LCA Calendar

(Provided by the State Examinations Commission)   

  • Session 1 Year 1 & Session 3 Year 2   
  • SEPTEMBER   

  • Issue of Practical Achievement Booklet   
  • Issue of year 1 Examination Results   
  • Viewing of Scripts for Year 1 candidates   
  • Deadline for appeal of Year 1 results  
  • OCTOBER   
  • Issue of Appeal Results for Year 2 candidates   
  • Issue of LCA forms ENT.LCA.l and ENT.LCA.2 which capture task & final exam  
  • details for Yr 1 and Yr 2 candidates (to be completed and returned immediately)   
  • NOVEMBER   
  • Issue of Appeal Results for Year 1 candidates 
  • DECEMBER   
  • Circulation of Oral Guidelines. Distributions of Timetable of Final Exams   
  • Issue of LCA Certificates   
  • JANUARY   
  • Notification of February Task arrangements   
  • Year 1 candidate numbers assigned   
  • Practical Coursework Design Briefs -Graphics/Construction,   
  • Engineering, Technology, Childcare/Community Care, Craft & Design circulated to  schools/centres  
  •  Issue of Personal Reflection Task Guidelines   
  • Session 2 Year 1 & Session 4 Year 2   
  • FEBRUARY   
  • February Tasks   
  • LCA 1 (module) forms for Session 1 and 3 to be completed and returned immediately  on receipt.   
  • MARCH   
  • Circulation of Format of final exams   
  • Practical Performance Assignment Briefs (Hotel Catering and Tourism, Office   
  • Administration Customer Care, Active Leisure Studies, Health & Beauty and   
  • Agriculture/Horticulture) circulated to schools/centres   
  • APRIL   
  • Notification of May Task arrangements   
  • Issue of Session 1 and Session 3 results   
  • Appeal deadline for February Tasks   
  • MAY   
  • May Tasks   
  • IT practical performance and written test (set up instructions to issue ahead of   
  • question papers) LCA practical performance tests (Hotel Catering Tourism, Active   
  • Leisure Studies, Office Administration & Customer Care, Agriculture/Horticulture,   
  • Hair and Beauty)   
  • LCA Oral Exams   
  • LCA 1 (module) forms for Session 2 and 4- to be completed and returned  immediately on receipt.   
  • Schools instructed regarding appointing Superintendent for Year 1 languages   
  • Distribution of P2 rolls for Practical Coursework exams and identity labels for  pieces   
  • PRT rolls for Year 1 and Year 2 issued to schools with instruction for immediate return   
  • Completion and return of Personal Reflection Tasks.   
  • JUNE   
  • Terminal Exams   
  • Assessment of practical coursework (Engineering, Graphics & Construction,   
  • Childcare/Community Care, Craft & Design and Technology)   
  • AUGUST   
  • Issue of Year 2 Examination Results   
  • Viewing of Scripts for Year 2 candidates    Deadline for appeal of Year 2 results