| 2020 |
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| January |
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| 1 | NEW YEAR'S DAY |
| 2 | DAY AFTER NEW YEAR'S DAY |
| 20 | WELLINGTON ANNIVERSARY |
| Term 1 |
| 27 | AUCKLAND ANNIVERSARY
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| EARLIEST DAY TO START TERM 1 |
| 31 | School contact information to NZQA |
| February |
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| 3 | NELSON ANNIVERSARY |
| SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CONDITIONS (SAC)-Rollover/Change opens for entitled candidates |
| 6 | WAITANGI DAY |
| 7 | LAST DAY TO START TERM 1 |
| 19 | Final date for 2019 NCEA External Exam Reviews and Reconsiderations |
| 28 | Web access to 'Late Internally Assessed Results' closes for 2019 |
| March |
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| 2 | Web Entries Schools' access opens |
| March Roll Count Day (MoE) |
| Memorandum of Agreement online applications opens |
| 6 | Final date for 2019 NZ Scholarship Reviews and Reconsiderations |
| 9 | TARANAKI ANNIVERSARY |
| 10 | March Roll Return due for all schools (MoE) |
| 12 | Candidate Information Sheets sent to schools |
| 13 | Update of 2020 External Assessment Specifications online |
| 23 | OTAGO ANNIVERSARY |
| Data file submission links open (entry and result data files can be uploaded to NZQA from this date) |
| 26 | NZQA advertises for Panel Leaders (marking external examinations) |
| April |
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| 1 | First data file submission due (include as many candidate enrolments, courses and entries as possible). Entry and result data file processing begins |
| 9 | TERM 1 ENDS |
| SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CONDITIONS (SAC). First deadline for first-time applications, rollover and changes |
| 10 | GOOD FRIDAY |
| 13 | EASTER MONDAY |
| 14 | SOUTHLAND ANNIVERSARY |
| 25 | ANZAC DAY |
| 27 | ANZAC DAY (OBSERVED)
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| Term 2 |
| 28 | TERM 2 BEGINS |
| May |
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| 1 | Data file submission due (include any additional or updated candidate enrolment and entry information) |
| 11 | Exam Centre Manager nominations open online |
| June |
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| 1 | QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY |
| Data file submission due (used to prepare Candidate NSN cards) |
| 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 |
| 19 | Exam Centre Manager nominations close online |
| 24 | Candidate NSN cards sent to schools (includes information on accessing entries on the web) |
| 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) |
| SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CONDITIONS (SAC)-Attach SAC entitlements to external standards from NOW |
| July Roll Count Day (MoE) |
| 3 | TERM 2 ENDS |
| 8 | 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 external entries (including NZ Scholarship) for SAC candidates, MCAT Level 1, 91027, Languages CATs and DTHM CATs |
| 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 |
| Visual Arts: art bag order due |
| 12 | Check accuracy of externally assessed entries in preparation for 1 September data file submission |
| September |
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| 1 | 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 |
| Final date to flag digital entries in SMS or web entries system |
| Check timetable clashes and advise candidates how examinations will be sat |
| September Roll Count Day (MoE) |
| 8 | September Roll Return due for schools with secondary candidates (MoE) |
| 9 | Visual Arts Levels 1 and 2-start entering provisional results |
| 11 | Languages CATs materials available for schools to download |
| 15 | MCAT Level 1, 91027 Assessment Day One |
| Languages CATs, Level 2 |
| 16 | Languages CATs, Level 1 |
| 17 | MCAT Level 1, 91027 Assessment Day Two |
| Languages CATs, Level 3 |
| 25 | TERM 3 ENDS |
| SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CONDITIONS (SAC)-Applications for Learning Disorders close for 2020 |
| 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) |
| SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CONDITIONS (SAC) 2021. First time applications for entitlement open for 2021 |
| 8 | Confirm with NZQA three-way examination clash arrangements |
| Term 4 |
| 12 | TERM 4 BEGINS |
| Derived grade applications open online |
| 14 | Admission Slips for candidates sent to schools |
| 21 | Visual Arts Level 1-Verification portfolios collected from schools. Complete entry of ALL provisional results |
| 22 | MCAT Level 1, 91027-Last day for entry of ALL provisional results and submissions sent for verification |
| 23 | HAWKE'S BAY ANNIVERSARY |
| 26 | LABOUR DAY |
| 28 | 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
• Physical Education-NZ Scholarship
• Technology-Levels 1, 2, 3 and NZ Scholarship
• Visual Arts Level 2-Verification portfolios. Complete entry of ALL provisional results |
| 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 |
| 5 | Visual Arts Level 3 and NZ Scholarship-Portfolio submission/collection date for Level 3 and NZ Scholarship external standards |
| 6 | NCEA AND NZ SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS COMMENCE |
| Visual Arts Level 1-start entering final results |
| 12 | Check accuracy of internally assessed entries for 1 December file |
| 13 | CANTERBURY ANNIVERSARY (no examinations on this day) |
| Visual Arts Level 2-start entering final results |
| 16 | MCAT Level 1, 91027-start entering final results |
| 27 | Visual Arts-Levels 1 and 2-last day for entry of all final results |
| 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). 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 | NCEA AND NZ SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS END |
| School emergency contact details to NZQA |
| MCAT Level 1, 91027-last day for entry of all final results |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | Derived grade online applications close |
| Assessment specifications for 2021 external assessment published online |
| 9 | Web access to 'Late Internally Assessed Results' for 2020 opens |
| 16 | TERM 4 ENDS |
| 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 |