Prepare your students for QCE success with the very best revision and exam preparation support available for Queensland.

Cambridge Checkpoints QCE study guides are written by highly experienced Queensland teachers, including curriculum developers and examination review panel members, making these guides essential preparation tools for students’ summative external assessment.

The new Cambridge Checkpoints QCE study guides are the ideal companion to textbook resources and the perfect year-round study tool to guide students towards success in their QCE. They provide essential revision and exam preparation support to equip your students with the skills, knowledge and confidence they need, including:

• an overview of the entire Year 11 and Year 12 syllabus, supported by summaries and maps where relevant, as well as assessment-related activities
• a focus on understanding concepts and consolidating the key knowledge and skills required for the summative external assessment
• guidance on revision in preparation for examinations
• advice on how to approach the summative external assessment
• practice summative external assessment-type questions with worked solutions or annotated responses

All titles also include access to Cambridge Digital Checkpoints QCE to help you prepare for your exams anytime and anywhere with:

• an online, interactive and responsive version of the Checkpoints study guide;
• auto-marked multiple-choice questions and other self-marking questions;
• supporting videos.

Unit 1 Ideas in the Modern World
Topic 1 Australian Frontier Wars, 1788–1930s
Topic 5 French Revolution, 1789–1799
Topic 9 Russian Revolution, 1905–1920s
Unit 2 Movements in the Modern World
Topic 8 Anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, 1948–1991
Topic 9 African American Civil Rights Movement, 1954–1968
Unit 3 National experiences in the Modern World
Topic 5 Germany, 1914–1945
Topic 9 China, 1931–1976
Topic 12 Israel, 1948–1993
Unit 4 International experiences in the Modern World
Topic 1 Australian engagement with Asia since 1945
Topic 8 Cold War, 1945–1991
Topic 13 Terrorism, anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism since 1984
Sample assessment responses and guidelines
2021 Modern History External assessment
2021 Modern History External assessment marking guide