HSC preparation courses (years 10-12)
HSC preparation courses (years 10-12). The smart way to prepare for your HSC.
Are you nervous about tackling the HSC? Take it from us – every successful HSC begins with preparation. And now, our team of experienced educators have got you covered, with a comprehensive program of HSC preparation courses.
Led by our highly experienced team of educators, each intensive course is tailored around a critical aspect of the HSC curriculum and offers up-to-date subject knowledge and skills. These intensive holiday courses are perfect for consolidating your school studies and developing key subject knowledge that’ll give you an edge when it comes time to sit your exams. Plus, our expert tutors will teach you examination skills designed to invigorate and challenge your approach to the test material.
With an incredible array of courses available, you can choose which area you’d like to focus and attend just that course, or sign up for multiple courses to get comprehensive support across an entire HSC subject.
So don’t hesitate! Our HSC preparation short courses are open to everyone. Sign up today and get your HSC year off to the best start possible.
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Meet your facilitators
Farid Awad
Farid Awad has been teaching mathematics since 2005. He has vast experience in secondary education and private tutoring, and extensive knowledge of all Stage 6 Mathematics courses for the Higher...
Jessica Nicotra
Ms Jessica Nicotra graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Science majoring in Biology. She subsequently received her Master of Teaching in secondary education and has been...
Alent Vargas
Alent Vargas has been teaching Mathematics since 1996 at both University and High School levels. She has extensive experience in marking at HSC levels and in examination standard-setting for the...
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Years 10-12 study and essay skills. The smart way to prepare for your HSC. This course for Year 10 students provides an introduction to study, language and writing skills necessary for success in a wide range of subjects in Years 10 and 11, and the Higher School Certificate. The first session deals with study methods. It begins with a review of the essential elements within the compulsory course: HSC All My Own Work. The introduction to study methods then deals with procrastination... View Year 10 Course: Study, Language and Writing Skills.
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HSC Mathematics. The smart way to prepare for your HSC. This HSC Exam Preparation course offers a wonderful opportunity to hone examination skills in order to maximise chances of success. This workshop will deal with identifying strategies for solving examination style questions from the Mathematics Extension 1 course. This will include reviewing relevant questions from past HSC examinations (previous Extension 1 course) as well as examination papers from other educational... View HSC Mathematics - Extension 1 Exam Preparation Course (September).
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HSC Biology. The smart way to prepare for your HSC. This course provides consolidation of the key content and skills from Module 8: Non-infectious Disease and Disorders. There is a focus on those cognitive skills needed to access and apply biological knowledge in an HSC assessment context. The workshops allow students to explore and apply biology knowledge and skills using a combination of lectures, tutorials and problem-solving sessions with feedback from teachers. Overall this... View HSC Biology Preparation Course (Part 4) (September).
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HSC English. The smart way to prepare for your HSC. This one-day HSC English preparation course focuses on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible (first performed 1954) for the Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences. The course will review the context, content and structure of the play in relation to representation of individual and collective human experience. Related issues include contradictions and paradoxes in human identity, and how literature can challenge assumptions and ‘ignite... View HSC English Standard & Advanced Preparation Course - Common Module: 'The Crucible'.
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HSC English. The smart way to prepare for your HSC. This one-day HSC English preparation course focuses on George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) for the Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences. The review of the novel begins with context: Orwell’s response to the Cold War period led to a dark, dystopian, science fiction satire that is both a puzzle about the history of Communist Russia and a warning against totalitarianism. Analysis and discussion of selected passages... View HSC English Standard & Advanced Preparation Course - Common Module: 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'.
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HSC English. The smart way to prepare for your HSC. This HSC English preparation course focuses on Stephen Daldry’s film Billy Elliot (2000) for the English Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences. Through analysis and discussion, this course will enable students to deepen their understanding of how the film represents individual and collective human experiences of adversity, loss, social limitations, as well as self-discovery, self-expression, personal freedom and... View HSC English Standard & Advanced Preparation Course - Common Module: 'Billy Elliot'.
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HSC English. The smart way to prepare for your HSC. This one-day HSC English preparation course focuses on Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice for the English Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences. Students will refine their skills in articulating a clear and detailed analysis of the play’s key scenes through writing and whole group discussion. Links will be made to our own world as the course covers the dramatic representation of prejudice, mercy, justice, love, and revenge... View HSC English Standard & Advanced Preparation Course - Common Module: 'The Merchant of Venice'.
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HSC English. The smart way to prepare for your HSC. This two-day HSC preparation course is designed for students completing the English Advanced Module A: Textual Conversations. As part of your HSC preparation, it will enable you to gain an in-depth focus on the pair of texts: William Shakespeare’s The Tempest (1611) and Margaret Atwood’s Hag-Seed (2016) as a re-imagining of The Tempest. As part of a small class, students will be guided through the requirements of the English... View HSC English Advanced Preparation Course - Module A: 'The Tempest' and 'Hag-Seed'.
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HSC Mathematics. The smart way to prepare for your HSC. This course is the first in a series of four Mathematics Advanced courses and provides consolidation of the key content and skills from specific topics in the Mathematics Advanced HSC course. The program covers graphing techniques, trigonometric functions and graphs, differential calculus, and descriptive statistics and bivariate data analysis. Prerequisite skills from the Mathematics Advanced Preliminary course will be... View HSC Mathematics Preparation Course - Advanced (Part 1) (January).
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HSC Mathematics. The smart way to prepare for your HSC. This course is the second in a series of four Mathematics Advanced courses and provides consolidation of the key content and skills from specific topics in the HSC Mathematics course. The program covers the second derivative and random variables. Prerequisite skills from the Mathematics Advanced Preliminary course will be reviewed. Study skills and examination techniques will also be emphasised. Other courses in this series... View HSC Mathematics Preparation Course - Advanced (Part 2) (April).