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11–12Mathematics Extension 1 11–12 Syllabus

Record of changes
Implementation from 2026
Expand for detailed implementation advice

Outcomes

Year 11
Year 12
MAO-WM-01Working mathematically

develops understanding and fluency in mathematics through exploring and connecting mathematical concepts, choosing and applying mathematical techniques to solve problems, and communicating their thinking and reasoning coherently and clearly

ME1-11-01

solves problems involving inequalities, functions and their inverses, graphical relationships between functions, and parametric equations

ME1-11-02

applies the remainder and factor theorem and sums and products of zeroes to solve problems involving polynomials

ME1-11-03

solves problems in three dimensions using trigonometry and simplifies expressions, proves results and solves problems involving compound angles using trigonometric identities

ME1-11-04

uses permutations and combinations to solve problems involving counting, ordering and probability

ME1-11-05

uses the binomial theorem to solve problems and prove identities

ME1-12-01

uses mathematical induction to prove results involving sums and divisibility

ME1-12-02

operates with 2D and 3D vectors and uses 2D vectors to solve problems involving motion in two dimensions

ME1-12-03

solves problems involving inverse trigonometric functions

ME1-12-04

selects and applies differentiation and integration techniques to solve problems

ME1-12-05

applies calculus to solve problems involving polynomials, further rates of change, areas and volumes and differential equations

ME1-12-06

solves problems involving binomial distributions, sampling distribution of the mean and the central limit theorem