Each cluster shows where the same content lives in other major curricula, plus open‑licensed resources curated underneath. Sources are official ministry documents — never inferred.
Use ratio language to compare quantities; solve problems involving the calculation of percentages; scale factors; relative sizes.
Australia ACARA≈ OVERLAPS
Number — Year 6
US Common Core≡ EQUIVALENT
Ratios and Proportional Relationships (6.RP)
CLUSTER 02 · 6
Number (Y6)
Multi-digit calculation; fractions, decimals and percentages with fluency; primes, factors and multiples; introduction to negative numbers in context.
Australia ACARA≡ EQUIVALENT
Number — Year 6
US Common Core≡ EQUIVALENT
The Number System (6.NS)
CLUSTER 03 · 6
Algebra (Y6)
Express missing-number problems algebraically; use simple formulae; generate and describe linear number sequences; find pairs of numbers that satisfy an equation with two unknowns.
Australia ACARA≡ EQUIVALENT
Algebra — Year 6
US Common Core≈ OVERLAPS
Expressions and Equations (6.EE)
US 6.EE introduces variables and one-variable equations with inequalities; UK Y6 algebra is lighter, focused on missing-number problems and patterns.
CLUSTER 04 · 6
Measurement (Y6)
Convert between units; calculate area of parallelograms and triangles; volume of cubes and cuboids.
Australia ACARA≡ EQUIVALENT
Measurement — Year 6
US Common Core≡ EQUIVALENT
Geometry (6.G)
CLUSTER 05 · 6
Geometry — properties of shapes & position (Y6)
Compare and classify geometric shapes by properties; angles in shapes; coordinates in all four quadrants; translations and reflections.
Australia ACARA≡ EQUIVALENT
Space — Year 6
US Common Core≈ OVERLAPS
Geometry (6.G)
UK splits measurement (areas/volumes) from properties-of-shapes/position.
CLUSTER 06 · 6
Statistics (Y6)
Interpret and construct pie charts and line graphs; calculate and interpret the mean as an average.