Numeracy encompasses the knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions that students need to use mathematics in a wide range of situations (ACARA, 2010).
The Numeracy general capability is organised into three elements:
The QCAA has developed strategies and resources to support teaching across these elements.
Advice
The QCAA also provides the following advice:
- Numeracy general capability (PDF, 273.7 KB)
Supports teachers’ understanding and use of the general capability, including the numeracy progression, across all levels of schooling and learning areas. - Numeracy general capability: Sequence of numeracy progressions (PDF, 635.4 KB)
Demonstrates a sequence of detailed, observable, evidence-based indicators of numeracy development labelled Levels 1–6 - Embedding the general capabilities (PDF, 241.8 KB)
Supports teachers to consider how to include the general capabilities in their teaching and learning programs. - Presentation: Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 general capabilities: Identifying the changes (PPTX, 3.0 MB)
Supports schools to embed the general capabilities in their teaching, learning and assessment programs.
Other resources
The Queensland Department of Education has produced a series of videos that may support the development of students’ numeracy capability. The full collection can be accessed on the Partners in Learning — Numeracy YouTube channel.
- Last updated:
- 7 August 2026
