SACE Stage 1 Headstart

Year 11 Headstart: Methods and Physics

For students finishing Year 10. We go back over the Year 10 algebra that Stage 1 relies on, then start the first Stage 1 topics in Mathematical Methods and Physics. Ten 2-hour classes in each subject: 8 classes from 26 November to 7 December, summer homework with two online question sessions during the break, then the last 2 classes on 19 to 22 January.

xyx = 1(−1, 0)(3, 0)(0, −3)(1, −4)y = x2 − 2x − 3= (x + 1)(x − 3)

Classes run on weekday evenings at 6:30 pm from Thursday 26 November, after the Year 10 exams, and on the weekends of 28–29 November and 5–6 December. On a weekday your child has one subject; on a weekend, a student taking both has Methods and Physics with a short break between, at the same times on Saturday and Sunday. After the summer break the last 2 classes are on weekday evenings from 19 to 22 January.

Each subject is $820 for its 10 classes ($800 by bank transfer). Take one subject or both.

Mathematical Methods

Fri 27 Nov to Fri 22 Jan. Weekdays 6:30 pm, Weekends 1:45 pm.

The Year 10 algebra Stage 1 assumes: expanding, factorising, solving and rearranging
Stage 1 Topic 1: functions and graphs
Stage 1 Topic 2: polynomials
Into Year 11 Mathematical Methods: the 10 Headstart classes
ClassDateTime
1Fri 27 Nov6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
2Sat 28 Nov1:45 pm to 3:45 pm
3Sun 29 Nov1:45 pm to 3:45 pm
4Tue 1 Dec6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
5Thu 3 Dec6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
6Fri 4 Dec6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
7Sat 5 Dec1:45 pm to 3:45 pm
8Sun 6 Dec1:45 pm to 3:45 pm
Summer break: homework pack, and two online question sessions by video call (late December and early January)
9Wed 20 Jan 20276:30 pm to 8:30 pm
10Fri 22 Jan 20276:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Physics

Thu 26 Nov to Thu 21 Jan. Weekdays 6:30 pm, Weekends 4:00 pm.

Stage 1 Topic 1: linear motion and forces
Displacement, velocity and acceleration, with graphs and equations of motion
Newton's laws and how to set out a Physics answer
Into Year 11 Physics: the 10 Headstart classes
ClassDateTime
1Thu 26 Nov6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
2Sat 28 Nov4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
3Sun 29 Nov4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
4Mon 30 Nov6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
5Wed 2 Dec6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
6Sat 5 Dec4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
7Sun 6 Dec4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
8Mon 7 Dec6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Summer break: homework pack, and two online question sessions by video call (late December and early January)
9Tue 19 Jan 20276:30 pm to 8:30 pm
10Thu 21 Jan 20276:30 pm to 8:30 pm

How to register

  1. Choose the classes and enter your details on the registration page. You can see how many places are left in each class.
  2. Pay online by card or PayTo, or by bank transfer for the lower fee. Your places are held for 48 hours while you pay.
  3. You get a confirmation email. Come to the first class at 400 Anzac Highway, Camden Park.

Headstart has no trial class: the 10 classes build on each other, so places are for the whole course. Online registration closes on Tuesday 24 November.