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Senior Education Profile

Senior Education Profile calendar

The Senior Education Profile (SEP) calendar provides key dates for endorsement, assessment, confirmation, data submission and certification.

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Subject to change if unforeseen circumstances arise.
Calendar last updated: 08 Oct 2026

2026

October 2026
07
  • QCAA: Endorsement Intervention commences for non-endorsed assessment
    Duration: 9 days. End date: 16 Oct
12
  • Senior External Examination (SEE) period commences for Chinese SEE, Indonesian SEE, Korean SEE and Vietnamese SEE
    Duration: 38 days. End date: 18 Nov
16
  • QCAA: Endorsement Intervention for non-endorsed assessment concludes
19
  • Schools: Student enrolments in QCAA General (Extension) and Compressed curriculum subject offerings with completion year 2027 due in the Student Management app
  • QCAA: Endorsement app opens for submission of the remaining internal assessments for General and Applied (Essential) 2027 completion year subjects
    Duration: 110 days. End date: 05 Feb
23
  • QCAA: QCIA State Review feedback released to schools via email to the Principal's delegate
  • Schools: Commence actioning QCIA state review feedback
    Duration: 22 days. End date: 13 Nov
26
  • External assessment block for General and General (Extension) subjects commences
    Duration: 24 days. End date: 18 Nov
November 2026
09
  • Schools: Final date to provide results for interstate VET
13
  • Schools: Final date to action QCIA state review feedback
17
  • External assessment — General and General (Extension) subjects ends
18
  • Senior External Examination (SEE) period ends
20
  • Final school day for Year 12 students
26
  • Recognised studies and Higher education providers: Final date to submit results for students exiting in 2026 in the Student Management app
  • Schools: For students exiting in 2026 - final date to record results for Unit 1 and Unit 2 in QCAA subjects with 2027 completion year in the Student Management app (students exiting in 2027 and later due 19 Feb 2027)
  • Schools and other learning providers: Student Management app closes for 2026 data entry at 11.59pm and reopens on 4 January 2027 (except QCIA)
  • Schools: Final date for recording Unit 3 and 4 IA and Final results for Applied and Applied (Essential) subjects with 2026 completion year in the Student Management app
  • School RTOs: Final date to record all 2026 VET enrolment and results data in the Student Management app
  • International Baccalaureate (IB) schools: Final date to provide results for partially completed IB studies in the Student Management app
  • Schools: Final date for recording 2026 Short Course results in the Student Management app for ALL students regardless of exit year
  • Non-school RTOs: Final date to submit VET data via STAC or in the Student Management app for students exiting in 2026
27
  • School RTOs: QCAA will advise any schools with RTO registration expiring in the next calendar year to submit an application to renew registration as an RTO or to withdraw registration as an RTO
  • QCAA: Schools are contacted, if required, about QCIA statements
    Duration: 6 days. End date: 02 Dec
December 2026
02
  • Schools: Final date for QCAA requested amendments to QCIA statements recorded in the Student Management app
03
  • Schools: Final date for QCAA to amend data on behalf of schools in the Student Management app for students exiting in 2026
  • Schools: Final date to view QCE eligibility screens for individual students in the Student Management app until 16 December
11
  • End of Term 4
16
  • Schools: Final subject results for Year 12 students are released via the Student Management and Analytical Dashboard apps
  • Students: Final subject results and SEPs released via Student Portal
  • Schools: Senior External Examination (SEE) results for Year 12 students released via the Student Management app
24
  • QCAA office compulsory closure
    Duration: 12 days. End date: 04 Jan

2027

January 2027
04
  • QCAA office reopens
  • Student Management app re-opens for entry of data for students exiting in 2027 and beyond
13
  • Final date for applications for verification of information recorded on the 2026 Senior Statements, QCEs and QCIAs
  • Final date for applications for 2026 reassessments and script inspections for external assessments (EAs) and Senior External Examinations (SEEs)
27
  • Start of Term 1, 2027 school year
February 2027
01
  • Senior External Examination (SEE): Registrations open for adult students
    Duration: 1 day. End date: 01 Feb
  • Schools: Registration of Year 12 students for Senior External Examinations (SEEs) begins
    Duration: 89 days. End date: 30 Apr
  • Schools, registered training organisations, recognised study providers and higher education providers: Final date to provide amendments to QCAA about 2026 data
05
  • Schools: Final date to submit remaining assessment instrument/s for 2027 completion year subjects (Application 1) via the Endorsement app
13
  • QCAA: Endorsement meeting Event 2 commences
    Duration: 2 days. End date: 14 Feb
14
  • QCAA: Endorsement meeting Event 2 concludes
19
  • Schools: Final date for recording Unit 1 and 2 results for Applied, Applied (Essential) and General subjects in subject offerings with start year 2026 in the Student Management app
  • Recognised study providers: Annual compliance advice form due to the QCAA
  • Schools: Student enrolments in QCAA subject offerings with completion year 2028 due in the Student Management app
  • QCAA: Endorsement decisions commence being released for Application 1 via the Endorsement app
  • Schools: Endorsement app opens for the submission of Application 2
    Duration: 15 days. End date: 05 Mar
26
  • Schools: AARA applications for alternative format papers for CIA Second Phase are due for students completing Essential English and Essential Mathematics in 2027
  • Schools: AARA applications for alternative format papers for students completing General and General (Extension) subject external examinations in 2027 are due
March 2027
02
  • Schools: Consultations for non-endorsed instruments from Application 1 concludes
05
  • Schools: Final date for submission of Endorsement Application 2 in the Endorsement app
15
  • QCAA: Endorsement decisions for Application 2 finalised via the Endorsement app
16
  • QCAA: Final date for approval of students with a 2027 exit year to change ILO to QCIA
17
  • QCAA: Endorsement intervention commences for non-endorsed assessment
    Duration: 9 days. End date: 25 Mar
19
  • Schools: Senior Secondary Certification agreement for 2027 due via the Student Management app
25
  • End of Term 1
  • School RTOs: VET student enrolment records due in the Student Management app
  • Schools: Endorsement intervention for non-endorsed tasks concludes
  • Schools: Final date for QCIA curriculum plans to be completed and approved in the Student Management app for students exiting in 2027
30
  • School RTOs: Annual Declaration of Compliance form due to the QCAA
April 2027
12
  • Start of Term 2
  • Schools: CIA First Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics begins
    Duration: 33 days. End date: 14 May
  • Schools: Begin recording QCIA draft certificates for students with 2027 exit year via the Student Management app
    Duration: 108 days. End date: 28 Jul
13
  • Schools: Provisional marks for first internal assessment in General and General (Extension) subjects (excluding compressed curriculum cohorts) due in the Student Management app
20
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 1 — Publishes required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation app
  • Schools: Confirmation event 1 — Upload of required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation app begins
    Duration: 7 days. End date: 27 Apr
27
  • Schools: Confirmation event 1 — Upload of required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation app concludes
30
  • Schools: Final date for Senior External Examination (SEE) registrations for Year 12 students
  • Senior External Examination (SEE): Final date for registrations for adult students
May 2027
04
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 1 — Review period begins
    Duration: 9 days. End date: 12 May
10
  • QCAA: Endorsement app opens for submission of the first two internal assessments for General and first internal instrument for Applied (Essential) 2028 completion year subjects
    Duration: 89 days. End date: 06 Aug
12
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 1 — Review period concludes
14
  • Schools: CIA First Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics concludes
17
  • Schools: CIA Second Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics begins
    Duration: 33 days. End date: 18 Jun
18
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 1 — Release of confirmation decisions for first internal assessment (excluding compressed curriculum cohorts) begins via the Confirmation app
26
  • Schools: Applied QA app opens for teacher registration and submission upload for Applied (Essential) and scheduled Applied subject quality assurance meetings
    Duration: 29 days. End date: 23 Jun
30
  • Senior External Examination (SEE): Final date for refund applications for adult candidates
  • Schools: Final date for refund applications for Year 12 students registered for Senior External Examination (SEE)
  • Schools: Final date for schools to submit applications for AARA for Year 12 students completing Senior External Examination (SEE)
June 2027
08
  • Schools: Confirmation event 2 (Opt-in confirmation) — Provisional marks for the second internal assessment for General and General (Extension) subjects (excluding compressed curriculum cohorts) due via the Student Management app
15
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 2 — Publishes required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation app
  • Schools: Confirmation event 2 — Upload of required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation app begins
    Duration: 8 days. End date: 22 Jun
18
  • Schools: CIA Second Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics concludes
22
  • Schools: Confirmation event 2 — Upload of required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation app concludes
23
  • Schools: Final date for submission upload for Applied (Essential) and scheduled Applied subject quality assurance meetings via the Applied QA app
25
  • End of Term 2
  • Recognised study providers and higher education providers: Final date to provide results to QCAA for mid-year certification
  • Recognised study providers and higher education providers: Updated enrolment and results for all current students due
  • School RTOs: Ensure enrolments and results in the Student Management app are correct for any superseded VET at the end of its transition period
  • Non-school RTOs: Final date to provide results to QCAA for mid-year certification
30
  • School RTOs: Quality Indicator Reports due
July 2027
08
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 2 — Review period begins
    Duration: 7 days. End date: 14 Jul
12
  • Start of Term 3
  • Schools: Results entry opens in the Student Management app for Units 1 and 2 for Applied and General subjects with a 2027 start year
14
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 2 — Review period concludes
15
  • Schools: Applied (Essential) and scheduled Applied subjects quality assurance meetings begin
    Duration: 22 days. End date: 05 Aug
16
  • QCAA: Mid-year certification — SEPs issued for eligible students (Post-school and Northern Hemisphere students only)
20
  • QCAA: Release of Confirmation event 2 decisions begins via the Confirmation app
28
  • Schools: Final date to record QCIA Statements of Achievement and Statements of Participation via the Student Management app
  • Schools: QCIA verification submissions due to QCAA
August 2027
04
  • QCAA: QCIA verification meeting
    Duration: 2 days. End date: 05 Aug
05
  • Schools: Applied (Essential) and scheduled Applied subjects quality assurance meetings conclude
  • QCAA: QCIA verification meeting concludes
06
  • Schools: Final date to submit the first two internal assessments for General and the first internal assessment for Applied (Essential) 2028 completion year subjects (Application 1) via the Endorsement app
09
  • Alternative Learning Centres: CIA Ancillary Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics begins
    Duration: 36 days. End date: 13 Sep
13
  • QCAA: Finalised QCIA verification feedback released to schools via email to the Principal's delegate
  • Schools: Commence actioning the QCIA verification feedback
    Duration: 19 days. End date: 31 Aug
14
  • QCAA: Endorsement meeting Event 1
    Duration: 2 days. End date: 15 Aug
15
  • QCAA: Endorsement meeting Event 1 concludes
16
  • Schools: QCIA adviser consultation with schools begins
    Duration: 12 days. End date: 27 Aug
17
  • Schools: Provisional marks for all remaining internal assessments for General and General (Extension) subjects (excluding compressed cohorts) due in the Student Management app
  • Schools: Compressed curriculum cohorts — Provisional marks for first internal assessments for General subjects due via the Student Management app
20
  • QCAA: Endorsement decisions commence being released for Application 1 via the Endorsement app
  • Schools: Endorsement app opens for the submission of Application 2
    Duration: 17 days. End date: 06 Sep
24
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 3 — Publish required samples for all remaining internal assessments for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation app
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 3 — Compressed curriculum cohorts required samples for first internal assessments for General and General (Extension) subjects are published via the Confirmation app
  • Schools: Confirmation event 3 — Upload of required samples for all remaining internal assessments for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation app begins
    Duration: 7 days. End date: 30 Aug
  • Schools: Confirmation event 3 — Compressed curriculum cohorts upload of required samples for first intenal assessments via the Confirmation app begins
    Duration: 7 days. End date: 30 Aug
  • Schools: Consultations for non-endorsed assessment instruments from Application 1 begins
    Duration: 8 days. End date: 31 Aug
27
  • Schools: QCIA adviser consultation with schools concludes
30
  • Schools: Confirmation event 3 — Upload of required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation app concludes
  • Schools: Confirmation event 3 — Compressed curriculum cohorts upload of required samples for first intenal assessments via the Confirmation app concludes
31
  • Schools: Consultations for non-endorsed assessment instruments from Application 1 concludes
  • Schools: Final date to action QCIA verification feedback
  • Schools: Final date for External Assessment variation to venue applications
  • Senior External Examination (SEE): Closing date for applications for Variation to Venue
September 2027
01
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 3 — Review period begins
    Duration: 7 days. End date: 07 Sep
06
  • Schools: Final date for submission of Endorsement Application 2 in the Endorsement app
07
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 3 — Review period concludes
13
  • Alternative Learning Centres: CIA Ancillary Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics concludes
14
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 3 — Release of confirmation decisions begins via the Confirmation app
17
  • Schools: AARA applications for alternative format papers for CIA First Phase (Essential English and Essential Mathematics) for 2028 due
  • School RTOs: Must record a verified Unique Student Identifier (USI) in the Student Management app for each student enrolled in VET with the school RTO only
  • Schools: Ensure International Baccalaureate (IB) ID is recorded in the Student Management app for all students enrolled in IB subjects
  • Schools: Final date for applications for credit towards the QCE and relaxation of completed Core requirements for Year 12 transfer students
  • QCAA: Endorsement decisions for Application 2 finalised via Endorsement app
  • School RTOs: Check VET student records in the Student Management app are correct for any qualifications or units of competency that may have reached the end of their transition period
  • End of Term 3
  • Schools: AARA applications due for existing long-term and chronic conditions for students enrolled in subjects with a 2028 completion year
  • Schools: Principal-reported AARA notification for external assessment in General, General (Extension) and General (SEE) subjects due
October 2027
05
  • Start of Term 4
06
  • Schools: Compressed curriculum cohorts – Provisional marks for all remaining internal assessment for General and General (Extension) subjects due via the Student Management app
  • QCAA: Endorsement Intervention commences for non-endorsed assessment
    Duration: 9 days. End date: 15 Oct
07
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 4 — Compressed curriculum cohorts required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects published via the Confirmation app
  • Schools: Confirmation event 4 — Compressed curriculum cohorts — Upload required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation app commences
    Duration: 2 days. End date: 08 Oct
08
  • Schools: QCIA State Review submissions (draft Certificates) due to QCAA
  • Schools: Confirmation event 4 — Compressed curriculum cohorts upload required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation app concludes
11
  • Senior External Examination (SEE) period commences for Chinese SEE, Indonesian SEE, Korean SEE and Vietnamese SEE
    Duration: 7 days. End date: 17 Oct
14
  • QCAA: QCIA state review meeting commences
    Duration: 2 days. End date: 15 Oct
15
  • QCAA: Endorsement Intervention for non-endorsed assessment concludes
  • QCAA: QCIA state review meeting concludes
18
  • Schools: Student enrolments in QCAA General (Extension) and Compressed curriculum subject offerings with completion year 2027 due in the Student Management app
  • QCAA: Endorsement app opens for submission of the remaining internal assessments for General and Applied (Essential) 2028 completion year subjects
    Duration: 110 days. End date: 04 Feb
22
  • QCAA: QCIA State Review feedback released to schools via email to the Principal's delegate
  • Schools: Commence actioning QCIA state review feedback
    Duration: 22 days. End date: 12 Nov
25
  • External assessment block for General and General (Extension) subjects commences
    Duration: 23 days. End date: 16 Nov
November 2027
08
  • Schools: Final date to provide results for interstate VET
12
  • Schools: Final date to action QCIA state review feedback
16
  • External assessment — General and General (Extension) subjects ends
17
  • Senior External Examination (SEE) period ends
19
  • Final school day for Year 12 students
25
  • School RTOs: Final date to record all 2027 VET enrolment and results data in the Student Management app
  • Schools: Final date for recording Unit 3 and 4 IA and Final results for Applied and Applied (Essential) subjects with 2027 completion year in the Student Management app
  • International Baccalaureate (IB) schools: Final date to provide results for partially completed IB studies in the Student Management app
  • Recognised studies and Higher education providers: Final date to submit results for students exiting in 2027 in the Student Management app
  • Non-school RTOs: Final date to submit VET data via STAC or in the Student Management app for students exiting in 2026
  • Schools: Final date for recording 2027 Short Course results in the Student Management app for ALL students regardless of exit year
  • Schools and other learning providers: Student Management app closes for 2027 data entry at 11.59pm and reopens on 3 January 2028 (except QCIA)
  • Schools: For students exiting in 2027 — final date to record results for Unit 1 and Unit 2 in QCAA subjects with 2028 completion year in the Student Management app (students exiting in 2028 and later due 22 Feb 2028)
26
  • School RTOs: QCAA will advise any schools with RTO registration expiring in the next calendar year to submit an application to renew registration as an RTO or to withdraw registration as an RTO
  • QCAA: Schools are contacted, if required, about QCIA statements
    Duration: 6 days. End date: 01 Dec
December 2027
01
  • Schools: Final date for QCAA requested amendments to QCIA statements recorded in the Student Management app
02
  • Schools: Final date for QCAA to amend data on behalf of schools in the Student Management app for students exiting in 2027
  • Schools: Final date to view QCE eligibility screens for individual students in the Student Management app until 15 December
10
  • End of Term 4
15
  • Students: Final subject results and SEPs released via Student Portal
  • Schools: Final subject results for Year 12 students are released via the Student Management and Analytical Dashboard apps
  • Schools: Senior External Examination (SEE) results for Year 12 students released via the Student Management app
24
  • QCAA office compulsory closure
    Duration: 11 days. End date: 03 Jan

2028

January 2028
03
  • QCAA office reopens
  • Student Management app re-opens for entry of data for students exiting in 2028 and beyond
12
  • Final date for applications for 2027 reassessments and script inspections for external assessments (EAs) and Senior External Examinations (SEEs)
  • Final date for applications for verification of information recorded on the 2027 Senior Statements, QCEs and QCIAs
24
  • Start of Term 1, 2028 school year
February 2028
04
  • Schools: Final date to submit remaining assessment instrument/s for 2028 completion year subjects (Application 1) via the Endorsement app
22
  • Schools: Final date for recording Unit 1 and 2 results for Applied, Applied (Essential) and General subjects in subject offerings with start year 2027 in the Student Management app
  • Schools: Student enrolments in QCAA subject offerings with completion year 2029 due in the Student Management app
March 2028
31
  • End of Term 1
April 2028
18
  • Start of Term 2
Last updated:
8 October 2026

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