QCAA Psychology Performance

Overall average 64.8%20,573 questions answered2026 data

Score by Unit & Topic

Full syllabus

Individual thinking

64.7%
Brain function
63.2%
Sensation and perception
81.8%
Memory
69.9%
Learning
57.4%

The influence of others

65.6%
Social psychology
67.8%
Interpersonal processes
21.4%
Attitudes
73.8%
Cross-cultural psychology
62.3%

Score by Past Paper

2026 data

2025 P1
61.9%
2025 P2
35.7%
2024 P1
70.5%
2024 P2
0%
2023 P1
73.5%
2023 P2
65.3%
2022 P1
42.2%
2021 P1
46.9%
2020 P1
60.6%

Score by Question Type

2026 data

Assignment
75.8%
Extended Response
28.9%
Multiple Choice
62.6%
Short Answer
63.7%

Cognitive Verb Performance

2026 data

Analyse
75.7%
Apply
17.1%
Classify
50%
Compare
45.3%
Contrast
63.2%
Deduce
83.3%
Define
31.1%
Describe
53.5%
Develop
75.8%
Discuss
65%
Distinguish
68.9%
Draw
0%
Evaluate
75.8%
Explain
44.3%
Identify
74%
Infer
50%
Interpret
75.8%
Investigate
68.2%
Justify
53.5%
Label
72.5%
Modify
77.7%
Name
89.2%
Outline
50.7%
Predict
35%
Process
77.7%
Propose
44.7%
Provide
73%
Select
68.2%
State
48.7%
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hardest QCAA Psychology topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the hardest QCAA Psychology topics are Interpersonal processes (21.4%), Learning (57.4%), Cross-cultural psychology (62.3%). 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 Sensation and perception (81.8%), Attitudes (73.8%), Memory (69.9%).
What are the most common command words in QCAA Psychology exams?
The most frequently tested command words in QCAA Psychology are Identify, Analyse, Interpret, Develop, Evaluate. Practising responses to these verbs is a high-impact study strategy.

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