Overview
- Teachers at nine schools taught Augustus rather than Julius Caesar, prompting authorities to remove about 140 students from the external test.
- The syllabus shift to Julius Caesar was flagged in 2023 but was only noticed at some schools two days before the statewide exam scheduled for Oct. 29.
- Exempted students will receive final grades based on internal assessments that account for roughly 75% of the course.
- The QCAA has opened an investigation and is conducting a broader check across 172 schools as Education Minister John‑Paul Langbroek orders an urgent inquiry and calls the episode extremely traumatic for students.
- A copy of the exam obtained by The Sydney Morning Herald shows skills-based questions on Julius Caesar, with 2,510 students sitting the paper statewide and no substitute test available due to standardization requirements.