QCAA French

The current page lists French General senior syllabus 2025 (v1.3). It is for implementation with students who will complete their study of the course in 2026 or beyond. If you are completing French in an earlier year, check with your school which syllabus and assessment arrangements apply to you.

The published external assessment resources list an audio stimulus, a stimulus book, a question and response book, and a marking guide. The audio and stimulus book supply material to respond to, while the question and response book is where answers are recorded. The syllabus page does not publish item counts or section timings.

No passing score or grade threshold is published on the French General syllabus page. Your school can explain how assessment results are calculated and reported for your cohort. Avoid relying on unofficial cut scores.

The syllabus page does not state the external examination's working time, perusal time, or item count. Check the current question and response book and the 2026 external assessment changes document, and confirm details with your teacher before timing practice.

The syllabus page does not publish a retake policy for French General. Ask your school's senior assessment coordinator or the QCAA directly. Do not assume a retake is automatic.

The sample assessment instruments list Unit 3 IA1 as an Examination - short response, Unit 3 IA2 as an Examination - extended response, and Unit 4 IA3 as a Multimodal presentation and interview. They are samples for the 2025 syllabus version. Use them to understand task types, not as a guarantee of your school's exact tasks.

Start with the 2025 sample assessment instruments to learn the task types, then work through the 2020–2025 external papers. Use the matching marking guide to check answers and identify patterns. Because the page flags external assessment changes for 2026, read that changes document before treating older paper structures as current.

The syllabus page links a document titled 'Key senior subject changes: For external assessment in 2026'. The specific changes are not stated on the page itself. Before you rely on a 2025 or earlier paper structure, open that document and check with your teacher which arrangements apply to your cohort.

A common mistake is assuming older paper structures still match 2026 arrangements without checking the changes document. Another is reading the marking guide only after practising, instead of using it to shape answers. Also avoid skipping the audio stimulus or the Language elements document; both are published supports for this syllabus.

The syllabus page does not publish difficulty statistics such as pass rates. Difficulty depends on your French proficiency and preparation. The assessment includes recorded and printed stimulus and a multimodal presentation and interview, so build both comprehension and spoken production. Use the marking guides to see the standard expected.