This section contains resources to help schools, parents/carers, and medical and health professionals understand and implement AARA.
About AARA
- UPDATED Introduction to AARA (PDF, 232.6 KB)
- UPDATED Reasonable adjustments in assessment (PDF, 240.2 KB)
- AARA in context (PDF, 746.3 KB)
- Video: Understanding AARA
- AARA online course
- UPDATED Sorry Business and Sad News (PDF, 117.1 KB)
- School process checklist (DOCX, 252.0 KB)
- UPDATED Students with imputed disability (PDF, 212.1 KB)
- Illness and misadventure (PDF, 172.4 KB)
- Completing an AARA application (PDF, 185.1 KB)
- AARA supporting documentation (PDF, 198.4 KB)
Templates
Note that use of QCAA templates is not compulsory. Required information may be submitted in alternative formats.
- Confidential school statement template (DOCX, 241.9 KB)
- Confidential medical report template (DOCX, 229.6 KB)
- Confidential student statement template (DOCX, 329.4 KB)
- Confidential school statement on illness and misadventure in external assessment (DOCX, 284.0 KB)
- Confidential school statement on imputed disability (DOCX, 235.1 KB)
- AARA reflection template (DOCX, 214.6 KB)
Implementing AARA
- Diabetes management in examinations and tests (PDF, 170.4 KB)
- UPDATED Extra time in examinations and tests (PDF, 199.1 KB)
- UPDATED Rest breaks in examinations and tests (PDF, 225.3 KB)
- UPDATED Readers and scribes in examinations and tests (PDF, 212.1 KB)
- UPDATED Computers and assistive technology (PDF, 247.3 KB)
- Computers and assistive technology in external assessment (PDF, 219.7 KB)
- UPDATED Assistance in examinations and tests (PDF, 180.1 KB)
- Last updated:
- 3 February 2026
