Length: Full Year (Two 10 credit semesters) 
Contact: Maths Leader 

Recommended Background:
C Grade or better in Year 10 Mathematics and teacher recommendation. 

Course Description 
Stage 1 General Mathematics is suitable for students wanting to continue studies in technical trades, business, human services and health sciences and prepares students for entry to tertiary courses requiring a non-specialised background in mathematics. This subject extends students’ mathematical skills in ways that apply to practical problem solving. Topics cover a diverse range of applications of mathematics, including personal financial management, measurement and trigonometry, the statistical investigation process, modelling using linear and nonlinear functions, and discrete modelling using networks and matrices. 

Stage 1 General Mathematics consists of the following topics: 

• Investing and borrowing
• Measurement 
• Statistical investigation 
• Applications of trigonometry 
• Linear and exponential functions and their graphs 
• Matrices and networks 

Years 7-12 Calculator Requirements 

Assessment 
Students must achieve a C grade or higher to achieve their compulsory SACE numeracy requirement. Students will complete three structured assessment tasks and one mathematical investigation per semester. 

Leads To 
Stage 2 General Mathematics (for students who achieved a B grade or higher) 
Stage 2 Essential Mathematics (for students who achieved a C grade or higher)