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GENERAL

MATHEMATICS

General Mathematics is designed for students who want
to extend their mathematical skills beyond Year 10 but
whose future studies or employment pathways do not
require calculus. It incorporates a practical approach that
equips learners for their needs as future citizens.

Students in Year 11 and 12 study:

• Money, measurement and relation
• Applied trigonometry, algebra, matrices and
univariate data
• Bivariate data, sequences and change, and Earth
geometry
• Investing and networking

Students develop their ability to do the following:

• Investigate patterns, order, generality and Career Pathways
uncertainty
• Explore problems and solve through observation, • Business, e.g., trades, nursing, tourism and
reflection and logical reasoning hospitality
• Use critical and creative thinking • Commerce, e.g., administrative roles
• Use a concise system of communication, with • Education
written, symbolic, spoken and visual components • Finance
• Take initiative and promote curiosity in an • IT
increasingly complex and data-driven world • Social science
• The creative industries

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