VCAA Specialist Mathematics Performance

Overall average 60.9%21,883 questions answered2026 data

Score by Topic

Full study design

Discrete mathematics

69.7%

Functions, relations and graphs

56.5%

Algebra, number and structure

58%

Calculus

60.5%

Space and measurement

62.9%

Data analysis, probability and statistics

59.7%

Score by Past Paper

2026 data

2025 P1
66.7%
2025 P1
67.5%
2025 P2
61.6%
2025 P2
59.7%
2024 P1
67%
2024 P1
50%
2024 P2
62.4%
2024 P2
71.1%
2023 P1
56.4%
2023 P1
61.4%
2023 P2
56.8%
2022 P1
56.1%
2022 P1
73.7%
2022 P2
57.5%
2022 P2
62.7%
2021 P1
71.9%
2021 P1
65.7%
2021 P2
51.7%
2021 P2
69.8%
2020 P1
58.3%
2020 P2
60.2%

Score by Question Type

2026 data

Multiple Choice
60%
Short Answer
63.2%

Cognitive Verb Performance

2026 data

Calculate
64.6%
Describe
100%
Determine
63.4%
Develop
100%
Differentiate
0%
Draw
50%
Estimate
73.8%
Evaluate
46.8%
Explain
51%
Express
61.6%
Justify
51.2%
Label
44.2%
Model
50.8%
Prove
66%
Provide
57.1%
Represent
100%
Show
72%
Sketch
57.1%
Solve
61.9%
State
72.2%
Write
61%

Study Guides

VCE Specialist Mathematics Hardest Topics: Where Students Lose the Most MarksAverage scores in VCE Specialist Mathematics by past paper, topic, question type and command verb, plus the high-weight low-score revision list.VCE Specialist Mathematics Most Tested Topics: What the VCAA Exams CoverMarks by topic and dot point across 21 VCAA Specialist Mathematics external papers, 2020 to 2025, plus the question type and cognitive verb mix.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hardest VCAA Specialist Mathematics topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the hardest VCAA Specialist Mathematics topics are Functions, relations and graphs (56.5%), Algebra, number and structure (58%), Data analysis, probability and statistics (59.7%). Focus your revision on these areas for the biggest score improvement.
What are the easiest VCAA Specialist Mathematics topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the highest-scoring VCAA Specialist Mathematics topics are Discrete mathematics (69.7%), Space and measurement (62.9%), Calculus (60.5%).
What are the most common command words in VCAA Specialist Mathematics exams?
The most frequently tested command words in VCAA Specialist Mathematics are Determine, Show, Prove, Evaluate, State. Practising responses to these verbs is a high-impact study strategy.

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