Course Overview

•    Extension of students’ mathematical skills in ways that apply to practical problem solving.
•    Topics cover a diverse range of applications of mathematics, including personal financial management, discrete modelling, the statistical investigation process, modelling with linear relationships and application of matrices.
 

Assessment

The following assessment types enable students to demonstrate their learning in Stage 2 General Mathematics:

School Assessment (70%)
•    Assessment Type 1: Skills and Applications Tasks (40%)
•    Assessment Type 2: Mathematical Investigations (30%)

External Assessment (30%)
•    Assessment Type 3: Examination (30%)

Students provide evidence of their learning through eight assessments, including the external assessment component. Students undertake:
•    five skills and applications tasks
•    two mathematical investigations
•    one examination.
 

Teacher Information

Mathematics Teacher