Principal Testing Officer, NAPLAN Unit
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
Salary range
Closing date
30 August 2026
Posted 14 Aug 2026
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Job searchPrincipal Testing Officer, NAPLAN Unit
Brisbane
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Brisbane
The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) is seeking a Principal Testing Officer to join the NAPLAN Unit . The NAPLAN Unit is responsible for the critiquing, administration, marking, analysis and reporting of the annual NAPLAN Tests for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The unit contributes to the development of these tests by participating in panelling and feedback processes on potential test materials with other states and territories.
Job details
Position statusPermanentPosition typeFull-timeOccupational groupEducation & TrainingClassificationAO7Workplace LocationBrisbane Inner CityJob ad referenceQLD/QCAA28/2026Closing date30-Aug-2026Yearly salaryFortnightly salaryTotal remunerationSalary OtherJob durationContact personFiona BakerContact detailsfiona.baker@qcaa.qld.edu.au tel: 07 3864 0313Access the National Relay Service
What you will do
In the Principal Testing Officer role, you will:
- Provide high level advice to senior officers on the development, management and implementation of NAPLAN tests and marking.
- Design materials and present workshops, information sessions and training sessions on various aspects of test characteristics, test preparation and test administration, marking and the interpretation of and use of test results.
- Contribute to the reviewing of test items and marking schemes for tests and provide feedback to all stakeholders.
- Liaise and work collaboratively with other Principal Testing Officers and other staff to undertake projects (both state and national) and coordinate activiti…