SACE Stage 2 Headstart

Year 12 Headstart: Methods and Physics

For students finishing Year 11. We start the first Stage 2 topics in Mathematical Methods and Physics, so your child begins Year 12 having already worked through them once. 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.

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Classes run on weekday evenings at 4:30 pm from Thursday 26 November, after the Year 11 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

Thu 26 Nov to Thu 21 Jan. Weekdays 4:30 pm, Weekends 9:00 am.

Stage 2 Topic 1: further differentiation and its applications
The product, quotient and chain rules, with exponential and trigonometric functions
Using derivatives to sketch curves and solve optimisation problems
Into Year 12 Mathematical Methods: the 10 Headstart classes
ClassDateTime
1Thu 26 Nov4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
2Sat 28 Nov9:00 am to 11:00 am
3Sun 29 Nov9:00 am to 11:00 am
4Mon 30 Nov4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
5Wed 2 Dec4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
6Sat 5 Dec9:00 am to 11:00 am
7Sun 6 Dec9:00 am to 11:00 am
8Mon 7 Dec4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Summer break: homework pack, and two online question sessions by video call (late December and early January)
9Tue 19 Jan 20274:30 pm to 6:30 pm
10Thu 21 Jan 20274:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Physics

Fri 27 Nov to Fri 22 Jan. Weekdays 4:30 pm, Weekends 11:15 am.

Stage 2 Topic 1: motion and relativity
Projectile motion, and forces and momentum in two dimensions
Circular motion, gravitation and satellites
Into Year 12 Physics: the 10 Headstart classes
ClassDateTime
1Fri 27 Nov4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
2Sat 28 Nov11:15 am to 1:15 pm
3Sun 29 Nov11:15 am to 1:15 pm
4Tue 1 Dec4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
5Thu 3 Dec4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
6Fri 4 Dec4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
7Sat 5 Dec11:15 am to 1:15 pm
8Sun 6 Dec11:15 am to 1:15 pm
Summer break: homework pack, and two online question sessions by video call (late December and early January)
9Wed 20 Jan 20274:30 pm to 6:30 pm
10Fri 22 Jan 20274:30 pm to 6:30 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.