Our Year 9 English tutoring program starts in Term 1 and ends in Term 4 each year. The program covers all syllabus outcomes and requirements of the new NESA Stage 5 syllabus, and leads into our Year 10 English program.
Year 9 English Course Overview
The Year 9 English tutoring program will exceed the outcomes and standards required by the stage 5 syllabus, with particular focus on building a strong base of skills relevant to English at a senior level, such as essay writing and textual analysis.
This course is ideal for:
- Students who are currently in Year 9 wanting to build a strong base in English

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

Essay / Assignment marking service is available to enrolled Year 10 English students at a discounted rate
Course structure
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Per week
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ParramattaLessons Sundays 11:00am – 1:00pm
Workshop Tutorials Sundays 1:00pm – 2:00pm |
Bondi JunctionLessons Sundays 9:00am – 11:00am
Workshop Tutorials Sundays 1:00pm – 2:00pm |
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 Textual Analysis
W2 Textual Analysis
W3 Textual Analysis
W4 Textual Analysis
W5 Textual Analysis
W6 Textual Analysis
W7 Textual Analysis
W8 Writing Skills
W9 Writing Skills
Term 2
April – June
W1 Writing Skills
W2 Writing Skills
W3 Writing Skills
W4 Writing Skills
W5 Writing Skills
W6 Critical Study of Texts
W7 Critical Study of Texts
W8 Critical Study of Texts
W9 Critical Study of Texts
W10 Critical Study of Texts
W11 Critical Study of Texts
Term 3
July – September
W1 Critical Study of Texts
W2 Writing
W3 Writing
W4 Writing
W5 Writing
W6 Writing
W7 Writing
W8 Writing
W9 Writing
W10 Writing
W11 Textual Analysis II
Term 4
October – December
W1 Textual Analysis II
W2 Textual Analysis II
W3 Textual Analysis II
W4 Textual Analysis II
W5 Textual Analysis II
W6 Textual Analysis II
W7 Textual Analysis II
W8 Textual Analysis II
W9 Textual Analysis II
W10 Textual Analysis II
W11 Textual Analysis II