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
Alison Cardinale
Dr Alison Cardinale is an experienced secondary English teacher with a B.A. (Hons) in English Literature and a Master of Teaching qualification from the University of Sydney, along with a PhD in...
Alexander Durie
Alex Durie has been teaching chemistry since 1990 at both University level both in Australia and overseas. The organisations that he has worked for include, amongst others, the University of New...
Adam Myers
Adam is a senior English Teacher at Shore. He has worked there for over fifteen years, and has regularly delivered Year 12 Holiday Workshops. These workshops have helped students revise content,...
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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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 English. The smart way to prepare for your HSC. This one-day HSC English Exam Preparation Course preparation course focuses on final exam preparation for English Advanced students. This course offers last-minute practice and advice for HSC English Advanced students. We will cover: Paper 1 Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences Paper 2 including the full range of Module A: Textual Conversations; Module B: Critical Study of Literature; and Module C: The Craft of Writing. We... View HSC English Advanced Exam Preparation Course (September).
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HSC Mathematics. The smart way to prepare for your HSC. This course is the first in a series of three Mathematics Standard 2 courses. The course will provide consolidation of key content and skills from Mathematics Standard Year 11 course as this will be assumed knowledge for the HSC Mathematics Standard 2 Examination. The topics covered in this course include Algebra, Financial Mathematics, Measurement and Statistical Analysis. Other courses in this series include HSC Mathematics... View HSC Mathematics Preparation Course - Standard 2 (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 three Mathematics Standard 2 courses and provides consolidation of key content and skills from the first part of Mathematics Standard 2 HSC course. The topics covered in this course include types of Linear Relationships, Budgeting and Investments, introduction to Networks and Measurements. This course is designed to review key material and also provide advice and tips related to... View HSC Mathematics Preparation Course - Standard 2 (Part 2) (April).
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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 5: Heredity. There is a focus on those cognitive skills needed to access and apply biological knowledge in an HSC assessment context 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 course is designed to review key... View HSC Biology Preparation Course (Part 1) (January).
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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 Extension 1 courses and provides review of key content and skills from the Mathematics Extension 1 Preliminary course. It also covers initial concepts from the Mathematics Extension 1 HSC course. The topics addressed include introduction to vectors, further operations with vectors and proof by mathematical induction. Study skills and examination techniques will also be... View HSC Mathematics Preparation Course - Extension 1 (Part 1) (January).
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HSC Physics. The smart way to prepare for your HSC. This course provides consolidation of the key content and skills from Module 5: Advanced Mechanics. There is a focus on those cognitive skills needed to access and apply chemical knowledge in an HSC assessment context and the higher order thinking needed to push student achievement into Band 6. The workshops are activity based whereby students explore and apply physics knowledge and skills using a combination of lectures,... View HSC Physics Preparation Course (Part 1) (January).
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HSC Chemistry. The smart way to prepare for your HSC. This course provides consolidation of the key content and skills from Module 5: Equilibrium and Acid Reactions. There is a focus on those cognitive skills needed to access and apply chemical knowledge in an HSC assessment context. The workshops are activity based whereby students explore and apply chemical knowledge and skills using a combination of lectures, tutorials and problem-solving sessions with immediate feedback from... View HSC Chemistry Preparation Course (Part 1) (January).
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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 6: Genetic Change. 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 course is designed to... View HSC Biology Preparation Course (Part 2) (April).