K–10Mathematics K–10 Syllabus
Mathematics for K−2
The new syllabus must now be taught in Kindergarten to Year 2 in all NSW primary schools.
Mathematics for 3−10
The new syllabus is to be taught in Years 3 to 10 from 2024.
2024 – Start teaching the new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts.
Content
Life Skills
- MAO-WM-01
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
- MALS-VOL-01
measures and uses volume, capacity and mass in everyday contexts
Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.
Identify the language of volume, capacity and mass
Identify features of an object associated with volume
Identify features of an object associated with capacity
Identify features of an object associated with mass
Use informal units to estimate and measure volume, capacity and mass
Recognise appropriate formal units for measuring volume, capacity and mass, including their abbreviations
Estimate and measure volume, capacity and mass using formal units
Compare volume and capacity using formal measurements
Compare mass using formal units
Compare the volume and capacity of different objects to solve problems
Compare the mass of different objects to solve problems
Apply volume, capacity and mass to solve problems