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English (Year 9–10)

Building toward HSC English mastery

What you’ll cover

Curriculum overview

Unit 1

Prose Fiction

  • Advancing textual analysis
  • Strengthening thematic knowledge
  • Expanding essay techniques
Unit 2

Poetry

  • Reaffirming technical knowledge
  • Exploring different forms
  • Developing a poetic lens
Unit 3

Rhetoric and Drama

  • Familiarising Shakespeare and his influence
  • Practicing oral communication
  • Honing technique analysis for dramatic literature
Unit 4

Film

  • Introducing advanced film techniques
  • Advancing conceptual knowledge in film
  • Understanding its impact as a medium on a greater level

How we assess

Each term, our Year 7–10 English group classes sit a viva voce — an oral exam where students talk through the term's texts and ideas with their tutor — alongside written tasks: extended responses, essays and creative pieces. We choose these formats because they mirror how English is assessed at school, and because explaining an idea aloud is the surest test of real understanding.

Why students succeed here

Study Support

Free extra weekly support

Our Study Support sessions are for our group enrolments: every group student gets a complimentary 3 hours per week of drop-in help alongside their weekly class.

Exam-condition prep

For our senior group enrolments, Study Support doubles as exam preparation, with marking and targeted revision in the lead-up to assessments.

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