QCAA Biology Performance
Overall average 73.1%30,613 questions answered2026 data
Score by Unit & Topic
Full syllabusBiodiversity and the interconnectedness of life
74.4%
Score by Past Paper
2026 data
2025 P1
63.5%
2025 P2
51.2%
2024 P1
64.6%
2024 P2
69.8%
2023 P1
74.5%
2023 P2
63%
2022 P1
63.4%
2022 P2
63.7%
2021 P1
67.3%
2021 P2
73.5%
2020 P1
65.8%
2020 P2
62.2%
Score by Question Type
2026 data
Assignment
78.2%
Extended Response
49.4%
Multiple Choice
72%
Short Answer
68.1%
Cognitive Verb Performance
2026 data
Analyse
78.1%
Annotate
83.3%
Calculate
55.7%
Classify
78.6%
Compare
64.5%
Construct
76.5%
Contrast
66.9%
Define
72.6%
Describe
65.6%
Determine
69.1%
Develop
78.2%
Discuss
76.2%
Distinguish
71.9%
Draw
65.9%
Evaluate
78%
Explain
64.8%
Identify
77.5%
Infer
87.5%
Interpret
78.2%
Investigate
76.6%
Justify
72.5%
Label
69.5%
Modify
78.6%
Name
75.4%
Outline
72.3%
Predict
63.4%
Process
78.6%
Propose
90.3%
Provide
80%
Research
78.6%
Select
76.7%
Sketch
100%
State
78.2%
Write
25%
Study Guides
QCE Biology IA1 Data Test: How to Get Top Marks in 2026How the QCE Biology IA1 data test is marked, the specifications table that predicts every paper, and why 40% of marks go to conclusions, not calculation.QCE Biology IA2 Student Experiment: How to Get Top Marks in 2026What each QCE Biology IA2 criterion wants in your student experiment, using QCAA's own wording for considered, justified and thorough, plus marked examples.QCE Biology IA3 Research Investigation: How to Get Top Marks in 2026What each QCE Biology IA3 criterion actually wants in your research investigation, using QCAA's own wording on credible sources, claims and top-mark evidence.QCE Biology Hardest Topics: Where Students Lose the Most MarksAverage scores in QCE Biology by past paper, topic, question type and command verb, plus the high-weight low-score revision list.
All Biology guidesFrequently Asked Questions
What are the hardest QCAA Biology topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the hardest QCAA Biology topics are Genetics and heredity (71.4%), Continuity of life on Earth (73.2%), Functioning ecosystems and succession (74%). Focus your revision on these areas for the biggest score improvement.
What are the easiest QCAA Biology topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the highest-scoring QCAA Biology topics are Biodiversity and populations (74.8%), Functioning ecosystems and succession (74%), Continuity of life on Earth (73.2%).
What are the most common command words in QCAA Biology exams?
The most frequently tested command words in QCAA Biology are Identify, Explain, Evaluate, Analyse, Develop. Practising responses to these verbs is a high-impact study strategy.
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