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-NSM-01
measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using uniform informal units
- MA1-NSM-02
describes, compares and orders durations of events, and reads half- and quarter-hour time
Use uniform informal units to measure the mass of an object by counting the number of units needed to obtain a level balance on an equal-arm balance
Select an appropriate uniform informal unit to measure the mass of an object and justify the choice (Reasons about relations)
Explain the relationship between the mass of a unit and the number of units needed (Reasons about relations)
Compare the masses of two or more objects using the same informal units
Estimate mass by referring to the number and type of uniform informal unit used and check by measuring
Recognise that mass is conserved
Use a calendar to calculate the number of months, weeks or days until an upcoming event
Estimate and measure the duration of an event using a repeated informal unit
Compare and order the duration of events measured using a repeated informal unit
Use the terms ‘hour’, ‘minute’ and ‘second’
Compare the duration of standard time units
Make predictions about the time remaining until a particular event starts or finishes (Reasons about relations)
Read analog clocks to the quarter-hour using the terms ‘past’ and ‘to’
Describe the position of the hands on a clock for quarter past and quarter to and relate this to quarter turns
Identify which hour has just passed when the hour hand is not pointing to a numeral
Record quarter-past and quarter-to time on analog and digital clocks
Associate the numerals 3, 6 and 9 with 15, 30 and 45 minutes and with the terms ‘quarter past’, ‘half past’ and ‘quarter to', respectively