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NSW syllabus outcomes, Kindergarten to Year 6

NESA Mathematics K-10 (2022) and English K-10 (2022) · Early Stage 1 to Stage 3

New South Wales teaches its own NESA syllabuses, with their own outcome codes, so NSW teachers plan from codes like MA2-AR-01 and EN1-RECOM-01 rather than the national ACARA ones. Every mainstream K-6 Mathematics outcome (73) and English outcome (40) is documented below in plain English and mapped to ready-made worksheets.

NSW organises primary content by Stage, and each stage after Kindergarten spans two school years, so an outcome belongs to a pair of year levels. Our worksheets are labelled by single years, which is why each outcome page pulls from both years in its stage. Every maths answer key is computed in code, so it is never wrong.

How NSW Stages map to year levels

Early Stage 1
Kindergarten
Worksheets: Foundation
Stage 1
Years 1 and 2
Worksheets: Year 1 and Year 2
Stage 2
Years 3 and 4
Worksheets: Year 3 and Year 4
Stage 3
Years 5 and 6
Worksheets: Year 5 and Year 6

Stages 4 and 5 (Years 7 to 10) and the senior years use the same code style (MA4-INT-01 and up); those outcome pages are not built yet. This page covers the primary years.

Mathematics outcomes

From the NESA Mathematics K-10 Syllabus (2022), taught in NSW schools since 2023 (K-2) and 2024 (3-6).

Early Stage 1 (Kindergarten)

Representing whole numbers
MAE-RWN-01
Numbers tell how many
Shows that whole numbers describe quantity, connecting a count to the size of a collection.
MAE-RWN-02
Read and show numbers to 20
Reads numerals and builds, writes and represents whole numbers up to at least 20.
Combining and separating quantities
MAE-CSQ-01
Model adding and taking away
Reasons about how numbers relate in order to act out addition and subtraction by joining, separating and comparing collections.
MAE-CSQ-02
Parts that make a whole
Shows how two parts come together to make a whole, working with numbers up to 10.
Forming groups
MAE-FG-01
Repeating patterns
Spots, describes and keeps a repeating pattern going.
MAE-FG-02
Share into equal groups
Makes equal groups by sharing out and counting collections of objects.
Geometric measure
MAE-GM-01
Position and directions
Talks about where things are, and gives and follows simple directions.
MAE-GM-02
Compare lengths
Describes how long objects are and compares their lengths directly.
MAE-GM-03
Half of a length
Finds half of a length and locates the halfway point.
Two-dimensional spatial structure
MAE-2DS-01
Sort and make flat shapes
Sorts, names, describes and makes two-dimensional shapes such as triangles, circles, squares and rectangles.
MAE-2DS-02
Compare areas
Talks about and compares how much surface similar shapes cover.
Three-dimensional spatial structure
MAE-3DS-01
Explore solid objects
Handles, describes and sorts three-dimensional objects.
MAE-3DS-02
Compare volumes
Describes and compares how much space objects take up or hold.
Non-spatial measure
MAE-NSM-01
Compare masses
Describes and compares how heavy objects are.
MAE-NSM-02
Order events and o'clock time
Puts everyday events in order and reads hour time on clocks.
Data
MAE-DATA-01
First data displays
Helps collect data and reads simple data displays built from real objects.

Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2)

Representing whole numbers
MA1-RWN-01
Place value to three digits
Uses place value and the job zero does to read, write and order two- and three-digit numbers.
MA1-RWN-02
Represent numbers to 1000
Reasons about different ways of showing whole numbers up to 1000, breaking numbers apart to use and record their values.
Combining and separating quantities
MA1-CSQ-01
Number bonds and fact links
Solves partitioning problems using number bonds and the connection between addition and subtraction.
Forming groups
MA1-FG-01
Equal groups
Uses the structure of equal groups to solve multiplication problems, and shares or groups to solve division problems.
Geometric measure
MA1-GM-01
Position in familiar places
Shows and describes where objects sit in familiar locations.
MA1-GM-02
Measure lengths
Measures, records, estimates and compares lengths and distances using same-size informal units, and metres and centimetres.
MA1-GM-03
Fractions of a length
Makes and recognises halves, quarters and eighths as equal parts of a whole length.
Two-dimensional spatial structure
MA1-2DS-01
Shapes and polygons
Recognises, describes and represents shapes, including quadrilaterals and other common polygons.
MA1-2DS-02
Area in rows and columns
Measures and compares areas by covering them with same-size informal units arranged in rows and columns.
Three-dimensional spatial structure
MA1-3DS-01
Familiar solid objects
Recognises, describes and models everyday three-dimensional objects.
MA1-3DS-02
Capacity and volume
Measures, records, estimates and compares how much containers hold and the space objects take up, using same-size informal units.
Non-spatial measure
MA1-NSM-01
Mass with informal units
Measures, records, estimates and compares the masses of objects using same-size informal units.
MA1-NSM-02
Duration and clock time
Describes, compares and orders how long events take, and reads half-hour and quarter-hour time.
Data
MA1-DATA-01
Gather and display data
Collects and organises data, then displays it in lists, tables and picture graphs.
MA1-DATA-02
Interpret data
Reasons about data displays to describe and interpret what the results show.
Chance
MA1-CHAN-01
Chance in everyday life
Notices and talks about the part chance plays in familiar events.

Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4)

Representing numbers using place value
MA2-RN-01
Place value to tens of thousands
Applies place value and the role of zero to represent numbers up to at least tens of thousands.
MA2-RN-02
Decimals to hundredths
Uses place value to represent and compare decimals with up to two decimal places.
Additive relations
MA2-AR-01
Add and subtract 2- and 3-digit numbers
Chooses and uses mental and written strategies for addition and subtraction with two- and three-digit numbers.
MA2-AR-02
Missing values: addition and subtraction
Finds missing values to complete addition and subtraction number sentences.
Multiplicative relations
MA2-MR-01
Multiplication structure to 10 x 10
Represents and uses the structure of multiplication facts up to 10 times 10 to solve problems.
MA2-MR-02
Missing values: multiplication and division
Finds missing values to complete multiplication and division number sentences.
Partitioned fractions
MA2-PF-01
Fractions on a number line
Represents and compares halves, thirds, quarters and fifths as lengths on a number line, together with the fractions made by halving them (sixths, eighths and tenths).
Geometric measure
MA2-GM-01
Grid maps and routes
Uses grid maps and direction words to locate positions and follow routes.
MA2-GM-02
Lengths in m, cm and mm
Measures and estimates lengths in metres, centimetres and millimetres.
MA2-GM-03
Angles and right angles
Identifies angles and classifies them by comparing each to a right angle.
Two-dimensional spatial structure
MA2-2DS-01
Features of flat shapes
Compares two-dimensional shapes and describes their features.
MA2-2DS-02
Combine and split shapes
Carries out transformations by joining and splitting two-dimensional shapes.
MA2-2DS-03
Area in square units
Estimates, measures and compares areas using square centimetres and square metres.
Three-dimensional spatial structure
MA2-3DS-01
Models and nets
Builds and sketches models and nets of three-dimensional objects, including prisms and pyramids.
MA2-3DS-02
Capacity in litres and millilitres
Estimates, measures and compares capacities using litres and millilitres, and volumes using cubic centimetres.
Non-spatial measure
MA2-NSM-01
Mass in kilograms and grams
Estimates, measures and compares the masses of objects using kilograms and grams.
MA2-NSM-02
Time to the second
Represents and reads analog and digital time in hours, minutes and seconds.
Data
MA2-DATA-01
Graphs with a scale
Collects discrete data and builds graphs using a given scale.
MA2-DATA-02
Tables, dot plots and column graphs
Reads and interprets data presented in tables, dot plots and column graphs.
Chance
MA2-CHAN-01
Record chance experiments
Runs chance experiments, then records and compares their results.

Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6)

Represents numbers
MA3-RN-01
Place value and number properties
Applies place value and the role of zero to represent the properties of numbers.
MA3-RN-02
Decimals to thousandths
Compares and orders decimals with up to three decimal places.
MA3-RN-03
Benchmark percentages
Works out percentages of amounts and matches benchmark percentages to their equivalent fractions and decimals.
Additive relations
MA3-AR-01
Addition and subtraction strategies
Picks and applies efficient strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems.
Multiplicative relations
MA3-MR-01
Multiplication and division strategies
Picks and applies efficient strategies to solve multiplication and division problems.
MA3-MR-02
Order of operations
Builds and completes number sentences involving multiplication and division, applying the order of operations to calculations.
Representing quantity fractions
MA3-RQF-01
Compare and order fractions
Compares and orders fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10.
MA3-RQF-02
Unit fractions of quantities
Finds a half, a quarter, a fifth or a tenth of measures and quantities.
Geometric measure
MA3-GM-01
The coordinate plane
Plots, locates and describes points on a coordinate plane.
MA3-GM-02
Lengths and perimeters
Chooses the right unit and device to measure lengths and distances, including perimeters.
MA3-GM-03
Measure and construct angles
Measures and draws angles, and uses the relationships between angles on a straight line and angles at a point.
Two-dimensional spatial structure
MA3-2DS-01
Classify triangles and quadrilaterals
Investigates and classifies two-dimensional shapes, including triangles and quadrilaterals, by their properties.
MA3-2DS-02
Area of rectangles
Selects the appropriate unit and calculates areas, including the areas of rectangles.
MA3-2DS-03
Area of triangles and parallelograms
Combines, splits and rearranges shapes to work out the area of parallelograms and triangles.
Three-dimensional spatial structure
MA3-3DS-01
Prisms, pyramids and their drawings
Visualises, sketches and builds three-dimensional objects, including prisms and pyramids, connecting them to two-dimensional drawings.
MA3-3DS-02
Volume and capacity
Selects the appropriate unit to estimate, measure and calculate volumes and capacities.
Non-spatial measure
MA3-NSM-01
Measure mass
Chooses the right unit and device to measure the masses of objects.
MA3-NSM-02
12- and 24-hour time
Measures and compares durations using 12- and 24-hour time and am and pm notation.
Data
MA3-DATA-01
Many-to-one graphs
Builds graphs that use many-to-one scales, where one symbol or interval stands for several data values.
MA3-DATA-02
Timelines and line graphs
Interprets data displays, including timelines and line graphs.
Chance
MA3-CHAN-01
Quantify probability
Runs chance experiments and puts a number on the probability of the outcomes.

English outcomes

From the NESA English K-10 Syllabus (2022), taught in NSW schools since 2023 (K-2) and 2024 (3-6).

Early Stage 1 (Kindergarten)

Oral language and communication
ENE-OLC-01
Talk with peers and adults
Communicates clearly with familiar classmates and adults, using everyday conventions of conversation.
Vocabulary
ENE-VOCAB-01
Everyday and taught words
Understands and uses everyday words, and taught topic words, in familiar settings.
Phonological awareness
ENE-PHOAW-01
Hear sounds in words
Identifies, blends, segments and plays with the sound units inside spoken words as a way into reading and writing.
Phonic knowledge
ENE-PHOKW-01
Letters and sounds
Matches single letters and common digraphs to their sounds when sounding out words in reading and writing.
Print conventions
ENE-PRINT-01
How print works
Follows written text from left to right and top to bottom, and notices the visual and spatial features of print.
Reading comprehension
ENE-RECOM-01
Understand what they read
Understands the texts they read themselves, drawing on background knowledge, word knowledge and the way sentences connect.
Reading fluency
ENE-REFLU-01
Read decodables aloud
Reads decodable texts aloud with automatic recognition of taught words and letter patterns.
Creating written texts
ENE-CWT-01
First written texts
Writes short texts that contain at least two related ideas, using correct simple sentences.
Spelling
ENE-SPELL-01
Spell taught words
Uses sound, letter-pattern and word-part knowledge to spell taught familiar and high-frequency words when writing.
Handwriting
ENE-HANDW-01
Form every letter
Writes all the lower-case and upper-case letters when creating texts.
Understanding and responding to literature
ENE-UARL-01
Respond to stories read aloud
Understands and responds to the literature an adult reads to them.

Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2)

Oral language and communication
EN1-OLC-01
Extend ideas out loud
Communicates effectively in social and learning situations, using conversational conventions to stretch and build on ideas.
Vocabulary
EN1-VOCAB-01
Grow word knowledge
Understands and uses everyday words along with taught topic and subject vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas.
Phonic knowledge
EN1-PHOKW-01
Extended phonics
Uses taught phonics, including vowel digraphs and trigraphs, to sound out and build words when reading and writing.
Reading fluency
EN1-REFLU-01
Fluent reading
Keeps reading unseen texts with automatic word recognition and expression, correcting errors along the way.
Reading comprehension
EN1-RECOM-01
Sustained comprehension
Understands longer independently read texts by activating background and word knowledge, connecting sentences to the whole text, and checking that it still makes sense.
Creating written texts
EN1-CWT-01
Write for different purposes
Plans, writes and revises texts for different purposes, including paragraphs, drawing on vocabulary, text features and sentence structure.
Spelling
EN1-SPELL-01
Spelling strategies
Applies sound, letter-pattern and word-part generalisations to spell words across a range of writing.
Handwriting
EN1-HANDW-01
Legible, fluent handwriting
Writes with a legible, fluent and automatic handwriting style, and uses word processing when creating texts.
Understanding and responding to literature
EN1-UARL-01
Learn from literature
Understands and responds to literature by writing texts that borrow its structures, deliberate language choices and features for their own audience and purpose.

Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4)

Oral language and communication
EN2-OLC-01
Interact, understand, present
Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes by interacting, understanding and presenting.
Vocabulary
EN2-VOCAB-01
Build and analyse vocabulary
Builds word knowledge through talk, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words.
Reading fluency
EN2-REFLU-01
Fluency that suits the text
Reads independently with the accuracy, rate and expression that suit the text's purpose, audience and meaning.
Reading comprehension
EN2-RECOM-01
Comprehend widely
Reads and understands texts for a wide range of purposes, using knowledge of text structures and language, and monitoring comprehension.
Creating written texts
EN2-CWT-01
Imaginative writing
Plans, writes and revises imaginative texts, choosing text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and vocabulary for a target audience.
EN2-CWT-02
Informative writing
Plans, writes and revises informative texts, choosing text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and vocabulary for a target audience.
EN2-CWT-03
Persuasive writing
Plans, writes and revises persuasive texts, choosing text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and vocabulary for a target audience.
Spelling
EN2-SPELL-01
Choose spelling strategies
Selects, applies and explains sound, letter-pattern and word-part generalisations and strategies when spelling across contexts.
Handwriting and digital transcription
EN2-HANDW-01
Joined handwriting
Forms legible joined letters with growing handwriting fluency.
EN2-HANDW-02
Create texts digitally
Uses digital technologies to create texts.
Understanding and responding to literature
EN2-UARL-01
Ideas in literature
Identifies and describes how ideas are represented in literature, and deliberately uses similar representations in their own writing.

Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6)

Oral language and communication
EN3-OLC-01
Speak to wide audiences
Communicates with wide audiences with social and cultural awareness, by interacting and presenting, and by analysing and evaluating what is heard.
Vocabulary
EN3-VOCAB-01
Precise vocabulary
Extends topic and subject vocabulary through talk, wide reading, writing and breaking words into meaningful parts, and generates precise definitions for specific contexts.
Reading comprehension
EN3-RECOM-01
Analytical comprehension
Reads fluently and comprehends texts for wide purposes, analysing their structures and language while monitoring understanding.
Creating written texts
EN3-CWT-01
Write for many purposes
Plans, writes and revises texts for multiple purposes and audiences, selecting text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language.
Spelling
EN3-SPELL-01
Automatic spelling
Applies taught sound, letter-pattern and word-part generalisations automatically when spelling, and justifies the strategies used for unfamiliar words.
Handwriting and digital transcription
EN3-HANDW-01
Sustained handwriting
Sustains a legible, fluent and automatic handwriting style.
EN3-HANDW-02
Choose digital tools
Selects digital technologies that suit the audience and purpose when creating texts.
Understanding and responding to literature
EN3-UARL-01
Narrative craft
Analyses how literature represents ideas through narrative, character, imagery, symbol and connotation, and adapts these techniques in their own writing.
EN3-UARL-02
Genre, theme and argument
Analyses how genre and theme carry perspective, context, argument and authority in literature, and adapts these representations when creating texts.

About MAO-WM-01 (Working mathematically)

The Mathematics syllabus also has one overarching outcome, MAO-WM-01, that spans every stage from Kindergarten to Year 10. It describes the processes of working mathematically (understanding, fluency, problem-solving, reasoning and communicating) rather than content you can print a worksheet for, so it does not get its own page here. It applies alongside every content outcome above.

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NSW syllabus outcomes (c) NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales. Outcome codes are cited as published; outcome descriptions on ChalkBee are paraphrased in our own words. See the official Mathematics K-10 and English K-10 syllabuses on the NSW Curriculum website.