{"id":243,"date":"2022-10-05T03:02:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T03:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curric.theheights.sa.edu.au\/?page_id=243"},"modified":"2026-08-14T13:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T03:39:34","slug":"year-11-essential-mathematics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/curric.theheights.sa.edu.au\/?page_id=243","title":{"rendered":"Year 11 &#8211; Essential Mathematics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This subject is not recommended for students wanting to pursue Mathematics at Stage 2 or beyond. It does not provide a pathway to Stage 2 Essential Mathematics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Length:&nbsp;<\/strong>Full Year (Two 10 credit semesters)&nbsp;or&nbsp;Semester 1&nbsp;only&nbsp;(10 credits)&nbsp;<br><strong>Contact:&nbsp;<\/strong>Maths Leader&nbsp;<br><strong>Recommended Background:&nbsp;<\/strong>Nil&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This course is designed to allow students with limited mathematical skills to achieve the compulsory numeracy requirements of SACE.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Course Description<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 1 Essential Mathematics is designed for students who are seeking to meet the SACE numeracy requirement; or students who are planning to pursue a trades or vocational pathway. There is an emphasis on extending students\u2019 mathematical skills in ways that apply to practical problem solving in everyday and workplace contexts, in flexible and resourceful ways.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 1 Essential Mathematics consists of the following topics:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Semester 1&nbsp;Course:&nbsp;<\/strong>Calculations, time, and ratio,&nbsp;Earning and spending,&nbsp;Measurement&nbsp;<br><strong>Full Year&nbsp;Course:&nbsp;<\/strong>Calculations, time, and ratio,&nbsp;Earning and spending, Measurement,&nbsp;Data in context,&nbsp;Geometry,&nbsp;Investing&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Subject Requirement<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All students must&nbsp;purchase&nbsp;a Scientific Calculator to support their engagement with this course.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/curric.theheights.sa.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Year-7-12-Calculator-Requirements-Updated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Years 7-12 Calculator Requirements<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Assessment<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students must achieve a C grade or higher to achieve their compulsory SACE numeracy requirement. Students will complete&nbsp;three&nbsp;structured assessment tasks&nbsp;and&nbsp;one&nbsp;folio&nbsp;per semester.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Leads To<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does not lead to a Stage 2 Mathematics&nbsp;pathway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This subject is not recommended for students wanting to pursue Mathematics at Stage 2 or beyond. It does not provide a pathway to Stage 2 Essential Mathematics.&nbsp; Length:&nbsp;Full Year (Two 10 credit semesters)&nbsp;or&nbsp;Semester 1&nbsp;only&nbsp;(10 credits)&nbsp;Contact:&nbsp;Maths Leader&nbsp;Recommended Background:&nbsp;Nil&nbsp; This course is designed to allow students with limited mathematical skills to achieve the compulsory numeracy requirements of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":224,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-243","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/curric.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/curric.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/curric.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curric.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curric.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=243"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/curric.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1775,"href":"https:\/\/curric.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/243\/revisions\/1775"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curric.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/curric.theheights.sa.edu.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}