HSC · Year 11 · 2026· 11255

Mathematics Advanced

Syllabus & assessment · Course guide

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Course at a glance

No Year 11 scalingScaling applies to Year 12 results. Year 11 uses the 2024 syllabusCheck the current syllabus and upcoming changes. Use school materialsPractise the topics taught by your school.

What you'll study

Functions

Functions and trigonometry

  • Working with functions
  • Graph transformations
  • Trigonometry and measure of angles
  • Trigonometric identities and equations
About this topic group

Develop function reasoning, graph transformations and trigonometric relationships.

Calculus and data

Change, growth and uncertainty

  • Introduction to differentiation
  • Exponential and logarithmic functions
  • Probability and data
About this topic group

Introduce differentiation alongside exponential, logarithmic and statistical analysis.

Official resources

Use the new syllabus for Year 11; existing HSC papers follow the outgoing course.

For Year 11 in 2026

Mathematics Advanced 11–12 Syllabus (2024)

Assessment

Year 11 assessment is school-based, with no external NESA examination or UAC scaling.

Assessment details

School-designed assessment program

Your school assesses achievement across the new syllabus and reports a final Year 11 grade.

No external NESA exam

HSC Mathematics Advanced scaling

Review Year 12 scaling benchmarks for Mathematics Advanced, where a cohort of 16,809 recorded a scaled mean of 31.9 out of 50.

Year 11 marks are not scaled. The 2025 Year 12 scaled profile is provided as historical context only.

31.9 Scaled mean out of 50
33.2 Scaled median 2025 cohort
38.9 Upper quartile 2025 cohort

UAC calculates scaling from unreleased raw exam and assessment marks, meaning NESA-reported HSC marks cannot be uniquely converted into scaled marks. Estimate your overall ATAR using five years of historical scaling data from UAC.

UAC ATAR Compass
All statistics are cohort summaries reported on a 1-unit (0–50) scale. Across all subjects, the scaled mean is approximately 25. 2025 UAC Scaling Report ↗
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Syllabus updates and paper advice

Current · Year 11

Year 11 uses the 2024 syllabus

Year 11 began the Mathematics Advanced 11–12 Syllabus (2024) in Term 1 2026.

Caution · old papers

Use school materials for the new Year 11 course

Existing HSC papers assess the old Year 12 course. Use school materials aligned to the new Year 11 focus areas.

Ahead · 2027 HSC

New Year 12 syllabus starts in Term 4 2026

New Year 12 teaching starts in Term 4 2026. The first HSC under the 2024 syllabus is in 2027.

Common questions

Does Year 11 Mathematics Advanced scale?

No. Year 11 marks are not scaled and do not count towards your ATAR.

Which syllabus and past papers should I use?

Use the Mathematics Advanced 11–12 Syllabus (2024). Existing HSC papers assess the outgoing Year 12 syllabus and do not match this sequence.

When is the first exam under this syllabus?

The first HSC examination for the Mathematics Advanced 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is in 2027.

Mathematics AdvancedYear 12 →Mathematics Extension 1Year 11 →

HSC · Year 11

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