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Numeracy: Families Working It Out Together, The Opportunities are Everywhere

As part of its commitment to improving students’ numeracy outcomes, the Australian Government engaged the Western Australian Department of Education to develop a poster and three brochures aimed at promoting the importance of numeracy to parents. Murdoch University was sub-contracted to develop the materials, which were funded through the Australian Government’s Numeracy Research and Development Initiative.

The three brochures are available for downloading from this web site. The brochures target different age groups – the early years, and the middle and later years of primary school. Sample copies have been distributed to every primary school in Australia.


Choose either the full colour version for a colour printer and photocopier, or the grey scale for black and white printer and photocopier. To recreate the brochures as intended, (a one sheet main brochure folded into thirds and accompanying fridge list) follow these instructions:

  • Main brochure: copy pages 1 and 2 onto the front and back of one A4 sheet and fold into thirds.
  • Fridge list: copy pages 3 and 4 onto the front and back of one A4 sheet and then cut into 3 pieces.

The brochures are available below in PDF . Note that the links open in a new window.

Early Years

Colour PDF PDF Document  (364.12 KB, 4 pages)
Black & White PDF  PDF Document  (287.56 KB, 4 pages)

Middle Primary Years

Colour PDF  PDF Document  (356.02 KB, 4 pages)
Black & White PDF  PDF Document  (310.04 KB, 4 pages)

Later Primary Years

Colour PDF  PDF Document  (381.56 KB, 4 pages)
Black & White PDF  PDF Document  (347.26 KB, 4 pages)

The brochure has been translated into fifteen community languages. Please choose from a link below to download a PDF version of the translated brochure. Note that the links open in a new window.

Early Years

Arabic  PDF Document  (249.6 KB)

Bosnian  PDF Document  (214.9 KB)

Cambodian  PDF Document  (229.4 KB)

Chinese  PDF Document  (1.6 MB)

Croatian  PDF Document  (205.5 KB)

Dari  PDF Document  (219.6 KB)

Greek  PDF Document  (211.2 KB)

Italian  PDF Document  (201.3 KB)

Macedonian  PDF Document  (206.7 KB)

Russian  PDF Document  (210.7 KB)

Serbian  PDF Document  (207.4 KB)

Somali  PDF Document  (196.2 KB)

Spanish  PDF Document  (206.0 KB)

Turkish  PDF Document  (202.4 KB)

Vietnamese  PDF Document  (202.8 KB)

Middle Primary Years

Arabic  PDF Document  (240.6 KB)

Bosnian  PDF Document  (202.1 KB)

Cambodian  PDF Document  (230.0 KB)

Chinese  PDF Document  (1.6 MB)

Croatian  PDF Document  (203.4 KB)

Dari  PDF Document  (207.4 KB)

Greek  PDF Document  (208.1 KB)

Italian  PDF Document  (198.0 KB)

Macedonian  PDF Document  (205.9 KB)

Russian  PDF Document  (207.5 KB)

Serbian  PDF Document  (206.6 KB)

Somali  PDF Document  (194.1 KB)

Spanish  PDF Document  (203.1 KB)

Turkish  PDF Document  (201.5 KB)

Vietnamese  PDF Document  (211.5 KB)

Later Primary Years

Arabic  PDF Document  (246.9 KB)

Bosnian  PDF Document  (215.8 KB)

Cambodian  PDF Document  (239.1 KB)

Chinese  PDF Document  (1.6 MB)

Croatian  PDF Document  (222.2 KB)

Dari  PDF Document  (226.5 KB)

Greek  PDF Document  (227.3 KB)

Italian  PDF Document  (218.1 KB)

Macedonian  PDF Document  (223.9 KB)

Russian  PDF Document  (218.1 KB)

Serbian  PDF Document  (225.2 KB)

Somali  PDF Document  (213.7 KB)

Spanish  PDF Document  (223.1 KB)

Turkish  PDF Document  (229.7 KB)

Vietnamese  PDF Document  (229.0 KB)