Apr 22 - Jan 23

Item Review

Review of the framework and the new science items; item review for the innovative domain Learning in the Digital World (LDW) and for the context questionnaires

Mar - Okt 23

Translation

Translation of the new science items and questionnaires from the OECD source languages (English, French) into German

Jun - Oct 23

Reconciling and Verification

Reconciling und Verification

Okt 23 - Mar 24

Sampling

Sampling for the field test in spring 2024

Dec 23 - Mar 24

Approval

Approval procedure for the PISA field test materials in the selected federal states

Apr - Jul 24

Feld test

Conduct of the field test for PISA 2025

Jul - Dec 24

Data Management

Analysis of the field test data

Oct - Dez 24

Main Study Review

Renewed review and revision of the test questions and questionnaires

Sep - Oct 24

School Sampling

Sampling of schools for the PISA 2025 main study

Oct 24 - Jan 25

Student Sampling

Sampling of students

Nov 24 - Feb 25

Approval

Approval procedure for the PISA materials by the 16 federal states

March 2025

Main Study

Conduct of the main study at around 260 schools with a total of approximately 10,600 students

May 25 - July 26

Data Management

Submission and verification of the dataset as well as preliminary analysis of the main study

August 25 - August 26

PISA 2025 National Report

PISA 2025 national report: design and preparation of the national report, writing phase, transfer of data to the publisher, several rounds of proof corrections, and printing

September 2026

PISA 2025 Results

Publication of the PISA 2025 results at a press conference in Berlin

Expected Dec 26

School Feedback Reports

Dispatch of individual feedback reports to those schools that took part in the main study in 2025

Expected May 2027

Innovative Domain

Publication of the results for the innovative domain in PISA 2025 (Learning in the Digital World, LDW)