Saigon International College (SIC)
Mathematics and Science Department
Semester 1, 2025
Assessment outline for Mathematics for Year 10 (Advanced Level)
Assessment Assessment Week No. Assessment task
Type Task weighting
Response 7% Week 5 Test 1: Indices, algebraic expression and
factorisation, Radicals
7% Week 11 Test 2: Algebraic fractions, Linear equations and
inequalities, Pythagoras Theorem, measurement,
formula
7% Week 18 Test 3: Congruence and similarity, Quadratic
equations, Coordinate geometry.
Problem 6% Week 3 Problem solving 1
solving
Practical 3% Week 7 Practical 1
Exam 20% Week 18 Semester 1 examination – Question selection
from Chapter 1 to Chapter 11
Total 50%
Semester 2, 2025
Assessment outline for Mathematics for Year 10 (ADVANCED LEVEL)
Assessment Assessment Week No. Assessment task
Type Task weighting
Response 7% Week 6 Test 4: Trigonometry, Statistics, Financial
Mathematics, Non-Right-angled Triangle
Trigonometry
7% Week 13 Test 5: Simultaneous Equations Probability,
Relations and Functions, Quadratic Functions,
Exponential Functions and Logarithms,
7% Week 18 Test 6: Geometry of circles, 24A, Polynomials,
Advanced Trigonometry, Bivariate statistics
Problem 6% Week 9 Problem solving 2
solving
Practical 3% Week 4 Practical 2
Exam 20% Week 20 Semester 2 examination – Question selection
from Chapter 12 to Chapter 25 (excl. chapter 24)
Total 50%
Saigon International College (SIC)
Mathematics and Science Department
Semester 1, 2025
Course Outline for Mathematics for Year 10 (Advanced Level)
(Textbook: Mathematics for Australia 10A by Michael Haese, Sandra Haese and Mark Humphries)
All Tests will need to be on a Monday (periods 3+4) in parallel with Class A/B
Week No. Topic/Syllabus Assessment
Week 1 INDICES
6/01/2025 1A. Index notation and index laws
1B. Rational (fractional) indices
1C. Scientific notation (Standard Form)
ALGEBRAIC EXPANSION AND FACTORISATION
2A: Expansion Laws, Difference of 2 squares and perfect squares
2B. Further expansion
2C. The Binomial expansion
Week 2 2D. Revision of factorisation, Perfect square factorisation
13/01/2025 2E. Factorising expressions with four terms
2F. Factorising quadratic trinomials
2G. Factorising ax2 + bx + c,
2H: Miscellaneous factorization
Week 3 Conducting Problem Solving Test PS1 TEST PS1
20/01/2025 Problem solving
(Funfair 22/01) Monday 20/01
TET HOLIDAY BREAK (23/01/2025 to 09/02/2025)
Week 4 RADICALS
10/02/2025 3A. Radicals and surds
3B. Simplifying radicals, Simplest radical form
3C: Adding and subtracting radicals
3D: Multiplications involving radicals
3E: Division by radicals, Radical conjugates
Revision for Test 1
Week 5 TEST 1 TEST 1
17/02/2025 Conducting Test 1 (Indices, algebraic expression and Monday 17/02
factorisation, Radicals)
ALGEBRAIC FRACTIONS
4A: Evaluating algebraic expressions
4B: Simplifying algebraic expressions
4C: Multiplying and dividing algebraic expression
4D: Adding and subtracting algebraic expressions
Week 6 LINEAR EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES
24/02/2025 5A: Solving linear equations
5B: Linear equation problems
Practical 1: Linear Equations
Week 7 LINEAR EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES Practical 1: Linear
03/03/2025 5C: Linear inequalities equations return
5D: Solving Linear inequalities Friday 07/03
5E: Linear inequality problems
Week 8 PYTHAGORAS THEOREM
10/03/2025 6A: Pythagoras’ Theorem
6B: The converse of Pythagoras’ Theorem
6C: Pythagorean Triples
6D: Problems solving using Pythagoras
6E: Circle Problems
6F: Three dimensional problems
Week 9 MEASUREMENT Mid-semester
17/03/2025 7A: Length and perimeter teacher comments
7B: Area before 19/03/2023
7C: Surface Area
7D: Volume
7E: Capacity
Week 10 FORMULAE
24/03/2025 8A: Formula construction
8B: Formula substitution
8C: Formula rearrangement
8D: Rearrangement and substitution
8E: Formula by induction
Revision for Test 2
Week 11 Conducting Test 2 (Algebraic Fractions, Linear equations and TEST 2
31/03/2025 inequalities, Pythagoras theorem, measurement, formula) Monday 31/03
CONGRUENCE AND SIMILARITY
9A: Congruence of figures
9B: Congruence of triangles
9C: Proof using congruence
9D: Similarity
Week 12 9E: Similar triangles (07/04 Off)
07/04/2025 9F: Area and volume (Hung Vuong)
QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
10A: Equation of the form x2 = k
10B: The Null factor law
Week 13 10C: Solution by factorisation
14/04/2025 10D: Completing the square
10E: The quadratic formula
10F: Problem solving
Week 14 COORDINATE GEOMETRY
21/04/2025 11A: Distance between two points
11B: Midpoints
11D: Parallel and perpendicular lines
11E: The equation of a line
11F: Graphing lines from equations
11G: Finding equation of a line
Week 15 Revision for Test 3 (30/04 - 1/05 Off)
28/04/2025
Week 16 Conducting Test 3 (Congruence and similarity, Quadratic TEST 3
05/05/2025 equations, Coordinate geometry) Monday 05/05
Revision for examination
Week 17 Revision for examination
12/05/2025
Week 18 Exam Week for Semester 1 in 2025. EXAM
19/05/2025 All units Semester 1 SEMESTER 1
Week 19 Review exam results and Last day of teaching in semester 1 Last day before
26/05/2025 holiday 30/05
Saigon International College (SIC)
Mathematics and Science Department
Semester 2, 2025
Course Outline for Mathematics for Year 10 (Advanced Level)
(Text Book: Mathematics for Australia 10A by Michael Haese, Sandra Haese and Mark Humphries)
Tests on Mondays, at periods 3+4. (this might change following Sem2 schedule !)
Week No. Topic/Syllabus Assessment
Week 1 TRIGONOMETRY
23/06/2025 12A: Labelling right angled triangles
12B: The trigonometric ratios
12C: Finding side lengths
12D: Finding angles
12E: Problem solving with trigonometry
12F: True bearings
12G: Three-dimensional problem solving
Week 2 STATISTICS
30/06/2025 13A: Discrete data
13B: Continuous data
13C: Measuring the centre
13D: Cumulative data
13E: Measuring the spread
13F: Box Plots
13G: Standard deviation
13H: Evaluating reports
Week 3 FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS
07/07/2025 14A: Business Calculation
14B: Appreciation and Depreciation
14C: Simple Interest
14D: Compound Interest
PRACTICAL 2 Financial Math, e.g. Budgeting
Week 4 PRACTICAL 2 Financial Math, e.g. Budgeting Practical 2:
14/07/2025 Budgeting return
NON-RIGHT-ANGLED TRIANGLE TRIGONOMETRY Tuesday 15/07
15A: The unit circle
Week 5 15B: The area of a triangle
21/07/2025 15C: The Sine Rule
15D; The Cosine Rule
15E: The Problems solving using the Sine and Cosine Rules
Revision for Test 4
Week 6 Conducting Test 4 (Trigonometry, Statistics, Financial TEST 4
28/07/2025 Mathematics, Non-Right-angled Triangle Trigonometry) Monday 28/07
SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS
16A: Graphical solution
16B: Solution by Substitution
16C: Solution by Elimination
16D: Problem Solving
16E: Non-Linear Simultaneous Equations (Extension)
Week 7 PROBABILITY
04/08/2025 17A: Theoretical Probability
17B: Compound Events
17C: Expectation
17D: Conditional Probability
17E: Independent Events
Week 8 RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS Mid-semester
11/08/2025 18A: Relations comments 13/08
18B: Functions
18C: Function Notation
18D: Transforming y = f(x)
Week 9 Conducting Problem Solving Test PS2 TEST PS2
18/08/2025 Problem solving
QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS Monday 18/08
19A: Quadratic Functions
19B: Graphs of Quadratic Functions
Week 10 19C: Axes Intercepts
25/08/2025 19D: Axis of Symmetry
19E: Vertex
19F: Quadratic Optimisation
Week 11 EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND LOGARITHMS (2/9 Off)
01/09/2025 20A: Exponential Functions
20B: Graphs of exponential Functions
20C: Growth and Decay
Week 12 20D: Exponential Equations
08/09/2025 20E: Logarithms
Revision for Test 5
Week 13 Conducting Test 5 (Simultaneous Equations, Probability, TEST 5
15/09/2025 Relations and Functions, Quadratic Functions, Exponential Monday 15/09
Functions and Logarithms)
GEOMETRY OF CIRCLES
21A: Circle Theorem
21B: Further Circle Theorems
21C: Geometric Proof
CONIC SECTIONS
24A: Circles
24B: Ellipses
24C: Hyperbolae
Week 14 POLYNOMIALS
22/09/2025 22A: Polynomials
22B: Polynomial Operations
22C: The Remainder Theorem
22D: The Factor Theorem
22E: Graphs of polynomials
Week 15 ADVANCED TRIGONOMETRY
29/09/2025 23A: The unit circle
23B: The relationship between sine θ and cos θ
23C: The multiple of 30° and 45°.
23D: Trigonometric Functions
23E: Trigonometric Equations
Week 16 BIVARIATE STATISTICS
06/10/2025 25A: Line graphs
25B: Scatter Plots
25C: Correlation
25D: Measuring correlation
25E: Line of best fit
Week 17 Revision for Test 6
13/10/2025
Week 18 Conducting Test 6 (Geometry of circles, Conic Sections TEST 6
20/10/2025 chapter 24A, Polynomials, Advanced Trigonometry, and Monday 20/10
Bivariate statistics)
Revisions for Exam:
FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS, RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS,
SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS, PROBABILITY
Week 19 Revision for Exam:
27/10/2025 STATISTICS, BIVARIATE STATISTICS, NON-RIGHT-ANGLED
TRIANGLE TRIGONOMETRY, ADVANCED TRIGONOMETRY
GEOMETRY OF CIRCLES, CONICAL SECTIONS Chapter 24A,
QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS, EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND
LOGARITHMS, POLYNOMIALS
Week 20 Exam Week for Semester 2 in 2025 EXAM
03/11/2025 All material handled in Semester 2 only. SEMESTER 2
Week 21 Review exam and Last day of teaching in semester 2 14/11 last day of
10/11/2025 school
Saigon International College (SIC)
Mathematics and Science Department
Semester 1 & 2, 2025
Grades and Grade Cut-Off for Mathematics for Year 10 (ADVANCED LEVEL)
Grade A 85 marks 100% - 84.5%
Grade B 70 marks 84.5% - 69.5%
Grade C 55 marks 69.5% - 54.5%
Grade D 40 marks 54.5% - 39.5%
Grade E 0 marks 39.5% - 0%
Year 10A Syllabus
Number and Algebra
REAL NUMBERS
Define rational and irrational numbers and perform operations with surds and fractional indices
Use the definition of a logarithm to establish and apply the laws of logarithms
PATTERNS AND ALGEBRA
Investigate the concept of a polynomial and apply the factor and remainder theorems to solve
problems
LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS
Describe, interpret and sketch parabolas, hyperbolas, circles and exponential functions and their
transformations
Solve simple exponential equations
Apply understanding of polynomials to sketch a range of curves and describe the features of these
curves from their equation
Factorise monic and non-monic quadratic expressions and solve a wide range of quadratic equations
derived from a variety of contexts
Measurement and Geometry
USING UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
Solve problems involving surface area and volume of right pyramids, right cones, spheres and related
composite solids
GEOMETRIC REASONING
Prove and apply angle and chord properties of circles
PYTHAGORAS AND TRIGONOMETRY
Establish the sine, cosine and area rules for any triangle and solve related problems
Use the unit circle to define trigonometric functions, and graph them with and without the use of
digital technologies
Solve simple trigonometric equations
Apply Pythagoras’ Theorem and trigonometry to solving three-dimensional problems in right-angled
triangles
Statistics and Probability
CHANCE
Investigate reports of studies in digital media and elsewhere for information on their planning and
implementation
DATA REPRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION
Calculate and interpret the mean and standard deviation of data and use these to compare data sets
Use information technologies to investigate bivariate numerical datasets. Where appropriate use a
straight line to describe the relationship allowing for variation
Achievement standard
To be developed using (assessment) work sample evidence to ‘set’ standards through paired
comparisons
