K–10Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022)
The new Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022) is to be implemented from 2024 and replaces the Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2012).
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
Identify and classify Loading as equilateral, isosceles or scalene triangles
Recognise that triangles and quadrilaterals can be classified in more than one way (Reasons about spatial relations)
Compare side and Loading properties of triangles and quadrilaterals using measurement and symmetry
Investigate the symmetry properties (Loading and rotational) of quadrilaterals
Identify regular and irregular Loading
Recognise the need for formal units larger than the square metre
Identify situations where square kilometres and hectares are used for measuring area
Equate one hectare to the area of a Loading with side Loading of 100 m,
ie 10 000 square metres 1 hectare (ha)
Record areas using square kilometres and hectares
Recognise the importance of using the same units of length on the sides of rectangles to create ‘square units’
Establish the relationship between the lengths, widths and areas of rectangles
Record, using words, the method for finding the area of any rectangle
Calculate areas of rectangles in square centimetres (cm2), square metres (m2) and square kilometres (km2)
Recognise that rectangles with the same area may have different dimensions
Investigate and compare the areas of rectangles that have the same perimeter