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1. Check the task format, time limit and permitted materials with your school.
2. Start with one timed section or task and record where you spent the most time.
3. Review errors before attempting another section. Separate missing knowledge from timing problems.

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Practice paper focus areas

• Exam 1 — U3 AOS1 health status & determinants; U3 AOS2 Ottawa Charter & Closing the Gap; U4 AOS1 global health & HDI
• Exam 2 — U3 AOS1 nutrition & obesity; U3 AOS2 Dietary Guidelines & Ottawa Charter; U4 AOS1 global health
• Exam 3 — Tobacco and vaping prevention through the Ottawa Charter (Unit 3 AOS2 emphasis); Balanced coverage of Unit 3 AOS1/AOS2 and Unit 4 AOS1/AOS2 health and global development; VCAA command words with model answers, mark-by-mark criteria and examiner tips
• Exam 4 — U3 health status & risk factors; U3 Ottawa Charter, models & access/equity; U4 HDI & global health factors
• Exam 5 — Childhood immunisation and communicable disease (Unit 3 & Unit 4 links); Balanced full-course coverage: U3 AOS1 & AOS2, U4 AOS1 & AOS2; VCAA-realistic mark spread with two extended-response and one stimulus question
• Exam 6 — U3 AOS1 dimensions & status; U3 AOS2 Ottawa & models; U4 AOS1 HDI & global factors
• Exam 7 — U3 AOS1 health status & risk factors; U3 AOS2 Ottawa Charter & healthy public policy; U4 AOS1 global health & HDI
• Exam 8 — U3 Australian health system (Medicare/PBS/NDIS); U3 health status & models of health; U4 global health & HDI
• Exam 9 — U3 AOS1 health status & BoD; U3 AOS2 models & Ottawa; U4 AOS1 global health & HDI
• Exam 10 — Global safe water, sanitation and SDG 6 (Unit 4 emphasis); Balanced coverage of Unit 3 AOS1/AOS2 and Unit 4 AOS1/AOS2; VCAA-style command words, mark-by-mark criteria and stimulus question
• Exam 11 — U3 AOS1 health status & risk factors; U3 AOS2 Ottawa Charter & models; U4 AOS1 global health & HDI
• Exam 12 — U3 AOS1 health status & risk; U3 AOS2 models & Ottawa; U4 AOS1 HDI & inequality
• Exam 13 — U3 AOS1 health & status; U3 AOS2 promotion/models; U4 AOS1 global health
• Exam 14 — Aid types and effectiveness (emergency, bilateral, multilateral, NGO) — distinctive emphasis with extended evaluation; Balanced full-course coverage: Unit 3 AOS1 health concepts/status & AOS2 models/Ottawa Charter, Unit 4 AOS1 global health/HDI & AOS2 SDGs; VCAA-style mark spread with a data/stimulus item and at least two 8-10 mark extended responses, marks summing to exactly 100
• Exam 15 — U3 AOS1 health status & climate factors; U3 AOS2 Ottawa Charter & models; U4 AOS1 HDI & climate determinant
• Exam 16 — Whole-course coverage balanced across Unit 3 AOS1/AOS2 and Unit 4 AOS1/AOS2; Distinctive emphasis on food security and Zero Hunger (SDG 2) globally; VCAA-realistic command words, mark spread, model answers and mark-by-mark criteria
• Exam 17 — Social model vs biomedical model of health (compared and applied) — the distinctive emphasis; Balanced full-course coverage: Unit 3 AOS1 & AOS2, Unit 4 AOS1 & AOS2; Realistic VCAA mark spread with stimulus/data question and two+ extended-response items
• Exam 18 — U3 AOS1 health status & risk factors; U3 AOS2 Ottawa Charter & healthy public policy; U4 AOS1 global health & HDI
• Exam 19 — U3 AOS1 health & status; U3 AOS2 promotion models; U4 AOS1 global health & HDI
• Exam 20 — Comprehensive mixed review across Units 3 & 4; Balanced coverage of all four areas of study; At least two 8-10 mark extended-response questions plus one stimulus question