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Year Level: Year 11 and/or Year 12
Codes: P1MAT, P2MAT
SCSA Syllabus link:

Mathematics Preliminary

Course Content Description:

This course is designed to build the capacity of students using whole numbers to meet their daily needs.

P1MAT: In this unit, the number format is restricted to whole numbers. Students

  • solve problems involving money and reading the time
  • use addition and subtraction to solve basic everyday maths problems
  • recognise, name and count money and use appropriate symbols
  • learn basic concepts for measurement of time, length, mass and capacity
  • represent simple objects in space by drawing and describing

P2MAT: This unit uses whole numbers. Students

  • use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division applied to daily problems involving money
  • work with measurement of time
  • learn how to follow directions
  • learn to recognise familiar shapes.
Recommended Background: No prerequisite
Mode of Delivery: In Moodle and live, online lessons
Textbooks / Stationery: Refer to the Booklist - Personal Items and Resource List
External Examination: NA
General Pathway: Entry into training or the workforce