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Higher School Certificate Examinations Wednesday 21 October 2015
Morning
Mathematics General 2
Candidature: 32231 (as at 1 September 2015)
Begins: 9:25 am Ends: 12:00 pm
The papers consists of two sections.
Section I (25 marks) consists of multiple-choice questions, answered on a separate machine-scored answer sheet.
Section II (75 marks) consists of five questions each worth 15 marks. Each question is made up of several short-answer parts answered in the spaces provided on the question paper.
All questions are compulsory.
Afternoon
Mathematics
Candidature: 16880 (as at 1 September 2015)
Begins: 1:55 pm Ends: 5:00 pm
The paper consists of two sections.
Section I (10 marks) consists of multiple-choice questions, answered on a separate machine-scored answer sheet.
Section II (90 marks) consists of six questions each worth 15 marks. Each question is made up of several short-answer parts. These questions are answered in separate writing booklets.
All questions are compulsory.
Mathematics Extension 2
Candidature: 3362 (as at 1 September 2015)
Begins: 1:55 pm Ends: 5:00 pm
The paper consists of two sections.
Section I (10 marks) consists of multiple-choice questions, answered on a separate machine-scored answer sheet.
Section II (90 marks) consists of six questions each worth 15 marks. Each question is made up of several short-answer parts. These questions are answered in separate writing booklets.
All questions are compulsory.