All Year 8 students will study Mathematics within a programme based on the Queensland Department of Education - Year 1 to 10, Mathematics Syllabus. The course is structured around the six strands referred to in A National Statement on Mathematics for Australian Schools; number, algebra, measurement, chance and data, space and working mathematically. General objectives are as follows:

Course Content
The student should be able to recall and access mathematical information appropriate to a given context. This information includes facts, definitions, rules, formulae, examples, properties, relationships, procedures and algorithms.

Process Objectives
The student should be able to use the following cognitive skills in a range of contexts.

Analysing
Calculating
Classifying
Comparing
Counting
Explaining
Estimating/Approximating
Inferring
Interpreting
Measuring
Organising
Pattern Searching
Representing
Validating

Manipulative Skill Objectives
The students should be able to use mathematical instruments, measuring devices and electronic calculators automatically and with precision.

Affective Objectives
The students should be encouraged to:
develop positive response to the use of Mathematics as a tool in practical situations.
develop interest and enjoyment in the pursuit of mathematical knowledge.

During Year 8, students with a very high aptitude for Mathematics will be encouraged to participate in a programme developed each year by the Australian Mathematical Olympiad Committee (AMOC). This programme consists of several stages over the course of a year and aims to challenge and extend students who are interested and gifted in Mathematics.

Students of all abilities will participate in the Australian Mathematics Competition while other National and Statewide competitions will be of a voluntary nature.

Further information about Mathematics courses, the AMOC Programme and annual Mathematics competitions is available from the Head of the Faculty of Mathematics.

Homework & Study
Secondary school students are expected to take greater responsibility for organising their own study programmes. Mathematics teachers often set minimum amounts of work required from students in class and at home. In addition to this set work students should plan a study programme which includes revising previous work, memorising essential facts and practising important skills. Homework and study should occupy about 20 minutes each week-night in this subject.