Year 10: Victorian Curriculum 2.0

Listed Mathematics content descriptions at Level 10, in the words of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), with the practice on this site that covers it. Checked against the source on 3 September 2026.

  • 30content descriptions
  • 143skills mapped
  • 100%have practice

Coverage is the percentage of listed content descriptions with at least one linked practice skill; it does not measure how fully every part of an entry is practised. A skill can practise more than one content description, so some appear more than once below.

Number
  1. VC2M10N01recognise the effect of using approximations of real numbers in repeated calculations

Algebra
  1. VC2M10A01factorise algebraic expressions by taking out a common algebraic factor

  2. VC2M10A02simplify algebraic products and quotients using exponent laws

  3. VC2M10A03apply the 4 operations to simple algebraic fractions with numerical or single variable denominators

  4. VC2M10A04expand binomial products and factorise monic quadratic expressions using a variety of strategies

  5. VC2M10A05substitute values into formulas to determine an unknown and rearrange formulas to solve for a particular term

  6. VC2M10A06implement algorithms that use data structures using pseudocode or a general purpose programming language

  7. VC2M10A07solve problems involving linear equations, including those derived from formulas

  8. VC2M10A08solve linear inequalities and graph their solutions on a number line

  9. VC2M10A09solve simultaneous linear equations, using algebraic and graphical techniques including using digital tools

  10. VC2M10A10solve problems involving gradients of parallel and perpendicular lines

  11. VC2M10A11explore the connection between algebraic and graphical representations of relations such as simple quadratic, reciprocal, circle and exponential

  12. VC2M10A12solve linear equations involving simple algebraic fractions

  13. VC2M10A13solve simple quadratic equations using a range of strategies, including null factor law

  14. VC2M10A14solve simple exponential equations

  15. VC2M10A15use mathematical modelling to solve applied problems involving inverse proportion, growth and decay, including in financial contexts to establish the compound interest formula

  16. VC2M10A16solve equations graphically or using systematic numerical guess-check-and-refine with digital tools

Measurement
  1. VC2M10M01solve problems involving the surface area and volume of composite objects using appropriate units

  2. VC2M10M02interpret and use logarithmic scales in applied contexts involving small and large quantities and change

  3. VC2M10M03solve practical problems by applying Pythagoras' theorem and trigonometry to right-angled triangles

  4. VC2M10M04use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving direct and inverse proportion and scaling of objects

Space
  1. VC2M10SP01apply deductive reasoning to formulate proofs involving shapes in the plane and use theorems to solve spatial problems

  2. VC2M10SP02interpret networks and network diagrams used to represent relationships in practical situations and describe connectedness

Statistics
  1. VC2M10ST01compare data distributions for continuous numerical variables using quartiles and interquartile range and appropriate data displays

  2. VC2M10ST02construct scatterplots and consider a line of good fit; comment on the association between the 2 numerical variables

  3. VC2M10ST03construct two-way tables and discuss possible relationship between categorical variables

  4. VC2M10ST04analyse claims, inferences and conclusions of statistical reports in the media and other places, by linking claims to displays

  5. VC2M10ST05plan and conduct statistical investigations of situations that involve bivariate data, including where the independent variable is time

Probability
  1. VC2M10P01use the language of 'if … then …', 'given', 'of' and 'knowing that' to investigate conditional statements and identify common mistakes

  2. VC2M10P02describe the results of two- and three-step chance experiments, both with and without replacements, assign probabilities to outcomes

Other Year 10 skills

Year 10 skills not currently linked to an entry on this page. These may include revision, extension practice, or skills still awaiting a curriculum mapping.