Queensland Consolidated Regulations

EDUCATION (QUEENSLAND CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY) REGULATION 2014

- Made under the Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014
- As at 17 June 2022
- Reg 126 of 2014

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Meaning of contributing studies for QCE

   PART 2 - ACCREDITATION OF KINDERGARTEN GUIDELINES

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   5.      Educational criteria for evaluation of a kindergarten guideline
   6.      Social responsibility criteria for evaluation of a kindergarten guideline

           Division 2 - Applications for accreditation of guidelines

   7.      Application of div 2
   8.      Who may apply for accreditation
   9.      Procedural requirements
   10.     Agreed change to guideline before accreditation
   11.     Withdrawal of an application
   12.     Authority must ensure compliance with procedural requirements
   13.     Authority may request further information or documents
   14.     Evaluation of a guideline for accreditation
   15.     Deciding an application for accreditation
   16.     Deciding accreditation period
   17.     When the authority must decide an application
   18.     Accreditation of a guideline
   19.     Refusal of accreditation
   20.     Authority does not decide an application

           Division 3 - Applications for renewal of accreditation

   21.     Application of div 3
   22.     Renewal notice for accreditation
   23.     Who may apply for renewal of accreditation
   24.     When an application for renewal must be made
   25.     Procedural requirements
   26.     Authority must ensure compliance with procedural requirements
   27.     Authority may request further information or documents
   28.     Evaluation of a guideline for renewal of accreditation
   29.     Deciding an application for renewal of accreditation
   30.     Deciding accreditation period for renewal
   31.     When the authority must decide an application for renewal of accreditation
   32.     Renewal of accreditation of a guideline
   33.     Refusal to renew accreditation
   34.     Authority does not decide an application
   35.     Application of certain provisions to renewal of accreditation

           Division 4 - Approval of changes to accredited guidelines

   36.     Application of div 4
   37.     Application for approval to change a guideline
   38.     Authority must ensure compliance with procedural requirements
   39.     Authority may request further information or documents
   40.     Deciding an application for approval of a change
   41.     Notices of decision and information notices
   42.     Authority does not decide an application

           Division 5 - Cancellation of accreditation

   43.     Grounds for cancellation
   44.     Show cause notice for cancellation
   45.     Representations about show cause notices
   46.     Ending show cause process without further action
   47.     Cancellation

           Division 6 - Registration and records

   48.     Accreditation register to be kept
   49.     Registration of the nominee for a guideline
   50.     Registration of the owner of a guideline
   51.     Copies of guidelines to be kept

   PART 3 - EXTERNAL SENIOR EXAMINATIONS AND EXTERNAL SENIOR ASSESSMENTS

           Division 1 - External senior examinations

              Subdivision 1 - Available examinations

   52.     External senior examinations available

              Subdivision 2 - Eligibility to take examinations

   53.     Persons eligible to take examination
   54.     Application for declaration of eligibility—external senior examination

              Subdivision 3 - Number of examination subjects

   55.     Number of examination subjects
   56.     Examination may be taken in more examination subjects

              Subdivision 4 - Application to take examinations

   57.     Application
   58.     Decision about application to take examination

              Subdivision 5 - (Repealed)

           Division 1A - External senior assessments

   58A.    Authority must make external senior assessments available
   58B.    Persons eligible to take external senior assessments
   58C.    Application for declaration of eligibility—external senior assessment

           Division 1B - Deciding result for relevant test

   59.     Refusal to decide result
   60.     Deciding result for relevant test
   61.     Special consideration for adverse circumstances
   62.     Reassessment of result for relevant test
   63.     Inspection of graded test script

           Division 2 - (Repealed)

           Division 3 - Other provisions for external examinations and external assessments

              Subdivision 1 - Places to take relevant tests—general

   71.     Application of sdiv 1
   72.     Where relevant test may be taken
   73.     Application to take relevant test at another place

              Subdivision 2 - Places to take examinations—recognised school students

   74.     Application of sdiv 2
   75.     Application to take examination—recognised school students

              Subdivision 3 - Special arrangements for taking relevant tests

   76.     Special arrangements for personal capacity circumstances
   76A.    Special arrangements guidelines

              Subdivision 4 - Refusal of entry to, or expulsion from, places for taking relevant tests

   77.     Refusal of entry to, or expulsion from, places where relevant test may be taken
   78.     (Repealed)
   79.     (Repealed)
   80.     (Repealed)
   81.     Appointment of officials for relevant test

   PART 3A - MODERATION OF RESULTS

   81A.    Definitions for part
   81B.    Moderation guideline
   81C.    Submission of samples for moderation
   81D.    Moderation and confirmation of student results
   81E.    Review of confirmed student result

   PART 4 - QUEENSLAND CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   82.     Definitions for pt 4
   83.     References to contributing studies

           Division 2 - Eligibility requirements

   84.     Eligibility for issue of QCE
   85.     Persons ineligible for issue of QCE
   86.     Authority may request further information for deciding whether person is ineligible for issue of QCE

           Division 3 - Equivalent qualifications

   87.     Deciding whether a qualification is equivalent
   88.     Requirement to decide whether qualification is equivalent to QCE
   89.     Authority may request further information or documents

           Division 4 - Contributing studies and credits

   90.     Categories of contributing studies
   91.     Requirement to record credits for contributing studies in person’s student account
   92.     Credit value for contributing studies
   93.     Required standard of achievement for contributing studies
   94.     Completion of contributing studies
   95.     Partial completion of contributing studies

           Division 5 - Recognition of particular studies as contributing studies

   96.     Purpose of div 5
   97.     Criteria for recognising particular studies as contributing studies
   98.     Definitions for div 5
   99.     Requirements for recognition
   100.    Procedure for recognising studies
   101.    Recognised studies
   102.    Conduct of review
   103.    Cancelling recognition other than because of review
   104.    Credits for recognised studies
   105.    Providing evidence of assessment for particular recognised studies

           Division 6 - Recognising non-Queensland studies

   106.    Application of div 6
   107.    Authority may decide to recognise studies
   108.    Authority may request further information or documents
   109.    Deciding whether to recognise non-Queensland studies
   110.    Notice of decisions about credits

           Division 7 - (Repealed)

           Division 8 - Issuing of QCE

   115.    When QCE must be issued to a person
   116.    What must be stated on QCE

           Division 9 - Miscellaneous

   117.    Day on which credits must take effect

   PART 5 - OTHER CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT

   118.    Eligibility for Queensland certificate of individual achievement
   119.    Certification studies—contributing studies for Queensland certificate of individual achievement
   120.    When Queensland certificate of individual achievement must be issued
   121.    What must be stated on Queensland certificate of individual achievement

   PART 6 - STATEMENTS OF RESULTS

           Division 1 - Senior statement

   122.    Persons to whom a senior statement must be issued
   123.    What must be recorded on senior statement

           Division 2 - Record of results

   124.    Persons to whom a record of results must be issued
   125.    Persons who may request record of results
   126.    What must be recorded on record of results

   PART 7 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR STUDENT ACCOUNTS

           Division 1 - Prescribed information and notifications

   127.    Prescribed information to open student accounts—compulsory participation phase
   128.    Prescribed information to open student accounts—particular young persons
   129.    Prescribed information to open student accounts—recognised schools
   130.    Prescribed information for student accounts—other persons
   131.    Prescribed information for obligation to notify enrolments
   132.    Notification of results
   133.    Notification of other matters
   134.    Prescribed information for access by providers
   135.    Prescribed information for disclosure to providers and recognised schools

           Division 2 - Notice of results for QCE

   136.    Person for whom student account is open may give results notice
   137.    Authority must record results for contributing studies mentioned in s 4 etc.

           Division 3 - Information authority may disclose

   138.    Information for disclosure to chief executive
   139.    Aggregated student account information
   140.    Disclosure to training chief executive

           Division 4 - Closure of student accounts

   141.    Closure of student accounts

   PART 8 - (Repealed)

   PART 9 - VERIFICATION AND COPIES OF CERTIFICATES AND STATEMENTS

   157.    Verification of information in Queensland certificate of individual achievement or statement of results
   158.    Authority may request further information or documents
   159.    Deciding an application
   160.    Issue of copy of certificate
   161.    Authority may request further information or documents

   PART 10 - EQUIVALENCE OF LEVEL OF SCHOOL EDUCATION OR QUALIFICATION

   162.    Application for authority’s decision on equivalence
   163.    Authority may request further information or documents

   PART 11 - FEES

   164.    Fees in sch 1
   164A.   Application of part
   165.    Service fee payable by person who is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident
   166.    Refund of application fee for accreditation or renewal of accreditation
   167.    Refund of application fee, or late application fee, for external senior examination because of illness
   168.    Refund of fees because of cancellation of application to take external senior examination
   169.    Refund of local expenses fee for relevant test
   170.    Refund of reassessment fee
   171.    Refund of script inspection fee
   171A.   Waiver of fees
   172.    Copy of approved syllabus and certain other documents

   PART 12 - GUIDELINES

   173.    Notification of guidelines
   174.    Guidelines for certification

   PART 13 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   175.    Principal to give information to authority about students who finish senior secondary education

   PART 14 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1 - Transitional provisions for SL No. 126 of 2014

   176.    Definitions for division
   177.    Existing accreditation register
   178.    Decisions of QSA taken to be decisions of the authority
   179.    QCE relevant requests
   180.    Existing recognition of particular studies as contributing studies
   181.    Existing recognition of non-Queensland studies
   182.    Existing recognition of WCS learning projects as contributing studies
   183.    Issue of copy of certificate

           Division 2 - Transitional provisions for Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Amendment Regulation 2019

   184.    Definitions for division
   185.    Meaning of contributing studies for QCE
   186.    Persons eligible to take core skills test in 2019
   187.    Declaration of eligibility to take core skills test
   188.    Deciding level of achievement in core skills test
   189.    Places for taking core skills test
   190.    Special arrangements for taking core skills test
   191.    Refusal of entry to, or expulsion from, places for taking core skills test
   192.    Contributing studies and credits
   193.    WCS learning projects
   194.    Day credits must take effect
   195.    Senior statement
   196.    Record of results
   197.    Tertiary entrance
   198.    Refund of local expenses fee for core skills test

           Division 3 - Transitional provision for Education Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020

   199.    Application of s 171A
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