VCAA General Mathematics Performance

Overall average 63.2%29,173 questions answered2026 data

Score by Unit & Topic

Full study design

Data analysis and Recursion and financial modelling

63%
Data analysis, probability and statistics
66.7%
Discrete mathematics
56.7%

Matrices and Networks and decision mathematics

63.5%
Matrices
66.9%
Networks and decision mathematics
60.9%

Score by Past Paper

2026 data

2025 P1
70.2%
2025 P1
64.3%
2025 P2
63.4%
2025 P2
59.4%
2024 P1
60.5%
2024 P2
65%
2024 P2
71%
2023 P1
61.9%
2023 P2
72%

Score by Question Type

2026 data

Multiple Choice
64.8%
Short Answer
56.6%

Cognitive Verb Performance

2026 data

Assess
25%
Calculate
47%
Classify
75%
Compare
87.5%
Construct
38.9%
Decide
66.7%
Deduce
66.7%
Define
66.7%
Demonstrate
100%
Describe
66%
Determine
50.6%
Discuss
50%
Draw
49.3%
Estimate
47.1%
Evaluate
54.1%
Explain
63.6%
Identify
61.4%
Illustrate
0%
Interpret
53.5%
Investigate
0%
Justify
66.1%
Label
33.3%
Make
0%
Name
70%
Outline
66.7%
Predict
53.6%
Prove
75%
Provide
72.7%
Select
81.5%
Show
76.8%
State
64.8%
Write
71.1%

Study Guides

VCE General Mathematics Hardest Topics: Where Students Lose the Most MarksAverage scores in VCE General Mathematics by past paper, topic, question type and command verb, plus the high-weight low-score revision list.VCE General Mathematics Most Tested Topics: What the VCAA Exams CoverMarks by topic and dot point across 9 VCAA General Mathematics external papers, 2023 to 2025, plus the question type and cognitive verb mix.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hardest VCAA General Mathematics topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the hardest VCAA General Mathematics topics are Discrete mathematics (56.7%), Networks and decision mathematics (60.9%), Data analysis, probability and statistics (66.7%). Focus your revision on these areas for the biggest score improvement.
What are the easiest VCAA General Mathematics topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the highest-scoring VCAA General Mathematics topics are Matrices (66.9%), Data analysis, probability and statistics (66.7%), Networks and decision mathematics (60.9%).
What are the most common command words in VCAA General Mathematics exams?
The most frequently tested command words in VCAA General Mathematics are Determine, Calculate, State, Identify, Write. Practising responses to these verbs is a high-impact study strategy.

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