Year 9 Mathematics

This is the course that further develops the skills studied at Year 8. Learners are taught by specialist Mathematics teachers and learners are introduced to new concepts and more challenging word problems. Much of the focus in this year’s work is from Level 4 and 5 of the NZ Mathematics Curriculum.

Course work for 2023 will include:

● Number skills including fractions, decimals, percentages in real life settings plus GST, interest, salaries and commission

● Measurement skills including perimeter of compound shapes, area of composite shapes, surface area of 3D shapes and volume

● Algebra skills building on the Year 8 work including simplifying, expanding, factorising and solving linear equations

● Probability including an introduction to experimental and theoretical probability, venn diagrams and probability trees

● Geometry covering angles, bearings, constructions and transformations

● Algebra patterns and graphing

● Statistics following the PPDAC Statistical Enquiry Cycle

● Financial literacy