Year 10 Core Maths, mapped to the NSW syllabus.
The complete NSW Year 10 Core Mathematics course: 11 topics, 53 subtopics and 1,060 questions, every one with a fully worked solution. Authored by an experienced Australian maths teacher and aligned to the NESA Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022) at Stage 5.
What Year 10 Core students learn in NSW
Year 10 is the second year of Stage 5 under the NSW Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022), published by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA). Year 10 Core builds on Year 9 Core: it revisits algebra, indices and measurement, then moves on to trigonometry with bearings, financial maths with income tax, compound interest and depreciation, coordinate geometry, expanding and factorising quadratic expressions, and graphs of parabolas and exponential curves.
The 11 topics below cover the three NESA strands — Number and Algebra, Measurement and Space, Statistics and Probability — with the Working Mathematically outcome (MAO‑WM‑01) running through all of them. Each topic shows its NESA outcome codes, and every one of the 1,060 questions has a fully worked solution.
Course topics
All 11 topics in the NSW Year 10 course. Select a topic to see its subtopics, worked solutions and questions.
About Stage 5
Stage 5 spans Years 9 and 10. NESA leaves it to schools to decide which Stage 5 content is taught in each year. There are two kinds of Stage 5 outcome: Core outcomes, which every student studies, and Path outcomes, which schools add for students heading towards Mathematics Standard, Advanced or Extension in Years 11 and 12. Year 10 Core is built around the Core outcomes, such as financial maths (MA5‑FIN‑C‑01 and MA5‑FIN‑C‑02), trigonometry (MA5‑TRG‑C‑01 and MA5‑TRG‑C‑02) and data analysis (MA5‑DAT‑C‑01 and MA5‑DAT‑C‑02), and also includes a little Path content, such as factorising and the general form of a straight line. For more Path content, see Year 10 Advanced Maths.
Why Class Mathematics for NSW Year 10 Core Maths
Built by an Australian maths teacher with 45+ years in the classroom — every question, every worked solution, every topic.
Authored by John Kinny-Lewis, an experienced Australian maths educator. Content written by a teacher who has spent his career in Australian classrooms.
Every one of the 1,060 Year 10 Core questions includes a fully worked, step-by-step solution — not just the answer.
Mapped to the current NSW Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022). Each topic shows the exact NESA outcome code it covers.
Full coverage from Year 7 through to Year 12, including Advanced and Extension. The same platform across every year of high school.
Designed for the whole learning community
For Teachers
- ✓ Curriculum-aligned content, ready to use
- ✓ Build worksheets and assessments in minutes
- ✓ Covers all 18 Stage 5 Core outcomes
- ✓ Save hours of prep time each week
For Students
- ✓ Practise at your own pace, anywhere
- ✓ Learn from step-by-step worked solutions
- ✓ Cover every topic in the NSW syllabus
- ✓ Build real confidence before assessments
For Parents
- ✓ Know your child is practising the right content
- ✓ Support learning without re-teaching the maths
- ✓ Track what's been covered and what's next
- ✓ Written by an experienced NSW maths teacher
Frequently asked questions
Does Class Mathematics follow the 2022 NSW syllabus?
Yes. Class Mathematics is aligned to the NSW Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022), the current syllabus published by NESA. Every Year 10 Core topic maps to Stage 5 outcome codes — for example, Earning Money maps to MA5‑FIN‑C‑01 and MA5‑FIN‑C‑02, and Trigonometry covers MA5‑TRG‑C‑01 and MA5‑TRG‑C‑02.
What is the Working Mathematically outcome (MAO-WM-01)?
Working Mathematically (MAO‑WM‑01) is the outcome that runs through every topic in the NSW Mathematics K–10 Syllabus. It is about communicating reasoning, building fluency and understanding, and solving problems. Rather than being a separate topic, it is built into all of them, and every worked solution on Class Mathematics shows these steps.
What topics are covered in NSW Year 10 Core Maths?
NSW Year 10 Core Maths covers 11 topics across three NESA strands: Number and Algebra (algebra, indices, earning money, straight line graphs, quadratics, non-linear relationships), Measurement and Space (measurement, trigonometry, geometry), and Statistics and Probability (probability, single variable and bivariate statistics).
What is the difference between Year 10 Core and Year 10 Advanced?
Both follow Stage 5 of the NSW syllabus. Year 10 Core focuses on the Core outcomes that every student needs, which lead on to Mathematics Standard in Years 11 and 12. Year 10 Advanced covers the Core at greater depth and adds more Path outcomes, preparing students for Mathematics Advanced and Extension.
Is Year 10 Maths the same as Stage 5?
Year 10 is the second year of Stage 5, which spans Years 9 and 10. NESA does not set which topics belong to each year — schools decide how to split the content. Year 10 Core follows on from the Year 9 Core course.
How many topics and questions are in the Year 10 Core course?
There are 11 topics in NSW Year 10 Core Maths, divided into 53 subtopics with 1,060 practice questions. Every question includes a fully worked solution to support independent learning.
How can parents help their Year 10 child with maths?
The most effective help is regular, structured practice that follows the NSW syllabus. Parents don't need to teach the content themselves — the worked solutions guide students through each problem. Short sessions of 20–30 minutes several times a week work better than long, occasional ones.
Ready to start Year 10 Core Maths?
Begin with Algebra — 3 subtopics and 60 questions, every one with a worked solution. Want to try a topic free first? The free Algebra and Equations topic is in Year 7 Maths.