This course is designed specifically for Year 11 students that are accelerating in Maths (2 unit), and therefore are doing their HSC exams in year 11. In order to enrol, you must be enrolled in the 2 unit HSC course at your school, and be eligible to do your HSC exam for this subject at the end of the current year.
The experience of facing their very first HSC exam a whole year earlier than their peers can be daunting.
On the down side, accelerated students are relatively inexperienced at doing assessable exams and assignments at a HSC level. They have had one year less exposure to the gradual experience gained by their year 12 peers in how to successfully structure answers, how to manage the time in exams, and the various little tips / tricks that can be used to save time. The school may also be unable to make assessment schedules / exam timetables convenient for accelerated students, creating unusually stressful periods during the year for accelerated students.
On the up side, accelerated students are generally of very high intelligence, hence why they are accelerated students. Each year, around a third of the top 10 in the state are accelerated students.
Our accelerated course takes these factors into account, and provides the needed support at a pace that will match your accelerated course's assessment schedule.
Learn faster: We also account for the fact that accelerated 2 unit students are of a high capability, so this class moves faster than our normal year 12 2 unit class schedule.
Deeper learning: Our teachers are given additional course scope to provide students with more advanced techniques / tricks / shortcuts that stem from Extension 1 or 2, because accelerated students often go onto doing Extension 2 in year 12.
Focus on exam technique: as accelerated students will be facing an actual HSC exam 1 year earlier than most of their peers, students are often less experienced at exam skills, such as time management, how to structure answers to get full marks, how to structure incomplete answers for maximum partial marks, etc. Our schedule allows for a few lessons to be dedicated to these topics.
We understand the unique needs of accelerated students, and we're confident our team of teachers can help you succeed with the right support.
Like all the other courses, we provide HSC exam style homework booklets for students to practice at home. Exposure to exam-style questions and exam conditions is the best preparation for the real thing. Questions will range in difficulty, with the bulk of questions being slightly harder than average HSC standard.
All of our homework questions will be marked and provided with teacher's comments and worked solutions where appropriate. Students are expected to use the discussion forums for homework assistance when they face any difficulty.
This accelerated course will assume completion of the Preliminary 2 unit course, however we will be revising Preliminary content as needed. As these classes will be taken by higher-capability students, the teaching will be at a slightly faster pace, leaving more time for revision and coverage of exam technique.
