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MathematicsFractionsusually ages 8–9

Tenths (age 8+)

Count up and down in hundredths; recognise that hundredths arise when dividing an object by 100 or dividing tenths by 10

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If your child has £1 and spends 37p, can they say that 37p is 37/100 of a pound — and count up in hundredths from 0/100 to 100/100?

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Builds on
Tenthsages 7–8Count in tenths is prerequisite to extending to hundredths
Tenths (age 8+)this skill · ages 8–9
Unlocks
Decimal equivalents of tenths and hundredthsages 8–9Must understand hundredths before writing decimal equivalents
Dividing by 10 and 100ages 8–9Must understand hundredths to identify digit values when dividing by 10/100
Converting tenths to hundredthsages 9–10Understanding hundredths is prerequisite to working with 10ths and 100ths together

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M4N01high confidenceYear 4 · Number

recognise and extend the application of place value to tenths and hundredths and use the conventions of decimal notation to name and represent decimals

AC9M5N04medium confidenceYear 5 · Number

recognise that 100% represents the complete whole and use percentages to describe, represent and compare relative size; connect familiar percentages to their decimal and fraction equivalents

AC9M4N05low confidenceYear 4 · Number

solve problems involving multiplying or dividing natural numbers by multiples and powers of 10 without a calculator, using the multiplicative relationship between the place value of digits

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA2-PF-01medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2
MA3-RN-02low confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 3

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M4N01medium confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Number strand
VC2M5N01low confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Number strand
VC2M5N04low confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Number strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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