Entry Recommendations:
Students need to have consistently displayed beginning skills at Level 5 of the New Zealand Mathematics Curriculum or by teacher recommendation.
Course Outline:
This course consolidates the work undertaken in Year 9 and Year 10 to help students with their Numeracy skills.
Skills developed in this course:
Gathering and processing information
Number and Measurement
Problem Solving
Communication of mathematical ideas
Numeracy skills
The course will embed the processes, knowledge and key-competencies of the NZC.
Course costs:
Approximately $180 for a Casio graphics calculator (if not already owned).
This course leads to:
NCEA Level 2 Mathematical Studies.
Topics covered:
Numeric Reasoning
Measurement
Geometry
Statistics
Probability
Assessment
Number Patterns and Graphs Assessment – 25%
Probability and Statistics Assessment – 25%
Geometry Assessment – 20%
End of Year Exam – 30%