General and General (Extension) subjects
In 2025:
- the final summative internal assessment instruments for students exiting the subject in 2025 will be endorsed in Term 1
- the first two summative internal assessment instruments for the next cohort of students, those exiting in 2026, will be endorsed in Terms 3-4
- all assessment instruments for compressed delivery, and new subject offerings introduced after Event 1, 2025 (including extension syllabuses) will be endorsed at the second endorsement event for that cohort of students.
Endorsement activities in 2025
| Date | Week | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | ||
| Friday 14 February | 3 | Final date for schools to submit assessments for endorsement |
| Saturday 22 February – Sunday 23 February | 4 | Endorsement meeting (two days for Essential English and Essential Mathematics) |
| Friday 28 February | 5 | Endorsement decisions provided to schools |
| Friday 28 February – Tuesday 11 March | 5 - 7 | Consultations for non-endorsed assessment instruments from Application 1 |
| Friday 14 March | 7 | Final date for schools to submit not-endorsed assessment instruments for Application 2 |
| Monday 24 March | 9 | Final date for Application 2 decisions provided to schools |
| Date | Week | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Term 2 | ||
| Monday 12 May | 4 | Endorsement application opens for submission of the first two internal assessments for General and Applied (Essential) 2026 completion year subjects |
| Term 3 | ||
| Friday 8 August | 4 | Final date to submit assessments for endorsement |
| Saturday 16 August – Sunday 17 August | 5 | Endorsement meeting (one day for Essential English and Essential Mathematics) |
| Friday 22 August | 6 | Endorsement decisions provided to schools |
| Tuesday 26 August – Tuesday 2 September | 7 - 8 | Consultations for non-endorsed assessment instruments from Application 1 |
| Monday 8 September | 9 | Final date for schools to submit not-endorsed assessment instruments for Application 2 |
| Friday 19 September | 10 | Final date for Application 2 decisions provided to schools |
Essential English and Essential Mathematics
Endorsement activities for Essential English and Essential Mathematics occur at the same time as General subjects but with some differences.
In 2025:
- the third and fourth summative internal assessment instruments for students exiting Essential English and/or Essential Mathematics in 2025 will be endorsed in Term 1
- the first summative internal assessment instrument for Essential English and Essential Mathematics for the next cohort of students, those exiting in 2026, will be endorsed in Term 3.
Note: the second summative internal assessment instrument for Essential English and Essential Mathematics is a common internal assessment developed by QCAA.
More information
- Last updated:
- 3 February 2025
