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Your home 1-to-1
1-to-1
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HSC Years 11 to 12
English Extension 1 tutoring for wider reading and independent argument.
A tutor who achieved a Band 6 in English Advanced works through Literary Worlds and the elective texts with your child, in person, one to one or in a small group.
TutorMunk provides in-person tutoring for HSC English Extension 1 students in Years 11 and 12 across suburban Sydney, in your home or at our Gregory Hills centre.
What English Extension 1 covers
Extension 1 runs across both Years 11 and 12, alongside Advanced English rather than instead of it. Year 12 centres on the common module Literary Worlds plus an elective chosen by the school, and a tutor works through whichever elective texts your child is currently studying.
The course asks for a more independent, wide-ranging response than Advanced English alone, drawing connections between texts rather than analysing one at a time. Sessions build this skill directly, using your child's own developing ideas rather than supplying a ready-made thesis.
The extended response format used in Extension 1 assessment tasks is longer and more open than a standard Advanced essay, so sessions also build the stamina and structure needed to sustain an argument across that length.
How English Extension 1 sessions run
Extension 1 sessions run for 60 minutes, one to one or in a small group, in your home or at our Gregory Hills centre. The tutor teaching this course achieved a Band 6 in English Advanced, and a typical session works through an extended response, marks it against the NESA criteria, and discusses the argument with your child in depth.
A written note goes home after every session, and small group sessions at the centre are capped at six students in the same course, so each student's own response still gets close attention.
Who English Extension 1 suits
This suits a student who is strong in Advanced English and considering whether the extra Extension 1 workload is worth taking on, as well as a student already enrolled who is finding the wider reading and independent argument harder than expected. It also suits a student who wants to keep the option of Extension 2 open in Year 12, since strong Extension 1 results are usually the basis for that decision.
What parents can expect
A note follows every session covering both the elective work and the Advanced course, with progress discussed plainly each term. A tutor explains how each assessment affects rank across both Advanced and Extension 1, without pressure tactics, so you can see the full picture rather than one course in isolation.
Four ways to learn
Your home or our centre, 1-to-1 or small group.
Every option is in person. Choose the setting that suits your family.
Your home
Your home group
Small group
Up to three students, often siblings or neighbours, taught together at your kitchen table.
Our centre
Our centre 1-to-1
1-to-1
Sessions at our Gregory Hills centre, with printed resources and past papers on hand.
Our centre
Our centre group
Small group
Groups of four to six students in the same stage, grouped by ability.
FAQ
Questions parents ask.
Still not sure? We answer questions about fees, tutor matching and session times on the phone.
It depends on your child's current results in Advanced and their interest in wider reading and independent argument, since Extension 1 adds real extra workload. A tutor can give an honest view after seeing a recent piece of work, rather than assuming it suits every strong Advanced student.
This is a decision for your child and the school, and policies vary, so it is worth raising with the school directly if it becomes a real option. A tutor can help you weigh up how your child is tracking so that conversation is based on actual results rather than a general feeling of being overloaded.
Extension 1 runs alongside Advanced English rather than replacing it, and asks for wider reading and more independent argument across texts rather than close analysis of one text at a time. It also shapes whether a student can take Extension 2 in Year 12, which Advanced alone does not lead into.
Talk to us
Ready to talk about this course?
Request a call and we will match your child with the right Munk.
Every family is different, so we tailor the plan on the phone. Fees, session times and tutor matching are all covered in one call.
A great first session, guaranteed.
If the first session does not click, we will match your child with a new Munk and cover the cost of the next session.
- In person only, in your home or at our Gregory Hills centre
- Working with Children Checked tutors
- Written notes after every session