VCAA Accounting Performance
Overall average 44.9%234 questions answered2026 data
Score by Unit & Topic
Full study designFinancial accounting for a trading business
44.4%
Recording, reporting, budgeting and decision-making
46%
Score by Past Paper
2026 data
2025
41.6%
2024
45.8%
2023
51.4%
2022
64.5%
2021
36.6%
2020
52.5%
Score by Question Type
2026 data
Multiple Choice
42.9%
Short Answer
45.3%
Cognitive Verb Performance
2026 data
Analyse
75%
Calculate
14.3%
Describe
41.7%
Determine
40.9%
Discuss
47.8%
Evaluate
70%
Explain
56.8%
Identify
66.7%
Justify
38.9%
Make
53.8%
Outline
100%
Prepare
44.3%
Provide
87.5%
Record
31.4%
Report
25%
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 Budgeting and decision-making (37.7%), Preparing and interpreting accounting reports (43.2%), Recording and analysing financial data (44.7%). 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 Extension of recording and reporting (47.4%), Recording and analysing financial data (44.7%), Preparing and interpreting accounting reports (43.2%).
What are the most common command words in VCAA Accounting exams?
The most frequently tested command words in VCAA Accounting are Prepare, Explain, Record, Calculate, Discuss. Practising responses to these verbs is a high-impact study strategy.
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