Victorian Essential Learning Standards
Mathematics
Mathematics is a human endeavour that has developed through history to become a sophisticated, complex body of knowledge. It has a fundamental role in enabling cultural, social and technical advances, empowering individuals to be critical citizens in contemporary society.
Number, space, measurement and chance and data are common aspects for most people’s mathematical experience in everyday personal, study and work situations.
Mathematical structure and working mathematically using modelling and problem solving play an essential role in people’s understanding of the natural and human worlds.