Year 11 – 12 English Standard, Advanced, Ext 1, Ext 2

Our Results

In 2023 HSC alone, 65% of Uwin students achieved band 6 and 100% scored band 5 or above in Advanced English.
In the past 3 years, over 90 students scored band 6 in HSC Advanced English. 100% of our students saw improvements in assessment and exam results.

Year 12 English Advanced Term Course

How our year 12 English term course works

Our course materials are continuously updated to align with the new NSW English syllabus, first examined in the 2027 HSC, and the 2027–2030 HSC English prescriptions. Classes are also tailored to the texts studied at different schools, ensuring close alignment with school coursework and assessment requirements.

1.Deconstruct the module & texts
Unlock the secrets of HSC English with our thorough resources, text-specific materials, and step-by-step explanations and analysis provided in each weekly lesson. We ensure students gain a comprehensive understanding of the content, themes, and stylistic nuances while bolstering analytical and essay-writing skills. With this, students are equipped with the knowledge and tools necessary to produce state-ranking quality essays for HSC exams. 

2.Compose, edit, consolidate and improve 
Experience continuous improvement through regular writing practice, both in-class and through homework tasks, complemented by personalized, insightful teacher feedback.

3.Test and develop exam skills 
Solidify your understanding and boost your confidence for the HSC exam with end-of-term mock practice

Texts we cover are -
Module: Texts and Human Experience: [Covered in term 4 & term 3 in the following year]

-Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au (Prose fiction)

-An Imaginary Life by David Malouf (Prose fiction)

-The Penguin Henry Lawson Short Stories by Henry Lawson (Prose fiction)
(‘The Drover’s Wife’, ‘The Union Buries Its Dead’, ‘Shooting the Moon’, ‘Our Pipes’, ‘The Loaded Dog’)

-Selected poems of Rosemary Dobson by Rosemary Dobson (Poetry)
(‘Young Girl at a Window’, ‘Summer’s End’, ‘Cock Crow’, ‘A Fine Thing’, ‘Child of Our Time’, ‘Piltdown Man’, ‘Every Man His Own Sculptor’)

-Selected Poems by Gwen Harwood (Poetry)
(‘The Glass Jar’, ‘The Violets’, ‘At Mornington’, ‘Father and Child, I and II’, ‘A Valediction’, ‘Beyond Metaphor’, ‘The Sharpness of Death’)

-Love Poems and Death Threats by Samuel Wagan Watson (Poetry)
(‘The Remedy of Butterflies’, ‘Finn’, ‘Let’s Talk!’, ‘El Diablo Highway’, ‘Blacktracker… Blackwriter… Blacksubject’, ‘End of Days’, ‘Addendum’)

-Question 7 by Richard Flanagan (Nonfiction)

-Away by Michael Gow (Drama)

-One Night the Moon by Rachel Perkins (Film)

Module : Textual Conversations [Covered in term 1, 2 & 3 ]

-Bush Studies by Barbara Baynton (Prose fiction)

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Inside My Mother by Ali Cobby Eckermann (Poetry)

-The Complete Poems by William Blake (Poetry)

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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (Prose fiction)

-The Complete Poems by John Keats (Poetry)

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Bright Star by Jane Campion (Film)

-Hamlet by William Shakespeare (Drama)

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The Complete Poems by Emily Dickinson (Poetry)

-Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (Drama)

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The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli (Nonfiction)

-Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (Prose fiction)

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The Hours by Stephen Daldry (Film)

Module: Critical Study of Literature [Covered in term 1,2 & 3]

-Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Prose fiction)

-Warlight by Michael Ondaatje (Prose fiction)

-Poems by Louise Glück (Poetry)

-WB Yeats: Poems selected by Seamus Heaney by William Butler Yeats (Poetry)

-Othello by William Shakespeare (Drama)

-King Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare (Drama)

Module: The Craft of Writing [Taught during our holiday course and concurrently with Textual Conversations & Critical Study of Literature]

The module focuses on developing students’ own compositions across
-Imaginative writing  
-Discursive Writing 
-Persuasive Writing 
-Reflective Writing

Year 12 English Standard Term Course

How our year 12 English term course works

Our course materials are continuously updated to align with the new NSW English syllabus, first examined in the 2027 HSC, and the 2027–2030 HSC English prescriptions. Classes are also tailored to the texts studied at different schools, ensuring close alignment with school coursework and assessment requirements.

1.Deconstruct the module & texts
Unlock the secrets of HSC English with our thorough resources, text-specific materials, and step-by-step explanations and analysis provided in each weekly lesson. We ensure students gain a comprehensive understanding of the content, themes, and stylistic nuances while bolstering analytical and essay-writing skills. With this, students are equipped with the knowledge and tools necessary to produce state-ranking quality essays for HSC exams. 

2.Compose, edit, consolidate and improve
Experience continuous improvement through regular writing practice, both in-class and through homework tasks, complemented by personalized, insightful teacher feedback.

3.Test and develop exam skills
Solidify your understanding and boost your confidence for the HSC exam with end-of-term mock practice

Texts we cover are -
Module: Texts and Human Experience: [Covered in term 4 & term 3 in the following year]

-Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au (Prose fiction)

-An Imaginary Life by David Malouf (Prose fiction)

-The Penguin Henry Lawson Short Stories by Henry Lawson (Prose fiction)
(‘The Drover’s Wife’, ‘The Union Buries Its Dead’, ‘Shooting the Moon’, ‘Our Pipes’, ‘The Loaded Dog’)

-Selected poems of Rosemary Dobson by Rosemary Dobson (Poetry)
(‘Young Girl at a Window’, ‘Summer’s End’, ‘Cock Crow’, ‘A Fine Thing’, ‘Child of Our Time’, ‘Piltdown Man’, ‘Every Man His Own Sculptor’)

-Selected Poems by Gwen Harwood (Poetry)
‘The Glass Jar’, ‘The Violets’, ‘At Mornington’, ‘Father and Child, I and II’, ‘A Valediction’, ‘Beyond Metaphor’, ‘The Sharpness of Death’)

-Love Poems and Death Threats by Samuel Wagan Watson (Poetry)
‘The Remedy of Butterflies’, ‘Finn’, ‘Let’s Talk!’, ‘El Diablo Highway’, ‘Blacktracker… Blackwriter… Blacksubject’, ‘End of Days’, ‘Addendum’)

-Question 7 by Richard Flanagan (Nonfiction)

-Away by Michael Gow (Drama)

-One Night the Moon by Rachel Perkins (Film)

Module : Identity, Culture & Language [Covered in term 1, 2 & 3 ]

-The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri (Prose fiction)

-Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch (Prose fiction)

-The Perseverance by Raymond Antrobus (Poetry)

-Contemporary Asian Australian Poets by Adam Aitken, Kim Cheng Boey and Michelle Cahill (eds) (Poetry)

-The Quiet Girl by Colm Bairéad (Film)

-Shafana and Aunt Sarrinah by Alana Valentine (Drama)

Module: Close Study of literature [Covered in term 1,2 & 3]

-Feed by MT Anderson (Prose fiction)

-Limberlost by Robbie Arnott (Prose fiction)

-Collected Poems by Carol Ann Duffy (Poetry)

-My People by Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Poetry)

-Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare (Drama)

-Arrival by Denis Villeneuve (Film)

Module: The Craft of Writing [Taught during our holiday course and concurrently with Identity, language & Culture and Close Study of Text]

The module focuses on developing students’ own compositions across
-Imaginative writing
-Discursive Writing
-Persuasive Writing
-Reflective Writing

Year 11 English Standard & English Advanced Term Course

Year 11 English Standard & English Advanced is crucial to building the skills required for HSC assessments.

In our Year 11 English Standard & English Advanced term course, we focus on perfecting students’ skills on 

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Listening
  • Imaginative Writing
  • Discursive Writing
  • Persuasive Writing
  • Analytical Writing (Comparative and Critical essays)
How our year 11 English Advanced & English Standard term course works

1.Weekly lessons to develop your english skills
Enhance your skills in expressing in-depth insights from texts by engaging in analytical, imaginative, and comparative practices of reading and writing.

2.Compose, edit, consolidate and improve
Experience continuous improvement through regular writing practice, both in-class and through homework tasks, complemented by personalized, insightful teacher feedback.

3.Test and develop exam skills
Solidify your understanding and boost your confidence for the preliminary exam with end-of-term mock practice

Holiday Course

Enroll our Year 11 / Year 12 holiday course to further strengthen your skills in
We cover different content in each holiday program, so please contact us for further information.

English Extension 1 & 2

Uwin offers English Extension 1 & 2 courses on a 1 on 1 basis and small groups.

Meet our English Teachers

Frequently Asked Questions

Uwin Year 11 or 12 English teachers are educators who have extensive experience teaching preliminary and HSC English, have degrees or currently studying in degrees in related disciplines. They are knowledgeable, know how to explain things clearly, and make learning fun.

Uwin English teachers deliver a structured and engaging learning experience through a mix of instructional and interactive teaching.

Yes, the Uwin Year 11 or 12 English tutoring program covers every aspect of the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Syllabus thoroughly.

All our Year 12 English group lessons are prescribed text based. Our Year 11 lessons touch on popular prescribed texts (eg. Othello) during one of the school terms and in the other school terms we focus on enhancing students’ reading comprehension and creative writing skills.

Yes, Uwin offers limited free 1 on 1 assessment help tutorials to help maximize students’ assessment results. In addition, students can also ask questions or get their essays edited during our weekly consultation sessions

100% of our students have reported an improvement in their confidence and marks since enrolling into the Uwin Year 11 or 12 English tutoring course.

All Uwin classes seat a maximum of 15 students to support an interactive and engaging student learning environment.

If you want more individual support, you can choose to enroll in our 1 on 1 lessons or do 1 on 2 / 3 with your friends.

We offer Year 11 & 12 English courses during the school term or in the school holidays. [Term course and holiday course cover different content] 

  • Term course: 2 hour weekly lessons over 10 weeks
  • Holiday course: 2 hour daily lessons over 6 days (Year 12 holiday course structure vary each holiday, please contact us for further details)
  • 1 on 1 lessons (1 on 2 or 3): 2 hours weekly lessons over 10 weeks (schedule is flexible)

Students can catch up through watching the recording of the missed lesson. Uwin also offers a limited option to catch up through a 1 on 1 tutorial.