Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Languages
Explore Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Languages: Making connections; Storytelling. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Year 10 → Year 11 & 12 · Queensland
QCE subject selection
Not sure which subjects you want to do? Find out what you’ll learn, how you’ll be assessed and what the work is like. Compare your options, then build a plan to discuss with your school.
Explore General, Applied and vocational options. QCE completion and ATAR eligibility are separate questions.
Find subjects that interest you
No idea what to choose yet? Start anywhere. Read what you’ll learn, look at the assessments, try a sample, then add subjects you want to consider.
76 subjects shown.
Interest and work-style filters are editorial discovery aids, not aptitude or workload ratings.
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies
Explore Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies: Cultures, identities and connections; Continuity, change and influences. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Accounting
Explore Accounting: Real-world accounting; Financial reporting. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Aerospace Systems
Explore Aerospace Systems: Introduction to aerospace systems; Aerospace technologies. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Agricultural Practices
Explore Agricultural Practices: Animal industries; Plant industries. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Agricultural Science
Explore Agricultural Science: Agricultural systems; Resources. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Ancient History
Explore Ancient History: Investigating the Ancient World; Personalities in their times. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Aquatic Practices
Explore Aquatic Practices: Aquatic ecosystems; Coastlines and navigation. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Arts in Practice
Explore Arts in Practice: Issues; Celebration. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Biology
Explore Biology: Cells and multicellular organisms; Maintaining the internal environment. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Building & Construction Skills
Explore Building & Construction Skills: Site preparation and foundations; Framing and cladding. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Business
Explore Business: Business creation; Business growth. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Business Studies
Explore Business Studies: Working in administration; Working in finance. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Career Education
Explore Career Education: My current skills and attributes; My options for the future. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Chemistry
Explore Chemistry: Chemical fundamentals — structure, properties and reactions; Molecular interactions and reactions. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Chinese
Explore Chinese: 我的世界 — My world; 探索世界 — Exploring our world. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Chinese Extension
Explore Chinese Extension: Guided investigation; Independent investigation. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Dance
Explore Dance: Moving bodies; Moving through environments. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Dance in Practice
Explore Dance in Practice: Celebration; Industry. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Design
Explore Design: Stakeholder-centred design; Commercial design influences. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Digital Solutions
Explore Digital Solutions: Creating with code; Application and data solutions. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Drama
Explore Drama: Share; Reflect. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Drama in Practice
Explore Drama in Practice: Collaboration; Community. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
EAL
In Year 11 EAL, explore Understanding texts; Language and textual analysis. See the learning outline, assessment information and original sample before choosing.
Early Childhood Studies
Explore Early Childhood Studies: Play and creativity; Literacy and numeracy. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Earth & Environmental Science
Explore Earth & Environmental Science: Introduction to Earth systems; Earth processes — energy transfers and transformations. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Economics
Explore Economics: Markets and models; Modified markets. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Engineering
Explore Engineering: Engineering fundamentals; Emerging technologies. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Engineering Skills
Explore Engineering Skills: Fitting and machining; Welding and fabrication. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
English
Explore English: Perspectives and texts; Texts and culture. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
English & Literature Extension
Explore English & Literature Extension: Ways of reading; Exploration and evaluation. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
English as an Additional Language
Explore English as an Additional Language: Language, text and culture; Perspectives in texts. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Essential English
Explore Essential English: Language that works; Texts and human experiences. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Essential Mathematics
Explore Essential Mathematics: Number, data and money; Data and travel. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Fashion
Explore Fashion: Fashion designers; Historical fashion influences. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Film, Television & New Media
Explore Film, Television & New Media: Foundation; Stories. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Food & Nutrition
Explore Food & Nutrition: Food science of vitamins, minerals and protein; Food drivers and emerging trends. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
French
Explore French: Ma vie — My world; L’exploration du monde — Exploring our world. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
French Extension
Explore French Extension: Guided investigation; Independent investigation. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Furnishing Skills
Explore Furnishing Skills: Furniture-making; Cabinet-making. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
General Mathematics
Explore General Mathematics: Money, measurement, algebra and linear equations; Applications of linear equations and trigonometry, matrices and univariate. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Geography
Explore Geography: Responding to risk and vulnerability in hazard zones; Planning sustainable places. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
German
Explore German: Meine Welt — My world; Unsere Welt erkunden — Exploring our world. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
German Extension
Explore German Extension: Guided investigation; Independent investigation. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Health
Explore Health: Resilience as a personal health resource; Peers and family as resources for healthy living. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Hospitality Practices
Explore Hospitality Practices: Culinary trends; Bar and barista basics. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Industrial Graphics Skills
Explore Industrial Graphics Skills: Drafting for residential building; Computer-aided manufacturing drafting. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Information & Communication Technology
Explore Information & Communication Technology: Robotics; App development. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Italian
Explore Italian: La mia vita — My world; Esplorando il mondo — Exploring our world. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Japanese
Explore Japanese: 私のくらし — My world; 私達の世界をたんけんする— Exploring our world. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Legal Studies
Explore Legal Studies: Beyond reasonable doubt; Balance of probabilities. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Literacy
Explore Literacy: Personal identity; Workplace contexts. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Literature
Explore Literature: Introduction to literary studies; Intertextuality. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Marine Science
Explore Marine Science: Oceanography; Marine biology. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Mathematical Methods
Explore Mathematical Methods: Surds, algebra, functions and probability; Calculus and further functions. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Media Arts in Practice
Explore Media Arts in Practice: Personal viewpoints; Representations. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Modern History
Explore Modern History: Ideas in the Modern World; Movements in the Modern World. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Music
Explore Music: Designs; Identities. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Music Extension (Composition)
Explore Music Extension (Composition): Explore; Emerge. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Music Extension (Musicology)
Explore Music Extension (Musicology): Explore; Emerge. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Music Extension (Performance)
Explore Music Extension (Performance): Explore; Emerge. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Numeracy
Explore Numeracy: Personal identity and community; Workplace and employment. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Philosophy & Reason
Explore Philosophy & Reason: Fundamentals of reason; Reason in philosophy. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Physical Education
Explore Physical Education: Motor learning, functional anatomy and biomechanics in physical activity; Sport psychology and equity in physical activity. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Physics
Explore Physics: Thermal, nuclear and electrical physics; Linear motion and waves. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Psychology
Explore Psychology: Individual development; Individual behaviour. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Religion & Ethics
Explore Religion & Ethics: Australian identity; Social justice. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Science in Practice
Explore Science in Practice: Consumer science; Ecology. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Social & Community Studies
Explore Social & Community Studies: Lifestyle and financial choices; Healthy choices for mind and body. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Spanish
Explore Spanish: Mi mundo — My world; La exploración de nuestro mundo — Exploring our world. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Specialist Mathematics
Explore Specialist Mathematics: Combinatorics, proof, vectors and matrices; Complex numbers, further proof, trigonometry, functions and transformations. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Sport & Recreation
Explore Sport & Recreation: Aquatic recreation; Athlete development and wellbeing. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Study of Religion
Explore Study of Religion: Religion, meaning and purpose; Religion and ritual. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Tourism
Explore Tourism: Tourism and travel; Tourism marketing. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Visual Art
Explore Visual Art: Art as lens; Art as code. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Visual Arts in Practice
Explore Visual Arts in Practice: Looking inwards (self); Looking outwards (others). Read the actual course outline before choosing.
How QCE subject selection works
Year 11 and Year 12 structure
Units 1–2 → paired Units 3–4
Completing the certificate
20 credits at the required standard and pattern, including completed Core, literacy, numeracy and the academic-integrity requirement.
Considering an ATAR?
Five General subjects, or four General plus one Applied or completed Certificate III-or-higher input. Satisfactory English is required but need not count in the best five.
What does scaling mean?
Published raw and scaled medians describe a cohort. They are not an individual raw-to-scaled conversion.
Scaling compares results across cohorts. It does not tell you whether you will enjoy a subject or how much effort you will need. Historical numbers are labelled by year and statistic in each subject profile.
Can I change my subjects?
Check Unit 3–4 pairing, completed Core credits and catch-up with your school before changing.
What if I do not know my career?
Start with subject content, sample work and your interests. Keep a few options to discuss rather than trying to predict your career now. Course prerequisites are an optional check for exact courses, institutions and entry years.
What about vocational or non-ATAR study?
An ATAR is one pathway. Ask your school about VET, apprenticeships, traineeships, certificate requirements and other tertiary entry pathways. Choose the non-ATAR option in your plan to keep certificate planning separate from ATAR checks.
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Common questions
What do I need to complete QCE?
20 credits at the required standard and pattern, including completed Core, literacy, numeracy and the academic-integrity requirement.
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How does scaling work for QCE?
Published raw and scaled medians describe a cohort. They are not an individual raw-to-scaled conversion.
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Can I change my QCE subjects?
Check Unit 3–4 pairing, completed Core credits and catch-up with your school before changing.
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Find more official subjects and course versions
Subjects are worth considering whether or not we sell resources for them. QCAA General, Applied and Short Course syllabuses. Confirm your school’s actual offerings and the implementation year.
Browse the imported official course directory (78 entries)
These source links include courses awaiting a full information profile. New and upcoming versions may appear together; do not assume a publication year is the teaching start year.
- Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Languages
- Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Accounting
- Aerospace Systems
- Agricultural Practices
- Agricultural Science
- Ancient History
- Aquatic Practices
- Arts in Practice
- Biology
- Building & Construction Skills
- Business
- Business Studies
- Career Education
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Chinese Extension
- Critical Thinking
- Dance
- Dance in Practice
- Design
- Digital Solutions
- Drama
- Drama in Practice
- Early Childhood Studies
- Earth & Environmental Science
- Economics
- Engineering
- Engineering Skills
- English
- English & Literature Extension
- English as an Additional Language
- Essential English
- Essential Mathematics
- Fashion
- Film, Television & New Media
- Food & Nutrition
- French
- French Extension
- Furnishing Skills
- General Mathematics
- Geography
- German
- German Extension
- Health
- Hospitality Practices
- Industrial Graphics Skills
- Industrial Technology Skills
- Information & Communication Technology
- Italian
- Japanese
- Legal Studies
- Literacy
- Literature
- Marine Science
- Mathematical Methods
- Media Arts in Practice
- Modern History
- Music
- Music Extension (Composition)
- Music Extension (Musicology)
- Music Extension (Performance)
- Music in Practice
- Numeracy
- Philosophy & Reason
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Psychology
- Religion & Ethics
- Science in Practice
- Social & Community Studies
- Spanish
- Specialist Mathematics
- Sport & Recreation
- Study of Religion
- Tourism
- Visual Art
- Visual Arts in Practice
Subject information coverage
This release includes 76 subject profiles for QCE, combining existing subject guides with separately sourced official courses. It is not a school’s offering list or a claim that every accredited subject has a complete profile. Check source versions and verification notes within each profile.
See source policy, coverage and known limits. No subject is excluded because it lacks paid resources.
Check your shortlist before you enrol
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