New South Wales curriculum correlation grid

This correlation grid matches the current NSW mathematics curriculum for Year 8 with the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics for Year 8.
It also shows which chapters of Essential Mathematics for the Australian Curriculum Year 8 meet which content descriptions in the Australian
Curriculum.
NSW teachers can use this grid to assist in the transition from the existing curriculum to the Australian Curriculum.
NSW curriculum element

Australian Curriculum content description

Essential Mathematics Year 8 chapter and

topic

Use index notation with numbers to establish

the index laws with positive integral indices
and the zero index (ACMNA182)

Chapter 5: 5.10, 5.11

Carry out the four operations with integers,

using efficient mental and written strategies
and appropriate digital technologies
(ACMNA183)

Chapter 1: 1.1 1.8

Carry out the four operations with integers,

using efficient mental and written strategies
and appropriate digital technologies
(ACMNA183)

Chapter 1: 1.1 1.8

Outcome reference
NS4.1 Recognises the properties of special
groups of whole numbers and applies
a range of strategies to aid
computation

NS4.2 Compares, orders and calculates with

integers

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NSW curriculum element

Australian Curriculum content description

Essential Mathematics Year 8 chapter and

topic

Identify complementary events and use the

sum of probabilities to solve problems
(ACMSP204)

Chapter 8: 8.7

Investigate terminating and recurring decimals

(ACMNA184)

Chapter 3: 3.4 3.6

Solve problems involving the use of

percentages, including percentage increases
and decreases, with and without digital
technologies (ACMNA187)

Chapter 3: 3.7 3.11

Solve a range of problems involving rates and

ratios, with and without digital technologies
(ACMNA188)

Chapter 6: 6.1 6.8

Solve problems involving profit and loss, with

and without digital technologies (ACMNA189)

Chapter 3: 3.7 3.11

NS5.1.1 Applies index laws to simplify and

evaluate arithmetic expressions and
uses scientific notation to write large
and small numbers

Use index notation with numbers to establish

the index laws with positive integral indices
and the zero index (ACMNA182)

Chapter 5: 5.10, 5.11

NS5.3.1 Performs operations with surds and

Investigate the concept of irrational numbers,

Chapter 4: 4.2, 4.5

Outcome reference
NS4.2

Compares, orders and calculates

with integers

NS4.3 Operates with fractions, decimals,

percentages, ratios and rates

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Australian Curriculum content description

Outcome reference
indices

Essential Mathematics Year 8 chapter and

topic

including (ACMNA186)

PAS4.2 Creates, records, analyses and

generalises number patterns using
words and algebraic symbols in a
variety of ways

Plot linear relationships on the Cartesian

plane with and without the use of digital
technologies (ACMNA193)

Chapter 9: 9.1, 9.2

PAS4.3 Uses the algebraic symbol system to

simplify, expand and factorise simple
algebraic expressions

Extend and apply the distributive law to the

expansion of algebraic expressions
(ACMNA190)

Chapter 5: 5.7

Factorise algebraic expressions by identifying

numerical factors (ACMNA191)

Chapter 5: 5.8

Simplify algebraic expressions involving the

four operations (ACMNA192)

Chapter 5: 5.1 5.6

PAS4.4 Uses algebraic techniques to solve

linear equations and simple
inequalities

Solve linear equations using algebraic and

graphical techniques. Verify solutions by
substitution (ACMNA194)

Chapter 7: 7.1 7.7

PAS4.5 Graphs and interprets linear

relationships on the number plane

Plot linear relationships on the Cartesian

plane with and without the use of digital

Chapter 9: 9.1, 9.2

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Australian Curriculum content description

Outcome reference

Essential Mathematics Year 8 chapter and

topic

technologies (ACMNA193)
MS4.1 Uses formulae and Pythagoras
theorem in calculating perimeter and
area of circles and figures composed
of rectangles and triangles

MS4.2 Calculates surface area of

rectangular and triangular prisms and
volume of right prisms and cylinders

MS4.3 Performs calculations of time that

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Choose appropriate units of measurement for

area and volume and convert from one unit to
another (ACMMG195)

Chapter 4: 4.3 4.9

Find perimeters and areas of parallelograms,

rhombuses and kites (ACMMG196)

Chapter 4: 4.1, 4.4

Investigate the relationship between features

of circles such as circumference, area, radius
and diameter. Use formulas to solve problems
involving circumference and area
(ACMMG197)

Chapter 4: 4.2, 4.5

Choose appropriate units of measurement for

area and volume and convert from one unit to
another (ACMMG195)

Chapter 4: 4.3 4.9

Develop the formulas for volumes of

rectangular and triangular prisms and prisms
in general. Use formulas to solve problems
involving volume (ACMMG198)

Chapter 4: 4.8, 4.9

Solve problems involving duration, including

Chapter 4: 4.10

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NSW curriculum element

Australian Curriculum content description

Outcome reference
involve mixed units
SGS4.4 Identifies congruent and similar twodimensional figures stating the
relevant conditions

SGS5.2.2 Develops and applies results for

proving that triangles are
congruent or similar

Essential Mathematics Year 8 chapter and

topic

using 12- and 24-hour time within a single

time zone (ACMMG199)
Define congruence of plane shapes using
transformations (ACMMG200)

Chapter 2: 2.4

Develop the conditions for congruence of

triangles (ACMMG201)

Chapter 2: 2.4

Develop the conditions for congruence of

triangles (ACMMG201)

Chapter 2: 2.4

Establish properties of quadrilaterals using

congruent triangles and angle properties, and
solve related numerical problems using
reasoning (ACMMG202)

Chapter 2:

Chapter 10: 10.4, 10.8

Chapter 10: 10.5

Chapter 10: 10.5

Chapter 2: 2.5
Chapter 10: 10.8

DS4.1

Constructs, reads and interprets

graphs, tables, charts and statistical
information

Investigate the effect of individual data values,

including outliers, on the mean and median
(ACMSP207)

Chapter 8: 8.4, 8.5

DS4.2

Collects statistical data using either

Explore the practicalities and implications of

Chapter 8: 8.6

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NSW curriculum element

Australian Curriculum content description

Outcome reference
a census or a sample and analyses
data using measures of location and
spread

Essential Mathematics Year 8 chapter and

topic

obtaining representative data using a variety

of investigative processes (ACMSP206)
Explore the variation of means and
proportions in representative data
(ACMSP293)

Chapter 8: 8.4, 8.5

Not covered in the NSW curriculum

Describe events using language of 'at least',

exclusive 'or' (A or B but not both), inclusive
'or' (A or B or both) and 'and'. (ACMSP205)

Chapter 8: 8.7 8.11

Not covered in the NSW curriculum

Represent such events in two-way tables and

Venn diagrams and solve related problems
(ACMSP292)

Chapter 8: 8.10

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