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Key Dates for 2009 / 10

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TERM 1 (27 January - 9 April)
January 2009
Mid January National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Annual Result Notices mailed to candidates.
Late January NQF answer booklets returned to candidates.
  Results available to schools online
27 January Earliest day to start term 1
February 2009
1 February Submission date for moderation
5 February Last date to start Term 1
5 February School Information Form to NZQA
20 February Final date for 2008 NQF Reviews and Reconsiderations
20 February Due date for verification of school statistics
23 February Principal's Nominee seminars start
March 2009
1 March Submission date for moderation
6 March Principal's Nominee seminars finish
10 March NZQA advertises for Panel Leaders
18 March Candidate Information Sheets sent to schools
20 March Final date for 2008 Scholarship Reviews and Reconsiderations
April 2009
1 April Submission date for moderation
9 April Term 1 ends
20-24 April Moderator Best Practice Workshops
TERM 2 (27 April - 3 July)
Late April Public release of statistics
Late April Certificates and Record of Achievement, School Result Summary sent to candidates
27 April Term 2 begins
May 2009
1 May Initial entries and candidate information due
1 May Submission date for moderation
4 May Top Art Exhibition begins touring
29 May Special Assessment applications open
June 2009
1 June Updated externally assessed entries and internally assessed results to NZQA
1 June Submission date for moderation
15 June NZQA starts advertising for markers
22 June Candidate Information Sheets sent to schools (includes information on accessing entries on the web)
29 June Online applications for Exam Centre Managers due
July 2009
1 July Updated externally assessed entries and internally assessed results to NZQA
1 July Submission date for moderation
3 July Term 2 ends
13-17 July Moderator Best Practice Workshops
TERM 3 (20 July - 25 September)
20 July Term 3 begins
August 2009
1 August Confirm externally assessed entries and internally assessed results to NZQA
1 August Submission date for moderation
10 August Special assessment applications close
September 2009
1 September Submission date for moderation
1 September Final entries for externally assessed standards due at NZQA for personalisation of papers. No withdrawals from external standards after this date. Updated internally assessed results to NZQA.
18 September No withdrawals from internal standards after this date.

Final date for payment of fees and financial assistance applications.

25 September Term 3 ends
October 2009
1 October Updated internally assessed results to NZQA
1 October Submission date for moderation
5-9 October Moderator Best Practice Workshops
TERM 4 (12 October - 15 December)
12 October Term 4 begins
27 October Submission date for external level 1 Visual Arts verification and provisional results entry online
30 October Information for compassionate consideration applications sent to schools
November 2009
1 November Updated internally assessed results to NZQA
1 November Submission date for moderation
2 November Admission slips and information for candidates sent to schools
2 November Administration of CATs for Information Management begins
2 November Submission date for external level 2 Visual Arts verification and provisional results entry online
4 November Submission date for all Graphics and Technology NCEA and Scholarship portfolios
11 November Submission date for all Visual Arts level 3 and Scholarship portfolios
13 November Completion date for CATs for Information Management
14 November NCEA and NZ Scholarship examinations begin
16-20 November Moderator Best Practice Workshops
25 November Final results due for externally assessed Visual Arts Standards Level 1& 2
December 2009
1 December Submission date for moderation
2 December NCEA and NZ Scholarship examinations end
4 December Final submission of batch files
8 December Final date for completion of compassionate consideration applications online
15 December Term 4 ends
2010
January 2010 NQF results and statistics available

Answer booklets returned to candidates

February 2010 NZ Scholarship results available

Reviews and reconsiderations applications submitted

April 2010 Records of Achievement and Certificates available to candidates

Last updated: 27 January 2009