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
Stage 1
- 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
- MA1-RWN-01
applies an understanding of place value and the role of zero to read, write and order two- and three-digit numbers
- MA1-RWN-02
reasons about representations of whole numbers to 1000, partitioning numbers to use and record quantity values
Identify the number before and after a given two-digit number
Count forwards and backwards by ones from a given number to at least 120
Model and describe 'odd' and 'even' numbers using items paired in two rows
Count forwards and backwards by twos from any starting point
Sequence numbers and arrange them on a line by considering the order and size of those numbers
Locate the approximate position of multiples of 10 on a model of a number line from 0 to 100
Recognise that ten ones is the same as one ten
Use 10 as a reference in forming numbers from 11 to 20
Count large sets of objects by systematically grouping in tens
Partition two-digit numbers to show quantity values
Use number lines and number charts to assist with locating the nearest ten to a number
Estimate, to the nearest ten, the number of objects in a collection and check by counting in groups of ten (Reasons about quantity)