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Key Dates for 2009 / 10
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Key Dates |
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| TERM 1 (27 January - 9 April) | |
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| 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