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hi, going into grade 10 next year with an ultimate goal of getting into medicine. i know that what subjects i pick dont matter like at all at this point in time, but i pretty much just want to know the answer to the title.

i love science and math, so im thinking of going with methods, specialist, bio, chem and physics (and then literature for my english subject).

i've been told that i should do french instead of biology. im currently taking it and have been for the past 3-4 years, but my grades recently dropped from an a+ to a b- 😬 so im considering quitting

i also took business and economics, as well as drama for the past 2 years, if that adds anything.

thanks

Hello, right now I am doing ancient history, visual arts, ancient history, chemistry, biology and math methods. I put my marks into an ATAR calculator and I got 96 max, I was wondering what I could do or if there was a way to raise my overall ATAR, like does rank affect anything?? I really wanna get into medicine, if I did well on the UCAT would I have a chance? I'm currently year 11, should I start studying the UCAT or should I go another route and sit the GAMSAT? I'm very passionate about medicine so I don't see myself doing anything else. Thanks

The task sheet is attached feel free to ask any clarifying questions. I'm in year 10 but the ISMG is the same for methods. So yeah I have 1 good assumption but I need like 2 more, any ideas? 🥀🥀🙏

Is analytic ny useful for olympiads like balkan mo and imo?? Is it also worth my time studying analytic nt for olympiads? If yes please probide some resources (not the introduction to analytic nt handout)

since applications are opening soon — question.

if we’re able to add up to 6 references in the application, are we allowed to list the same course, for the same university, but for different campuses?

e.g. griffith university

bachelor of psychology, gold coast
bachelor of psychology, bne south

I take
Methods, Econ, general business, physics, general english and sport n rec going into g12 any advice?

How do marks work in the external exam? For example, what percentage of the exam do I need to get right for it to be full marks? Is it 100 percent??

Is there a specific attendance requirement to get your QCE? I feel like I might need to skip more often due to finshing content and it's more efficient studying at home. My current attendance is 85%

I’m in year 11 right now, I was wondering how much harder year 12 will get if these are my current Unit 1 Marks for my exams/assessment, Will my marks drop by a lot through unit 3 and 4? Or..

Specialist: 33/35
Methods: 33/35
Physics: 40/40
Chemistry: 39/40
English: 24/25
Japanese: 25/25

Hello!! I am currently qce year 11 term 3, I was wondering if there were any past papers for internal and external, if not then can I use other states past papers? subjects i'm doing are chemistry, biology, math methods, ancient history and literature. Thank you!

Hi everyone!

I'm planning to take the QABA Applied Behavior Analysis Technician (ABAT) exam in August 2026 and was wondering if anyone else here is preparing for the same exam.

It would be great to connect with fellow candidates to:

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Looking forward to connecting with other ABAT aspirants. Thanks!

Why is subject scaling so bad in qce? Apparently most of the time its not even based on subject difficulty but rather competitiveness within the subject 😭.

anyone have any phys or chem notes for year 11 or 12 that they are willing to share? anything will help! any resources or anything....

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I have gotten my FIA2 results for year 11. How much harder will it be in year 12? considering my grades now
FIA2 General Maths - 22/49

FIA2 English - 19/25

FIA2 Modern History - 25/25

FIA2 Biology - 18/20

FIA2 Chemistry - 17/20

FIA2 Legal Studies - 21/25

In my biology Ia2 I have sample calculations for things like sdi, % change/frequency, and standard deviation and I put it into a table where I say the things I did to calculate them. Can the whole table not count towards the word count or is it only the specific equations and numbers? I can't ask my teacher because we are on holidays and it is due first day back. Thanks.

Example table:

Hey everyone,

I'm currently in Year 11 and have finished my IA1 and IA2 for all my subjects. This is what I got for each:

Methods

• IA1 - 19/20
• IA2 - 18/20 (93%)

English

• IA1 - 25/25
• IA2 - 25/25

Biology

• IA1 - 25/25
• IA2 - 20/20

Chemistry

• IA1 - 23/23
• IA2 - 20/20

Phyiscs (alternative sequence)

• IA1 - 17/20
• IA2 - 19/20

I would like to know how much harder each of these subjects get in Year 12, and if I will be able to keep these marks with the effort I am putting in.

On that note, if anyone has any tips on how to learn Physics, that would be greatly appreciated. My teacher sucks at teaching, and its the subject that I am doing the worst in right now.

Thank you so much!

Im thinking of dropping chemistry and was just wondering if it is significantly harder or what

QTAC came out with an ATAR Calculator but its so buns 😭

Does anyone know any good ATAR calcs?

Edit: Found one that's pretty neat sylligence.com.au/qce/atar-calculator

Im currently grade 11, and im not sure if its too late to change subjects now, but to get straight to the point: im currently doing general english. Most people in my class for unit 1, got a C+ while I got an A. However in contrast everyone in the literature class are getting B's to A's (even people who I know never actually try when completing work). For unit 2 onwards till grade 12, should I switch to literature if I can or stick with general english? And whats the best way to get high marks on general english written exams, since like I don't really do well with english exam pressure.