VCAA General Mathematics Performance

Overall average 60.3%1,027 questions answered2026 data

Score by Unit & Topic

Full study design

Data analysis and Recursion and financial modelling

60.5%
Data analysis, probability and statistics
57.3%
Discrete mathematics
65.8%

Matrices and Networks and decision mathematics

59.3%
Matrices
53.3%
Networks and decision mathematics
59.5%

Score by Past Paper

2026 data

2025 P1
67%
2025 P2
72.9%
2024 P1
66.7%
2024 P2
68.8%
2023 P1
57.4%
2023 P2
77.1%

Score by Question Type

2026 data

Multiple Choice
66.6%
Short Answer
57.1%

Cognitive Verb Performance

2026 data

Assess
50%
Calculate
31.7%
Classify
0%
Compare
100%
Construct
33.3%
Decide
66.7%
Deduce
100%
Define
100%
Describe
73.8%
Determine
48.4%
Discuss
0%
Draw
27.3%
Estimate
50%
Evaluate
65%
Explain
79.4%
Identify
59.2%
Interpret
56.5%
Justify
58.8%
Make
0%
Name
100%
Outline
100%
Predict
41.2%
Prove
75%
Select
80%
Show
71%
State
69.8%
Write
78.6%

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 Matrices (53.3%), Data analysis, probability and statistics (57.3%), Networks and decision mathematics (59.5%). 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 Discrete mathematics (65.8%), Networks and decision mathematics (59.5%), Data analysis, probability and statistics (57.3%).
What are the most common command words in VCAA General Mathematics exams?
The most frequently tested command words in VCAA General Mathematics are Determine, Identify, Calculate, Describe, State. Practising responses to these verbs is a high-impact study strategy.

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