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Senior Education Profile

SEP 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: 02 Oct 2024

2025

October
08
  • QCAA: Endorsement Intervention commences for non-endorsed assessment
    Duration: 9 days. End date: 17 Oct
14
  • Senior External Examination (SEE) period commences for Chinese SEE, Indonesian SEE, Korean SEE and Vietnamese SEE
    Duration: 30 days. End date: 12 Nov
16
  • QCAA: QCIA State review meetings commence
    Duration: 2 days. End date: 17 Oct
17
  • QCAA: Endorsement Intervention for non-endorsed assessment concludes
  • QCAA: QCIA State review meetings concludes
20
  • QCAA: Endorsement application opens for submission of the remaining internal assessments for General and Applied (Essential) 2026 completion year subjects
    Duration: 110 days. End date: 06 Feb
  • Schools: Student enrolments in QCAA General (Extension) and Compressed curriculum subject offerings with completion year 2026 due in Student Management
24
  • QCAA: QCIA State Review feedback released to schools via email to the Principal's delegate
27
  • External assessment block for General and General (Extension) subjects commences
    Duration: 23 days. End date: 18 Nov
November
10
  • Schools: Final date to provide results for interstate VET
14
  • Schools: Final date to action QCIA state review feedback
18
  • External assessment — General and General (Extension) subjects ends
19
  • Senior External Examination (SEE) period ends
21
  • Final school day for Year 12 students
27
  • Schools: Final date for recording Unit 3 and 4 IA and Final results for Applied and Applied (Essential) subjects with 2025 completion year in Student Management
  • School RTOs: Final date to record all 2025 VET enrolment and results data in Student Management
  • International Baccalaureate (IB) schools: Final date to provide results for partially completed IB studies in Student Management
  • Schools and other learning providers: Student Management closes for 2025 data entry and reopens on 2 January 2026 (except QCIA)
  • Non-school RTOs: Final date to submit VET data via STAC or in Student Management for students exiting in 2025
  • Schools: For students exiting in 2025 - final date to record results for Unit 1 and Unit 2 in QCAA subjects with 2026 completion year in Student Management (2026 exiting students due 20 Feb 2026)
  • Recognised studies and Higher education providers: Final date to submit results for students exiting in 2025 in Student Management
  • Schools: Final date to enter Year 12 QCIA Statements of Achievement and Participation in Student Management
  • Schools: Final date for recording 2025 Short Course results in Student Management for ALL students regardless of exit year
28
  • School RTOs: QCAA will advise any schools with registration as an RTO 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: 5 days. End date: 02 Dec
December
03
  • Schools: Final date for QCAA requested amendments to QCIA statements recorded in Student Management
04
  • Schools: Final date for QCAA to amend data on behalf of schools in Student Management for students exiting in 2025
  • Schools: Final date to view QCE eligibility screens for individual students in Student Management until 17 December
12
  • End of Term 4
17
  • Schools: Senior External Examination (SEE) results for Year 12 students released via Student Management
  • Schools: Final subject results for Year 12 students are released via Student Management and Analytical Dashboard
  • Students: Final subject results and SEPs released via Student Portal
24
  • QCAA office compulsory closure
    Duration: 10 days. End date: 02 Jan

2026

January
02
  • QCAA office reopens
  • Student Management application re-opens for entry of data for students exiting in 2026 and beyond
14
  • Final date for applications for verification of information recorded on the 2025 Senior Statements, QCEs and QCIAs
  • Final date for applications for 2025 reassessments and script inspections for external assessments (EAs) and Senior External Examinations (SEEs)
27
  • Start of Term 1, 2026 school year
February
02
  • Schools, registered training organisations, recognised study providers and higher education providers: Final date to provide amendments to QCAA about 2025 data
  • Senior External Examination (SEE): Registrations open for adult students
    Duration: 88 days. End date: 30 Apr
  • Schools: Registration of Year 12 students for Senior External Examinations (SEEs) begins
    Duration: 88 days. End date: 30 Apr
06
  • Schools: Final date to submit remaining assessment instrument/s for 2026 completion year subjects (Application 1) via the Endorsement app
14
  • QCAA: Endorsement meeting Event 2 commences
    Duration: 2 days. End date: 15 Feb
15
  • QCAA: Endorsement meeting Event 2 concludes
20
  • QCAA: Endorsement decisions commence being released for Application 1 via the Endorsement app
  • Schools: Student enrolments in QCAA subject offerings with completion year 2027 due in the Student Management app
  • Recognised study providers: Annual compliance advice form due to the QCAA
  • Schools: Endorsement app opens for the submission of Application 2
    Duration: 15 days. End date: 06 Mar
  • Schools: Final date for recording Unit 1 and 2 results for Applied, Applied (Essential) and General subjects in subject offerings with start year 2025 in the Student Management app
24
  • Schools: Consultations for non-endorsed instruments from Application 1 commence
    Duration: 8 days. End date: 03 Mar
27
  • Schools: AARA applications for alternative format papers for students completing General and General (Extension) subject external examinations in 2026 are due
  • Schools: AARA applications for alternative format papers for CIA Second Phase are due for students completing Essential English and Essential Mathematics in 2026
March
03
  • Schools: Consultations for non-endorsed instruments from Application 1 concludes
06
  • Schools: Final date for submission of Endorsement Application 2 in the Endorsement app
16
  • QCAA: Endorsement decisions for Application 2 finalised via the Endorsement app
17
  • QCAA: Final date for approval of students with a 2026 exit year to change ILO to QCIA
18
  • QCAA: Endorsement intervention commences for non-endorsed assessment
    Duration: 10 days. End date: 27 Mar
20
  • Schools: Senior Secondary Certification agreement for 2026 due via the Student Management app
27
  • Schools: Endorsement intervention for non-endorsed tasks concludes
  • School RTOs: VET student enrolment records due in the Student Management app
31
  • School RTOs: Annual Declaration of Compliance form due to the QCAA
April
02
  • End of Term 1
  • Schools: Final date for QCIA curriculum plans to be completed and approved in the Student Management app for students exiting in 2027
20
  • Schools: CIA First Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics begins
    Duration: 33 days. End date: 22 May
  • Start of Term 2
  • Schools: Begin recording QCIA Statements of Achievement and Statements of Participation for students with 2026 exit year via the Student Management app
    Duration: 101 days. End date: 29 Jul
21
  • Schools: Provisional marks for first internal assessment in General and General (Extension) subjects (excluding compressed curriculum cohorts) due in the Student Management app
28
  • 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: 05 May]
    Duration: 7 days. End date: 05 May
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
05
  • Schools: Confirmation event 1 — Upload of required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation app concludes
11
  • QCAA: Endorsement app opens for submission of the first two internal assessments for General and first internal instrument for Applied (Essential) 2027 completion year subjects
    Duration: 89 days. End date: 07 Aug
12
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 1 — Review period begins
    Duration: 8 days. End date: 19 May
18
  • Schools: CIA Second Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics begins
    Duration: 33 days. End date: 19 Jun
19
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 1 — Review period concludes
22
  • Schools: CIA First Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics concludes
26
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 1 — Release of confirmation decisions for first internal assessment (excluding compressed curriculum cohorts) begins via the Confirmation app
27
  • 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: 24 Jun
30
  • Schools: Final date for refund applications for Year 12 students registered for Senior External Examination (SEE)
  • Senior External Examination (SEE): Final date for refund applications for adult candidates
31
  • Schools: Final date for schools to submit applications for AARA for Year 12 students completing Senior External Examination (SEE)
June
09
  • 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
16
  • 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: 23 Jun]
    Duration: 8 days. End date: 23 Jun
19
  • Schools: CIA Second Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics concludes
23
  • Schools: Confirmation event 2 — Upload of required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation app concludes
24
  • Schools: Final date for submission upload for Applied (Essential) and scheduled Applied subject quality assurance meetings via the Applied QA app
26
  • Recognised study providers and higher education providers: Updated enrolment and results for all current students due
  • End of Term 2
  • Recognised study providers and higher education providers: Final date to provide results to QCAA for mid-year certification
  • 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 in the VET app
July
09
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 2 — Review period begins
    Duration: 7 days. End date: 15 Jul
13
  • Schools: Results entry opens in the Student Management app for Units 1 and 2 for Applied and General subjects with a 2026 start year
  • Start of Term 3
15
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 2 — Review period concludes
16
  • Schools: Applied (Essential) and scheduled Applied subjects quality assurance meetings begin
    Duration: 22 days. End date: 06 Aug
17
  • QCAA: Mid-year certification — SEPs issued for eligible students (Post-school and Northern Hemisphere students only)
21
  • QCAA: Release of Confirmation event 2 decisions begins via the Confirmation app
29
  • 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
05
  • QCAA: QCIA verification meeting
    Duration: 2 days. End date: 06 Aug
06
  • QCAA: QCIA verification meeting concludes
  • Schools: Applied (Essential) and scheduled Applied subjects quality assurance meetings conclude
07
  • Schools: Final date to submit the first two internal assessments for General and the first internal assessment for Applied (Essential) 2027 completion year subjects (Application 1) via the Endorsement app
10
  • Alternative Learning Centres: CIA Ancillary Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics begins
    Duration: 36 days. End date: 14 Sep
14
  • Schools: Commence actioning the QCIA verification feedback
    Duration: 19 days. End date: 01 Sep
  • QCAA: Finalised QCIA verification feedback released to schools via email to the Principal's delegate
15
  • QCAA: Endorsement meeting Event 1
    Duration: 2 days. End date: 16 Aug
16
  • QCAA: Endorsement meeting Event 1 concludes
17
  • Schools: QCIA adviser consultation with schools begins
    Duration: 12 days. End date: 28 Aug
18
  • Schools: Compressed curriculum cohorts — Provisional marks for first internal assessments for General subjects due via the Student Management app
  • Schools: Provisional marks for all remaining internal assessments for General and General (Extension) subjects (excluding compressed cohorts) due in the Student Management app
21
  • 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: 07 Sep
25
  • 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: 31 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: 31 Aug
  • Schools: Consultations for non-endorsed assessment instruments from Application 1 begins
    Duration: 8 days. End date: 01 Sep
  • 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
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 3 — Publish required samples for all remaining internal assessments for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation app
28
  • Schools: QCIA adviser consultation with schools concludes
31
  • Schools: Confirmation event 3 — Compressed curriculum cohorts upload of required samples for first intenal assessments via the Confirmation app concludes
  • Senior External Examination (SEE): Schools provide students with (SEE 1 Spoken assessment) stimulus files and assessment instrument for Chinese SEE, Indonesian SEE, Korean SEE and Vietnamese SEE
    Duration: 37 days. End date: 06 Oct
  • Senior External Examination (SEE): Closing date for applications for Variation to Venue
  • Schools: Final date for External Assessment variation to venue applications
  • Schools: Confirmation event 3 — Upload of required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation app concludes
September
01
  • Schools: Consultations for non-endorsed assessment instruments from Application 1 concludes
  • Schools: Final date to action QCIA verification feedback
02
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 3 — Review period begins
    Duration: 8 days. End date: 09 Sep
07
  • Schools: Final date for submission of Endorsement Application 2 in the Endorsement app
09
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 3 — Review period concludes
14
  • Alternative Learning Centres: CIA Ancillary Phase for Essential English and Essential Mathematics concludes
15
  • QCAA: Confirmation event 3 — Release of confirmation decisions begins via the Confirmation app
18
  • End of Term 3
  • Schools: Final date for applications for credit towards the QCE and relaxation of completed Core requirements for Year 12 transfer students
  • Schools: Ensure International Baccalaureate (IB) ID is recorded in the Student Management app for all students enrolled in IB subjects
  • Schools: AARA applications due for existing long-term and chronic conditions for students enrolled in subjects with a 2027 completion year
  • Schools: Principal-reported AARA notification for external assessment in General, General (Extension) and General (SEE) subjects 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
  • QCAA: Endorsement decisions for Application 2 finalised via Endorsement app
  • Schools: AARA applications for alternative format papers for CIA First Phase (Essential English and Essential Mathematics) for 2027 due
  • 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
28
  • (Date TBC) Senior External Examination (SEE): Oral assessment for SEE language subjects (CCAFL languages)
October
06
  • Start of Term 4
07
  • 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: 16 Oct
08
  • 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: 09 Oct
09
  • Schools: Confirmation event 4 — Compressed curriculum cohorts upload required samples for General and General (Extension) subjects via the Confirmation app concludes
  • Schools: QCIA State Review submissions (Draft Certificates) due to QCAA
12
  • Senior External Examination (SEE) period commences for Chinese SEE, Indonesian SEE, Korean SEE and Vietnamese SEE
    Duration: 38 days. End date: 18 Nov
15
  • QCAA: QCIA State review meeting
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
09
  • Schools: Final date to provide results for interstate VET
13
  • Schools: Final date to action QCIA state review feedback
18
  • Senior External Examination (SEE) period ends
  • External assessment — General and General (Extension) subjects 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
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
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
05
  • Schools: Final date to submit remaining assessment instrument/s for 2027 completion year subjects (Application 1) via the Endorsement app
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
Last updated:
2 October 2024

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