VCE Physics Units 3 and 4
The examination
One written examination: 15 minutes of reading time and 2 hours 30 minutes of writing time, 120 marks, 50 per cent of the study score. One scientific calculator and pre-written notes (one folded A3 sheet or two A4 sheets). A formula sheet is provided.
The course follows the VCE Physics Study Design for Units 3 and 4 (from 2024, accredited to 2027), the study design the 2026 and 2027 examinations are set on.
Section A and Section B
Section A: multiple-choice questions 20 marks.
20 questions worth 1 mark each.
Section B: short-answer and extended-answer questions 100 marks.
Questions with several parts: calculations, explanations, graphs and data analysis.
How the course practises it
Section A. 176 multiple-choice questions with four options, A to D; each wrong option says which slip it catches.
Section B. 84 questions in parts: calculations, explanations, graphs and data analysis, each step marked on its own marking guide, with follow-through from earlier parts.
Timed papers. 8 Section A sets, 20 Section B sets and 6 full papers, at the examination's pace of 1.25 minutes a mark.
A formula sheet is provided with the examination. Questions give every value you need in the question itself.
School-assessed Coursework for Unit 3 contributes 30 per cent and for Unit 4 20 per cent of the study score, and is set by your school. It is described in a lesson rather than practised here.
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