What we do
The QSA provides a range of educational services to Queensland schools and the community.
Syllabuses
The QSA develops, approves and revises syllabuses for the Preparatory Year to Year 12, and accredits syllabuses prepared outside of the QSA. It also offers services and resources to help teachers implement QSA syllabuses.
Additionally, QSA registers schools to deliver Australian Qualification Framework certificates, and accredits vocational education and training programs.
See the P-12 syllabuses and support section of the website for more information.
Assessment and moderation
It is QSA's role to determine procedures and implement quality assurance for Queensland 's system of continuous school-based assessment in the senior phase of learning.
The QSA advises schools about administering assessment, and coordinates the national Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 literacy and numeracy tests in Queensland.
Additionally, QSA designs, administers and marks the Queensland Core Skills Test and administers the Senior External Examination.
See the Assessment section of the website for more information.
Certification
QSA issues certificates of achievement, and certified copies of certificates, such as the Senior Certificate and the Queensland Certificate of Education.
It also records achievements in QSA-approved areas of learning, and reports data on Year 12 outcomes to the public.
The QSA is responsible for deciding equivalency for school qualifications obtained at educational institutions outside Queensland.
See the Certificates section of the website for more information.
Tertiary entrance
The QSA develops tertiary entrance procedures, issues tertiary statements and provides information to the public about tertiary entrance procedures and requirements.
See the Tertiary entrance section of the website for more information.
Last reviewed: 17 December 2007
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