Parramatta West Public School

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Mathematics

The study of mathematics is mandatory from Kindergarten to Year 10. 

By studying mathematics, students learn to work mathematically – developing fluency, understanding, problem-solving, reasoning and communication skills.

The syllabus consists of the following strands:

  • number and algebra
  • measurement and geometry
  • statistics and probability.

Resources 

We know that when parents are involved in their children's learning, the children do better at school. We have recently held meetings in both K-2 and 3-6 helping you understand how we teach maths at school. To help you have conversations with your children about their learning, please find below the details shared in these meetings. Download and view: 

Learning about Maths K-2 (PDF 5MB) 

Learning about Maths K-3 (PDF 5.2MB)

Additional documents 

For additional documents to help with your child study. Download and view:

Arithmetic (PDF 529KB)

Graphs & tables (PDF 1212KB)

Length & area (PDF 565KB)

Mental calculations (PDF 3346KB)

Patterns & algebra (PDF 1579KB)

Shapes & objects (PDF 251KB)

Temperature & time (PDF 226KB)