WACE · Year 12 · 2026· ATMAA

Mathematics Applications

Units 3 and 4 · Course guide

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Course at a glance

Scales down2025 Year 12 cohort. Individual results vary. Minor wording changed in 2025Check the current syllabus and upcoming changes. Use past examsPast papers and marking keys for practice.

What you'll study

Unit 3

Bivariate data analysis & Growth and decay in sequences

  • Bivariate data analysis
  • Growth and decay in sequences
  • Graphs and networks
About this unit

Use bivariate statistics, recursive sequences and graph theory to model practical situations.

Unit 4

Time series analysis & Loans, investments and annuities

  • Time series analysis
  • Loans, investments and annuities
  • Networks and decision mathematics
About this unit

Analyse time series, loans, investments, annuities and decision networks.

Official resources

Start with the current SCSA syllabus, then use the supporting documents that match your course.

Current Year 12

Syllabus 2026 formula sheet
2027 preview1 files
2027 syllabus

Assessment

The examination has calculator-free and calculator-assumed papers, with an official formula sheet supplied.

35%

Calculator-free

5 min reading · 50 min working

65%

Calculator-assumed

10 min reading · 100 min working

Assessment details

Calculator-free

Compulsory questions completed without a calculator.

Calculator-assumed

CAS calculators are expected for modelling, statistics, finance, and networks.

WACE Mathematics Applications scaling

The 2025 cohort mean scaled score was 55.3, below TISC's all-course mean of 60.

Your score 60/ 100
Mathematics Applications55.3/ 100Estimated scaled score
-4.7 points · Mathematics Applications
0100
Scaled score00252550507575100100Mathematics Applications: 60 → 55.3Your score →
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2024 model · About these estimates

These curves are rough estimates from 2024 cohort summary statistics, not published individual score conversions. The input is your SCSA standardised combined score, not a school or raw exam mark. Scaling changes each year. These are Year 12 results, not predictions for Year 11.

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Mathematics Applications

2024 model estimates
Standardised combined scoreScaled score (out of 100)
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10.1
21
32
42.9
53.8
64.8
75.7
86.6
97.6
108.5
119.4
1210.4
1311.3
1412.3
1513.2
1614.1
1715.1
1816
1916.9
2017.9
2118.8
2219.7
2320.7
2421.6
2522.5
2623.5
2724.4
2825.4
2926.3
3027.2
3128.2
3229.1
3330
3431
3531.9
3632.8
3733.8
3834.7
3935.7
4036.6
4137.5
4238.5
4339.4
4440.3
4541.3
4642.2
4743.1
4844.1
4945
5045.9
5146.9
5247.8
5348.8
5449.7
5550.6
5651.6
5752.5
5853.4
5954.4
6055.3
6156.2
6257.2
6358.1
6459
6560
6660.9
6761.9
6862.8
6963.7
7064.7
7165.6
7266.5
7367.5
7468.4
7569.3
7670.3
7771.2
7872.1
7973.1
8074
8174.9
8275.9
8376.8
8477.8
8578.7
8679.6
8780.6
8881.5
8982.4
9083.4
9184.3
9285.2
9386.2
9487.1
9588.1
9689
9789.9
9890.9
9991.8
10092.7
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Syllabus updates and paper advice

Current · 2026

Minor wording changed in 2025

The syllabus clarifies systematic reporting and fitting least-squares lines to model long-term linear trends.

Practice · older papers

Use older exams for topic practice

Use past papers normally, but check data-analysis questions against the two amended dot points.

Ahead

2027 syllabus is published

Listed change documents cover rationale, aims and General Capabilities, with no assessable content-change summary.

Common questions

How is the final WACE course mark calculated?

The final combined course mark weights the moderated school assessment and external SCSA examination equally: 50% each.

Does WACE Mathematics Applications scale up or down?

Mathematics Applications typically scales down, but this isn’t guaranteed in future years.

How should I use older WACE papers?

Use past papers normally, but check data-analysis questions against the two amended dot points.

Mathematics ApplicationsYear 11 →Mathematics MethodsYear 12 →Mathematics SpecialistYear 12 →

WACE · Year 12

Practise Mathematics Applications

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