11–12Mathematics Standard 11–12 Syllabus
Implementation from 2026
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The new Mathematics Standard 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
- Start implementing new Year 11 school-based assessment requirements
- Continue to teach the Mathematics Standard Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) for Year 12
2026, Term 4
- Start teaching new syllabus for Year 12
- Start implementing new Year 12 school-based assessment requirements
2027
- First HSC examination for new syllabus
Content
Year 12 – Standard 2
The normal distribution
- 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
- MST-12-S2-10
analyses normally distributed datasets using statistical processes
Related Life Skills content for Stage 6
Number
Data, statistics and probability
Mathematics project
The normal distribution
Normally distributed datasets
Recognise that a dataset that is normally distributed can be represented by a bell-shaped curve
Explain that the mean, median and mode are approximately equal for data arising from a random variable that is normally distributed
Calculating z-scores
Probability using z-scores
Represent probabilities by shading areas under the normal distribution curve
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