SUBJECTS / YEAR 8
MATHEMATICS
Pythagoras, indices and linear equations — the year maths starts feeling like a system, not a bag of tricks.
OUR TRACK RECORD
99.95 top ATAR · 90%+ improve within a term · 5.0★ on Google
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WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR
Built for Year 8 students completing Stage 4 strongly
Developed to help students master Stage 4 Mathematics and build a strong foundation for excelling in Stage 5 Mathematics. The program helps students adapt to the rigour of high school maths, develop efficient study skills and habits, and foster a genuine interest in the subject.
You want to develop and strengthen foundational maths skills
You want to improve critical thinking and problem-solving skills
You learn best through discussion in a relaxed, informal classroom
You want the structure and accountability of a weekly lesson
You appreciate extra support — in class and long after it ends
FACE-TO-FACE LESSONS
$30 / lesson
Billed termly, everything included.
UNBEATABLE VALUE
First lesson free · a flat, affordable rate of $20 per hour · no additional fees or textbooks to buy — everything is provided
Every lesson includes
You bring the pen. We bring the rest.
1.5-hour weekly lessons — small class, taught systematically
Course notes — comprehensive, structured for note taking & revision
Tonnes of practice — drilling fundamentals until they stick
Progress tracking — quizzes & homework monitoring
Out-of-hours support — always here and ready to help!
COURSE MAP
Every facet of the syllabus
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Numbers
+ Compare and order integers
+ Operations with positive and negative numbers
+ Compare fractions using equivalence
+ Round decimals
+ Terminating and recurring decimals
+ Conversion between fractions, decimals and percentages
+ Irrational numbers
+ Order and compare fractions, decimals and percentages
+ Operations of fractions, decimals and percentages -
Ratios and Rates
+ Recognise and simplify ratios
+ Solve problems using ratios
+ Recognise and simplify rates
+ Solve problems involving rates
+ Interpret and construct distance-time graphs from authentic data -
Algebraic Techniques
+ Introduction to pronumerals
+ Working with algebraic expressions
+ Expansion of algebraic expressions using the distributive law
+ Factorisation of simple algebraic expressions by identifying numerical and algebraic factors -
Indices
+ Index notation
+ Divisibility tests
+ Square roots and cube roots
+ Index laws with non-negative indices -
Equations
+ Solve simple linear equations
+ Solve and verify linear equations by substitution
+ Solve simple quadratic equations -
Linear Relationships
+ Plot and identify points on the Cartesian plane
+ Plot linear relationships on the Cartesian plane
+ Solve linear equations using graphical techniques -
Mensuration
+ Perimeter of quadrilaterals and simple composite figures
+ Working with circles
+ Right-angled triangles and Pythagoras' Theorem
+ Area of rectangles, triangles and parallelograms
+ Area of circles and sectors
+ Area of trapeziums, rhombuses and kites
+ Different views of prisms and solids
+ Volume of prisms and cylinder
+ Conversion of units of measurement -
Geometry
+ Language, notation and conventions of geometry
+ Geometrical properties of angles at a point
+ Parallel lines and transversals
+ Triangles
+ Quadrilaterals -
Statistics
+ Data classification
+ Data visualisation
+ Data analysis using mean, median, mode and range -
Probability
+ Probability for chance experiments
+ Probability for complementary events
Year 9 pathways are decided in Year 8
Come sit in on a lesson. It’s free.
No commitment, no payment details — just experience the class for yourself and see if we’re the right fit. Over 90% of students who try us stay for their whole HSC journey.
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