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 3
- 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
- MA3-MR-01
selects and applies appropriate strategies to solve multiplication and division problems
- MA3-MR-02
constructs and completes number sentences involving multiplicative relations, applying the order of operations to calculations
Select and use efficient strategies to multiply whole numbers of up to 4 digits by one- and 2-digit numbers
Solve word problems involving rates using multiplication and division (Reasons about relations)
Determine why different division questions have the same answer (Reasons about relations)
Use mental strategies to multiply benchmark decimals by single-digit numbers
Compare the relative place value of digits to multiply and divide a decimal by powers of 10
Estimate the product of a decimal and a whole number to determine the magnitude of a calculator answer
Complete number sentences that involve more than one operation by calculating missing numbers
Identify and use inverse operations to assist with the solution of number sentences
Recognise that division can be recorded using fractions
Use a given geometric pattern involving multiples to create a table of values
Describe a pattern formed by multiples in words, in terms of multiplication rather than addition
Determine a rule describing the relationship between the bottom number and the top number in a table (Algebraic reasoning)
Recognise the need to agree on the order in which to perform operations
Use grouping symbols () in number sentences to indicate operations that must be performed first
Investigate the order of operations using real-life contexts
Solve problems involving grouping symbols