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Exam reports

August-2022-CEQ-Examiner-report
PDF (133 KB)
PDF (133 KB)
February-2022-CEQ-Post-examination-Report
PDF (177 KB)
PDF (177 KB)
August-2021-CEQ-Post-examination-Report
PDF (155 KB)
PDF (155 KB)

Previous papers

February-2023-CEQ-Marking-Guide
PDF (399 KB)
PDF (399 KB)
August-2022-CEQ-Marking-Guide
PDF (483 KB)
PDF (483 KB)
February-2022-CEQ-Marking-Guide
PDF (403 KB)
PDF (403 KB)
August-2021-CEQ-Marking-Guide
PDF (403 KB)
PDF (403 KB)
February-2021-CEQ-Marking-Guide
PDF (0.6 MB)
PDF (0.6 MB)
October-2021-CEQ-Marking-Guide
PDF (402 KB)
PDF (402 KB)
October-2020-CEQ-Marking-Guide
PDF (0.6 MB)
PDF (0.6 MB)
March-2020-CEQ-Question-and-Marking-Guide
PDF (0.6 MB)
PDF (0.6 MB)
August-2019-CEQ-Marking-Guide
PDF (166 KB)
PDF (166 KB)
August-2019-CEQ
PDF (47 KB)
PDF (47 KB)

E-learning

A guide to the Critical Essay Question [member sign-in required].

The module includes:

  • Concept of the CEQ
  • Scoring system
  • Question samples to comment on and compare with examiner’s comments
  • Tools and methods to formulate your approach to the CEQ.

Advice for structuring and planning a critical essay

Detailed advice on structuring and writing a response to the critical essay question - 2018 CEQ Workshop Presentation from Dr Lisa Lampe [PDF; 58 KB] 

Strategies for writing a critical essay – ‘Thinking on writing a critical essay’ by Dr Lillian Lywan Ng in Australasian Psychiatry [PDF; 431 KB]

Writing advice and common mistakes – ‘Reflections of a CEQ Marker’ by Dr Rob Selzer in Australasian Psychiatry [PDF; 81 KB]

A behind-the-scenes look at the Writtens Examinations [PDF, 635 KB]

Podcast

Preparing for the Critical Essay Question (CEQ) Examination

References and further resources

Master-CEQ-Scoring-Key
PDF (106 KB)
PDF (106 KB)
February-2017-CEQ-Essay-Writing-article-AP
PDF (431 KB)
PDF (431 KB)
February-2018-Reflections-of-a-CEQ-Marker-Article-AP
PDF (80 KB)
PDF (80 KB)

Last updated 06 June 2023