This probably depends on the school and its administration, but what do you think? I'll give you a little snippet of my past experiences.
The year is 2017. I am in Year 10. Based on my maths performance in previous years (basically never got below 80-85% in a maths test), I get placed in a Pre-Methods class. In the first semester, I struggle. Never got above a 75%. Thankfully, the second semester yields better results. But during the second semester, I made the fateful decision to study Methods 1&2. It opened up more course options than Further (how naive was I back then), and my teacher said I was capable.
Fast forward to the winter of 2018, I've barely passed a Methods SAC, getting 53%. Circular functions and calculus then show me the true meaning of pain. That was when I considered dropping Methods. Just like the last year, I asked my teacher whether I would be capable of Methods 3&4, and they said yes. So I took their word for it (how dumb was I...), and kept going.
Now 2019 has arrived. In June, I experienced an overflow of despair and utter sorrow over a maths test unlike anything I've ever endured in my entire life so far. I froze up and just surrendered to that paper. Though things have improved slightly since then, I am still feeling the pressure as exams are only 3 months away. And I feel like I'm at a Unit 1 level in terms of my understanding.
With that being said, I felt like Year 7-9 Maths was a complete joke in comparison. I barely tried, but still racked up consistent 90+ results in tests. I don't know if that's just my school, but has anyone experienced anything of this nature? And what can a school do to ensure the story of my VCE maths journey is never again replicated? No disrespect to my school at all.
Yours sincerely,
A soon-to-be Year 12 Methods survivor