Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority

State education authority in Queensland, Australia

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Queensland Studies Authority

JurisdictionQueensland GovernmentHeadquartersBrisbane, QueenslandAuthority executive

Brian Short, Chair

Parent departmentDepartment of EducationWebsiteqcaa.qld.edu.au

The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) is a statutory authority of the Queensland Government responsible for the development and appropriate delivery of kindergarten, primary, and secondary education in Queensland, Australia. The authority itself does not operate any educational institutions, but creates, amends and certifies syllabuses, issues Queensland Certificates of Education, and regulates assessment.^[1]

QCAA Board

The QCAA Board is a seven-member caucus of education leaders, and is the governing body for the authority.^[2] The board's seven positions are filled by three education sector leaders (each from the state, Catholic, and independent sectors) and four members appointed by the minister for education.^[3] The founding Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014 explains that the minister can only appoint people "having the qualifications, experience or standing the Minister considers relevant to the functions of the authority."^[4]

As of 24 September 2020, the board's seven positions are filled by:^[3]

Brian Short, ministerial appointment (chair)
Tony Cook, representing the Department of Education
David Robertson, representing Independent Schools Queensland
Lee-Anne Perry, representing the Queensland Catholic Education Commission
Doune Macdonald, ministerial appointment^[a]
Carol Nicoll, ministerial appointment
Cresta Richardson, ministerial appointment

Footnotes

^ Macdonald is a specialised appointment, classed under "having relevant corporate, governance or financial qualifications or experience", rather than general experience relevant to the authority.^[3]

References

^ "About us". Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
^ "Governance". Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Board members". Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority. 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
^ "Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014". Queensland Legislative Council. 1 May 2018. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.