Weakest content area: Data Handling (3 of 4 areas below target). Lower-bound estimate: 0%.

Sitting average: 39.9% — descriptive only, not a mastery score.

1At-risk
0Developing
0Secure
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GradeGrade 6
Year2026
Learners23
Strands4

Mgeno Grade 6 Maths: Overall Performance Below Threshold

This sitting shows an overall mean score of 39.9%, with all learners performing below the secure threshold. Two out of four curriculum strands are at-risk, and one is approaching, suggesting that many learners are performing at or near chance level across several areas. Data Handling appears to be the weakest strand, with an estimated chance-corrected mastery of 0.0%.

The assessment design, with typically one question per topic outcome, means the data is very sparse for making definitive conclusions. A closer look at the assessment conditions, including timing, language, and instructions, would help to confirm these results before planning any intervention.

Primary analysis

Content area mastery

Sorted from weakest to strongest — CI lower bound tells you the most you can confidently rule out.

Strands = the CBC content areas that make up this subject. Performance is reported per strand because a subject-wide average hides where the gap actually is.

Data HandlingAt-risk
CI: likely 0–13%·performing at chance·36 responses
G5
1 learning outcome
Interpret data represented by frequency tablesG5
22%most wrong: B
MeasurementAt-risk
CI: likely 0–3%·performing at chance·192 responses
G2G5G6
10 learning outcomes
Work out area of rectangles and squares in square centimetres cm in different situationsG51 question
0%most wrong: A
Appreciate use of kilogrammes and grammes in measuring mass in real lifeG51 question
0%most wrong: 1kg sand 1kg stones
Convert kilogrammes to grammes and grammes to kilogrammes in real life situationsG51 question
6%most wrong: C
Convert minutes to seconds and seconds to minutes in real lifeG51 question
11%most wrong: B
Identify time in a m and p m in day to day life experiencesG61 question
17%most wrong: B
Determine buying and selling prices of different items in the communityG61 question
28%most wrong: D
Convert kilometres to metres and metres to kilometres in different situationsG51 question
28%most wrong: C
Work out volume of cuboids in cubic centimetres cm using the formulaG51 question
28%most wrong: B
Multiply litres and millilitres by whole numbers in real life situationsG51 question
28%most wrong: A
Recite the number of days in each month of the yearG21 question
69%most wrong: 2200
NumbersApproaching
CI: likely 22–30%·below target·748 responses
G3G5G6
33 learning outcomes
Identify place value of decimals up to thousandths in different situationsG51 question
11%most wrong: A
Perform combined operations involving addition subtraction multiplication and division up to 3 digit numberG61 question
11%most wrong: A
Subtract decimals up to 4 decimal places in different situationsG61 question
11%most wrong: B
Divide up to a 4 digit number by up to a 3 digit number where the dividend is greater than the divisor in real life situationsG6
17%most wrong: A
Add fractions using lcm in different situationsG61 question
17%most wrong: A
Multiply up to a 4 digit number by a 2 digit number in real life situationsG61 question
22%most wrong: C
Create patterns involving the addition of numbers up to a sum of 1 000 000 in real life situationsG51 question
22%most wrong: A
Determine highest common factor hcf and greatest common divisor gcd in different situationsG51 question
28%most wrong: D
Appreciate use of fractions in real lifeG61 question
28%most wrong: B
Apply divisibility tests of 2 5 and 10 in real life situationsG5
36%most wrong: C
Multiply up to a 3 digit number by up to a 2 digit number in real life situationsG5
37%most wrong: 40
Order numbers up to 100 000 in real life situationsG61 question
39%most wrong: B
Round off numbers up to 100 000 to the nearest thousand in different situationsG61 question
39%most wrong: A
Subtract of up to two 6 digit numbers with regrouping in different situationsG5
41%most wrong: A
Order numbers up to tens of thousands in different situationsG5
44%most wrong: 645
Use numbers up to millions in symbols in real lifeG61 question
44%most wrong: A
Subtract fractions using lcm in different situationsG61 question
44%most wrong: D
Appreciate the use of fractions in real lifeG51 question
44%most wrong: one fraction
Divide up to a 3 digit number by up to a 2 digit number where the dividend is greater than the divisor in real lifeG5
44%most wrong: 42
Subtract two fractions with the same denominator in different situationsG51 question
44%most wrong: 6
Appreciate use of whole numbers in real life situationsG5
48%most wrong: 5 9
Solve simple equations with one unknown involving real life situationsG5
50%most wrong: B
Use place value and total value of digits up to hundreds of thousands in different situationsG5
50%most wrong: thousand
Subtract a 2 digit number from a three digit number with single regroupingG31 question
50%most wrong: 156
Identify 1 2 1 4 and 1 8 as part of a groupG31 question
56%most wrong: 4
Determine least common multiple lcm in real life situationsG5
58%most wrong: B
Add up to two 6 digit numbers with double regrouping with the sum not exceeding 1 000 000 in different situationsG5
68%most wrong: 9357294
Read and write numbers up to tens of thousands in words in different situationsG5
78%most wrong: 5005 35558
Appreciate use of the addition of whole numbers in real life situationsG51 question
78%most wrong: 437
Use place value and total value of digits up to millions in real lifeG6
81%most wrong: A
Round off numbers up to tens of thousands to the nearest hundred and thousand in different situationsG51 question
89%most wrong: 457
Compare fractions in different situationsG51 question
89%most wrong: 1/8
Create number patterns involving addition up to1000G31 question
94%most wrong: 17
GeometryDeveloping
CI: likely 25–75%·16 responses
G5
1 learning outcome
Describe 3 d objects in the environmentG51 question
63%most wrong: The student has drawn a semi-circular shape with a straight line connecting the ends of the arc. The shape resembles half of a circle rather than a cone.

Prerequisite gaps

Foundational skills to re-assess

These prerequisite skills connect to multiple later outcomes. A gap here can cascade. Evidence is limited — treat as a prompt to re-assess, not a diagnosis.

Foundational prerequisite

Identify place value of decimals up to thousandths in different situations (G5)

Connects to 33 later outcomes. 89% gap on this item — worth re-assessing before building on it. low-confidence 1 question

G5 · Numbers › Decimals

Identify place value of decimals up to thousandths in different situations


Understanding Fractions and Decimals · builds on 15 connections · unlocks 33

Foundational prerequisite

Multiply up to a 3 digit number by up to a 2 digit number in real life situations (G5)

Connects to 19 later outcomes. 63% gap on this item — worth re-assessing before building on it.

G5 · Numbers › Multiplication

Multiply up to a 3 digit number by up to a 2 digit number in real life situations


Mastering Multiplication Concepts · builds on 14 connections · unlocks 19

Foundational prerequisite

Convert kilometres to metres and metres to kilometres in different situations (G5)

Connects to 19 later outcomes. 72% gap on this item — worth re-assessing before building on it. low-confidence 1 question

G5 · Measurement › Length

Convert kilometres to metres and metres to kilometres in different situations


Length · builds on 8 connections · unlocks 19

Curriculum insight

Gateway concepts for Mathematics

Learning outcomes that unlock the most downstream learning across all grades.

Gateway Concepts

Learning outcomes that unlock the most downstream learning

  1. 77
    identify the centimetre as a unit ofmeasuring length in real life situationsG4 · measurement › length · Understand
  2. 65
    identify the metre as a unit of measuring lengthG2 · measurement › length_measuring_length · Understand
  3. 63
    measure length using fixed unitsG2 · measurement › length_measuring_length · Apply
  4. 61
    measure length in metresG3 · measurement › length · Apply
  5. 57
    identify the place value of numbers in ones and tensG2 · numbers › whole_numbers · Understand

Instrument note

What this assessment tested

This assessment mostly sampled Apply and Understand — it does not test higher-order skills. Absence from the assessment is not evidence learners cannot perform those tasks.

Apply
Understand
Create
Remember
Analyze
All learning outcomes (45) — single-question data, directional only

Most outcomes below are covered by just 1–2 questions. These numbers describe what learners scored on those specific items — not whether they have mastered the outcome. Use strands above for diagnostic confidence.

Work out area of rectangles and squares in square centimetres cm in different situationsG50%At-risk1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: A18 learners attempted
Appreciate use of kilogrammes and grammes in measuring mass in real lifeG50%At-risk1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: 1kg sand 1kg stones16 learners attempted
Convert kilogrammes to grammes and grammes to kilogrammes in real life situationsG56%At-risk1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: C18 learners attempted
Identify place value of decimals up to thousandths in different situationsG511%At-risk1 question — directional only
Understandcommon wrong answer: A18 learners attempted
Perform combined operations involving addition subtraction multiplication and division up to 3 digit numberG611%At-risk1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: A18 learners attempted
Subtract decimals up to 4 decimal places in different situationsG611%At-risk1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: B18 learners attempted
Convert minutes to seconds and seconds to minutes in real lifeG511%At-risk1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: B18 learners attempted
Divide up to a 4 digit number by up to a 3 digit number where the dividend is greater than the divisor in real life situationsG617%At-risk
Applycommon wrong answer: A18 learners attempted
Add fractions using lcm in different situationsG617%At-risk1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: A18 learners attempted
Identify time in a m and p m in day to day life experiencesG617%At-risk1 question — directional only
Understandcommon wrong answer: B18 learners attempted
Multiply up to a 4 digit number by a 2 digit number in real life situationsG622%At-risk1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: C18 learners attempted
Interpret data represented by frequency tablesG522%At-risk
Understandcommon wrong answer: B18 learners attempted
Create patterns involving the addition of numbers up to a sum of 1 000 000 in real life situationsG522%At-risk1 question — directional only
Createcommon wrong answer: A18 learners attempted
Determine buying and selling prices of different items in the communityG628%At-risk1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: D18 learners attempted
Determine highest common factor hcf and greatest common divisor gcd in different situationsG528%At-risk1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: D18 learners attempted
Convert kilometres to metres and metres to kilometres in different situationsG528%At-risk1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: C18 learners attempted
Work out volume of cuboids in cubic centimetres cm using the formulaG528%At-risk1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: B18 learners attempted
Multiply litres and millilitres by whole numbers in real life situationsG528%At-risk1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: A18 learners attempted
Appreciate use of fractions in real lifeG628%At-risk1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: B18 learners attempted
Apply divisibility tests of 2 5 and 10 in real life situationsG536%At-risk
Applycommon wrong answer: C23 learners attempted
Multiply up to a 3 digit number by up to a 2 digit number in real life situationsG537%Approaching
Applycommon wrong answer: 4016 learners attempted
Order numbers up to 100 000 in real life situationsG639%Approaching1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: B18 learners attempted
Round off numbers up to 100 000 to the nearest thousand in different situationsG639%Approaching1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: A18 learners attempted
Subtract of up to two 6 digit numbers with regrouping in different situationsG541%Approaching
Applycommon wrong answer: A23 learners attempted
Order numbers up to tens of thousands in different situationsG544%Approaching
Applycommon wrong answer: 64516 learners attempted
Use numbers up to millions in symbols in real lifeG644%Approaching1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: A18 learners attempted
Subtract fractions using lcm in different situationsG644%Approaching1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: D18 learners attempted
Appreciate the use of fractions in real lifeG544%Approaching1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: one fraction9 learners attempted
Divide up to a 3 digit number by up to a 2 digit number where the dividend is greater than the divisor in real lifeG544%Approaching
Applycommon wrong answer: 429 learners attempted
Subtract two fractions with the same denominator in different situationsG544%Approaching1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: 69 learners attempted
Appreciate use of whole numbers in real life situationsG548%Approaching
Applycommon wrong answer: 5 916 learners attempted
Solve simple equations with one unknown involving real life situationsG550%Approaching
Applycommon wrong answer: B23 learners attempted
Use place value and total value of digits up to hundreds of thousands in different situationsG550%Approaching
Applycommon wrong answer: thousand16 learners attempted
Subtract a 2 digit number from a three digit number with single regroupingG350%Approaching1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: 15616 learners attempted
Identify 1 2 1 4 and 1 8 as part of a groupG356%Developing1 question — directional only
common wrong answer: 49 learners attempted
Determine least common multiple lcm in real life situationsG558%Developing
Applycommon wrong answer: B23 learners attempted
Describe 3 d objects in the environmentG563%Developing1 question — directional only
common wrong answer: The student has drawn a semi-circular shape with a straight line connecting the ends of the arc. The shape resembles half of a circle rather than a cone.16 learners attempted
Add up to two 6 digit numbers with double regrouping with the sum not exceeding 1 000 000 in different situationsG568%Developing
Applycommon wrong answer: 935729416 learners attempted
Recite the number of days in each month of the yearG269%Developing1 question — directional only
Remembercommon wrong answer: 220016 learners attempted
Read and write numbers up to tens of thousands in words in different situationsG578%Secure
Applycommon wrong answer: 5005 355589 learners attempted
Appreciate use of the addition of whole numbers in real life situationsG578%Secure1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: 4379 learners attempted
Use place value and total value of digits up to millions in real lifeG681%Secure
Applycommon wrong answer: A18 learners attempted
Round off numbers up to tens of thousands to the nearest hundred and thousand in different situationsG589%Secure1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: 4579 learners attempted
Compare fractions in different situationsG589%Secure1 question — directional only
Analyzecommon wrong answer: 1/89 learners attempted
Create number patterns involving addition up to1000G394%Secure1 question — directional only
common wrong answer: 1716 learners attempted

Interpretation guide

How to read this report

median 1 question/LO → per-LO is item-evidence not mastery; mastery claims at strand; 2026 harder next-grade paper; misconceptions are distractor hypotheses.

Sparsity note: outcomes with 1 question cannot support diagnostic conclusions — the 1 question — directional only tag marks these throughout.