No, don't make Further compulsory; rather, at least one mathematics sequence should be completed by all students.
Though I'm sure that's what you meant anyway.
yea, but can u imagine the backlash i'd get if I said MAKE SPECIALIST compulsory
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I just said further since it's considered the "easiest" for many. Like a base component. but yea, if you do a harder maths, no need to I guess.
Maths is important as well as literacy. Saves all those times you grumble over who pays the bill 
I know many extremely intelligent people who exceed in english/drama and arts, yet fail miserably at any mathematics, if a large majority of people don't require or hold an interest in maths why would that be made compulsory. english fair enough, we're an english speaking nation... but maths is not essential. Personally because of the competition at higher levels i regret doing further maths, if you ask me it's methods(because it's a prereq) or just unnecessary.
I can't believe you just said maths is not essential. I personally find it embarrasing that some people I know think I'm amazing because I can add 180+270+360 off the top of my head.
The way I see it
people who suck at english complain that it shouldnt be in the top four
people who suck at maths complain that it shouldn't be in the top four.
We are all arguing because we want to protect our VCE scores and we don't want them to get affected by something compulsory. Well, tell that to IB where everyone has to do an EE and TOK.
And if you don't want maths in the top four, then the government needs to improve the standard of maths in the lower year levels.