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The QCAA will run a second online numeracy and literacy assessment trial for Year 10 and 11 students in Term 3, 2026. Participating schools will be able to test the platform and provide feedback on its features and assessment design.

Applications close on Thursday 2 April.

For details, see memo 015/26 or visit the QCAA website.

The QCAA is developing syllabuses for three new senior subjects:

• Critical Thinking Short Course
• Cultural Learning Short Course
• Science Extension

Teachers and other stakeholders can contribute to our consultation process via online surveys and focus groups, until 22 April 2026.

Register via the below links:

• Critical Thinking online focus group (16 and 21 April)
• Cultural Learning online focus group (31 March and 14 April)
• Cultural Learning in-person focus group (1 April)
• Science Extension online focus group (15 and 20 April)

See memo 016/26 or the QCAA website for more information about the consultation.

In preparation for Confirmation Event 1, schools must submit provisional marks for the first internal assessment for Units 3 and 4 in General and General (Extension) subjects via the Student Management app by Tuesday 21 April.

See memo 014/26 for more information and resources to support schools.

In 2026, quality assurance review meetings will be held for several Applied and Applied (Essential) subjects. The Applied QA app will open in May and more information will be available later this term.

See memo 049/25 for information and resources to help schools prepare.

Phase 1 of the common internal assessment (CIA) for Essential English and Essential Mathematics runs from Monday 20 April to Friday 22 May. Schools registered for Phase 1 will receive assessment materials on Monday 30 March, via courier.

See memo 018/26 for information about how to check and store materials securely.

Starting this year, students must meet the new academic integrity requirement for the QCE.

More information about the requirement is available on the QCAA website and in Version 7.0 of the QCE and QCIA policy and procedures handbook.

The suite of QCE resources for school communities has been updated to include the new requirement.

See memo 011/26 for information about recording and monitoring course completion in the Student Management app.

English, EAL and Literature

Schools must register their chosen prescribed texts for 2026 for English, EAL and Literature by Thursday 2 April in the Prescribed Lists app in the QCAA Portal.

See memo 012/26 for more information.

Ancient and Modern History

Schools delivering Ancient and Modern History (General and Alternative Sequence syllabuses) must register their 2026 external assessment topic choices in the Prescribed Lists app by Thursday 2 April.

See memo 013/26 for more information.

Each year, schools submit AARA applications for students who need alternative format papers for external assessment in General, General (Extension) and General (SEE) subjects and for the CIA in Essential English and Essential Mathematics.

Schools that missed the 27 February due date for applications for students with known conditions are asked to submit them as soon as possible.

See Section 6.4 of the QCE and QCIA policy and procedures handbook for more information.

School registered training organisations are reminded about the requirements for recording enrolments and results in line with the national VET Data Policy.

See memo 017/26 for details about the process for checking and entering data in the VET app and Student Management app.

We're offering a focused series of webinars to support teachers with designing, implementing and quality assuring internal assessment for senior subjects. Sessions align to the 2025 General and General Extension syllabuses, plus Essential English and Essential Mathematics, and cover IA1–IA3, Common Internal Assessments and IA4.

Register now for English, HASS and Sciences learning areas. We'll be adding more learning areas soon, so check the QCAA website in the coming days.

English learning area

• English IA1 (3 June)
• English IA2 (10 June)
• English IA3 (17 June)
• English as an Additional Language IA1 (28 May)
• English as an Additional Language IA2 (11 June)
• English as an Additional Language IA3 (18 June)
• English & Literature Extension (15 June)
• Essential English IA1 (16 July and 22 July)
• Essential English IA3 (7 and 8 October)
• Essential English IA4 (14 and 15 October)
• Literature IA1 (26 May)
• Literature IA2 (9 June)
• Literature IA3 (16 June)

Sciences learning area

• Agricultural Science IA3 (28 and 30 April)
• Biology IA3 (30 April and 1 May)
• Earth and Environmental Science IA3 (28 and 30 April)
• Chemistry IA3 (29 April and 1 May)
• Marine Science IA3 (28 and 30 April)
• Physics IA3 (28 and 30 April)
• Psychology IA3 (28 and 30 April)

HASS learning area

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies IA1 (17 and 19 June)
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies IA2 (20 and 21 May)
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies IA3 (9 and 10 June)
• Accounting IA1 (28 and 29 May)
• Accounting IA2 (30 April and 1 May)
• Accounting IA3 (14 and 15 May)
• Ancient History IA1 (16 and 18 June)
• Ancient History IA2 (21 and 23 July)
• Ancient History IA3 (5 and 7 May)
• Business IA1 (16 and 17 June)
• Business IA2 (28 and 29 April)
• Business IA3 (6 and 7 May)
• Economics IA1 (20 May)
• Economics IA2 (2 June)
• Economics IA3 (27 and 29 April)
• Legal Studies IA1 (27 and 28 July)
• Legal Studies IA2 (16 July)
• Legal Studies IA3 (28 May)
• Modern History IA1 (11 and 25 August)
• Modern History IA2 (29 April and 1 May)
• Modern History IA3 (9 and 12 June)
• Philosophy & Reason IA1 (19 and 20 May)
• Philosophy & Reason IA2 (23 June)
• Philosophy & Reason IA3 (28 and 29 April)
• Study of Religion IA1 (17 and 18 June)
• Study of Religion IA2 (10 and 11 June)
• Study of Religion IA3 (27 and 28 May)

IA3 for Dance and Film, Television & New Media

Dance and Film, Television & New Media teachers can attend our free curriculum conversations webinars about IA3. Click on the topics below to find out more and register:

• Dance 2025 — IA3: Dance work (choreographic statement and evaluative response) (30 April)
• Film, Television & New Media (2025) IA3 Stylistic production (31 March and 30 April)

Using subject reports to support internal quality assurance

Our free webinars will unpack subject reports and resources to support and strengthen decision-making. Click on the topics below to find out more and register:

• Aerospace Systems (31 March and 1 April)
• Design (31 March and 1 April)
• Digital Solutions (1 April)
• Engineering (1 and 2 April)
• Food & Nutrition (2 April)
• Health (27 March)
• Physical Education (31 March and 2 April)

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 (22 April, 12 May and 18 June)
Essential Mathematics: Phase 1 CIA (21 April and 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.

Student Management — Recording and checking provisional marks for the first IA in 2026

Principal’s delegates and Student Management administrators can attend a free webinar on 30 March about key processes for entering internal assessment results for the Unit 3 and 4 pair of General and General (Extension) subjects.

If you’ve started at a new school this year, remember to update your details and transfer your QCAA Portal account. Visit the QCAA website for more information.

School leaders should also check that staff have the appropriate roles in the QCAA Portal apps and details for principal’s delegates are up to date.