The main goals of mathematics education are to prepare students to:

• communicate and reason mathematically

• use mathematics confidently, accurately, and efficiently to solve problems

• appreciate and value mathematics

• make connections between mathematical knowledge and skills and their applications

• commit themselves to lifelong learning

• become mathematically literate citizens, using mathematics to contribute to society and to think critically about the world

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 Grade 9 Mathematics prepares all students to continue mathematics studies in the following high school years. All students can benefit from a general understanding of mathematics for their personal and work-related use and for future plans, regardless of their career and/or post-secondary educational choices. Some of these students will need in-depth studies in mathematics for their post-secondary program and therefore will need to take specific Grades 10 to 12 mathematics courses