Our Year 11 Biology tutoring program begins at the beginning of Term 1 of each year and runs up to the end of Term 3, with the Year 12 HSC Biology tutoring program commencing in Term 4.
Year 11 Biology
Year 11 Biology Course Overview
Our Year 11 Preliminary Biology tutoring program starts at the beginning of the syllabus and over the course of three terms, will comprehensively cover all syllabus dot-points and outcomes of the year 11 Biology syllabus. As there is no assumed knowledge, the program is ideal for year 11 Biology students wanting a strong foundation towards their HSC Biology course in year 12.
This course is ideal for:
- Students who intending to or are doing year 11 Biology
- Year 11 Biology students wanting a strong foundation towards their HSC Biology course
2 hour weekly lessons + 1 hour weekly Workshop Tutorial
Tutoring course materials (concept explanations, summaries, study notes, example questions, worked solutions and exam-style homework) are provided each week in the form of a theory and homework booklet
Tutoring homework is expected to be completed and will be fully marked each week, with comments detailing every point of improvement
Free online homework help
Topic Tests administered at the end of each major topic, with marks and vital statistics reported in the End of Term report
Online access to our repository of Biology resources, exam papers with solutions and course summaries
Course structure
2 hour Lesson
+
1 hour Workshop
Per week
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ParramattaLessons Thursdays 5pm – 7pm (online only) Saturdays 9:00am – 11:00am Sundays 9:00am – 11:00am
Workshop Tutorials Saturdays 1:00pm – 2:00pm Sundays 1:00pm – 2:00pm
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Bondi JunctionLessons Sundays 11:00am – 1:00pm
Workshop Tutorials Sundays 1:00pm – 2:00pm
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Depth Studies and First-hand Investigations
From 2018 onwards, the syllabus requires Year 11 and Year 12 students to do a Depth Study, in each year, which could count 15% – 30% of your total assessment for the year. Common forms the Depth Study can take are:
- Designing and performing a First-hand investigation
- Secondary source analysis (writing a report / conducting literature review etc)
In addition to covering all theoretic content of the Year 11 Biology syllabus, our course will also provide students with actionable and practical guidance for their Depth Study assessment.
Topics Scheduled
Our schedule of topics may vary as we may modify our course year to year for continual improvement – below is a representation based on past years.
Term 1
January – March
W1 Cells as the Basis of Life
W2 Cells as the Basis of Life
W3 Cells as the Basis of Life
W4 Cells as the Basis of Life
W5 Cells as the Basis of Life
W6 Module Assessment and Revision
W7 Experiment/Investigation
W8 Organisation of Living Things
W9 Organisation of Living Things
Term 2
April – June
W1 Organisation of Living Things
W2 Organisation of Living Things
W3 Organisation of Living Things
W4 Organisation of Living Things
W5 Experiment/Investigation
W6 Module Assessment and Revision
W7 Biological Diversity
W8 Biological Diversity
W9 Biological Diversity
W10 Biological Diversity
W11 Biological Diversity
Term 3
July – September
W1 Biological Diversity
W2 Ecosystem Dynamics
W3 Ecosystem Dynamics
W4 Ecosystem Dynamics
W5 Ecosystem Dynamics
W6 Ecosystem Dynamics
W7 Ecosystem Dynamics
W8 Module Assessment
W9 Yearlies Preparation
W10 Year 12 topics commence
W11 Year 12 topics commence