SUBJECTS / YEAR 8

MATHEMATICS

Pythagoras, indices and linear equations — the year maths starts feeling like a system, not a bag of tricks.

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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

  • 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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