Manatoa Maths

NZC Maths Explorer

Mobile-friendly version of the NZC Mathematics and Statistics progress outcomes and teaching sequences with links to supporting resources.

Progress Outcomes

Progress outcomes summarise what students should understand, know, and be able to do as they progress through three phases of learning:

  • Phase 1 (years 0–3)
  • Phase 2 (years 4–6)
  • Phase 3 (years 7–8)

Teachers use the outcomes—plus evidence from assessments and day‑to‑day observation—to build a rounded picture of each learner's progress, strengths, gaps and next steps, and to report to [whānau.

Teaching Sequences

Teaching sequences provide year-by-year guidance on what to teach and how to teach it as students work towards the progress outcomes. They support spiralled learning, where key ideas and practices are revisited in increasingly complex ways to deepen understanding.

Explore a Strand

The maths curriculum organised concepts into 6 strands. Select a strand to explore the progress outcomes and teaching sequences:

Number
Quantities, counting, place value, operations, and number systems
Algebra
Algorithms, patterns, equality and inequality, equations with variables
Measurement
Measure and quantify using standard and non-standard units
Geometry
Shapes, transformations, and spatial reasoning and pathways
Statistics
Statistical investigations, data analysis and interpretation
Probability
Chance, likelihood, and probabilistic reasoning

For Teachers

Tools for navigating the NZC Curriculum and planning lessons