VCE General Mathematics Past Exams (Mathematics)
VCE General Mathematics is examined in two end-of-year papers - Exam 1 and Exam 2 (each 1.5 hours, technology-active) - set and marked by the VCAA.
It's the most-enrolled VCE maths study, so past-paper practice is high-leverage - and Polarbear also has free full-length General Mathematics practice exams.
Check the study design. A new General Mathematics study design is first examined in the 2028 VCE exam. Past exams from 2027 and earlier are on the previous study design - still useful for exam technique, but confirm the content against the current study design. Papers from 2028 onward match the new design.
Official General Mathematics VCE exams & examiners' reports (2023–2025 (current study design))
VCAA publishes the past VCE exams and the examination reports for General Mathematics on its own site. They are the real exam questions - sit them under timed conditions, then read the report for what examiners looked for.
What's on the General Mathematics exams?
The study covers data analysis, recursion and financial modelling, matrices, networks and decision mathematics. Exam 1 is multiple-choice; Exam 2 is extended-response, both technology-active with the provided formula sheet.
The reports each year flag the questions the state cohort found hardest - a shortcut to knowing where to focus.
How to use the past exams
Sit each General Mathematics exam in one timed session (VCAA papers include a 15-minute reading period), then mark it against the External Assessment Report for that year - VCAA's report is the examiners' commentary, with sample answers and the mistakes the state cohort repeated.
VCAA also posts the examination specifications and a sample exam on the study page - good for seeing the exact format before you start. The paper, the report and the sample exam all download from the official VCAA page linked above.
Practice General Mathematics beyond the past exams
Once you've worked through the VCAA papers, keep going with Polarbear - free VCE practice exams and AI exam-cram that generates fresh questions on the exact topics you're weakest on, grounded in the VCE General Mathematics study design.
General Mathematics past exams FAQ
Source: VCAA's official General Mathematics past examinations. VCE exams are © Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority - Polarbear links to the official exams rather than rehosting them, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the VCAA.