QCAA Agricultural Science Performance

Overall average 65.9%1,603 questions answered2026 data

Score by Unit & Topic

Full syllabus

Agricultural production

67%
Animal production B
66.9%
Plant production B
71.7%
Agricultural enterprises B
62.2%

Agricultural management

63.2%
Enterprise management
73.4%
Evaluation of an agricultural enterprise’s sustainability
61.4%

Score by Past Paper

2026 data

2025 P1
74.4%
2025 P2
77.7%
2024 P1
69%
2024 P2
58%
2023 P1
67%
2023 P2
65.3%
2022 P1
50.5%
2022 P2
78.9%
2021 P1
61.5%
2021 P2
78.2%
2020 P1
63.9%
2020 P2
61.2%

Score by Question Type

2026 data

Assignment
64.3%
Extended Response
61.4%
Multiple Choice
64.1%
Short Answer
68.1%

Cognitive Verb Performance

2026 data

Analyse
62.9%
Assess
57.5%
Calculate
61.9%
Compare
22.2%
Contrast
75%
Describe
80.1%
Determine
52.6%
Develop
64.3%
Discuss
64.5%
Draw
60.5%
Evaluate
64.3%
Explain
60.7%
Identify
66.6%
Infer
84.4%
Interpret
64.3%
Investigate
63.2%
Justify
58.6%
Modify
65.6%
Process
65.6%
Propose
100%
Provide
73%
Research
65.6%

Study Guides

QCE Agricultural Science Most Tested Topics: What the QCAA Exams CoverMarks by topic and dot point across 12 QCAA Agricultural Science external papers, 2020 to 2025, plus the question type and cognitive verb mix.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hardest QCAA Agricultural Science topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the hardest QCAA Agricultural Science topics are Evaluation of an agricultural enterprise’s sustainability (61.4%), Agricultural enterprises B (62.2%), Animal production B (66.9%). Focus your revision on these areas for the biggest score improvement.
What are the easiest QCAA Agricultural Science topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the highest-scoring QCAA Agricultural Science topics are Enterprise management (73.4%), Plant production B (71.7%), Animal production B (66.9%).
What are the most common command words in QCAA Agricultural Science exams?
The most frequently tested command words in QCAA Agricultural Science are Identify, Explain, Describe, Draw, Justify. Practising responses to these verbs is a high-impact study strategy.

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