Marking external assessment: Practising Queensland teachers

Eligibility

To apply to become an external assessment marker, you must have:

• teaching experience
• current QCT registration
• successfully completed the following online modules in the Assessment literacy program
• Module 1 — Attributes of quality assessment
• Module 3 — Making reliable judgments
• Module 7 — External assessment marking
• your principal’s support for your application and agreement that they will release you for any activities held during school hours.

Application process

Please note: Vacancy applications for 2026 external assessment marking roles are now open and will close at midnight on 28 August 2026. Please direct all enquiries to externalassessment@qcaa.qld.edu.au

From 2026, there are two mechanisms for applications:

• Invitation for 2025 returning markers
• Vacancy for past markers or new markers

Invitation for 2025 returning markers

Markers from the 2025 marking operation will receive an invitation via the Assessor Jobs application in early July to apply to be considered for a role. The invitation streamlines the application process and will be open for three weeks.

2025 markers may also  apply through the vacancy in the QCAA Portal if they miss the three-week invitation period.

Vacancy for past markers or new markers

New markers and markers from previous years will use the vacancy in Assessor Jobs to apply.

Vacancy applications close in late August.

Applications must be submitted via the Assessor Jobs application in the QCAA Portal.

Selection and training

Appointed markers will complete:

• initial role-specific training
• up to two days of marker training in the marking operation.

Appointed lead and chief markers will complete:

• initial role-specific training
• up to two days of script selection in addition to up to two days of marker training in the marking operation.

Following training, markers will use an online marking platform to mark student scripts.

Note:

• Chief markers, Lead markers and markers for subjects scheduled in Week 4 of the marking operation will participate in full-day marking and must check they can be released from their school (please see the 2026 external assessment timetable)
• markers for SEE Languages oral assessment should also be available for the SEE Languages written assessment.

Remuneration

Schools will receive the Teacher Relief Scheme (TRS) rate for training and script selection that occurs during normal school working hours. Teachers will be paid for training, script selection and marking that occurs outside their normal school working hours.

Finding out more

• view the role description for practising Queensland teachers (PDF, 200.5 KB)
• view the FAQs for practising Queensland teachers
• view the EA marker training schedule (PDF, 218.7 KB)