QCAA Psychology Performance
Overall average 65.9%28,910 questions answered2026 data
Score by Unit & Topic
Full syllabusThe influence of others
68.3%
Score by Past Paper
2026 data
2025 P1
65.6%
2025 P2
64.4%
2024 P1
70.3%
2024 P2
61.3%
2023 P1
70.5%
2023 P2
65.3%
2022 P1
62.6%
2022 P2
64.9%
2021 P1
66%
2021 P2
64.1%
2020 P1
70.4%
2020 P2
55.1%
Score by Question Type
2026 data
Assignment
76.4%
Extended Response
28.9%
Multiple Choice
63.9%
Short Answer
65.7%
Cognitive Verb Performance
2026 data
Analyse
76.3%
Annotate
39.3%
Apply
33.9%
Calculate
61.5%
Classify
43.8%
Compare
42.9%
Contrast
63.7%
Deduce
57.7%
Define
30.6%
Describe
66%
Determine
60.7%
Develop
76.4%
Discuss
71.4%
Distinguish
71.2%
Draw
50.2%
Evaluate
76.5%
Explain
62.5%
Identify
72.4%
Infer
62.7%
Interpret
76.4%
Investigate
73.4%
Justify
64.1%
Label
48.8%
Modify
77.7%
Name
86.5%
Outline
61.9%
Predict
54.4%
Process
77.7%
Propose
44.7%
Provide
74.9%
Select
73.4%
State
61.1%
Synthesise
53.8%
Study Guides
QCE Psychology IA1 Data Test: How to Get Top Marks in 2026How the QCE Psychology IA1 data test is marked, the specifications table that fixes the shape of every paper, and the cut-off that costs a mark.QCE Psychology IA2 Student Experiment: How to Get Top Marks in 2026What each QCE Psychology IA2 criterion wants, from the statistics your analysis has to carry to the improvements and extensions the top band requires.QCE Psychology IA3 Research Investigation: How to Get Top Marks in 2026How the 2025 QCE Psychology IA3 marking guide scores your claim, research question and evidence, with QCAA's own top-band student examples.QCE Psychology Hardest Topics: Where Students Lose the Most MarksAverage scores in QCE Psychology by past paper, topic, question type and command verb, plus the high-weight low-score revision list.
All Psychology guidesFrequently Asked Questions
What are the hardest QCAA Psychology topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the hardest QCAA Psychology topics are Learning (59.9%), Interpersonal processes (63.6%), Brain function (64.5%). Focus your revision on these areas for the biggest score improvement.
What are the easiest QCAA Psychology topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the highest-scoring QCAA Psychology topics are Attitudes (76%), Memory (69.3%), Social psychology (68.5%).
What are the most common command words in QCAA Psychology exams?
The most frequently tested command words in QCAA Psychology are Identify, Describe, Explain, Justify, Evaluate. Practising responses to these verbs is a high-impact study strategy.
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