In the Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) system, the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) develops and marks external assessments for General, General (Extension), General (Senior External Examination) and Alternative Sequence syllabuses.
The QCAA also develops common internal assessments (CIAs) for Applied (Essential) subjects: Essential English and Essential Mathematics.
We recruit teachers to support the development of assessments by participating in writing panels and scrutiny panels.
Recruitment
Applications are now open for roles on the writing panels and scrutiny panels to develop items and stimulus for future external and common internal assessments.
The closing date for applications is Monday 27 October 2025.
A selection and appointment process will be completed shortly after the closing date.
All applications submitted by the closing date will remain current until 30 September 2026.
Position description
The position description for assessor (assessment writing) outlines the roles and responsibilities and other important information.
When applying via Assessor Jobs in the QCAA Portal, please select the appropriate boxes to indicate which subjects and roles you are applying for.
Writing panel
Writing panel members:
- use their subject matter expertise to support development of external assessments
- create sample responses to external assessments
- make recommendations about the suitability of assessments for student use.
Scrutiny panel
Scrutiny panel members:
- review external assessments and marking guides
- develop sample responses to external assessments
- advise the QCAA about the validity of external assessments.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the roles, applicants must:
- be registered with the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT)
- be teaching in a Queensland secondary school context and have experience in the senior phase of schooling
- have successfully completed the following courses, which may be accessed at any time in the QCAA Portal in the Assessment Literacy application:
- 1 — Attributes of quality assessment
- 2 — Developing valid and accessible assessment
- 6 — External assessment writing
- obtain principal’s agreement to support an application and release during school hours.
To be eligible for a scrutiny panel role, applicants must:
- not intend to teach Units 3 and 4 to Year 12 students in the year the assessment will be used. This includes tutoring students or providing feedback on drafts and practice assessments
- not be related to any person sitting the external assessment in the year the assessment will be used with Year 12 students.
Remuneration
Assessors (assessment writing) are paid an hourly rate of $79.60 for work completed on weekends and/or outside of school hours. For work completed during school hours, assessors will continue to receive their standard salary from the school.
External assessment development: Writing schedule
Notice
Scrutiny panel dates will be advised upon successful appointment.
Where a subject does not have scheduled writing dates, applicants should apply for scrutiny panel roles only.
| Subject | Syllabus type | Writing dates |
|---|---|---|
| English & English as an Additional Language | General | Friday & Saturday 20–21 February |
| English | Senior External Exam | Friday & Saturday 30–31 January |
| English & Literature | Extension | Sunday & Monday 1–2 February |
| Essential English | Common Internal Assessment | Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 3–5 December 2025 |
| Literature | General | Sunday & Monday 22–23 February |
| Subject | Syllabus type | Writing dates |
|---|---|---|
| Health | General | Sunday & Monday 1–2 February |
| Physical Education | General | Friday & Saturday 1–2 February |
| Alternative Sequence | Sunday & Monday 22–23 February |
| Subject | Syllabus type | Writing dates |
|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies | General | Friday & Saturday 30–31 January |
| Accounting | General | Sunday & Monday 1–2 February |
| Ancient History | General | Sunday & Monday 22–23 February |
| Business | General | Sunday & Monday 22–23 February |
| Economics | General | Friday & Saturday 30–31 January |
| Geography | General | Friday & Saturday 30–31 January |
| Alternative Sequence | Friday & Saturday 20–21 February | |
| Legal Studies | General | Friday & Saturday 30–31 January |
| Alternative Sequence | Friday & Saturday 20–21 February | |
| Modern History | General | Friday & Saturday 30–31 January |
| Alternative Sequence | Friday & Saturday 20–21 February | |
| Philosophy & Reason | General | Sunday & Monday 22–23 February |
| Study of Religion | General | Sunday & Monday 1–2 February |
| Subject | Syllabus type | Writing dates |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | General | Wednesday & Thursday 3–4 December 2025 |
| Extension | No writing panel vacancies. Only Scrutiny panel vacancies available. | |
| Senior External Exam | No writing panel vacancies. Only Scrutiny panel vacancies available. | |
| French | General | Monday & Tuesday 8–9 December 2025 |
| Extension | No writing panel vacancies. Only Scrutiny panel vacancies available. | |
| German | General | Tuesday & Wednesday 3–4 February |
| Extension | No writing panel vacancies. Only Scrutiny panel vacancies available. | |
| Indonesian | Senior External Exam | Tuesday & Wednesday 24–25 February |
| Italian | General | Friday & Saturday 20–21 February |
| Japanese | General | Sunday & Monday 1–2 February |
| Korean | Senior External Exam | Wednesday & Thursday 18-19 February |
| Spanish | General | Friday & Saturday 30–31 January |
| Vietnamese | Senior External Exam | Thursday & Friday 5–6 February |
| Subject | Syllabus type | Writing dates |
|---|---|---|
| Essential Mathematics | Common Internal Assessment | Thursday & Friday 4–5 December 2025 |
| General Mathematics | General | Sunday & Monday 1–2 February (Panel 1) |
| Senior External Exam | No writing panel vacancies. Only Scrutiny panel vacancies available. | |
| Mathematical Methods | General | Thursday & Friday 4–5 December 2025 (Panel 1) |
| Specialist Mathematics | General | Friday & Saturday 30–31 January |
| Alternative Sequence | Friday & Saturday 20–21 February |
| Subject | Syllabus type | Writing dates |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Science | General | Sunday & Monday 1–2 February |
| Alternative Sequence | Sunday & Monday 1–2 February | |
| Biology | General | Friday & Saturday 30–31 January |
| Alternative Sequence | Friday & Saturday 20–21 February | |
| Chemistry | General | Sunday & Monday 1–2 February (Panel 1) |
| Earth & Environmental Science | General | Friday & Saturday 30–31 January |
| Marine Science | General | Friday & Saturday 30–31 January |
| Physics | General | Friday & Saturday 30–31 January |
| Alternative Sequence | Friday & Saturday 20–21 February | |
| Psychology | General | Friday & Saturday 20–21 February |
| Subject | Syllabus type | Writing dates |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace | General | Sunday & Monday 1–2 February |
| Design | General | Friday & Saturday 30–31 January (Panel 1) Friday & Saturday 20–21 February (Panel 2) |
| Alternative Sequence | Friday & Saturday 30–31 January (Panel 1) Friday & Saturday 20–21 February (Panel 2) | |
| Digital Solutions | General | Sunday & Monday 1–2 February |
| Engineering | General | Sunday & Monday 22–23 February |
| Food & Nutrition | General | Sunday & Monday 22–23 February |
| Subject | Syllabus type | Writing dates |
|---|---|---|
| Dance | General | Friday & Saturday 20–21 February |
| Drama | General | Sunday & Monday 22–23 February |
| Film, Television & New Media | General | Sunday & Monday 1–2 February |
| Music | General | Friday & Saturday 30–31 January |
| Extension | Sunday & Monday 22–23 February | |
| Visual Art | General | Sunday & Monday 1–2 February |
More information
Please email externalassessment@qcaa.qld.edu.au or phone 1300 239 227.
- Last updated:
- 7 October 2025
