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WACE Business Management and Enterprise past exams 2020–2025, by year and topic

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ATARMAxxing indexes 11 official SCSA Business Management and Enterprise papers from 2020 to 2025, with 25 questions mapped to 2 topics. Every paper opens on the SCSA website.

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Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks) · 2024–2026Previous syllabus era (on record 2020-2023) · 2020–2023

WACE Business Management and Enterprise exams by year: official papers & marking guidance

Past exams indexed: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. Open the official SCSA papers, with marking guidance where available.

Year	Study design	Official paper(s)	Marking guidance
2025 WACE Business Management and Enterprise exam	Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)	Written examination ↗ · Ratified marking key ↗	Marking guidance ↗
2024 WACE Business Management and Enterprise exam	Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)	Written examination ↗	Marking guidance ↗
2023 WACE Business Management and Enterprise exam	Previous syllabus era (on record 2020-2023)	Written examination ↗ · Ratified marking key ↗	Marking guidance ↗
2022 WACE Business Management and Enterprise exam	Previous syllabus era (on record 2020-2023)	Written examination ↗ · Ratified marking key ↗	Marking guidance ↗
2021 WACE Business Management and Enterprise exam	Previous syllabus era (on record 2020-2023)	Written examination ↗ · Ratified marking key ↗	Marking guidance ↗
2020 WACE Business Management and Enterprise exam	Previous syllabus era (on record 2020-2023)	Written examination ↗ · Ratified marking key ↗	Marking guidance ↗

11 official papers across 6 years (2020–2025), 6 with marking guidance, published by WACE. These span more than one study design; the most recent is Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks). Earlier papers may cover material that has since changed.

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Unit 3 — Strategic international business growth · 15 mapped questions

Factors driving global business development and the impact of globalisation on employment, skills, technology, cooperation and the domestic market

2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 1(a)4 marksOutlines two factors that can drive a business's global development.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 1(b)6 marksExplains two named impacts of globalisation: changes in a domestic market and international cooperation.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Tax havens, transfer pricing and the benefits of home grown products

2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 2(a)4 marksDescribes two benefits for Australian businesses of developing home grown products.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Ethics in global decisions: environmental responsibility, outsourcing and offshore labour

2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 2(b)3 marksExplains how the role of ethics influences a global business decision to use offshore labour.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Government incentives, free trade agreements (AANZFTA, ANZCERTA) and the role of e-commerce

2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 2(c)4 marksDescribes two home government incentives an Australian business could apply for when planning international trade.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 8(a)5 marksIdentifies Australia's free trade agreement solely with New Zealand and outlines two of its features.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Global brands, market-entry feasibility and standardisation versus adaptation of the marketing mix

2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 3(c)4 marksOutlines why a global brand may consider adapting its product features and its positioning.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 8(b)6 marksDescribes three benefits of a business having a global brand.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Strategic alliances (joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, franchising, outsourcing) and financial risk in export markets

2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 3(a)4 marksDescribes the rationale for a joint venture and states two of its benefits.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 3(b)4 marksDescribes the rationale for an acquisition and states two of its benefits.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 4(a)4 marksOutlines two sources of financial risk in export markets.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 4(b)6 marksExplains how hedging and insurance each minimise financial risk in export markets.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Innovation's role, benefits and success factors

2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 9(a)4 marksDescribes two benefits of innovation for a business improving its products.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 9(c)8 marksAnalyses how timing and cost might impact the success of a business's investment in research and development for new products.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Drivers of and resistance to change, Lewin's Forcefield Analysis, Kotter's 8 Steps and managing diversity

2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 9(b)6 marksUses two named steps of Kotter's 8 Step change management model to explain how a business can address resistance to a global-expansion change.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Unit 4 — Global business operations · 10 mapped questions

Cultural considerations in global business practice

2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 59 marksExplains the impact of religious beliefs, customs and business etiquette on global business practice.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Ethical practice globally: ILO minimum labour standards, corporate social responsibility and environmental sustainability

2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 7(b)6 marksExplains how a business could apply ethical practices around corporate social responsibility and environmental sustainability.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Economic and political factors affecting global operations

2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 7(a)4 marksOutlines how discretionary spending and currency fluctuations could impact a travel business's operations in a global market.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 7(d)8 marksAnalyses how the stability of a foreign government and its relationship with the Australian government could impact an expanding business.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Financial institutions and internal and external sources of funding

2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 7(c)7 marksDescribes one internal and two external funding sources for a business expanding globally, and recommends one with reasons.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

The strategic planning process: mission, environmental scan (PEST, Porter's Five Forces, SWOT), formulation, implementation, evaluation and control

2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 9(d)7 marksUses three named forces of Porter's Five Forces to outline their impact on a business's expansion decision and makes a recommendation on whether to expand.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Financial ratios: current ratio, gross profit/profit/expense ratios, return on equity and debt to equity

2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 6(a)3 marksIdentifies and describes the financial ratio a small business would use to analyse its liquidity.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 6(b)6 marksComments on a constructed business's return on equity and debt to equity ratios across two years from a small table.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Production management, quality management and just-in-time versus just-in-case inventory control

2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 8(c)8 marksAnalyses two inventory-control techniques a business needs to consider when expanding into a new overseas market.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Technology in global marketing and distribution, and leadership styles and traits in a cross-cultural setting

2025Syllabus for teaching from January 2024 (current, Section One 60-61 marks / Section Two 50 marks)Written examination Question 8(d)6 marksExplains two impacts of technology on a business's operations in a new overseas market.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

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