QCE subject revision
QCE Physics revision from real past papers
Physics compresses big ideas — gravity, electromagnetism, relativity, the quantum world — into multi-step calculations and explain-why questions, and the external exam wants both done cleanly under time pressure.
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What's in the QCE Physics external exam
- The external examination contributes 50% of your final subject result.
- Two papers, sat in the end-of-year external assessment block.
- Paper 1 includes multiple choice and short response; Paper 2 is short response.
- A formula and data booklet is provided — marks come from choosing the right relationship, showing working and keeping units honest.
The authoritative source on exam structure is always the current QCAA syllabus and assessment specifications — check them for the fine print, and treat this page as a practical summary.
Practise the real questions, one at a time
Queensland publishes its external assessment papers under a Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) licence, which lets us do something PDFs can't: break real QCAA Physics exam questions down individually, map each to the syllabus subject matter, and put them into a practice loop with examiner-style solutions. You attempt before anything is revealed, self-mark against the marking points, and tag why any marks were lost so the next session targets it.
Physics marks split between setting up the right model and executing the algebra cleanly, and the gap log treats those as different problems: multi-mark solutions unfold step by step so you commit to the physics before the numbers, handwritten working photographs in via a QR code, and tagging a loss as concept, setup or careless slip changes what the daily loop schedules next.
A daily loop, scheduled by memory science
Each day the app composes one finishable session: quick recall first, then the reviews your memory is about to drop (scheduled by FSRS spaced repetition), then past-exam questions on your weakest knowledge points. As your exam date approaches, review gaps compress so nothing is scheduled past exam day. The technique itself is free — our evidence-based revision guide explains it with citations.
Sit full papers under exam conditions
Knowing the content and performing in the exam are different skills. Sit full past papers as one piece with reading time, writing time and deferred marking, or build your own practice paper from mapped questions by topic. The timed sits guide shows how a sit runs.
Know where you stand
Every knowledge point is colour-coded by mastery on the subject heatmap, and your exam-readiness forecast gives a likely-score range built from coverage, accuracy and recency. It's a compass, not a promise: it guides where to focus, it doesn't guarantee a grade.
Topics covered
- Gravity and motion, including projectile motion, circular motion and Kepler's laws
- Electromagnetism, including Coulomb's law, magnetic fields and electromagnetic induction
- Special relativity, including time dilation and length contraction
- Quantum theory, including black-body radiation and the photoelectric effect
- The Standard Model, including quarks, leptons and Feynman diagrams
Coverage is mapped to the QCAA syllabus at subject-matter level, and the heatmap shows exactly which points you've practised.
Pricing
$7 per subject a month, capped at $17.99 for 3–6 subjects. Start with a 3-day free trial — no card required. Stop paying and nothing is deleted; your account goes read-only with your progress saved.
Common questions
Which Physics papers are included?
Questions are drawn from official QCAA Physics external assessment papers, broken down question by question and mapped to the syllabus subject matter. Inside the app you can also regroup them and sit a paper as one timed piece.
Do the solutions show full working?
Yes — every multi-mark solution is broken into examiner-style steps and marking points, revealed one at a time so you can attempt the next line before seeing it, then self-mark honestly.
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- Real QCAA past-exam questions
- FSRS spaced repetition
- Honest readiness forecast
Questions are derived from QCAA external assessment papers, © State of Queensland (QCAA), used under CC BY 4.0, with per-question attribution shown in the app. Captivate Exam Hub is not affiliated with or endorsed by the QCAA. See our Copyright Notice.