Year 11
NCEA

Standards

To pass Level 1 NCEA a student requires 10 Numeracy Credits, which up to 2027 are best gained from the unit "Apply mathematics and statistics in a range of everyday situations", but also be obtained through the other Maths standards.

The other standards at Year 11, all 5 credits each, are:

1.1 Explore data using a statistical enquiry process.

Statistics Internal. This tests the students' ability to select appropriate data to answer a question that they pose, draw suitable graphs, and then answer their question.

1.2 Use mathematical methods to explore problems that relate to life in Aotearoa New Zealand or the Pacific.

Internal. The scope of this topic is more or less everything in the "Numeracy" tab to the left. (It can include Algebra or Graphing, but in practice rarely does, other than simple Linear Algebra.)

1.3 Interpret and apply mathematical and statistical information in context.

Statistics External. This tests students' ability to answer questions from data or graphs given to them.

1.4 Demonstrate mathematical reasoning.

External. This tests everything other than Statistics. It is very algebra and graphing heavy at Merit and Excellence level.

There is no difference between the credits from Internal and External Standards.

The policy of the Mathematics department at St John's is that students will not be given a resit for internal assessments.

It is important that students practice assessments in the format that they will be given, and not just practice isolated skills.

Later Study at St John's

Entry into the External Year 12 Maths course requires strong Algebra and good results in all the standards. Year 13 Calculus requires taking that Year 12 External course.

Any student can take the Internal Year 12 Maths course, but that does not allow entry to 13 Calculus and offers only restricted entry into the Year 13 Statistics course as well.

Year 12 Physics also has minimum Maths requirements.

Resources

Walker Maths have a couple of excellent books for Numeracy. The basic skills are covered in the Numeracy Essentials booklet and there are practice assessments in the Numeracy Practice booklet. St John's students will be given access to the "practice" booklet.

For the most part publishers have not updated to the new standards and are still in the old curriculum format. Mostly that is not a problem, but care needs to be taken that a few items that are no longer examined (Probability, Circle Geometry, Transformations) and that the questions are now likely to cross between topics.

Year Plan for Year 11 Maths

This is a plan only, and times will change somewhat with circumstances.

Term	Topic	Scope	Time

One	Number	Percentages, Fractions, Ratios etc	4 weeks
	Measurement	Perimeter, Area, Volume, Conversions etc	3 weeks
	Right angle triangles	Trigonometry, Pythagoras	2 weeks
	1.2 Internal	Practice then Assessment	2 weeks

Two	Statistics	Data displays, PPDAC	4 weeks
	1.1 Internal	Assessment	1 week
	Algebra	Expressions and Equations	5 weeks

Three	Graphing	Lines, Parabolas and Exponentials	4 weeks
	Algebra & Graphing Trial	(Progress only, no credits)	1 week
	Statistical Reports	Interpreting Data and Inferences	4 weeks
	Revision	All topics	1 week

Four	Revision	All topics	3 weeks
	1.3 and 1.4 Externals	NCEA exams

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