VCAA Psychology Performance
Overall average 64.1%58,122 questions answered2026 data
Score by Unit & Topic
Full study designHow does experience affect behaviour and mental processes?
64.8%
How is mental wellbeing supported and maintained?
63.5%
Score by Past Paper
2026 data
2025
62.7%
2024
65.1%
2023
64.8%
2022
62%
2021
62.8%
2020
66.3%
Score by Question Type
2026 data
Extended Response
39.6%
Multiple Choice
63.8%
Short Answer
67.5%
Cognitive Verb Performance
2026 data
Analyse
39.5%
Annotate
39.3%
Apply
31.2%
Assess
71.9%
Calculate
64.5%
Clarify
78.6%
Classify
61.1%
Compare
47.5%
Consider
40%
Construct
0%
Contrast
70.4%
Deduce
58.8%
Define
44.6%
Demonstrate
38.9%
Describe
63.8%
Design
93.3%
Determine
77.8%
Discuss
48.1%
Distinguish
48.1%
Draw
43.9%
Evaluate
55.6%
Explain
64.7%
Identify
68.3%
Infer
44.4%
Interpret
36.1%
Justify
62.2%
Label
49.7%
Name
73.3%
Outline
62.8%
Predict
62.8%
Present
75%
Propose
53%
Provide
75.2%
Recommend
63.5%
Represent
50%
Select
100%
State
62%
Synthesise
53.8%
Write
66.7%
Study Guides
VCE Psychology Hardest Topics: Where Students Lose the Most MarksAverage scores in VCE Psychology by past paper, topic, question type and command verb, plus the high-weight low-score revision list.VCE Psychology Most Tested Topics: What the VCAA Exams CoverMarks by topic and dot point across 6 VCAA Psychology external papers, 2020 to 2025, plus the question type and cognitive verb mix.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the hardest VCAA Psychology topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the hardest VCAA Psychology topics are How is scientific inquiry used to investigate mental processes and psychological functioning? (58.2%), How do people learn and remember? (63%), How does sleep affect mental processes and behaviour? (63%). Focus your revision on these areas for the biggest score improvement.
What are the easiest VCAA Psychology topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the highest-scoring VCAA Psychology topics are What influences mental wellbeing? (70.8%), How does the nervous system enable psychological functioning? (66.6%), How does sleep affect mental processes and behaviour? (63%).
What are the most common command words in VCAA Psychology exams?
The most frequently tested command words in VCAA Psychology are Describe, Identify, Explain, Outline, State. Practising responses to these verbs is a high-impact study strategy.
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