2025 · Main examination · Q11 mark
Monetary union
The global economy
Multiple choice · Section I
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2023–2025 official papers · 111 marked questions and subparts. 100 marks per selected candidate written paper. Choose one question in each of Sections III and IV. Printed alternative marks are not a candidate workload; economic examples describe the examination year. Showing 6 sample entries; trend percentages use this sample only. Official result percentages describe the published exam cohort.
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2025 · Main examination · Q41 mark
Components of government budget
Economic policies and management
Multiple choice · Section I
2025 · Main examination · Q51 mark
Private and public goods
Economic issues
Multiple choice · Section I
2025 · Main examination · Q101 mark
Balance of payment classification
Australia’s place in the global economy
Multiple choice · Section I
2025 · Main examination · Q21(a)2 marks
Role of the OECD
The global economy
Explain and apply · Section II
2025 · Main examination · Q2820 marks
Effects of protection on firms and government
The global economyAustralia’s place in the global economy
Analyse and compare · Section IV · Optional question
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| Topic | 2025 | Years present |
|---|---|---|
| Australia’s place in the global economy | 1/1 | |
| Economic issues | 1/1 | |
| Economic policies and management | 1/1 | |
| Mixed topics | 1/1 | |
| The global economy | 1/1 |
Australia’s place in the global economy
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
Economic issues
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
Economic policies and management
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
Mixed topics
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
The global economy
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
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ATARMAxxing topic labels and skills are analytical classifications checked against official questions, syllabi and NESA mapping grids. Each leaf mark allocation is counted once; mixed-topic items retain one allocation. Historical printed-mark shares describe the selected source corpus, including printed alternatives, and are not probabilities for 2026. Selective examiner-advice paraphrases retain the published question or section scope; source links provide the full guidance. Choose one question in each of Sections III and IV. Printed alternative marks are not a candidate workload; economic examples describe the examination year.
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ATARMAxxing topic labels and skills are analytical classifications checked against official questions, syllabi and NESA mapping grids. Each leaf mark allocation is counted once; mixed-topic items retain one allocation. Historical printed-mark shares describe the selected source corpus, including printed alternatives, and are not probabilities for 2026. Selective examiner-advice paraphrases retain the published question or section scope; source links provide the full guidance. Choose one question in each of Sections III and IV. Printed alternative marks are not a candidate workload; economic examples describe the examination year.
Classification: Economics Stage 6 (2009), applicable to HSC 2026. Each question is counted at the separately marked subpart level. The source questions and stimuli remain in the authority's original documents.
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