Workshop overview

Your HSC trial exams arrive weeks after the July holidays. This one-day online bootcamp is designed to make those weeks count. Students work through Biology exam content and technique in a structured six-hour session, completing exam-style questions, receiving detailed feedback, and leaving with a clear framework for the trial ahead.

Event times:

• Online: 3 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

• Online: 17 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

What makes this different?

• Six hours of focused, exam-format practice, not a lecture
• Structured around the actual trial exam paper format and marking criteria
• Tutor feedback on student responses throughout both blocks
• Technique focus, not just content revision: students learn how to answer, not just what to write
• Recorded session available for review after the day

Why it matters

Analysis of HSC Biology marking guidelines consistently shows that students who lose marks in extended responses do so not from lack of content knowledge, but from failing to use scientific terminology precisely, structure responses to the verb in the question, or integrate data effectively. Practising exam-style responses with feedback before the trial is the most direct way to address these patterns.

Why Talent 100?

Talent 100 has helped thousands of HSC students improve their trial and HSC results through focused, technique-driven preparation. Our Trial Exam Bootcamps are built around what markers actually reward, not just what the syllabus covers. Our educators know the difference between a response that demonstrates knowledge and one that earns marks, and they teach students to produce the latter.

What’s covered

• Module 5: Heredity, including meiosis, genetics, and inheritance patterns
• Module 6: Genetic Change, including mutations, biotechnology, and evolution
• Module 7: Infectious Disease, including immune response and disease transmission
• Responding to command verbs: explain, evaluate, assess, and justify
• Data interpretation: graphs, tables, and experimental results
• Timed extended response practice with marking and feedback

What’s supplied

• Lesson materials

What to bring

• Stationery
• Calculator (where applicable)
• Your usual subject reference materials

Price

$550.00

Agenda

Block 1: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Lunch break: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Block 2: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Your trial exam is coming. Make these holidays count. Enrol now and secure your spot.

Workshop overview

Your HSC trial exams arrive weeks after the July holidays. This one-day online bootcamp is designed to make those weeks count. Students work through Business Studies exam content and technique in a structured six-hour session, completing exam-style questions, receiving detailed feedback, and leaving with a clear framework for the trial ahead.

Event times:

• Online: 9 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

• Online: 16 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

What makes this different?

• Six hours of focused, exam-format practice, not a lecture
• Structured around the actual trial exam paper format and marking criteria
• Tutor feedback on student responses throughout both blocks
• Technique focus, not just content revision: students learn how to answer, not just what to write
• Recorded session available for review after the day

Why it matters

HSC Business Studies examiners’ reports show that the most common reason for mark loss in extended responses is insufficient integration of real business case studies and failure to directly address the evaluative or analytical command verb. Students who practise structuring responses around specific businesses and current examples consistently access higher mark bands.

Why Talent 100?

Talent 100 has helped thousands of HSC students improve their trial and HSC results through focused, technique-driven preparation. Our Trial Exam Bootcamps are built around what markers actually reward, not just what the syllabus covers. Our educators know the difference between a response that demonstrates knowledge and one that earns marks, and they teach students to produce the latter.

What’s covered

• Operations: global and ethical issues, quality management, and technology
• Marketing: market segmentation, consumer behaviour, and digital marketing
• Finance: financial ratios, working capital, and global financing
• Human Resources: motivation theories, performance management, and IR
• Business Reports: format, structure, and language conventions
• Timed extended response practice with case study integration

What’s supplied

• Lesson materials

What to bring

• Stationery
• Calculator (where applicable)
• Your usual subject reference materials

Price

$550.00

Agenda

Block 1: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Lunch break: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Block 2: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Your trial exam is coming. Make these holidays count. Enrol now and secure your spot.

Workshop overview

Your HSC trial exams arrive weeks after the July holidays. This one-day online bootcamp is designed to make those weeks count. Students work through Chemistry exam content and technique in a structured six-hour session, completing exam-style questions, receiving detailed feedback, and leaving with a clear framework for the trial ahead.

Event times:

• Online: 10 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

• Online: 17 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

What makes this different?

• Six hours of focused, exam-format practice, not a lecture
• Structured around the actual trial exam paper format and marking criteria
• Tutor feedback on student responses throughout both blocks
• Technique focus, not just content revision: students learn how to answer, not just what to write
• Recorded session available for review after the day

Why it matters

HSC Chemistry examiners’ reports identify calculation errors and failure to balance equations as the most common sources of mark loss among students who otherwise demonstrate strong conceptual understanding. Students who practise multi-step calculation questions under timed conditions, with a focus on accuracy and clear working, significantly reduce these preventable errors before their trial.

Why Talent 100?

Talent 100 has helped thousands of HSC students improve their trial and HSC results through focused, technique-driven preparation. Our Trial Exam Bootcamps are built around what markers actually reward, not just what the syllabus covers. Our educators know the difference between a response that demonstrates knowledge and one that earns marks, and they teach students to produce the latter.

What’s covered

• Module 5: Equilibrium and Acid Reactions, including Le Chatelier’s principle
• Module 6: Acid/Base Reactions, pH calculations, and titration technique
• Module 7: Organic Chemistry, including reaction pathways and nomenclature
• Multi-step calculation technique: working clearly, units, and significant figures
• Extended response: structuring explanations for evaluate and justify questions
• Timed exam simulation with full marking and feedback

What’s supplied

• Lesson materials

What to bring

• Stationery
• Calculator (where applicable)
• Your usual subject reference materials

Price

$550.00

Agenda

Block 1: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Lunch break: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Block 2: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Your trial exam is coming. Make these holidays count. Enrol now and secure your spot.

Workshop overview

Your HSC trial exams arrive weeks after the July holidays. This one-day online bootcamp is designed to make those weeks count. Students work through Economics exam content and technique in a structured six-hour session, completing exam-style questions, receiving detailed feedback, and leaving with a clear framework for the trial ahead.

Event times:

• Online: 10 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

• Online: 17 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

What makes this different?

• Six hours of focused, exam-format practice, not a lecture
• Structured around the actual trial exam paper format and marking criteria
• Tutor feedback on student responses throughout both blocks
• Technique focus, not just content revision: students learn how to answer, not just what to write
• Recorded session available for review after the day

Why it matters

The NSW HSC Economics examination consistently rewards students who integrate specific, current economic data into their extended responses. Examiners’ reports note that responses relying on general theory without supporting data or real-world examples rarely access Band 6. Students who connect economic theory to current Australian and global conditions perform measurably better in both trial and HSC examinations.

Why Talent 100?

Talent 100 has helped thousands of HSC students improve their trial and HSC results through focused, technique-driven preparation. Our Trial Exam Bootcamps are built around what markers actually reward, not just what the syllabus covers. Our educators know the difference between a response that demonstrates knowledge and one that earns marks, and they teach students to produce the latter.

What’s covered

• Economic indicators: GDP, unemployment, inflation, and the current account
• Globalisation: trade, financial flows, and economic integration
• Labour Markets: wage determination, industrial relations, and productivity
• Government policy: fiscal and monetary policy with current data
• Diagram accuracy: drawing and annotating economic diagrams under time pressure
• Extended response technique for 20-mark evaluation questions

What’s supplied

• Lesson materials

What to bring

• Stationery
• Calculator (where applicable)
• Your usual subject reference materials

Price

$550.00

Agenda

Block 1: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Lunch break: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Block 2: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Your trial exam is coming. Make these holidays count. Enrol now and secure your spot.

Workshop overview

Your HSC trial exams arrive weeks after the July holidays. This one-day online bootcamp is designed to make those weeks count. Students work through English Advanced exam content and technique in a structured six-hour session, completing exam-style questions, receiving detailed feedback, and leaving with a clear framework for the trial ahead.

Event times:

• Online: 1 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

• Online: 15 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

What makes this different?

• Six hours of focused, exam-format practice, not a lecture
• Structured around the actual trial exam paper format and marking criteria
• Tutor feedback on student responses throughout both blocks
• Technique focus, not just content revision: students learn how to answer, not just what to write
• Recorded session available for review after the day

Why it matters

HSC marking data reviewed by NESA consistently identifies three factors that separate Band 5 and Band 6 responses in English Advanced: structural clarity, purposeful language choices, and genuine textual engagement. Content knowledge alone rarely determines the outcome; technique does. Students who practise producing full responses under timed conditions before their trial perform measurably better on the day.

Why Talent 100?

Talent 100 has helped thousands of HSC students improve their trial and HSC results through focused, technique-driven preparation. Our Trial Exam Bootcamps are built around what markers actually reward, not just what the syllabus covers. Our educators know the difference between a response that demonstrates knowledge and one that earns marks, and they teach students to produce the latter.

What’s covered

• Common Module technique: structuring responses that go beyond summary
• Module B: close analysis and sustained textual argument
• Module C: creative writing with a controlled, distinctive voice
• Timed extended response practice with tutor marking and feedback
• Identifying and closing the gap between what you know and what you write

What’s supplied

• Lesson materials

What to bring

• Stationery
• Calculator (where applicable)
• Your usual subject reference materials

Price

$550.00

Agenda

Block 1: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Lunch break: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Block 2: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Your trial exam is coming. Make these holidays count. Enrol now and secure your spot.

Workshop overview

Your HSC trial exams arrive weeks after the July holidays. This one-day online bootcamp is designed to make those weeks count. Students work through English Standard exam content and technique in a structured six-hour session, completing exam-style questions, receiving detailed feedback, and leaving with a clear framework for the trial ahead.

Event times:

• Online: 1 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

• Online: 15 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

What makes this different?

• Six hours of focused, exam-format practice, not a lecture
• Structured around the actual trial exam paper format and marking criteria
• Tutor feedback on student responses throughout both blocks
• Technique focus, not just content revision: students learn how to answer, not just what to write
• Recorded session available for review after the day

Why it matters

Research into HSC marking patterns in English Standard shows that the majority of marks lost in extended responses are attributable to structural weaknesses and unclear argument, not insufficient knowledge. Students who develop a clear response framework and practise writing to time before their trial consistently achieve higher marks than those who rely on content knowledge alone.

Why Talent 100?

Talent 100 has helped thousands of HSC students improve their trial and HSC results through focused, technique-driven preparation. Our Trial Exam Bootcamps are built around what markers actually reward, not just what the syllabus covers. Our educators know the difference between a response that demonstrates knowledge and one that earns marks, and they teach students to produce the latter.

What’s covered

• Common Module: constructing a clear, evidence-based argument
• Module B: analytical reading and written response technique
• Module C: imaginative writing with a purposeful structure
• Time management across all paper sections
• Timed practice with feedback on what markers reward

What’s supplied

• Lesson materials

What to bring

• Stationery
• Calculator (where applicable)
• Your usual subject reference materials

Price

$550.00

Agenda

Block 1: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Lunch break: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Block 2: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Your trial exam is coming. Make these holidays count. Enrol now and secure your spot.

Workshop overview

Your HSC trial exams arrive weeks after the July holidays. This one-day online bootcamp is designed to make those weeks count. Students work through Legal Studies exam content and technique in a structured six-hour session, completing exam-style questions, receiving detailed feedback, and leaving with a clear framework for the trial ahead.

Event times:

• Online: 8 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

• Online: 15 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

What makes this different?

• Six hours of focused, exam-format practice, not a lecture
• Structured around the actual trial exam paper format and marking criteria
• Tutor feedback on student responses throughout both blocks
• Technique focus, not just content revision: students learn how to answer, not just what to write
• Recorded session available for review after the day

Why it matters

HSC Legal Studies examiners consistently note that the highest-performing students integrate relevant media examples, case law, and current events into their responses purposefully rather than generically. Students who practise structured extended responses with real-world examples before the trial perform significantly better than those who revise content in isolation.

Why Talent 100?

Talent 100 has helped thousands of HSC students improve their trial and HSC results through focused, technique-driven preparation. Our Trial Exam Bootcamps are built around what markers actually reward, not just what the syllabus covers. Our educators know the difference between a response that demonstrates knowledge and one that earns marks, and they teach students to produce the latter.

What’s covered

• Crime: legal processes, sentencing, and contemporary issues
• Human Rights: international law, domestic implementation, and case studies
• Options topic technique: structuring responses for your chosen elective
• Media integration: finding and using current legal examples effectively
• Extended response structure for 20 and 25-mark questions
• Timed practice with marking against HSC criteria

What’s supplied

• Lesson materials

What to bring

• Stationery
• Calculator (where applicable)
• Your usual subject reference materials

Price

$550.00

Agenda

Block 1: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Lunch break: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Block 2: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Your trial exam is coming. Make these holidays count. Enrol now and secure your spot.

Workshop overview

Your HSC trial exams arrive weeks after the July holidays. This one-day online bootcamp is designed to make those weeks count. Students work through Maths Advanced exam content and technique in a structured six-hour session, completing exam-style questions, receiving detailed feedback, and leaving with a clear framework for the trial ahead.

Event times:

• Online: 2 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

• Online: 16 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

What makes this different?

• Six hours of focused, exam-format practice, not a lecture
• Structured around the actual trial exam paper format and marking criteria
• Tutor feedback on student responses throughout both blocks
• Technique focus, not just content revision: students learn how to answer, not just what to write
• Recorded session available for review after the day

Why it matters

HSC Maths Advanced marking data shows that multi-mark questions are where Band 5 and Band 6 students separate from the field. Students who can set out working clearly, identify the correct method quickly, and complete solutions under time pressure consistently outperform those with equivalent content knowledge but weaker exam technique.

Why Talent 100?

Talent 100 has helped thousands of HSC students improve their trial and HSC results through focused, technique-driven preparation. Our Trial Exam Bootcamps are built around what markers actually reward, not just what the syllabus covers. Our educators know the difference between a response that demonstrates knowledge and one that earns marks, and they teach students to produce the latter.

What’s covered

• Calculus: differentiation, integration, and applications
• Statistical Analysis: normal distribution, probability, and data
• Financial Mathematics: compound interest, annuities, and loans
• Graphing: interpreting and sketching functions accurately
• Multi-mark extended response technique and full working practice
• Timed exam simulation with tutor feedback on approach

What’s supplied

• Lesson materials

What to bring

• Stationery
• Calculator (where applicable)
• Your usual subject reference materials

Price

$550.00

Agenda

Block 1: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Lunch break: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Block 2: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Your trial exam is coming. Make these holidays count. Enrol now and secure your spot.

Workshop overview

Your HSC trial exams arrive weeks after the July holidays. This one-day online bootcamp is designed to make those weeks count. Students work through Maths Extension 1 exam content and technique in a structured six-hour session, completing exam-style questions, receiving detailed feedback, and leaving with a clear framework for the trial ahead.

Event times:

• Online: 3 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

• Online: 17 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

What makes this different?

• Six hours of focused, exam-format practice, not a lecture
• Structured around the actual trial exam paper format and marking criteria
• Tutor feedback on student responses throughout both blocks
• Technique focus, not just content revision: students learn how to answer, not just what to write
• Recorded session available for review after the day

Why it matters

Extension 1 trial exams regularly include questions in the final sections that require students to synthesise multiple concepts under time pressure. Students who have practised these high-demand questions under timed conditions before the trial are significantly more likely to complete the paper and access full marks on complex items.

Why Talent 100?

Talent 100 has helped thousands of HSC students improve their trial and HSC results through focused, technique-driven preparation. Our Trial Exam Bootcamps are built around what markers actually reward, not just what the syllabus covers. Our educators know the difference between a response that demonstrates knowledge and one that earns marks, and they teach students to produce the latter.

What’s covered

• Combinatorics: permutations, combinations, and counting principles
• Trigonometric equations: solving, proving, and applications
• Integration techniques: substitution, parts, and standard forms
• Proof: mathematical induction and direct proof
• Vectors: two-dimensional applications and dot products
• Pacing strategy for the Extension 1 paper structure

What’s supplied

• Lesson materials

What to bring

• Stationery
• Calculator (where applicable)
• Your usual subject reference materials

Price

$550.00

Agenda

Block 1: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Lunch break: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Block 2: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Your trial exam is coming. Make these holidays count. Enrol now and secure your spot.

Workshop overview

Your HSC trial exams arrive weeks after the July holidays. This one-day online bootcamp is designed to make those weeks count. Students work through Maths Extension 2 exam content and technique in a structured six-hour session, completing exam-style questions, receiving detailed feedback, and leaving with a clear framework for the trial ahead.

Event times:

• Online: 9 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

• Online: 16 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

What makes this different?

• Six hours of focused, exam-format practice, not a lecture
• Structured around the actual trial exam paper format and marking criteria
• Tutor feedback on student responses throughout both blocks
• Technique focus, not just content revision: students learn how to answer, not just what to write
• Recorded session available for review after the day

Why it matters

Extension 2 is the most demanding mathematics course in the NSW curriculum, and trial performance at this level is determined primarily by a student’s ability to apply unfamiliar techniques to novel problems under time pressure. Regular exposure to challenging, multi-step problems in timed conditions is the most effective preparation for high-stakes exams at this level.

Why Talent 100?

Talent 100 has helped thousands of HSC students improve their trial and HSC results through focused, technique-driven preparation. Our Trial Exam Bootcamps are built around what markers actually reward, not just what the syllabus covers. Our educators know the difference between a response that demonstrates knowledge and one that earns marks, and they teach students to produce the latter.

What’s covered

• Proof: mathematical induction, direct proof, and proof by contradiction
• Vectors: three-dimensional applications and vector equations
• Integration: advanced techniques including reduction formulae
• Complex Numbers: modulus-argument form and polynomial applications
• Mechanics: simple harmonic motion and resisted motion
• Pacing and strategy for the Extension 2 paper

What’s supplied

• Lesson materials

What to bring

• Stationery
• Calculator (where applicable)
• Your usual subject reference materials

Price

$550.00

Agenda

Block 1: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Lunch break: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Block 2: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Your trial exam is coming. Make these holidays count. Enrol now and secure your spot.

Workshop overview

Your HSC trial exams arrive weeks after the July holidays. This one-day online bootcamp is designed to make those weeks count. Students work through Maths Standard exam content and technique in a structured six-hour session, completing exam-style questions, receiving detailed feedback, and leaving with a clear framework for the trial ahead.

Event times:

• Online: 2 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

• Online: 16 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

What makes this different?

• Six hours of focused, exam-format practice, not a lecture
• Structured around the actual trial exam paper format and marking criteria
• Tutor feedback on student responses throughout both blocks
• Technique focus, not just content revision: students learn how to answer, not just what to write
• Recorded session available for review after the day

Why it matters

Analysis of HSC Maths Standard marking guidelines shows that a significant proportion of marks are lost not through incorrect working but through incomplete solutions, missing units, and failure to answer what the question actually asks. Exam technique is as important as mathematical ability in determining the final result.

Why Talent 100?

Talent 100 has helped thousands of HSC students improve their trial and HSC results through focused, technique-driven preparation. Our Trial Exam Bootcamps are built around what markers actually reward, not just what the syllabus covers. Our educators know the difference between a response that demonstrates knowledge and one that earns marks, and they teach students to produce the latter.

What’s covered

• Financial Mathematics: interest, annuities, and present value
• Statistical Analysis: data interpretation and probability
• Networks: shortest path, spanning trees, and critical path
• Measurement: area, volume, and rates
• Multiple-choice strategy and extended response technique
• Timed practice under exam conditions with full working shown

What’s supplied

• Lesson materials

What to bring

• Stationery
• Calculator (where applicable)
• Your usual subject reference materials

Price

$550.00

Agenda

Block 1: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Lunch break: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Block 2: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Your trial exam is coming. Make these holidays count. Enrol now and secure your spot.

Workshop overview

Your HSC trial exams arrive weeks after the July holidays. This one-day online bootcamp is designed to make those weeks count. Students work through Physics exam content and technique in a structured six-hour session, completing exam-style questions, receiving detailed feedback, and leaving with a clear framework for the trial ahead.

Event times:

• Online: 8 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

• Online: 15 July 2026, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

What makes this different?

• Six hours of focused, exam-format practice, not a lecture
• Structured around the actual trial exam paper format and marking criteria
• Tutor feedback on student responses throughout both blocks
• Technique focus, not just content revision: students learn how to answer, not just what to write
• Recorded session available for review after the day

Why it matters

HSC Physics examiners’ reports consistently note that many students lose marks in calculation questions by failing to show clear working, use correct units, or state their final answer explicitly. In extended response questions, the most common error is descriptive answers where the question requires analysis. Exam technique, not content knowledge, is the limiting factor for the majority of students.

Why Talent 100?

Talent 100 has helped thousands of HSC students improve their trial and HSC results through focused, technique-driven preparation. Our Trial Exam Bootcamps are built around what markers actually reward, not just what the syllabus covers. Our educators know the difference between a response that demonstrates knowledge and one that earns marks, and they teach students to produce the latter.

What’s covered

• Module 5: Advanced Mechanics, including projectile motion and circular motion
• Module 6: Electromagnetism, including motors, generators, and transformers
• Module 7: The Nature of Light, including wave-particle duality and quantum models
• Calculation technique: setting out working, units, and significant figures
• Extended response: answering analytical and evaluative questions precisely
• Timed exam simulation with full paper practice and feedback

What’s supplied

• Lesson materials

What to bring

• Stationery
• Calculator (where applicable)
• Your usual subject reference materials

Price

$550.00

Agenda

Block 1: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Lunch break: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Block 2: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Your trial exam is coming. Make these holidays count. Enrol now and secure your spot.

Workshop overview

In a world of opinions, the winners are those who can build an unbeatable argument. This is not a school debating club; it is an intellectual gymnasium, designed to sharpen minds and build persuasive power for future leaders. Students will move through structured debate formats, rebuttal practice, and persuasive writing exercises that translate directly into better performance across English, History, and high-stakes assessments.

Event times:

• Epping: 10 July 2026, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
• Parramatta: 10 July 2026, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

What makes this different?

• Students debate, argue, and receive real-time feedback on their reasoning, not passive listening
• Structured frameworks for constructing arguments that hold under pressure
• Rebuttal training that teaches students to think on their feet
• Skills that transfer directly to selective school interviews, scholarship panels, and HSC extended responses
• Small groups with experienced coaches who model elite technique

Why it matters

Research published in the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy found that students who engage in structured debate activities demonstrate measurably stronger critical thinking and analytical writing skills than peers who do not. Developing the ability to build, defend, and respond to an argument under pressure is one of the most transferable academic skills a student can acquire.

Why Dymocks Tutoring?

Our workshops are built around academic outcomes. Our coaches bring structured debate methodology into a format that mirrors the thinking demands of the NSW curriculum, from analytical writing in English to source evaluation in History. Students leave with frameworks they can apply immediately across multiple subjects, not just confidence felt in the room.

What’s covered

• The anatomy of a strong argument: claim, evidence, reasoning
• Rebuttal technique: how to dismantle an opposing position with composure
• Persuasive language and register: matching your tone to your audience
• Timed delivery practice with structured tutor feedback
• Adapting debate frameworks to written analytical responses
• Identifying and countering common argument fallacies
• Live debate rounds with peer and coach evaluation

What’s supplied

• Workshop workbook and debate frameworks
• Practice argument prompts and structured templates
• Written feedback from workshop coaches

What to bring

• Stationery
• Water bottle

Price

$75.00

The most persuasive students do not wait for confidence to arrive. Enrol now and give your child the skills to lead any conversation.

Workshop overview

Strong creative writing is not just a competition skill; it is one of the most valuable things a high school student can develop for English assessments at every year level. This workshop is designed for Years 7 to 10 and goes beyond the basics, building the sophisticated skills that distinguish strong writers: authorial voice, structural control, tension, and the vocabulary choices that make writing genuinely memorable. Students write, receive feedback, and leave with work they are proud of and techniques they can apply immediately.

Event times:

• Chatswood: 11 July 2026, 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
• Online: 11 July 2026, 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
• Parramatta: 12 July 2026, 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm

What makes this different?

• Focus on authorial voice and craft, not just story structure
• Expert English educator feedback on each student’s draft during the session
• Techniques that translate directly into English assessments from Years 7 through to HSC
• Small groups allowing genuine discussion of what makes writing work
• A hands-on session where students write, not just listen

Why it matters

The NSW English syllabus at every stage explicitly rewards students who demonstrate a distinctive authorial voice and controlled use of language in creative writing tasks. Research from NESA’s marking data consistently shows that responses with clear structural awareness and sophisticated vocabulary receive higher marks than content-heavy responses with weaker craft. Developing these skills outside of school assessments, in a lower-stakes environment, accelerates progress significantly.

Why Dymocks Tutoring?

Our high school creative writing workshops are delivered by English educators who work with students across Years 7 to 12 every day. They understand the difference between writing that is technically correct and writing that is genuinely compelling, and they teach students how to produce the latter. Every session is hands-on: students write, receive personalised feedback, and leave with specific techniques to apply in their next assessment.

What’s covered

• Developing a strong, distinctive authorial voice
• Structural techniques: tension, pacing, and resolution
• Vocabulary and language choices that elevate writing
• Opening lines that demand a reader’s attention
• Showing rather than telling: how and when to use each
• Editing your own work with a critical eye

What’s supplied

• Worksheets and stationery

What to bring

• Drink bottle
• Pencil case

Price

$50.00

Write something worth reading this July. Enrol now and take your craft to the next level.

Workshop overview

In the competitive race for selective schools and scholarships, the sharpest mind often loses to the most confident voice. This masterclass equips students with the skills to present their ideas with unshakeable conviction.

Event times:

• Online: 10 Apr 2026, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
• Epping: 17 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
• Parramatta: 17 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

What makes this different?

• Small groups and personal support
• Early access to upcoming term content
• Exam-style questions and strategies
• Live practice with coached feedback

Why it matters

Students who preview content before it's taught retain information more effectively and perform better on high-stakes assessments.

Why Dymocks Tutoring? Our workshops combine high-impact teaching with expert tutors and a proven structure that helps students get ahead with confidence.

What's covered

• Structuring a talk with a clear beginning, middle, and end
• Voice techniques: volume, pace, and emphasis
• Body language and stage presence
• Managing nerves and building confidence
• Using stories and examples to engage an audience
• Practice presentations with supportive feedback

What's supplied

• Notes and worksheets
• Practice questions
• Worked solutions

What to bring

• Water bottle
• Stationery
• Device for Google Classroom access

Price

$75.00

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Set yourself up for success this term-enrol in a Fast Forward workshop and get ahead, early.

Workshop overview

Writing is one of the most transferable academic skills a student can build. This hands-on creative writing workshop is designed for primary school students in Years 3 to 6 and focuses on the core elements of great storytelling: imagination, story structure, character development, and expressing ideas with clarity and confidence. Students move from idea to draft in a single session, leaving with a completed piece of writing and a framework they can use again in school assessments.

Event times:

• Chatswood: 11 July 2026, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
• Online: 11 July 2026, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
• Parramatta: 12 July 2026, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

What makes this different?

• Structured creative process: students move from idea to draft in a single session
• Expert tutor feedback on each student’s work during the session
• Small groups that allow meaningful individual attention
• Skills that directly support school narrative and creative writing assessments
• A low-stakes environment where students feel safe to experiment and find their voice

Why it matters

Research from the Australian Council for Educational Research shows that students who engage in extended creative writing tasks outside the classroom demonstrate significantly stronger reading comprehension, vocabulary range, and narrative writing performance in formal assessments. Building a writing habit during school holidays has lasting academic benefits well beyond the page.

Why Dymocks Tutoring?

Our creative writing workshops are run by English educators who know how to draw stories out of reluctant writers and challenge confident ones. We teach students the craft behind good writing, not just the mechanics. Every student leaves having written something they are proud of, with personalised tutor feedback and a process they can apply immediately in class.

What’s covered

• Generating creative ideas and finding story inspiration
• Building a beginning, middle, and end that works
• Developing a character your reader cares about
• Using vivid language and sensory detail
• Writing with a clear, confident voice
• Editing and improving a piece of writing with feedback

What’s supplied

• Worksheets and stationery

What to bring

• Drink bottle
• Pencil case

Price

$50.00

Find your story this July. Enrol now and give your child a writing experience they will remember.

Workshop overview

Join our OC/Selective Preparation Testing Camp: a focused one-day event designed for students preparing for the Opportunity Class or Selective High School Placement Test. Students complete three timed mock tests covering Reading, Mathematical Reasoning, Thinking Skills, and Writing, then receive a detailed results report and group feedback session to help pinpoint where preparation should focus next.

Event times:

• Parramatta: 3 July 2026, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm
• Chatswood: 5 July 2026, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm
• Online: 11 July 2026, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm

What makes this different?

• Three full mock tests completed in a single day, building stamina alongside skill
• Tests mirror the actual OC/Selective format, including online delivery conditions
• Detailed individual results report provided to students and parents
• Group feedback session following testing to explain common errors and strategy
• Run by educators with deep experience in OC and Selective test preparation

Why it matters

Research from the NSW Department of Education and independent studies of selective school applicants consistently shows that students who complete multiple full-length practice tests under timed, exam-like conditions significantly outperform those who only complete shorter practice drills. Stamina, pacing, and familiarity with the test format are skills that only develop through repetition in realistic conditions.

Why Talent 100?

Talent 100 has been preparing students for selective school entry for many years. Our educators understand exactly what the test assesses and how to help students perform at their best on the day. This camp is designed to give students the most realistic test experience possible outside of the official exam, with the feedback and analysis to make that experience genuinely useful.

What’s covered

• Reading: comprehension speed, inference, and vocabulary in context
• Thinking Skills: visual reasoning, deductive reasoning, and pattern recognition
• Mathematical Reasoning: problem solving, number, and spatial thinking
• Writing: structure, clarity, and persuasive technique under time pressure
• Pacing strategies across all four test sections
• Post-test analysis: understanding your results and where to improve

What’s supplied

• Tests
• Spare paper

What to bring

• A device to complete the test

Price

$100.00

Agenda

9:15 am: Registrations open
9:30 am to 10:25 am: Reading
10:30 am to 11:25 am: Thinking Skills
11:30 am to 12:25 pm: Mathematical Reasoning
12:30 pm to 1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00 pm to 1:55 pm: Writing
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm: Group feedback session

Give your child the most realistic test preparation available. Enrol now and secure a spot before sessions fill.