English tutoring for students across Australia
English is the one subject nearly every Australian student must take to Year 12, which makes it the one that most often decides an ATAR.
Compulsory to Year 12, and therefore unavoidable in the ATAR
In most Australian states English is the only subject required through to Year 12. A student aiming at a science or commerce degree still has to perform in English, and for many of them it is the weakest contributor to their ATAR. That makes it unusually high leverage: a few marks in English often move an ATAR more than the same effort in a subject the student enjoys.
The senior courses are state-specific. New South Wales runs Standard, Advanced and Extension with a common module structure; Victoria runs VCE English with its own text response and argument analysis tasks. The skills overlap; the task formats and the marking criteria do not.
English across every year group in Australia
Tutors start from a diagnostic in the free trial, then teach what your child’s class is covering now. Examinations supported: NAPLAN writing, HSC English, VCE English and state equivalents.
Primary, Foundation to Year 6
- Phonics and early reading
- Comprehension across text types
- Vocabulary and spelling
- Sentence and paragraph writing
- NAPLAN writing, Years 3 and 5
- Reading aloud and fluency
- Conventions of language: spelling, grammar, punctuation
Years 7-10
- Analysing language, form and structure
- Persuasive and analytical writing
- Novel, film and media study
- Grammar and editing
- NAPLAN writing and language, Years 7 and 9
- Introduction to Shakespeare
- Reading to the NAPLAN proficiency standards
Year 11 and 12 English
- NSW Standard, Advanced and Extension
- The Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences
- VCE English text response
- VCE argument and language analysis
- Comparative study of texts
- Creative and discursive writing
- EAL and EAL/D pathways
Assessment skills
- Timed essay technique
- Quotation selection and integration
- Responding to unseen material
- Internal assessment tasks
- Trial and practice examinations
- Oral presentations
- Working from the marking criteria and band descriptors
The real problem is rarely more practice
"He needs English for his ATAR and does not care about it."
A common and reasonable position. We treat it as a technical subject with rules that can be learned, which tends to work better with students who like maths than asking them to love the text does.
"Her essays are all summary and no analysis."
The most common single problem in senior English. Retelling the plot is safe and scores nothing. The fix is a repeatable structure that forces a claim before any evidence.
"We moved from NSW to Victoria in Year 11."
The task formats and criteria genuinely differ. The trial class establishes which VCE tasks are new to her rather than assuming the content transfers.
"NAPLAN writing came back low and nobody explained why."
NAPLAN writing is marked against explicit criteria including structure, cohesion and punctuation. It is teachable, and knowing the criteria usually explains the score.
Teaching live online since 2010.
Every figure below comes from our own class records and can be verified on request.
How tutoring runs for Australian families
Australian Curriculum and your state syllabus, in AEST, ACST or AWST.
Free trial class
A real lesson, and a report on where your child sits against their year level rather than against the class they happen to be in.
State and syllabus check
We confirm the state before matching a tutor, because Years 11 and 12 follow the state certificate rather than a single national syllabus.
Weekly slot in your time zone
After school and weekends across eastern, central and western time, with the same tutor each week.
Term-aligned progress
Parent-teacher meetings that fit the four-term year, with an honest read before each assessment block rather than after it.
The same approach applies to every subject: our coaching methodology explains how a lesson is planned, marked and followed up. You can also see everything we teach in Australia or read reviews from parents.
What Australian families say about English
“My son attended remote online English and Maths classes with Augment Edutech , and we have been very happy with the overall experience. The classes were well-structured, engaging, and the teachers explained concepts clearly and patiently. I particularly appreciated the way the teachers encouraged participation and made sure the concepts were understood rather than just covered.Recommend their English and Maths programs.”
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“I shifted to the Australia last year, and I my son was not able to cope up with the new school system. That is where I found Augment Edutech, and to my surprise, they understood exactly what I needed. My son is now learning Math and English with Augment, and he is a good performer in his school this year. I can highly recommend Augment to anyone looking for personalised tuitions.”
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“Great experience with Augment Edutech. My son's both English and Math tuitions are going great and he is learning well. Highly recommended.”
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Find out what the new syllabus assumes
One lesson with a subject specialist matched to your state and year level, then a discussion of what was never covered.
- Free, with no obligation
- Australian Curriculum and state syllabus
- Useful before the next assessment block
Clear answers before you start
Which senior English courses do you support?
Do you prepare for NAPLAN writing?
The NAPLAN report says Developing. What does that mean?
What is the Common Module everyone talks about?
Standard or Advanced English?
Can you work on our school’s prescribed texts?
My child is strong in maths and weak in English. Is that fixable?
Do you support EAL students?
Can you stretch a strong student toward Extension English?
Do you help with oral presentations?
Is tutoring one to one?
When do classes run?
What if a class has to be missed?
How do we follow progress?
What do we need at home?
Book a free english trial class.
Tell us your child's year group and what they are finding difficult. The last field matters most: a specific worry produces a better tutor match than a subject name.
- A live lesson, not a sales call
- A discussion of the curriculum and your expectations afterwards
- No card details, and nothing starts automatically
Request received
An advisor will email you to confirm a time in your time zone, usually within one working day.