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 three-digit number
Count forwards and backwards by tens, on and off the decade, with two- and three-digit numbers
Identify how many more to the next multiple of ten within two- and three-digit numbers
Count and represent large sets of objects by systematically grouping in tens and hundreds
Use models such as base 10 material and interlocking cubes to represent and explain grouping
State the quantity value of digits in numbers of up to three digits (Reasons about quantity)
Identify the nearest hundred to a number
Recognise units of 100
Use place value to partition and rename three-digit numbers in different ways (Reasons about relations)
Estimate, to the nearest hundred, the number of objects in a collection and check by grouping and counting