Academic integrity requirement
From 2026, Year 12 graduates must complete an academic integrity course during senior schooling. This is part of the eligibility requirements for the Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE).
Schools, teachers, parents, carers and others who support students in their learning all share a responsibility to promote and maintain academic integrity.
How schools promote academic integrity
Schools promote academic integrity when they:
- emphasise the importance of ethical academic conduct and scholarship
- develop school processes to support sound academic practice
- ensure teachers, students, parents and carers understand expectations for academic integrity
- implement programs to improve students’ academic skills
- explicitly teach appropriate processes and materials for academic work, including understanding ownership of information, ideas and images
- communicate the consequences and implications of academic misconduct clearly throughout the school community.
Academic integrity course for senior secondary students
The Academic integrity course for senior secondary students is available in the Student Portal on the myQCE website.
Students must complete the QCAA’s academic integrity course, or an equivalent course, as part of the eligibility requirements for the QCE.
Academic integrity course for teachers
The Academic integrity course for teachers is available in the Learning Hub application in the QCAA Portal. Teachers are encouraged to complete it to improve their understanding of academic integrity and academic misconduct.
Teachers can also access the Academic integrity alternative format kit through the Noticeboard in the QCAA Portal. This resource makes the academic integrity course accessible to all students.
Schools are encouraged to use the course to promote good scholarship.
Resources
- Factsheet for teachers (PDF, 186.7 KB) outlines different ways teachers can use the course with their students.
- Factsheet for parents/carers (PDF, 164.4 KB) provides information about the course for parents and carers.
Supporting academic integrity in junior secondary
The QCAA supports academic integrity in junior secondary by providing an Academic integrity toolkit for junior secondary students. It includes age-appropriate teaching and learning resources and other information.
More information
- Last updated:
- 20 August 2026
