCAA: Confirmation meetings conclude
12	Alternative Learning Centres: CIA Ancillary Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics concludes
17	QCAA: Release of confirmation decisions begins via the Confirmation application
19	Schools: AARA applications due for existing long-term and chronic conditions for students enrolled in subjects with a 2026 completion year Schools: AARA applications for alternative format papers for CIA First Phase (Essential English and Essential Mathematics) for 2026 due QCAA: Endorsement decisions for Application 2 finalised via Endorsement application Schools: Final date for applications for credit towards the QCE and relaxation of completed Core requirements for Year 12 transfer students Schools: Must record an IB ID in Student Management for each student exiting in 2025 and enrolled in International Baccalaureate (IB) subjects School RTOs: Check VET student records in Student Management are correct for any qualifications or units of competency that may have reached the end of their transition period School RTOs: Must record a verified Unique Student Identifier (USI) in Student Management for each student enrolled in VET with the school RTO only End of Term 3 Schools: Principal-reported AARA notification for external assessment in General, General (Extension) and General (SEE) subjects due
29	(Date TBC) Senior External Examination (SEE): Oral assessment for SEE language subjects (CCAFL languages)
October
07	Start of Term 4
08	Schools: Compressed curriculum cohorts – Provisional marks for all remaining internal assessment for General and General (Extension) subjects due via Student Management QCAA: Endorsement Intervention commences for non-endorsed assessment Duration: 9 days. End date: 17 Oct
09	Schools: Compressed curriculum cohorts — Upload required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation application Duration: 2 days. End date: 10 Oct QCAA: Compressed curriculum cohorts — Publish required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation application
10	Schools: QCIA State Review submissions (Draft Certificates) due to QCAA Schools: Compressed curriculum cohorts – Upload required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation application concludes
14	Senior External Examination (SEE) period commences for Chinese SEE, Indonesian SEE, Korean SEE and Vietnamese SEE Duration: 30 days. End date: 12 Nov
16	QCAA: QCIA State review meetings commence Duration: 2 days. End date: 17 Oct
17	QCAA: QCIA State review meetings concludes QCAA: Endorsement Intervention for non-endorsed assessment concludes
20	QCAA: Endorsement application opens for submission of the remaining internal assessments for General and Applied (Essential) 2026 completion year subjects Duration: 110 days. End date: 06 Feb Schools: Student enrolments in QCAA General (Extension) and Compressed curriculum subject offerings with completion year 2026 due in Student Management
24	QCAA: QCIA State Review feedback released to schools via email to the Principal's delegate
27	External assessment block for General and General (Extension) subjects commences Duration: 23 days. End date: 18 Nov
November
10	Schools: Final date to provide results for interstate VET
14	Schools: Final date to action QCIA state review feedback
18	External assessment — General and General (Extension) subjects ends
19	Senior External Examination (SEE) period ends
21	Final school day for Year 12 students
27	Schools: Final date for recording Unit 3 and 4 IA and Final results for Applied and Applied (Essential) subjects with 2025 completion year in Student Management Schools: For students exiting in 2025 - final date to record results for Unit 1 and Unit 2 in QCAA subjects with 2026 completion year in Student Management (2026 exiting students due 20 Feb 2026) International Baccalaureate (IB) schools: Final date to provide results for partially completed IB studies in Student Management Schools and other learning providers: Student Management closes for 2025 data entry and reopens on 2 January 2026 (except QCIA) School RTOs: Final date to record all 2025 VET enrolment and results data in Student Management Non-school RTOs: Final date to submit VET data via STAC or in Student Management for students exiting in 2025 Recognised studies and Higher education providers: Final date to submit results for students exiting in 2025 in Student Management Schools: Final date to enter Year 12 QCIA Statements of Achievement and Participation in Student Management Schools: Final date for recording 2025 Short Course results in Student Management for ALL students regardless of exit year
28	School RTOs: QCAA will advise any schools with registration as an RTO expiring in the next calendar year to submit an application to renew registration as an RTO or to withdraw registration as an RTO QCAA: Schools are contacted, if required, about QCIA statements Duration: 5 days. End date: 02 Dec
December
03	Schools: Final date for QCAA requested amendments to QCIA statements recorded in Student Management
04	Schools: Final date for QCAA to amend data on behalf of schools in Student Management for students exiting in 2025 Schools: Final date to view QCE eligibility screens for individual students in Student Management until 17 December
12	End of Term 4
17	Students: Final subject results and SEPs released via Student Portal Schools: Senior External Examination (SEE) results for Year 12 students released via Student Management Schools: Final subject results for Year 12 students are released via Student Management and Analytical Dashboard
24	QCAA office compulsory closure Duration: 10 days. End date: 02 Jan

2026

January
02	QCAA office reopens Student Management application re-opens for entry of data for students exiting in 2026 and beyond
12	Final date for applications for verification of information recorded on the 2025 Senior Statements, QCEs and QCIAs
16	Final date for applications for 2025 reassessments and script inspections for external assessments (EAs) and Senior External Examinations (SEEs)
27	Start of Term 1, 2026 school year
February
06	Schools: Final date to submit remaining assessment instrument/s for 2026 completion year subjects (Application 1) via the Endorsement application
20	Schools: Final date for recording Unit 1 and 2 results for Applied, Applied (Essential) and General subjects in subject offerings with start year 2025 in Student Management Schools: Final date for recording results for 2025 Short course subject offerings (for students exiting 2026 and beyond) in Student Management

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