GCSE MATHS

COURSE OUTLINE

All courses will cover material within the following themes

1. Number
2. Algebra
3. Shape and Space
4. Handling Data

Pupils entered for the higher level may study the majority or all of the following topics -

Operations in arithmetic
Factors and Multiples
Fractions
Decimal System
Measurement
Ratio and proportion
Percentages
Practical applications - wages and salaries, interest, money matters
Time distance and speed
Basic algebra
Indices
Linear equations, formulae and inequalities
Simultaneous and quadratic equations
Angles and straight lines
Symmetry
Triangles
Quadrilaterals
Polygons
The circle
Geometrical constructions
Orthographic projections
Area of plane figures
Mensuration of the circle
Trigonometry
Maps and scale drawings
Charts, tables and diagrams
Graphs
Transformational geometry
Introduction to statistics
Vectors

Pupils entered for basic or intermediate levels will cover a smaller number of topics at a different rate of learning.

Basic level covers topics required to achieve up to grade D at GCSE.

Intermediate level candidates will expect grades E-B at GCSE.

Higher level candidates will expect grades C-A* at GCSE.