| 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 Learning and Certificates available to candidates |