Australian Curriculum • Year 6 • Maths
Year 6 Maths Curriculum Australia: What Students Learn and How to Practise
Year 6 Maths consolidates primary-school number and measurement while preparing students for more formal secondary mathematics. Fractions, decimals, percentages, integer ideas, algebraic patterns, geometry, probability and data require increasingly flexible reasoning.
Connect representations
Students should move comfortably between fractions, decimals and percentages where appropriate, and between tables, diagrams, number lines and equations. Connections reduce the need to memorise isolated rules because students can reason from one representation to another.
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The Year 6 Maths curriculum units help identify the specific skill. Each SkillrHub unit links its Topic Guide, Teacher Slides, Worksheet, Practice and Test, making it easier to target revision before secondary-school transition.
Demand explanation and checking
Ask students to estimate, justify operation choice and explain whether an answer is reasonable. When two methods are possible, compare efficiency. In probability and data, focus on interpretation as well as calculation.
Prepare for unfamiliar problems
Once routine examples are secure, vary the wording or representation. Students should recognise the underlying mathematics even when a problem does not resemble the worked example exactly.
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Australian Curriculum v9
Year 6 Maths curriculum codes at a glance
This guide is linked to the exact Australian Curriculum v9 content descriptions used by SkillrHub. There are 24 Year 6 Maths curriculum codes in this subject. Use the code list below to move from the broad year-level overview to the exact skill a student is learning.
Number
AC9M6N01 — Situations, including financial contexts, that use integers; locate and represent...
recognise situations, including financial contexts, that use integers; locate and represent integers on a number line and as coordinates on the Cartesian plane.
AC9M6N02 — And describe the properties of prime, composite and square numbers...
identify and describe the properties of prime, composite and square numbers and use these properties to solve problems and simplify calculations.
AC9M6N03 — Apply knowledge of equivalence to compare, order and represent common...
apply knowledge of equivalence to compare, order and represent common fractions including halves, thirds and quarters on the same number line and justify their order.
AC9M6N04 — Apply knowledge of place value to add and subtract decimals...
apply knowledge of place value to add and subtract decimals, using digital tools where appropriate; use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers.
AC9M6N05 — Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions using knowledge...
solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions using knowledge of equivalent fractions.
AC9M6N06 — Multiply and divide decimals by multiples of powers of 10...
multiply and divide decimals by multiples of powers of 10 without a calculator, applying knowledge of place value and proficiency with multiplication facts; using estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers.
AC9M6N07 — Solve problems that require finding a familiar fraction, decimal or...
solve problems that require finding a familiar fraction, decimal or percentage of a quantity, including percentage discounts, choosing efficient calculation strategies and using digital tools where appropriate.
AC9M6N08 — Approximate numerical solutions to problems involving rational numbers and percentages...
approximate numerical solutions to problems involving rational numbers and percentages, including financial contexts, using appropriate estimation strategies.
AC9M6N09 — Mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving natural and rational...
use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving natural and rational numbers and percentages, including in financial contexts; formulate the problems, choosing operations and efficient calculation strategies, and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, justifying the choices made.
Algebra
AC9M6A01 — And use rules that generate visually growing patterns and number...
recognise and use rules that generate visually growing patterns and number patterns involving rational numbers.
AC9M6A02 — Find unknown values in numerical equations involving brackets and combinations...
find unknown values in numerical equations involving brackets and combinations of arithmetic operations, using the properties of numbers and operations.
AC9M6A03 — And use algorithms involving a sequence of steps and decisions...
create and use algorithms involving a sequence of steps and decisions that use rules to generate sets of numbers; identify, interpret and explain emerging patterns.
Measurement
AC9M6M01 — Convert between common metric units of length, mass and capacity...
convert between common metric units of length, mass and capacity; choose and use decimal representations of metric measurements relevant to the context of a problem.
AC9M6M02 — Establish the formula for the area of a rectangle and...
establish the formula for the area of a rectangle and use it to solve practical problems.
AC9M6M03 — Interpret and use timetables and itineraries to plan activities and...
interpret and use timetables and itineraries to plan activities and determine the duration of events and journeys.
AC9M6M04 — The relationships between angles on a straight line, angles at...
identify the relationships between angles on a straight line, angles at a point and vertically opposite angles; use these to determine unknown angles, communicating reasoning.
Space
AC9M6SP01 — The parallel cross-sections of objects and recognise their relationships to...
compare the parallel cross-sections of objects and recognise their relationships to right prisms.
AC9M6SP02 — Locate points in the 4 quadrants of a Cartesian plane...
locate points in the 4 quadrants of a Cartesian plane; describe changes to the coordinates when a point is moved to a different position in the plane.
AC9M6SP03 — And use combinations of transformations to create tessellations and other...
recognise and use combinations of transformations to create tessellations and other geometric patterns, using dynamic geometric software where appropriate.
Statistics
AC9M6ST01 — Interpret and compare data sets for ordinal and nominal categorical...
interpret and compare data sets for ordinal and nominal categorical, discrete and continuous numerical variables using comparative displays or visualisations and digital tools; compare distributions in terms of mode, range and shape.
AC9M6ST02 — Statistically informed arguments presented in traditional and digital media; discuss...
identify statistically informed arguments presented in traditional and digital media; discuss and critique methods, data representations and conclusions.
AC9M6ST03 — Plan and conduct statistical investigations by posing and refining questions...
plan and conduct statistical investigations by posing and refining questions or identifying a problem and collecting relevant data; analyse and interpret the data and communicate findings within the context of the investigation.
Probability
AC9M6P01 — That probabilities lie on numerical scales of 0 - 1...
recognise that probabilities lie on numerical scales of 0 - 1 or 0% - 100% and use estimation to assign probabilities that events occur in a given context, using common fractions, percentages and decimals.
AC9M6P02 — Conduct repeated chance experiments and run simulations with an increasing...
conduct repeated chance experiments and run simulations with an increasing number of trials using digital tools; compare observations with expected results and discuss the effect on variation of increasing the number of trials.
Curriculum descriptions are reproduced from the curriculum data used to organise SkillrHub resources. The Australian Curriculum remains the authority for official wording and scope.
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