The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority supports Queensland education from kindergarten to Year 12.
Our work includes developing syllabuses and guidelines, providing resources and professional learning for teachers, and delivering testing, assessment and certification services.
Syllabuses and guidelines
We develop, review and update syllabuses for Queensland schools, and develop and accredit kindergarten guidelines.
View the syllabuses, guidelines and resources for:
We also register and audit schools that deliver vocational education and training qualifications.
Assessment and quality assurance
We support consistent and high-quality assessment by:
- coordinating the National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9
- setting assessment procedures for senior schooling
- providing quality assurance for senior assessment
- developing, administering and marking external assessments
- managing the Senior External Examination for eligible Year 12 students and adult learners.
Certification
We manage student certification and issue certificates of achievement including the:
We also provide replacement certificates and certified copies of certificates and other educational results on request.
Our work includes, assessing the equivalency of qualifications issued outside of Queensland. To support transparency in public reporting, we report data on student enrolment and assessment outcomes.
Research
Our research and evaluation activities inform curriculum, assessment and certification practices across Queensland education.
Areas of research include:
- policy analysis
- syllabus development and evaluation
- assessment
- testing
- certification.
We publish research reports as they become available.
For archived reports of the Queensland Studies Authority (QSA), Queensland School Curriculum Council (QSCC), the Queensland Board of Senior Secondary School Studies (QBSSSS) and the Tertiary Entrance Procedures Authority (TEPA), please email library@qcaa.qld.edu.au.
- Last updated:
- 16 July 2026
