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 5
- 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
- MA5-ARE-C-01
solves problems involving the surface area of right prisms and practical problems involving the area of composite shapes and solids
Solve practical problems involving the areas of composite shapes
Identify the edge lengths and the faces making up the surface area of prisms
Recognise and justify whether a diagram represents a net of a right prism
Create and rearrange nets of right prisms
Find the surface areas of prisms, given their nets, excluding curved surfaces
Solve problems involving surface areas of prisms, excluding curved surfaces
Recognise the curved surface of a cylinder as a rectangle and apply this knowledge to calculate the area of the curved surface
Solve problems involving surface areas of cylinders and related composite solids