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Literacy: should I choose it?

Explore the content and the work before you decide. QCE · Queensland

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QCE Literacy: content and assessment

Explore Literacy: Personal identity; Workplace contexts. Read the actual course outline before choosing.

Confirm your cohort: Literacy 2025 v1.2. Check the implementation statement and school availability for your cohort.

What will I learn?

Topic 1: Personal identity

Short Course topics
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Topic 2: Workplace contexts

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How will I be assessed?

School arrangements: This is a Short Course, not a two-year General or Applied subject. Ask your school about delivery, recognition and the assessment options below.

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Published course / existing guide: Internal assessment option A: Written response

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Published course / existing guide: Internal assessment option B: Spoken or multimodal response

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Published course / existing guide: Internal assessment option C: Reading comprehension examination

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Progression and companion subjects

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Will I find it hard?

Difficulty depends on your experience, interests, teaching and assessment. These are our reflection prompts, not an official difficulty rating.

  • Do you enjoy close reading, developing an interpretation and supporting it with evidence?
  • Would you rather revise a piece of writing over time or respond to a text under timed conditions? Check the actual assessment mix.

Does it scale up or down?

QCAA Short Courses do not contribute to an ATAR. They may contribute one QCE credit, subject to successful completion and recognition.

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Sources, versions and verification dates

Profile source metadata last checked: 2026-11-13. A source check is not an endorsement by the authority or confirmation that a future course version is unchanged.

  • Literacy: QCAA course and implementation — QCAA; 2026-11-13. "Literacy Short Course syllabus 2025" [level=3] For implementation with students who will complete their study of the course in 2025 or beyond.
  • Literacy 2025 v1.2: published learning/assessment labels — QCAA; 2026-11-13. Primary PDF edition matches the edition advertised on the live course page. Factual contents labels; school delivery, task dates and results are separate. © State of Queensland (QCAA), CC BY 4.0; see the document copyright notice.

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