11–12Mathematics Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus
The new Mathematics Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2026.
2025
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2026, Term 1
- Start teaching new syllabus for Year 11
- Continue to teach the Mathematics Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) for Year 12
2026, Term 4
- Start teaching new syllabus for Year 12
Content
Life Skills
- 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
- MA-LS-11
uses position and mapping in a range of contexts
- MA-LS-12
solves everyday problems related to plans, maps and networks
Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.
Recognise and use language that relates to position
Respond to positional language to follow an instruction
Follow directions to get to a specified location in a range of settings
Give directions to get from one location to another
Recognise that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples use the land and their environment to give directions and describe positions
Use compass points to give and follow directions
Identify locations on a grid or number plane
Identify angles as measures of turn
Recognise and use specific angles and angle terms in common use
Use angles to describe positions
Give directions using angles
Recognise the angles between compass points
Apply compass bearings to real-world scenarios
Identify everyday situations that involve the use of ratios
Understand ratios as proportional relationships between two or more amounts
Enlarge or reduce diagrams using a scale
Identify the scale on a map or plan
Recognise that scales on maps and plans can be in different formats
Recognise the relationship between scaled and actual distances on a plan
Use ratios in the context of scales on maps and plans to determine lengths or distances
Recognise that plans represent real things
Identify typical features that are represented on a shopping centre, school or floor plan
Use shopping centre, school, floor or seating plans to locate positions or gather information
Use a floor plan to determine the distance between two locations
Construct a plan using a range of materials, with or without digital tools
Recognise and use language that relates to maps
Recognise a variety of maps
Examine, interpret and use maps to locate places
Explore technology related to maps and mapping to locate places, identify direction and measure distance
Describe or follow routes on a map
Determine the best way to get from one place to another and justify the choice
Recognise that the shortest or fastest route is not always the best route and explain why
Interpret and use transport routes
Solve travel problems using maps
Identify types of networks
Recognise that networks can be used to represent real things
Understand the difference between a network diagram and a map
Identify how different parts of a network are linked, either directly or indirectly
Identify possible pathways between points on a network and use this for planning routes
Use travel network diagrams to identify the best route for a trip to save time and money
Construct a small network of a travel route
Recognise and describe networks used to represent human connections including social networks
Recognise and describe networks used to represent a sequence of activities or events
Plan events using maps
Use maps or networks to travel from one destination to another