Entry Recommendations:
Students need to have consistently displayed Proficient skills at Level 5 of the New Zealand Mathematics Curriculum or by teacher recommendation.
Course Outline:
This course consolidates and extends the work undertaken in Year 9 and Year 10.
Skills developed in this course:
Gathering and processing information
Number and Measurement
Problem-solving, investigating and Modelling
Communication of mathematical ideas
This course will imbed the processes, knowledge and key-competencies of the new NZC.
Course costs:
Approximately $180 for a Casio graphics calculator (if not already owned).
This course leads to:
NCEA Level 2 Mathematics with Statistics or IB Mathematics AI Standard Level.
Topics covered:
Numeric Reasoning
Measurement
Graphing
Geometry
Statistics
Probability
Modelling using a Graphics Calculator
Assessment
Number, Patterns and Graphs Assessment– 25%
Probability and Statistics Assessment – 25%
Geometry Assessment – 20%
End-Of-Year Exam 30%