VCAA General Mathematics Performance

Overall average 63.3%24,651 questions answered2026 data

Score by Unit & Topic

Full study design

Data analysis and Recursion and financial modelling

63.4%
Data analysis, probability and statistics
67.5%
Discrete mathematics
56.4%

Matrices and Networks and decision mathematics

63.1%
Matrices
66.8%
Networks and decision mathematics
59.6%

Score by Past Paper

2026 data

2025 P1
70.3%
2025 P2
63.9%
2024 P1
60.4%
2024 P2
65.2%
2023 P1
61.5%
2023 P2
74.4%

Score by Question Type

2026 data

Multiple Choice
64%
Short Answer
55.7%

Cognitive Verb Performance

2026 data

Assess
25%
Calculate
41.2%
Classify
0%
Compare
83.3%
Construct
34.6%
Decide
66.7%
Deduce
100%
Define
100%
Describe
69.2%
Determine
47%
Discuss
50%
Draw
30.8%
Estimate
50%
Evaluate
60.5%
Explain
63.4%
Identify
58.7%
Illustrate
0%
Interpret
55.1%
Justify
61.6%
Label
50%
Make
0%
Name
62.5%
Outline
66.7%
Predict
48.7%
Prove
66.7%
Provide
92.3%
Select
79.2%
Show
69.8%
State
61.5%
Write
76.7%

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 (56.4%), Networks and decision mathematics (59.6%), Matrices (66.8%). 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 Data analysis, probability and statistics (67.5%), Matrices (66.8%), Networks and decision mathematics (59.6%).
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, State, Write. Practising responses to these verbs is a high-impact study strategy.

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