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2023–2025 main examinations · 241 questions and separately assessed parts · all printed assessment marks indexed. Showing 6 sample entries; trend percentages use this sample only. Official result percentages describe the published exam cohort.
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Official difficulty uses average marks as a percentage of available marks. 5 questions have sourced averages; years represent different cohorts.
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Multiple choice · Section A
Compare the share of marks, then open the exact questions behind each figure.
Sample only: Percentages show the share of printed marks in the selected section and year. They are historical results, not probabilities for 2026.
| Topic | 2025 | Years present |
|---|---|---|
| Algebra | 1/1 | |
| Calculus | 1/1 | |
| Functions and graphs | 1/1 | |
| Probability and statistics | 1/1 |
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
All printed alternatives are counted in these historical shares; candidates follow the paper’s instructions to choose which questions to answer. Mixed-topic items are kept together, and each indexed question contributes its marks once.
VCAA question references and result tables are official. Topic labels and skill groups are ATARMAxxing analysis. Historical mark shares describe this indexed corpus, not future question probabilities. Multiple-choice incorrect rates sum wrong options and exclude omitted answers; written-response zero marks and full marks are separate measures. Published percentages may differ from 100 because of rounding. Source-page links open the start of the parent question; later subparts may continue overleaf. Open the original paper and report for the exact question, stimulus and assessment commentary.
Use these patterns alongside your own lost marks to choose practice. Keep covering the full syllabus: repeated topics are not guaranteed to appear again.
VCAA question references and result tables are official. Topic labels and skill groups are ATARMAxxing analysis. Historical mark shares describe this indexed corpus, not future question probabilities. Multiple-choice incorrect rates sum wrong options and exclude omitted answers; written-response zero marks and full marks are separate measures. Published percentages may differ from 100 because of rounding. Source-page links open the start of the parent question; later subparts may continue overleaf. Open the original paper and report for the exact question, stimulus and assessment commentary.
Classification: Current VCE study design from 2023. Each question is counted at the separately marked subpart level. The source questions and stimuli remain in the authority's original documents.