Background
Each year the QCAA employs and trains practising Queensland teachers and other eligible applicants to mark external assessment for General, General (Extension) and General (SEE) syllabuses.
2025 marking dates
The 2025 marking operation runs from early October to late November.
Benefits for schools and teachers
Having QCAA markers on staff:
- gives schools increased knowledge of QCE system processes
- provides schools with a shared understanding of assessment design and ISMGs/ marking guides
- increases schools’ capacity for building internal quality assurance processes and teams
- supports schools to improve assessment judgments and report accurate provisional results to the QCAA
- helps schools build a community of practice
Being a marker, chief marker or lead marker:
- Helps teachers improve their knowledge of the QCE system processes
- Provides professional and career development opportunities, allowing them to earn CPD credits for Queensland College of Teachers registration renewal
- Gives teachers the opportunity to earn extra income while marking from home (all chiefs and some leads will work at the QCAA offices in Brisbane)
About this kit
The QCAA has developed this communications kit to help principals encourage staff at their school to apply.
Principals can copy and/or download the items to use within their school.
Email to school staff
Copy the text below and use as an email template.
Dear [principal to insert staff name]
The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) is recruiting external assessment markers, leads and chiefs for 2025.
Marking is a fantastic professional development opportunity for you and our school, so I hope you will consider applying.
Being a marker means:
- gaining practical insight into senior external assessment marking processes
- accruing CPD points for Queensland College of Teachers registration renewal
- becoming part of a community of practice and networking with other professionals
- earning extra income while marking online outside of school hours (all chiefs and some leads will work at the QCAA offices in Brisbane)
- sharing your knowledge with colleagues at our school about assessment design, ISMGs/marking guides, judgements and reporting provisional results
- contributing to the success of Queensland’s assessment system.
Your experience as a marker would benefit our school through:
- increased knowledge of the QCE system
- shared understanding of assessment design and ISMGs/marking guides
- increased capacity for building internal quality assurance processes
- supporting improvement to our assessment judgements and reporting provisional results to the QCAA
- building a community of practice.
I encourage you to apply and will support your application. Please visit the QCAA website for more information.
Flyers (2 options)
Posters (2 options)
More information
For questions about this communications kit: email communications@qcaa.qld.edu.au
For questions about external assessment marking: email externalassessment@qcaa.qld.edu.au
- Last updated:
- 6 June 2025
