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Friday, 22 Feb 2013

Mathematics General Syllabus - Frequently Asked Questions

The Mathematics General Stage 6 Syllabus was released in May 2012 for implementation with Year 11 from 2013 and with Year 12 from 2014 (see Official Notice BOS 08/12).

Following Board Bulletin article Reminder about new Mathematics General Syllabus implementation, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) have been developed on:

  • meeting the needs of different students in the Preliminary Mathematics General course, and assessing and grading students in the course
  • the purpose and the HSC and ATAR-eligibility implications of the HSC Mathematics General 1 course (CEC)
  • materials available to support the teaching and learning of the Mathematics General Syllabus
  • calculators approved for use in the Mathematics General 2 HSC examination from 2014.

The FAQs are available here.

 

For more information, contact:
Peter Osland
Inspector, Mathematics
(02) 9367 8103
peter.osland@bos.nsw.edu.au