On this page:
- Syllabus amendments
- Professional learning to support quality internal assessment
- Satisfaction surveys
- Online assessment trial
- Endorsement submissions
- Applied QA submissions
- Academic integrity — course completion rates
- Reconciliation in Education Panel 2026
- Principal's delegates meetings
- Professional development
- SEP calendar dates
- Changed schools?
Syllabus amendments
We’ve amended syllabuses for a small number of senior subjects:
- Accounting
- Aerospace Systems
- Drama alternative sequence
- Economics
- Engineering
- English & Literature Extension
- Digital Solutions
- Specialist Mathematics
- Specialist Mathematics alternative sequence
- Study of Religion.
Most amendments are minor to improve clarity and support implementation.
The syllabuses for Aerospace Systems and Drama alternative sequence have been amended to address some inconsistencies in terminology and phrasing. These changes will impact Endorsement and Confirmation.
See memo 021/26 (PDF, 165.1 KB) for details about these changes.
Professional learning to support quality internal assessment
We’re offering a series of webinars and workshops during Term 2 and 3 to support teachers with designing, implementing and quality assuring internal assessment for General and General Extension subjects in all learning areas.
Visit the QCAA website and search by subject to register.
Satisfaction surveys
To inform the QCAA’s mandatory reporting to the Queensland Government and wider community, we are seeking your feedback on our curriculum products and services via short surveys. Two surveys are available:
The surveys are open until 12 May 2026. Your insights will help us identify areas for improvement.
See memo 023/26 (PDF, 155.4 KB) for more information or email our Governance and Policy Unit.
Online assessment trial
There's still time for your school to express interest in trialling online numeracy and literacy assessments with Year 10 and/or 11 students in Term 3.
For more information, visit our Year 10 and 11 numeracy and literacy online assessment trial webpage, or email online.assessment@qcaa.qld.edu.au
Endorsement submissions
Submissions for the first two internal assessments for General subjects and the first internal assessment for Applied (Essential) 2027 completion year subjects will be open from Monday 11 May in the Endorsement app in the QCAA Portal.
Applied QA submissions
The Applied QA app will open on Wednesday 27 May for teacher registration and submissions for Applied (Essential) and scheduled Applied subject quality assurance meetings.
Academic integrity — course completion rates
More than 80% of Year 12 students have already met the new academic integrity requirement for the QCE, with the majority completing the QCAA’s academic integrity course online via the Student Portal.
Completions of the online course are automatically recorded in students’ learning accounts.
Schools that use the alternative format of the QCAA’s course, or an equivalent course, will need to record completions in the Student Management app.
See memo 011/26 (PDF, 155.0 KB) for information about how to record and monitor course completions.
Reconciliation in Education Panel 2026
Registrations are now open for our third annual Reconciliation in Education Panel, in celebration of National Reconciliation Week 2026.
This year's theme, All In, is a call for all of us to take action because reconciliation isn't a spectator sport.
Join us on Wednesday 27 May from 10.30 am–12.00 pm. Register now to secure your place for the Livestream via Microsoft Teams.
Principal's delegates meetings
We're hosting free face-to-face meetings for Principal's delegates during May and June. The sessions will focus on optimising school support, providing insights on quality assurance system data and building communities of practice.
Register for your location via the QCAA website.
Can't attend in person? Register for our free webinar on Friday 19 June.
Professional development
Essential English and Essential Mathematics CIA
Essential English and Essential Mathematics teachers and heads of department can attend our free webinars to learn more about Phase 1 and 2 Common internal assessment (CIA). Click on the topics below to register:
- Essential English: Phase 1 and 2 CIA (12 May and 18 June)
- Essential Mathematics: Phase 1 CIA (13 May)
- Essential Mathematics: Phase 2 CIA (13 May and 18 June)
Geography — understanding the requirements for the external assessment
Our free webinar for Geography teachers and heads of department on 7 and 27 May will focus on the subject matter and syllabus specifications for the external assessment for the Geography 2025 v1.3 syllabus.
SEP calendar dates
The Senior Education Profile (SEP) calendar lists the key dates for endorsement, assessment, data submission and certification throughout the year — see the QCAA website for the key dates for April and May.
Changed schools?
If you’ve moved schools, remember to update your details and transfer your QCAA Portal account. To find out more, visit the QCAA website.
School leaders should also check that staff have the appropriate roles in the QCAA Portal applications and ensure details for principal’s delegates are up to date.
- Last updated:
- 29 April 2026
