External Exams

The first round of Senior External Exams begin on Monday 27th October. The exam block is devised by the QCAA and schedules exams across a four-week period from October 27 to November 18. Under this system, all students in Queensland studying a particular subject will sit the same assessment, at the same time, under the same conditions.  Exams for subjects studied by students at Wilsonton SHS will finish on Friday November 14.

Morning exam sessions will commence at 8:45am and afternoon sessions at 12:15pm. Students are therefore advised to be at their scheduled exam 30 minutes prior to the start time.

It is a student’s responsibility to:

• Be aware of when exams are scheduled.
• To be on time for each exam session.
• To have the required equipment for the exam.

To inform students the QCAA has developed a number of publications:

• External Exam Directions for Students

• External Exams Equipment List

• External Exam Timetable

Release of Year 12 results and ATARs

Students' final subject results, Senior statements and QCEs will be released in the Student Portal on the myQCE website on Wednesday 17 December 2025. ATARs will be available via QTAC's ATAR Portal  on Thursday 18 December 2025 for eligible students.  Students must sign up to the ATAR Portal to access their ATARs.  For more information, visit the QTAC website.

My QCE

All students in Year 12 are reminded of the importance of activating their myQCE account. This QCAA initiative allows students to plan a pathway for QCE attainment by the end of year 12. It also provides information about:

• Subjects and courses
• VET
• Study Tips
• Assessment & Results
• ATAR & Tertiary entrance
• Jobs & careers

Year 11 Performance Interviews:

Following the recent Unit 2 reports students in year 11 whose academic attainment has been below par will be being interviewed about options moving forward.

In some cases, this will entail subject changes and course restructures and this will be the last opportunity for students to restructure their course of study. There will be no changes once students have commenced Unit 3. For others, particularly those at risk of not attaining a QCE, there will be some hard conversations as to exactly what they need to do to improve their performance so as to reclaim the opportunity to graduate with a QCE.

Also, unfortunately, it will mean that some students who have not been attending school with the required regularity and/or whose report card shows failing grades coupled with unacceptable effort and behaviour outcomes, will be required to show cause as to why their enrolment should not be cancelled. Transitional opportunities will be offered to any students who find themselves in the situation of having their enrolment cancelled.

Jacinta Alexender
Deputy Principal