QCE results and ATAR release 2026

QCE results and ATAR release 2026: key dates

The QCAA's Senior Education Profile calendar is the source for the results dates, and QTAC's Year 12 ATAR page for the ATAR time. If a date changes, those pages are updated first.

How you get your QCE results

Final results arrive in your learning account in the Student Portal, on the myQCE website. They are reported as a mark between 0 and 100 and an exit result from A to E for General subjects, and as A to E for Applied subjects. The QCAA releases external assessment results in December, and the Senior Education Profile, which includes your Senior Statement and, if eligible, your QCE, at the same time. Certificates are issued online first. Hard copies are posted after applications for verification have been finalised, in March for December completions. How the marks are put together is in QCE results explained.

To be eligible for a QCE, students need 20 credits at a satisfactory standard, with 12 credits from completed Core courses of study and the rest from Core, Preparatory (maximum 4) and Complementary (maximum 8) courses, plus the literacy and numeracy requirements and, from 2026, the academic integrity requirement.

How you get your ATAR

In Queensland, QTAC calculates the ATAR, not the QCAA. You create your own account in the QTAC ATAR Portal, which needs your full name, date of birth, Learner Unique Identifier (LUI) and a personal email. Schools cannot register students, and a school sees your ATAR only if you consent when you register. The ATAR runs from 99.95 down to 0.00 in steps of 0.05, and scores below 30 are shown as "30.00 or less". Read the ATAR in Queensland and QCE scaling explained for how it is worked out.

What the 2025 results looked like

The QCAA's 2025 snapshot shows the scale of the cohort:

If you think a result is wrong

Once you complete a subject you can ask the QCAA to verify that the result is correct. You can also apply to have an external assessment script reassessed if you believe there was a marking error. The final date for 2026 reassessments and script inspections is 13 January 2027.

Next year's dates

The QCAA's calendar puts final subject results for 2027 on Wednesday 15 December 2027, and the 2027 external assessment block from 25 October to 16 November 2027. The 2027 ATAR release date has not been published.

While you wait

If you are in Year 12 next year, sit a short timed paper: Year 12 Maths, Year 12 Physics, Year 12 Chemistry or Year 12 Biology. Each is 8 questions worth 25 to 35 marks, and the results page shows a predicted grade from A to E with typical cut-offs. This year's exam days are in QCE exam timetable 2026.

Common mistakes on results week

• Looking for the ATAR in myQCE. The ATAR is in the QTAC ATAR Portal. QTAC says QCE results are not in the portal.
• Waiting for the school to register you. Registering is the student's job.
• Expecting both on one day. Results come on Wednesday 16 December and the ATAR on Friday 18 December.
• Confusing the QCE and the ATAR. The QCE certifies your learning and is issued by the QCAA. The ATAR ranks you and is issued by QTAC.

Read next

Australia · QCEATAR in Queensland: how QTAC works it out from your QCEThe ATAR in Queensland explained: who gets one, the best five rule, English requirement, how to get yours from QTAC, and the 2026 release date.