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Make Grade 5 maths click, one skill at a time
Grade 5 Maths Practice in South Africa
Interactive Grade 5 maths practice in South Africa, organised by topic: large numbers, factors and multiples, fractions and decimals, and percentages. Built around CAPS.
- Ages 10–11
- 12 topics to explore
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Choose a topic
Each topic has practice questions, worksheets and revision activities for Primary Five.
Getting ready for Primary Five
Skills checklist
What Primary Five learners practise
Work through one skill at a time and tick it off as confidence grows.
- Read, write and round numbers to 1,000,000
- Identify factors, multiples and prime numbers
- Multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1,000
- Add and subtract fractions and convert between fractions and decimals
- Understand percentages and link them to fractions and decimals
- Measure and draw angles in degrees
- Calculate the area and perimeter of composite shapes
- Solve multi-step problems involving money in rand and cents
- Read and interpret line graphs and tables
About this class
About Primary Five mathematics
In Grade 5, learners following CAPS work with numbers to a million, factors, multiples and primes, add and subtract fractions, convert between fractions, decimals and percentages, and measure angles. It is part of the Intermediate Phase (Grades 4–6). Boldungu breaks each topic into short sets of interactive questions so children can practise one skill at a time and come back to anything that needs more work.
For Parents, Grade 5 learners aged 10–11 and teachers in South Africa
Parents ask
Primary Five maths questions
What maths do Grade 5 learners study in South Africa?
Grade 5 maths usually focuses on large numbers, factors and multiples, fractions and decimals, and percentages. Key skills include learning to read, write and round numbers to 1,000,000; identify factors, multiples and prime numbers; multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1,000.
What should my child know before starting Grade 5 maths?
Learners starting Grade 5 should be comfortable with multi-digit multiplication and division, equivalent fractions and decimals to hundredths.
How often should my child practise Grade 5 maths?
Short, regular sessions work best: about 10 to 15 minutes, three or four times a week. Start with the current class topic and revisit earlier topics for revision.