QCAA Physics Performance
Overall average 72.4%27,974 questions answered2026 data
Score by Unit & Topic
Full syllabusScore by Past Paper
2026 data
2025 P1
61.8%
2025 P2
56.3%
2024 P1
75%
2024 P2
61.2%
2023 P1
73.4%
2023 P2
58.9%
2022 P1
67%
2022 P2
65.7%
2021 P1
70%
2021 P2
64%
2020 P1
73.9%
2020 P2
60%
Score by Question Type
2026 data
Assignment
83.2%
Multiple Choice
65.3%
Short Answer
58.6%
Cognitive Verb Performance
2026 data
Analyse
82.9%
Assess
40%
Calculate
56.9%
Compare
50%
Construct
80.5%
Contrast
66.4%
Deduce
62.9%
Define
62.5%
Describe
60.2%
Determine
60.8%
Develop
83.1%
Discuss
80.2%
Draw
57.8%
Estimate
42.3%
Evaluate
83.1%
Explain
57.5%
Express
42.9%
Identify
83%
Interpret
83.1%
Investigate
80.4%
Justify
57%
Label
87.5%
Modify
84.4%
Outline
0%
Predict
75%
Process
84.4%
Research
84.4%
Select
80.4%
Show
67.1%
Sketch
57.8%
State
63.5%
Write
100%
Study Guides
QCE Physics IA1 Data Test: How to Get Top Marks in 2026How the QCE Physics IA1 data test is marked, the question specifications table behind every paper, and what changed under the 2025 syllabus.QCE Physics IA2 Student Experiment: How to Get Top Marks in 2026What each QCE Physics IA2 criterion wants, using QCAA's own definitions of considered, justified and thorough, plus marked examples from four cohorts.QCE Physics IA3 Research Investigation: How to Get Top Marks in 2026What each QCE Physics IA3 criterion wants, using QCAA's own wording on claims, credible sources and evaluating evidence against the claim.QCE Physics Hardest Topics: Where Students Lose the Most MarksAverage scores in QCE Physics by past paper, topic, question type and command verb, plus the high-weight low-score revision list.
All Physics guidesFrequently Asked Questions
What are the hardest QCAA Physics topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the hardest QCAA Physics topics are Quantum Theory (67.4%), Gravity and motion (70%), Electromagnetism (73.8%). Focus your revision on these areas for the biggest score improvement.
What are the easiest QCAA Physics topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the highest-scoring QCAA Physics topics are The Standard Model (77.1%), Special relativity (73.8%), Electromagnetism (73.8%).
What are the most common command words in QCAA Physics exams?
The most frequently tested command words in QCAA Physics are Identify, Analyse, Evaluate, Develop, Interpret. Practising responses to these verbs is a high-impact study strategy.
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