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Compare the top 3 scientific calculators in Australia 2026

3 scientific calculator picks for Australian buyers, compared side by side: Casio FX-82ES Plus 2nd Edition for the budget buy; Casio FX-991ES Plus 2nd Edition for the best-value most-households pick; Casio FX-82AU Plus II Scientific for the segment ceiling.

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Casio FX-82AU Plus II Scientific Calculator
Casio FX-82AU Plus II Scientific Calculator
The Australian market FX-82 that booklists name
Check price on Amazon★ 4.7 (135)
Functions252
Power1 x AAA battery
Screen sizeAbout 6 cm
Warranty1 year
Non programmableNatural displayAU market model
  • 252 functions covering trigonometry, logarithms, statistics and probability
  • Natural textbook display shows fractions and surds as they appear on the page
  • Key layout and statistics modes built for the Australian school market
Why we picked this
It is the Australian market version of the FX-82 family, which means the key layout, function labels and statistics modes are the ones Australian teachers demonstrate on the board. A student following along in class…
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VALUE PICK
Casio FX-991ES Plus 2nd Edition Scientific Calculator
Casio FX-991ES Plus 2nd Edition Scientific Calculator
Solar powered step up for university subjects
$47.90★ 4.7 (1377)
PowerSolar with battery
Weight105 g
Footprint16.2 x 7.7 cm
DisplayNatural textbook LCD
Non programmableSolar poweredUni readyMatrices and vectors
  • Matrices, vectors, complex numbers, numerical integration and differentiation
  • Solar power with a battery behind it, so it stays readable through long exams
  • Natural textbook display with recall and edit of previous expressions
Why we picked this
This is the step up most Australian university subject guides quietly assume you own: still non programmable, but with matrices, vectors, complex numbers and numerical calculus built in. The listing specs it as sola…
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BUDGET PICK
Casio FX-82ES Plus 2nd Edition Scientific Calculator
Casio FX-82ES Plus 2nd Edition Scientific Calculator
Same 252 functions at the value end of this guide
$24.31★ 4.4 (8531)
Functions252
Display10 digit + 2 exponent
Power1 x AAA included
Weight105 g
Non programmableNatural displayHard case included
  • 252 functions with the same natural textbook display as the AU model
  • 10 digit mantissa plus 2 digit exponential dot matrix display
  • Multi replay for pulling back and editing a previous expression
Why we picked this
The value pick that is not a compromise. It runs the same 252 functions and the same natural textbook display as the AU model, in the same 105 g body. That makes it the right buy as a second calculator for home, or …
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Which one should you buy?

The Casio FX-82AU Plus II is the safe Australian school default because it is the market version teachers demonstrate on. Step up to the FX-991ES Plus 2nd Edition for university engineering and science, where solar power and matrices, vectors and complex numbers start to matter. The FX-82ES Plus 2nd Edition does the same 252 functions and the same natural textbook display, which makes it the right buy for a spare or for a student likely to lose one.

For full context on why we ranked these the way we did, what alternatives we considered (and rejected), and the broader buying-guide framework, read the full Best Scientific Calculators in Australia (2026).

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