SUMMARY
This study aimed to ?nd out the mapping of di?culties in mathematics National Examination (NE) in Senior High School along with changes in NE policy in Indonesia in the last 10 years. Researcher conducted descriptive explorative analysis to ?nd out the scope of material, the absorption, and mapping the di?culties faced by students in mathematics. Data analysis carried out by examining the data of each material and indicators. It grouped into two, namely low (<50%) and high absorption (= 50%). The results showed that the overall absorption of the NE had decreased signi?cantly over the past 5 years (2013 to 2017). There did not ?nd out of di?cult material before implementation of Curriculum 2013. However, the last 5 years (after the period of implementation Curriculum 2013) have found several di?culties. Moreover, since 2015, almost all the materials on mathematics NE were categorized as di?cult after the changing in the status of the NE (not a determinant factor of students’ graduation) and implementation the computer-based test. The di?cult materials were probability, geometry transformations, space geometry, calculus, circles, linear programs, and statistics. Generally, the di?culties were in narrative problem-solving questions or using real-world contexts. Also, the results showed non-cognitive impacts (students’ motivation) as the result of the policy changing, especially the status and technical implementation of the NE