Mathematics is the study of number and space. It is a search for patterns and relationships that will lead to the development of concepts and generalisations that can be applied in finding solutions to problems, improving our understanding of the world around us and meeting the needs of specific people. It is a way of thinking characterised by exploring, manipulating, classifying, generalising, abstracting, estimating, calculating, predicting, describing, deducing, drawing and measuring.  

Mathematics is a powerful, precise and concise means of communication used to represent, to interpret, to explain and to predict. It is an essential and relevant part of everyday life. 

The outcomes of the Mathematics syllabus are divided into six strands:           

• Number
• Patterns and Algebra
• Data
• Measurement
• Space and Geometry
• Working Mathematically