Year 8 – Mathematics

Help students understand percentages with specialist lessons using GST and income tax to bring key concepts to life through real-world examples. 

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Investigation

Impact of income tax

Maddie, Anwar and Tom all went to the same country high school, but now they live in the city and share a house. …

  • Mathematics
  • Year 8
  • worksheets
 

Visualiser

Saving versus investing

  Linked activity: Simple saver

  • Mathematics
  • Year 8
  • visualiser
 

Visualiser

Simple interest graphs

  Linked activity: Simple saver

  • Mathematics
  • Year 8
  • visualiser
 

Explainer

What goods and services are GST-free?

Goods and services tax (GST) The Goods and services tax (GST) is a broad-based tax of 10% on most goods and services…

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  • Year 8
  • explainer
 

Investigation

How will changes to the GST impact your family?

In this investigation you will consider what effect it would have on families if the GST increased to 12.5%, 15% or…

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  • Year 8
  • worksheets
 

Explainer

Reforming Australia’s income tax system

Stage 3 Tax CutsChanges to Australia’s taxation system were legislated by the Australian Parliament in 2019. The first…

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  • Year 8
  • worksheets
 

Investigation

Changes to the income tax system

Part 1: Constructing and reading a piecewise graphUse the tax rates tables in the explainer to construct a piece-wise…

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  • Year 8
  • worksheets
 

Explainer

Saving versus Investing

What is the difference between saving and investing? Have you ever saved up to buy something? Maybe you are putting…

  • Mathematics
  • Year 8
  • explainer
 

Worksheet

Simple saver

Part 1: The difference between saving and investingIn your groups, complete the following tables. …

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  • Year 8
  • worksheets
 

Information

Reading & Constructing an Income Tax Graph

Reading & Constructing an Income Tax Graph   Linked activity: Impact of changes to the income tax…

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  • Year 8
  • external
 

Information

Why is Labor holding on to the stage-three tax cuts?

Why is Labor holding on to the stage-three tax cuts?   Linked activity: Impact of changes to the income…

  • Mathematics
  • Year 8
  • external