{"id":247,"date":"2022-10-05T03:04:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T03:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curric.theheights.sa.edu.au\/?page_id=247"},"modified":"2026-08-14T13:09:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T03:39:56","slug":"year-11-general-mathematics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/curric.theheights.sa.edu.au\/?page_id=247","title":{"rendered":"Year 11 &#8211; General Mathematics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Length:<\/strong>&nbsp;Full Year (Two 10 credit semesters)&nbsp;<br><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp;Maths Leader&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Recommended Background:<\/strong><br>C Grade or better in Year 10 Mathematics and teacher recommendation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Course Description<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Stage 1 General Mathematics is suitable for students wanting to continue studies in technical trades, business, human&nbsp;services&nbsp;and health sciences and prepares students for entry to tertiary courses requiring a non-specialised background in mathematics. This subject extends students\u2019 mathematical skills in ways that apply to practical problem solving. Topics cover a diverse range of applications of mathematics, including personal&nbsp;financial management, measurement and trigonometry, the statistical investigation process, modelling using linear and nonlinear functions, and discrete modelling using networks and matrices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 1 General Mathematics consists of the following topics:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Investing and borrowing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Measurement&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statistical investigation&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applications of trigonometry&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Linear and exponential functions and their graphs&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matrices and networks&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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;<br>Students must achieve a C grade or higher to achieve their compulsory SACE numeracy requirement.&nbsp;Students will complete&nbsp;three&nbsp;structured assessment tasks&nbsp;and&nbsp;one&nbsp;mathematical investigation&nbsp;per semester.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Leads To<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/curric.theheights.sa.edu.au\/?page_id=430\">Stage 2 General Mathematics&nbsp;(for students&nbsp;who&nbsp;achieved&nbsp;a&nbsp;B&nbsp;grade or higher)&nbsp;<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/curric.theheights.sa.edu.au\/?page_id=420\">Stage 2 Essential Mathematics&nbsp;(for students&nbsp;who&nbsp;achieved&nbsp;a&nbsp;C&nbsp;grade or&nbsp;higher)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Length:&nbsp;Full Year (Two 10 credit semesters)&nbsp;Contact:&nbsp;Maths Leader&nbsp; Recommended Background:C Grade or better in Year 10 Mathematics and teacher recommendation.&nbsp; Course Description&nbsp;Stage 1 General Mathematics is suitable for students wanting to continue studies in technical trades, business, human&nbsp;services&nbsp;and health sciences and prepares students for entry to tertiary courses requiring a non-specialised background in mathematics. 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