QCAA Biology Performance
Overall average 71.1%60,355 questions answered2026 data
Score by Unit & Topic
Full syllabusBiodiversity and the interconnectedness of life
72.6%
Score by Past Paper
2026 data
2025 P1
69.9%
2025 P2
63.1%
2024 P1
70.8%
2024 P2
68.5%
2023 P1
76.4%
2023 P2
68.1%
2022 P1
67%
2022 P2
66.2%
2021 P1
69.2%
2021 P2
72%
2020 P1
68.6%
2020 P2
62.6%
Score by Question Type
2026 data
Assignment
79.6%
Extended Response
53.5%
Multiple Choice
72%
Short Answer
66.2%
Cognitive Verb Performance
2026 data
Analyse
79.5%
Annotate
53.3%
Calculate
63%
Classify
75.5%
Compare
61.6%
Construct
80.7%
Contrast
70.7%
Deduce
87.5%
Define
63.7%
Describe
69.1%
Determine
61.2%
Develop
79.6%
Discuss
79.6%
Distinguish
77.1%
Draw
71.1%
Evaluate
79.4%
Explain
62.2%
Identify
76.9%
Infer
65.7%
Interpret
79.6%
Investigate
80.8%
Justify
61.2%
Label
68.1%
Modify
79.2%
Name
70.6%
Outline
72.9%
Predict
65.6%
Process
79.2%
Propose
87.5%
Provide
65.6%
Research
79.2%
Select
81%
Sketch
56%
State
70.4%
Write
35.7%
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 (69.8%), Continuity of life on Earth (70.1%), Functioning ecosystems and succession (71.5%). 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 (73.5%), Functioning ecosystems and succession (71.5%), Continuity of life on Earth (70.1%).
What are the most common command words in QCAA Biology exams?
The most frequently tested command words in QCAA Biology are Explain, Identify, Describe, Justify, Evaluate. Practising responses to these verbs is a high-impact study strategy.
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