Synthesis and the bridge to DP
12 units across the year. Click a unit for the learning objectives, sample assessments, and review pack.
- Teaching unit
- Holiday break
- October Break19 → 25 Oct 2026
- Winter Break21 Dec 2026 → 10 Jan 2027
- Spring Break29 Mar → 11 Apr 2027
- 1. 11.1 Sets and Venn DiagramsTerm 1
Sets · Intersection · Union · Complement · Venn diagrams (2- and 3-set) · Sample space
31 Aug → 18 Dec 2026 · 16 weeksProbability - 2. 11.2 ProbabilityTerm 1
Experimental & theoretical probability · Compound events · Tree diagrams · Two-way tables · Conditional probability · Mutually exclusive vs independent · Testing for independence
31 Aug → 18 Dec 2026 · 16 weeksProbability - 3. 11.3 FunctionsTerm 1–2
Definition of function & relation · Domain, range, vertical line test · Function notation · [EXT] Inverse and composite functions · [EXT] Absolute-value and step functions
31 Aug 2026 → 19 Feb 2027 · 25 weeksFunctions - 4. 11.4 Quadratic FunctionsTerm 1–2
Solving by factorising and quadratic formula · Completing the square · Switching between forms · Quadratic graphs (vertex, axis of symmetry, roots, intercepts) · Quadratic modelling · [EXT] Inequalities · [EXT] Use of discriminant
31 Aug 2026 → 19 Feb 2027 · 25 weeksAlgebra - 5. 11.5 Transformations of FunctionsTerm 2
Translations and dilations · Reflections · Algebraic and graphical forms a·f(x), f(ax), f(x)+c
11 Jan → 26 Mar 2027 · 11 weeksFunctions - 6. 11.6 Exponential and Logarithmic FunctionsTerm 2
Exponential shape and asymptote · Growth and decay · Depreciation and compound interest · Contextual meaning of parameters · [EXT] Index laws for rational indices · [EXT] Introduction to logarithms, log laws and log equations
11 Jan → 26 Mar 2027 · 11 weeksFunctions - 7. 11.7 Non-right-angle TrigonometryTerm 2–3
Sine rule · Cosine rule · Area of a triangle · Bearings · Problem-solving · [EXT] Ambiguous case of sine rule
11 Jan → 25 Jun 2027 · 24 weeksGeometry - 8. 11.8 Unit CircleTerm 3
Radian measure · Full unit circle · Arc length, sector and segment area · Special triangles, exact values · Negative-angle, complementary-angle and Pythagorean identities · sin/cos/tan equations
12 Apr → 25 Jun 2027 · 11 weeksGeometry - 9. 11.9 Trigonometric ModellingTerm 3
Periodic behaviour · Sine and cosine functions · Fitting periodic models to data · [EXT] Set functions
12 Apr → 25 Jun 2027 · 11 weeksGeometry - 10. 11.10 Systems of EquationsTerm 3
Simultaneous equations (substitution, elimination, graphical, technology) · Word problems · [EXT] Systems for fitting model coefficients using technology
12 Apr → 25 Jun 2027 · 11 weeksAlgebra - 11. 11.11 Algebraic FractionsTerm 3
Algebraic simplification · Linear-equation review · Operations with algebraic fractions · Complex fractions
12 Apr → 25 Jun 2027 · 11 weeksAlgebra - 12. 11.12 Mini IA — DP exploration practiceTerm 3
DP IA-style mini project — choose a question, model it, write it up; bridge to the Year 12 Exploration
12 Apr → 25 Jun 2027 · 11 weeksFunctions
- October Break19 → 25 Oct 2026
- Winter Break21 Dec 2026 → 10 Jan 2027
- Spring Break29 Mar → 11 Apr 2027
How this year connects
Mathematics is cumulative. Each year builds on the one before and prepares for the one after.
