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The MYP Mathematics programme covers all the foundational mathematical concepts, skills and knowledge for students to be successful in Mathematics.
On this page you will find an overview of the curriculum content for years S1 - S5. There is a separate page that details the MYP Assessment criteria for Mathematics, and how we assess against each of these. You can also use the menu above to navigate to a particular year group to see more details about what students will learn in each year group.
The MYP Mathematical Strands
The MYP Mathematical Strands
The content is split into 4 mathematical strands:
Numerical and Abstract Reasoning
Thinking with Models
Spatial Reasoning
Reasoning with Data
Numerical and Abstract Reasoning
Numerical and Abstract Reasoning
The ability to work with numbers and symbols is an essential skill in mathematics. Students are expected to have an understanding of number concepts and to develop the skills of calculation and approximation. Algebra uses letters and symbols to represent numbers, quantities and operations, and employs variables to solve mathematical problems. Algebra is an abstraction of the concepts first used when dealing with numbers and is essential for further learning in mathematics. Students should understand that the use of numbers and symbols to express patterns and to describe real-life situations goes back to humankind’s earliest beginnings, and that mathematics has multicultural roots.
Thinking with Models
Thinking with Models
Models are depictions of real-life events using expressions, equations or graphs while a function is defined as a relation or expression involving one or more variables. Creating different representations of functions to model the relationships between variables, visually and symbolically as graphs, equations and tables represents different ways to communicate mathematical ideas. In order to use and develop mathematical models, students will require knowledge of concepts, topics and skills in algebra. Teachers should assist students’ understanding of models by using real-life contexts for the application of algebraic knowledge and skills in problem-solving situations.
Spatial Reasoning
Spatial Reasoning
Spatial reasoning skills provide students with the tools for analysing, measuring and transforming geometric quantities in two and three dimensions.
Reasoning with Data
Reasoning with Data
This branch of mathematics is concerned with the collection, analysis and interpretation of quantitative data and uses the theory of probability to estimate parameters, discover empirical laws, test hypotheses and predict the occurrence of events.
Through the study of statistics, students should develop skills associated with the collection, organization and analysis of data, enabling them to present information clearly and to discover patterns. Students will also develop critical-thinking skills, enabling them to differentiate between what happens in theory (probability) and what is observed (statistics).
Students should understand both the power and limitations of statistics, becoming aware of their legitimate use in supporting and questioning hypotheses, but also recognizing how statistics can be used to mislead as well as to counter opinions and propaganda.
Overview of MYP Mathematics Content
Overview of MYP Mathematics Content
Below is an overview of the content taught in each year group. It is colour coded to each of the Mathematical Strands so you can see how they develop across the 5 years of the MYP.
We retain the right to adjust this as necessary, and this is provided for information purposes ony. There are various circumstances which might lead us to changing the content or the order of the delivery of the Mathematics curriculum.
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