8 Maths

Cohorts

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8 Maths 2026
8 Maths 2027

Achievement Standard

From 2025, the school uses Version 9 of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. You can find more info than necessary here. You can find the list version I changed up below because three paragraphs is silly.

By the end of Year 8,

• students recognise irrational numbers and terminating or recurring decimals.
• They apply the exponent laws to calculations with numbers involving positive integer exponents.
• Students solve problems involving the 4 operations with integers and positive rational numbers.
• They use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving ratios, percentages and rates in measurement and financial contexts.
• Students apply algebraic properties to rearrange, expand and factorise linear expressions.
• They graph linear relations and solve linear equations with rational solutions and one-variable inequalities, graphically and algebraically.
• Students use mathematical modelling to solve problems using linear relations, interpreting and reviewing the model in context.
• They make and test conjectures involving linear relations using digital tools.
• Students use appropriate metric units when solving measurement problems involving the perimeter and area of composite shapes, and volume of right prisms.
• They use Pythagoras’ theorem to solve measurement problems involving unknown lengths of right-angle triangles.
• Students use formulas to solve problems involving the area and circumference of circles.
• They solve problems of duration involving 12- and 24-hour cycles across multiple time zones.
• Students use 3 dimensions to locate and describe position.
• They identify conditions for congruency and similarity in shapes and create and test algorithms designed to test for congruency and similarity.
• Students apply the properties of quadrilaterals to solve problems.
• They conduct statistical investigations and explain the implications of obtaining data through sampling.
• Students analyse and describe the distribution of data.
• They compare the variation in distributions of random samples of the same and different size from a given population with respect to shape, measures of central tendency and range.
• Students represent the possible combinations of 2 events with tables and diagrams, and determine related probabilities to solve practical problems.
• They conduct experiments and simulations using digital tools to determine related probabilities of compound events.

Cross-curriculum Priorities

The following are a list of priorities identified by the Australian Curriculum to keep the syllabus relevant, contemporary and engaging; And reflect national, regional and global contexts. The following opportunities are incorporated (not separate learning areas) and are used to provide opportunities for students to engage. See Content Descriptors.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

In Mathematics, students can engage with and value the histories and cultures of Australian First Nations Peoples in relation to mathematics. First Nations Australians have complex kinship systems that connect all people to environmental systems, which is the hallmark of sustainability. Many First Nations Australians are adept at pattern recognition and algebraic thinking, which informs their cultural expressions, ways of caring for Country/Place and the development of material culture.

Content elaborations in Mathematics have been structured around identified themes in Australian First Nations Peoples’ mathematical thinking, understandings and processes, in contexts that can be taught across the content strands and through the year levels. They provide a rich, connected narrative by identifying contextual examples from around Australia.

Asia, and Australia’s Engagement with Asia

Mathematics provides opportunities to promote students’ awareness of the significant contributions of Asian culture to the historical development and application of mathematical ideas and approaches. This is demonstrated in the use of mathematics in a range of contemporary contexts related to Asia, including art, design, trade and travel.

Mathematics provides content that builds understanding of Asia’s global significance; for example, the development of the Hindu-Arabic and Chinese numerals, number systems and related algorithms, and the use of tools such as abacuses and counting boards for calculation and solving equations. Asian architecture, art and design include key aspects of spatial reasoning and geometry, including symmetry, transformation, recurrence and tessellation.

Sustainability

Mathematics, students develop skills in mathematical modelling, statistical investigation and analysis, which are essential for identifying and exploring sustainability issues and proposed solutions. Students can apply spatial reasoning, measurement, estimation, calculation and comparison to gauge the health of local ecosystems and to cost proposed actions for sustainability.

Mathematical understandings and skills are necessary to model, measure, monitor and quantify change in social, economic and ecological systems over time. Statistical analysis enables the prediction of probable futures based on findings and helps inform decision-making and actions that lead to preferred futures.

Rubrics

I teach content in things called Units to organise content. Since I also have to assess learning, for each unit there also exists a specific rubric. I like to jumble content between years, so pick a year level to get specific rubric links.