Queensland students taught the wrong topic for final exam

Year 12 Ancient History students at nine Queensland schools were taught the wrong content for their final exam.

Students were taught a unit on Roman Emperor Augustus, rather than Julius Caesar.

The exam was held on Wednesday afternoon.

Queensland Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek has labelled the situation “extremely traumatic.”

Here’s what we know.

On Monday, the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) was made aware of a teaching error at Brisbane State High School.

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A further eight state, Catholic and independent schools were later said to be impacted, bringing the total to 140 students.

In 2023, QCAA released a memo saying the 2024 general syllabus unit would be about Augustus, but the 2025 unit would be about Julius Caesar.

At a press conference, Langbroek said the Government will make “every investigation” into the cause.

Langbroek blamed communications “not be[ing]carried out appropriately”.

QCAA told TDA that they are working closely “to ensure that no student is disadvantaged.”

It also confirmed that students have completed 75% of their assessments.

These will help to scale their results from Wednesday afternoon’s exam, Langbroek said.

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