General and General (Extension) subjects
In 2024:
- the final summative internal assessment instruments for students exiting the subject in 2024 will be endorsed in Term 1
- the first two summative internal assessment instruments for the next cohort of students, those exiting in 2025, will be endorsed in Terms 3-4
- all assessment instruments for compressed delivery, and new subject offerings introduced after Event 1, 2023 (including extension syllabuses) will be endorsed at the second endorsement event for that cohort of students.
Endorsement activities in 2024
| Date | Week | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | ||
| Friday 2 February | 2 | Final date for schools to submit assessments for endorsement |
| Saturday 10 February – Sunday 11 February | 3 | Endorsement meeting (two days for Essential English and Essential Mathematics) |
| Friday 16 February | 4 | Endorsement decisions provided to schools |
| Tuesday 20 February – Tuesday 28 February | 5 - 6 | Consultations for non-endorsed assessment instruments from Application 1 |
| Monday 4 March | 7 | Final date for schools to submit not-endorsed assessment instruments for Application 2 |
| Monday 18 March | 9 | Final date for Application 2 decisions provided to schools |
| Date | Week | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Term 2 | ||
| Monday 13 May | 5 | Endorsement application opens for submission of the first two internal assessments for General and Applied (Essential) 2025 completion year subjects |
| Term 3 | ||
| Friday 2 August | 4 | Final date to submit assessments for endorsement |
| Saturday 10 August – Sunday 11 August | 5 | Endorsement meeting (one day for Essential English and Essential Mathematics) |
| Monday 16 August | 6 | Endorsement decisions provided to schools |
| Wednesday 20 August – Wednesday 28 August | 7 - 8 | Consultations for non-endorsed assessment instruments from Application 1 |
| Monday 2 September | 9 | Final date for schools to submit not-endorsed assessment instruments for Application 2 |
| Friday 13 September | 10 | Final date for Application 2 decisions provided to schools |
Essential English and Essential Mathematics
Endorsement activities for Essential English and Essential Mathematics occur at the same time as General subjects but with some differences.
In 2024:
- the third and fourth summative internal assessment instruments for students exiting Essential English and/or Essential Mathematics in 2024 will be endorsed in Term 1
- the first summative internal assessment instrument for Essential English and Essential Mathematics for the next cohort of students, those exiting in 2025, will be endorsed in Term 3.
Note: the second summative internal assessment instrument for Essential English and Essential Mathematics is a common internal assessment developed by QCAA.
More information
- Last updated:
- 5 February 2024
