VCAA Accounting Performance
Overall average 51.7%653 questions answered2026 data
Score by Unit & Topic
Full study designFinancial accounting for a trading business
49%
Recording, reporting, budgeting and decision-making
53.9%
Score by Past Paper
2026 data
2025
34.1%
2024
49.6%
2023
57.3%
2022
64.4%
2021
48.3%
2020
60.8%
Score by Question Type
2026 data
Multiple Choice
58.7%
Short Answer
49.2%
Cognitive Verb Performance
2026 data
Analyse
65.7%
Calculate
46.7%
Describe
59%
Determine
46.9%
Discuss
53.2%
Evaluate
70%
Explain
64.5%
Identify
57.1%
Interpret
72.5%
Justify
44.8%
Make
53.1%
Outline
75%
Prepare
41.9%
Provide
62.1%
Recommend
66.7%
Record
27.4%
Report
25%
Select
66.7%
State
100%
Study Guides
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the hardest VCAA Accounting topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the hardest VCAA Accounting topics are Recording and analysing financial data (47.2%), Extension of recording and reporting (49.6%), Preparing and interpreting accounting reports (55.8%). Focus your revision on these areas for the biggest score improvement.
What are the easiest VCAA Accounting topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the highest-scoring VCAA Accounting topics are Budgeting and decision-making (64.3%), Preparing and interpreting accounting reports (55.8%), Extension of recording and reporting (49.6%).
What are the most common command words in VCAA Accounting exams?
The most frequently tested command words in VCAA Accounting are Explain, Prepare, Record, Calculate, Describe. Practising responses to these verbs is a high-impact study strategy.
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