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Senior Education Profile

Senior Education Profile calendar

The Senior Education Profile (SEP) calendar provides key dates for endorsement, assessment, confirmation, data submission and certification.

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Subject to change if unforeseen circumstances arise.
Calendar last updated: 02 Oct 2024

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
Last updated:
2 October 2024

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