Numeracy

Mathematics at Killara Primary School equips students with the essential skills, knowledge and confidence needed for everyday life, future learning and the world beyond the school gates. Our program is guided by the Victorian Curriculum and covers the key areas of Number, Algebra, Measurement, Space, Statistics and Probability.

We focus on developing students’ understanding, fluency, reasoning and problem-solving skills through engaging and purposeful learning experiences. Students are encouraged to think mathematically, explain their reasoning and apply their learning to real-world situations.

Daily Mathematics lessons are delivered through the Workshop Model and incorporate evidence-based teaching practices from the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model (VTLM 2.0). Each lesson begins with fluency and retrieval activities to strengthen understanding, build automatic recall and connect new learning to prior knowledge. Teachers explicitly teach essential mathematical knowledge and skills using a gradual release approach, where students move from teacher modelling, to guided practice, and then to independent application. This structured approach supports students to develop confidence while breaking learning into manageable steps that promote deep understanding.

Across the school, students explore mathematical concepts through hands-on learning experiences using concrete materials, visual representations and mathematical discussions. Teachers use the Concrete, Representational and Abstract (CRA) model to support students in developing strong conceptual understanding.

Teachers use a wide range of assessment practices to identify students’ learning needs and tailor instruction to support each student at their point of need, fostering every child’s growth and achievement in Mathematics. Teaching is responsive to ensure all students are appropriately supported, challenged and engaged.