Nearly Time for QCS
For all students in Queensland, It's nearly time to be into the QCS Exams. It starts 9am on Tuesday Morning. For all of those who are no in Yr12 and In QLD, Australia..
What is the QCS Test?
The QCS Test is:
- a common statewide test for Queensland Year 12 students
- an achievement test, not an intelligence test, nor an aptitude test
- grounded in the Queensland senior curriculum
- accessible to all Year 12 students regardless of individual differences in subject patterns.
What does it test?
It tests the 49 common elements that are the threads of the Queensland senior curriculum. These elements are called Common Curriculum Elements (CCEs).
The 49 elements are also listed in this PDF: Common Curriculum Elements (PDF 38K).
While the level of sophistication demanded by the test is appropriate to Year 12 students, particular knowledge of specific Year 12 subjects is not tested.
However, the test assumes basic levels of general knowledge and vocabulary and a Year 10 knowledge of mathematical operations.
What is the purpose of the test?
The QCS Test provides:
- individual results reported on a five-point scale
- group results for calculating Overall Positions (OPs) which are independent of subjects studied or school attended
- group results for calculating Field Positions (FPs).
