2023 Student Economics Competition 

Each year, QETA conducts a student economics competition in separate divisions for Year 11 and Year 12 students. The competition is sponsored by the University of Queensland School of Economics.

The competition consists of a 30 item multiple choice test assessing content from the QCAA Economics 2019 General Senior Syllabus.

The Competition is free to all students of Economics in any Queensland secondary school. All students receive a Certificate for participation and above, recognising their achievement. There are cash prizes for the top students in each division. 

The competition runs from Wednesday 12 July to Wednesday 19 July 2023.

The competition exists of:

1. 30 multiple choice, for a Year  11 and Yr 12 test.
2. 10 common questions used in both tests, on basic economic principles, and a couple of current economic issues (to advantage those students who are aware of the news)
3. 16 questions for Year 11 covering all three topics in markets and models, with 4 questions on Unit 2 market failure topic 1
4. 20 questions with 10 questions for Year 12 covering all of Unit 3, and 10 questions on Unit 4 Topic 1

Link to flyer
Link to Terms and conditions
Link to registration page

Past Papers

Past  papers are useful as a diagnostic tool at the start of teaching and as formative assessment to provide feedback to teachers and students on progress through a topic. Please note, that QETA has paid for these papers and retains the intellectual property. Do not share these to students for practice or to teachers /schools who are not members. Please contact QETA for a copy of the answer sheet.

2022 Paper
2021 Year 11 Paper
2021 Year 12 Paper