my school's average was somewhere in the 40's...nothing compared to the kind of marks we've been getting in assessments throughout the year (which have been A LOT higher). i didn't even pass...and those that did were told they did well. the highest was 71%, which i thought was a shocker at first, but i've realised that it seems to be a common "high" mark throughout some schools
if the state avergae is below 50%, then isn't that saying something???
i did heaps of past papers b4 the trial, and i can't say that any of them came close to being as difficult as this exam was....
but that's just my opinion