QCE Questions by Topic: what actually gets examined
Past QCE papers coded question by question against the syllabus — module, topic, marks, format and key word — so you can see where the marks actually sit before deciding what to revise.
7 subjects · 927 questions · 2137 marks · 27 official papers
Subjects covered
Every figure is counted from the real papers. Nothing is estimated.
QCE Chemistry
236 questions · 429 marks · 4 QCAA papers, 2022–2025
4 of its 4 topics were examined in every paper on file, and Chemical equilibrium systems alone carried 157 marks.
See what’s actually tested →QCE Mathematical Methods
208 questions · 440 marks · 4 QCAA papers, 2022–2025
8 of its 8 topics were examined in every paper on file, and Integrals alone carried 97 marks.
See what’s actually tested →QCE Physics
174 questions · 386 marks · 4 QCAA papers, 2022–2025
5 of its 5 topics were examined in every paper on file, and Gravity and motion alone carried 134 marks.
See what’s actually tested →QCE Biology
160 questions · 273 marks · 3 QCAA papers, 2022–2024
4 of its 4 topics were examined in every paper on file, and DNA, genes and the continuity of life alone carried 75 marks.
See what’s actually tested →QCE English
64 questions · 180 marks · 4 QCAA papers, 2022–2025
2 of its 5 concepts were examined in every paper on file, and Reader positioning and invited meanings alone carried 62 marks.
See what’s actually tested →QCE Economics
61 questions · 247 marks · 4 QCAA papers, 2022–2025
4 of its 9 areas were examined in every paper on file, and Fiscal policy alone carried 85 marks.
See what’s actually tested →QCE Legal Studies
24 questions · 182 marks · 4 QCAA papers, 2022–2025
2 of its 10 areas were examined in every paper on file, and Rights in Australian criminal and civil contexts alone carried 61 marks.
See what’s actually tested →How the coding works
Each question is placed in the syllabus area it assesses, with its mark value, its format and its key word recorded. Marks are then reconciled against the paper’s own stated total, so nothing is double-counted and nothing is missed — where a section offers a choice of questions, the alternatives share that section’s marks rather than each claiming them.
What we do not have: the authorities publish no per-question statistics for these papers, so nothing here says how students actually performed. It describes what was asked and what it was worth.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is this?
Every question in 27 official QCAA papers counted against the syllabus — what it was worth, what format it took and which key word it used, and which module and topic it assesses. The placement is coded by hand, never estimated. The pages show where the marks actually sat, so you can decide what to revise on evidence rather than on a feeling.
Are the exam questions reproduced here?
No. The authorities own the papers. These pages publish counts and link to the authority's own copy of each paper, so you read the real thing at the source. The analysis is ours; the papers stay with them.
Why are only some subjects here?
Because each subject has to be coded question by question against its syllabus, and that is manual work. A subject appears once its papers are coded and the marks reconcile against each paper's own stated total — not before.
Does this predict what will be in my exam?
No, and it is not meant to. It describes what has been set. Examiners write each paper fresh and can weight a neglected topic heavily, which is why every topic is listed on the subject pages, including the ones examined least.
Exam papers © Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority, linked at source on each subject page. The coding and the counts are ours.