| 2020 |
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| June |
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| 1 | QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY |
| Data file submission due |
| 2 | June Roll Count Day (MoE) |
| 4 | Languages Common Assessment Tasks (CATs) and MCAT Level 1, 91027-Departments start to confirm entries |
| NZQA advertises for external markers. Online applications open |
| 9 | June Roll Return due for schools with secondary candidates (MoE) |
| 17 | Final date for acceptance of Memorandum of Agreement online |
| 29 | Exam Centre Manager nominations close online |
| July |
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| 1 | Data file submission due (correct any errors or warnings from previous submissions and send any additional candidate information in this file, used to prepare Candidate NSN cards) |
| SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CONDITIONS (SAC)-Attach SAC entitlements to external standards from NOW |
| July Roll Count Day (MoE) |
| 3 | TERM 2 ENDS |
| 10 | July Roll Return due for all schools (MoE) |
| Term 3 |
| 20 | TERM 3 BEGINS |
| TRANSLATED PAPERS-Check all entries requiring 'Answer' or 'Request' flags are correct for 1 August data file |
| Check 1 August file contains all known external entries (including NZ Scholarship) for SAC candidates, MCAT Level 1, 91027, Languages CATs and DTHM CATs |
| 22 | Candidate NSN cards sent to schools (includes information on accessing entries on the web) |
| 31 | SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CONDITIONS (SAC)-Include as many exam entries for SAC candidates as possible and continue to attach SAC entitlements to examinations |
| August |
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| 1 | Data file submission due (used to calculate the quantity of exam papers and materials for external exams) |
| Check timetable clashes and confirm candidates' entries |
| TRANSLATED PAPERS-Final date for 'Answer' and 'Request' flags to be set in data file |
| MCAT Level 1, 91027-Deadline for schools to advise NZQA of Assessment Day and number of booklets required |
| 19 | Check accuracy of externally assessed entries in preparation for 9 September data file submission |
| September |
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| 1 | September Roll Count Day (MoE) |
| 8 | September Roll Return due for schools with secondary candidates (MoE) |
| 9 | Data file submission due (all confirmed entries for Externally Assessed standards including NZ Scholarship. Necessary for candidates to get personalised exam materials) |
| Final date for withdrawals from Externally Assessed standards including NZ Scholarship |
| Check timetable clashes and confirm with candidates how examinations will be sat |
| 15 | MCAT Level 1, 91027 Assessment Day One |
| 17 | MCAT Level 1, 91027 Assessment Day Two |
| 25 | TERM 3 ENDS |
| 28 | SOUTH CANTERBURY ANNIVERSARY |
| October |
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| 1 | Data file submission due (include all confirmed entries into internally assessed standards and entries assigned to courses) |
| Derived grade applications open online |
| SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CONDITIONS (SAC) 2021. First time applications for entitlement open for 2021 |
| 2 | SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CONDITIONS (SAC)-Applications for Learning Disorder close for 2020 |
| 8 | Confirm with NZQA three-way examination clash arrangements |
| Term 4 |
| 12 | TERM 4 BEGINS |
| 16 | Languages CAT materials available for schools to download |
| 20 | Languages CAT, Level 2 |
| 21 | Admission Slips for candidates sent to schools |
| Languages CAT, Level 1 |
| 22 | MCAT Level 1, 91027–Last day for entry of ALL provisional results and submissions sent for verification |
| Languages CAT, Level 3 |
| 23 | HAWKE'S BAY ANNIVERSARY |
| 26 | LABOUR DAY |
| 31 | Final date for school payment of NCEA & NZ Scholarship fees for international fee-paying students |
| November |
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| 1 | Data file submission due (correct any errors or warnings from previous submissions and send any additional candidate information in this file) |
| 2 | MARLBOROUGH ANNIVERSARY |
| 6 | Visual Arts Level 1 and 2-start entering provisional results through the provisional results interface |
| 12 | Check accuracy of internally assessed entries for 1 December file |
| Submission of candidate work for the following external standards: (collected from schools) • Dance-NZ Scholarship
• Design and Visual Communication (DVC)-Levels 1, 2, 3 and NZ Scholarship
• Education for Sustainability-Level 3
• Music-NZ Scholarship
• Health and Physical Education-NZ Scholarship
• Technology-Levels 1, 2, 3 and NZ Scholarship
• Visual Arts Level 3 and NZ Scholarship |
| 13 | CANTERBURY ANNIVERSARY |
| 16 | NCEA AND NZ SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS COMMENCE |
| MCAT Level 1, 91027-start entering final results |
| 27 | Visual Arts-Level 1 and 2-last day for changes to results through the final results interface |
| 30 | CHATHAM ISLANDS ANNIVERSARY |
| WESTLAND ANNIVERSARY |
| December |
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| 1 | Final data file submission for 2020 (include all final verified internally assessed results). Files can be submitted up until 10 December. This file is the last opportunity to correct any errors and warnings: • Final date for withdrawals from internally assessed standards
• Do not WITHDRAW leavers |
| 2 | School emergency contact details to NZQA |
| MCAT Level 1, 91027-last day for entry of all final results |
| 9 | NCEA AND NZ SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS END |
| 10 | Data file submission links close at midnight (entry and result file processing ends). No further 2020 data files can be uploaded to NZQA after 11.59pm |
| Web Entries Schools' access closes |
| Derived grade online applications close |
| Assessment specifications for 2021 external assessment published online |
| 16 | TERM 4 ENDS |
| Web access to 'Late Internally Assessed Results' for 2020 opens |
| 25 | CHRISTMAS DAY |
| 26 | BOXING DAY |
| 28 | BOXING DAY (OBSERVED)
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| January 2021 |
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| 1 | NEW YEAR'S DAY |
| 2 | DAY AFTER NEW YEAR'S DAY |
| 4 | DAY AFTER NEW YEAR'S DAY (OBSERVED)
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| 25 | WELLINGTON ANNIVERSARY |