VCAA General Mathematics Performance

Overall average 59.3%1,664 questions answered2026 data

Score by Unit & Topic

Full study design

Data analysis and Recursion and financial modelling

59.6%
Data analysis, probability and statistics
55.1%
Discrete mathematics
66%

Matrices and Networks and decision mathematics

58.3%
Matrices
63.8%
Networks and decision mathematics
58%

Score by Past Paper

2026 data

2025 P1
68.4%
2025 P2
69%
2024 P1
62%
2024 P2
61.7%
2023 P1
57.1%
2023 P2
76.1%

Score by Question Type

2026 data

Multiple Choice
66.4%
Short Answer
56.3%

Cognitive Verb Performance

2026 data

Assess
25%
Calculate
38.7%
Classify
0%
Compare
100%
Construct
41.4%
Decide
66.7%
Deduce
100%
Define
100%
Describe
72.1%
Determine
46%
Discuss
50%
Draw
29.2%
Estimate
75%
Evaluate
58.7%
Explain
69%
Identify
58.5%
Illustrate
0%
Interpret
58.8%
Justify
58.5%
Label
50%
Make
0%
Name
66.7%
Outline
66.7%
Predict
45.5%
Prove
75%
Provide
80%
Select
79.2%
Show
66.7%
State
59.1%
Write
79%

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 Data analysis, probability and statistics (55.1%), Networks and decision mathematics (58%), Matrices (63.8%). 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 (66%), Matrices (63.8%), Networks and decision mathematics (58%).
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, Identify, Write, Explain. Practising responses to these verbs is a high-impact study strategy.

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