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The following principles are used in designing the curriculum:

1. Building on knowledge developed at the basic education level

2. Providing a balanced, flexible and diversified curriculum

3. Catering for learner diversity

4. Achieving a balance between breadth and depth

5. Achieving a balance between theoretical and applied learning

6. Fostering lifelong learning skills

7. Promoting positive values and attitudes to learning

The Mathematics Curriculum (S4 – 6) is a continuation of the Mathematics Curriculum (S1 – 3). It aims to:

1. further develop students’ mathematical knowledge, skills and concepts;
2. provide students with mathematical tools for their personal development and future career pathways;
3. provide a foundation for students who may further their studies in mathematics or related areas;
4. develop in students the generic skills, and in particular, the capability to use mathematics to solve problems, reason and communicate;
5. develop in students interest in and positive attitudes towards the learning of mathematics;
6. develop students’ competence and confidence in dealing with mathematics needed in life; and
7. help students to fulfil their potenti.

The curriculum also aims to prepare students for a range of post-secondary pathways, including tertiary education, vocational training and employment. It consists of a Compulsory Part and an Extended Part. In order to broaden students’ choices for further study and work, two modules in the Extended Part are provided to further develop their knowledge of mathematics.

These two modules are designed to cater for students who intend to:

1. pursue further studies which require more mathematics; or

2. follow a career in fields such as natural sciences, computer sciences, technology or engineering.

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