Topics covered will include integers, ratios and rates, area, volume, angle properties, Pythagoras’ Theorem, probability and statistics, linear relationships and basic algebraic skills. Students will utilise skills developed in these topics to learn about Mathematics and how it is used in decision making and problem solving in real world contexts. They will be exposed to both practical and abstract situations and will continue to develop as independent learners with the introduction of investigative tasks.

Students will be assigned to one of four courses dependent upon their Year 7 results.

The Advanced course is designed to cater for those students with an aptitude for mathematics and abstract thinking. Students would be challenged with higher order thinking questions and collaborate to explore and discover the relevant Mathematical concepts to solve problems.

The Intermediate A course is for those students of average to above average mathematical ability. Students would experience a variety of extension topics within the curriculum and activities that would build up their abstract thinking skills.

Intermediate B is a general mathematics program written for students with an average mathematical ability who work better at a slower pace. These students would benefit from a higher level of scaffolding in the teaching instructions and experience success in Mathematics when their confidence is built through fluency and repetition of concepts.

The Modified course caters for those students who require the work to be at a much slower pace and who require more individual attention. The main goal for these students is to gain the numeracy requirement of secondary graduation as soon as possible. Whether it be via Year 9 NAPLAN or the passing of the OLNA assessment at the earliest possible date post Semester 1 of Year 9.