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NESA Timetable of action for secondary schools

Timetable of action for secondary schools can be accessed here

NESA Identity (NESA ID) **IMPORTANT**
On Monday 9 March NESA Identity (NESA ID) will be introduced as a new, secure way for teachers to sign in to eTAMS and NESA Learning.

From 9 March, teachers will be required to sign in using their email address instead of their 6 digit NESA account number.

eTAMS will be unavailable between 5pm Thursday 5 March and 8am Monday 9 March to prepare for NESA ID. 

What do you need to do?

• If you have already updated your NESA ID email address to a personal email address, your eTAMS profile has been automatically migrated to NESA ID.
• Sign in to eTAMS to set up a password. The next time you sign in, you must set up 2-step verification to keep your account secure.
• If you have not updated your NESA ID email address to a personal email address, you will need to:
  • Attempt to sign in to eTAMS.
  • Locate your eTAMS account using your name, date of birth, and either the email address listed in your eTAMS account or your mobile number.
  • Confirm the best email address and mobile number for your NESA ID.
• The next time you sign in to eTAMS, you must set up 2-step verification to keep your account secure.

 To update your details in eTAMS, please click here

NAPLAN student data now available

Schools can now access student data in the online national assessment platform.

Final tasks to prepare for NAPLAN include:

• checking student data
• adding school-approved disability adjustment codes
• printing student session slips and preparing test administration packs.

For more preparation details about NAPLAN, including Eid al-Fitr and technical preparation, please click here.

New resources to support planning for K–12 students with disability

New resources are now available to help teachers when planning to support K–12 students with disability, including: 

• the Collaborative Curriculum Planning tool, now accessible via an interactive tool, supports decision making about curriculum options
• resources to support teachers working with students who use a range of communication forms and systems.

Writing in the new NSW Curriculum

New mandatory K–10 syllabuses provide a strengthened focus on teaching students how to create written texts, with explicit reference to writing across all subjects. 

Writing supports learning: it is a way for students to organise thoughts, explain thinking and build understanding.

A range of resources are available to support teachers with teaching new syllabus content, including:

• advice by stage and learning area, based on the latest evidence and research
• an online, self-paced professional learning course on teaching grammar.

New K–10 curriculum support materials

New resources are now available to support teachers delivering the following reformed syllabuses:

• Years K–6: English, Mathematics, Creative Arts, Human Society and its Environment, Personal Development, Health and Physical Education, Science and Technology
• Years 7–10: Communication Technology, Engineering Technology, Geography Elective, History Elective, Industrial Technology, Physical Activity and Sports Science, Visual and Motion Design.

Resources include parent and carer guides, sample units, outcomes worksheets, teaching advice, teacher guides, Aboriginal Education support, glossaries, and teaching and learning support.

Click to explore the new K-10 resources. 

Nominate 2026 HSC Presiding Officers

Nominations are now open for 2026 HSC Presiding Officers via Schools Online:

1. Access the role description and nominee resources at Downloads > Memos and Documents > Presiding Officers (PO).
2. Go to Data Collection > Work with presiding officer nominations to submit your nomination.

Nominations close on Thursday 2 April.

School Registration Insights resources

The Regulation of Schooling Directorate has launched the first edition of School Registration Insights – a new resource supporting NSW schools to understand registration and compliance requirements. 

New editions will be published on our website each term.

Click to read the first edition.

WriteOn Competition

The 2026 WriteOn competition opens Monday 23 March.

The stimulus quote for the competition and the teacher support package will be published on 23 March.

Entries close Friday 19 June.

Key Dates

From now

• 2026 Timetable of actions for secondary schools available
  • ENCORE opens at Sydney Opera House
  • Presiding Officer nominations open

5 March

• HSC marker and judge marker applications open

11 March

• NAPLAN begins

16 March

• SHAPE showcase opens at UTS

17 March

• Data entry for 2026 Years 10, 11 and 12 students closes

19 March

• HSC marker and judge marker applications close

23 March

• WriteOn competition opens

25 March

• Principal Certification of Year 10, 11 and 12 student entry data closes

27 March

• Due date for Principals to finalise HSC marking applications

   

Timeline for ordering CSSA HSC Exams

19 January – Principal Information Package sent via Australia Post

6 February – Principal Information Package emailed

9 February – CSSA website opens for online orders

27 March – Applications for Disability Provisions due

2 April – CSSA website closes for online orders