SCSA Mathematics Specialist Performance

Overall average 60.8%19,159 questions answered2026 data

Score by Unit & Topic

Full syllabus

Complex Numbers, Functions, and 3D Vectors

60.4%
Complex numbers
59.3%
Functions and sketching graphs
59.3%
Vectors in three dimensions
61.4%

Advanced Integration, Differential Equations, and Statistical Inference

61.6%
Integration and applications of integration
63.9%
Rates of change and differential equations
60.2%
Statistical inference
63.1%

Score by Past Paper

2026 data

2025 P1
36%
2025 P2
52.5%
2024 P1
46.2%
2024 P2
73.9%
2023 P1
58.4%
2023 P2
77.2%
2022 P1
43.4%
2022 P2
61.7%
2021 P1
51.1%
2021 P2
77.8%
2020 P1
31.7%
2020 P2
48.4%

Score by Question Type

2026 data

Multiple Choice
60.2%
Short Answer
62.6%

Cognitive Verb Performance

2026 data

Calculate
70.2%
Describe
100%
Determine
62.6%
Develop
100%
Differentiate
0%
Draw
0%
Evaluate
46.8%
Explain
51%
Express
64.1%
Justify
32.7%
Label
47.6%
Model
50.8%
Prove
69.4%
Provide
57.1%
Represent
100%
Show
75.5%
Sketch
59.2%
Solve
54.6%
State
70.4%
Write
63.2%

Study Guides

WACE Mathematics Specialist Hardest Topics: Where Students Lose the Most MarksAverage scores in WACE Mathematics Specialist by past paper, topic, question type and command verb, plus the high-weight low-score revision list.WACE Mathematics Specialist Most Tested Topics: What the SCSA Exams CoverMarks by topic and dot point across 12 SCSA Mathematics Specialist external papers, 2020 to 2025, plus the question type and cognitive verb mix.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hardest SCSA Mathematics Specialist topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the hardest SCSA Mathematics Specialist topics are Complex numbers (59.3%), Functions and sketching graphs (59.3%), Rates of change and differential equations (60.2%). Focus your revision on these areas for the biggest score improvement.
What are the easiest SCSA Mathematics Specialist topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the highest-scoring SCSA Mathematics Specialist topics are Integration and applications of integration (63.9%), Statistical inference (63.1%), Vectors in three dimensions (61.4%).
What are the most common command words in SCSA Mathematics Specialist exams?
The most frequently tested command words in SCSA Mathematics Specialist are Determine, Show, Express, Evaluate, State. Practising responses to these verbs is a high-impact study strategy.

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