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Science tutoring for students across Australia

Australian Curriculum v9 through Year 10, and your state’s senior science courses, including the investigation tasks they assess internally.

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Science tutoring for students in Australia
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Since 2010Teaching live online
Why it goes wrong

The internal investigation carries marks that examinations cannot recover

Senior science in Australia is not only examined at the end. New South Wales requires depth studies, Victoria requires practical investigations, and Queensland assesses through internal tasks across the year. These carry a meaningful share of the final result and they are completed under supervision, which means a weak one cannot be repaired by a strong final examination.

Students are rarely taught how to do them. Designing a valid investigation, controlling variables, analysing uncertainty and writing a scientific discussion are distinct skills from knowing the content, and they are the ones most likely to be self-taught badly.

What we cover

Science 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: HSC, VCE, QCE, WACE and SACE senior sciences.

Primary, Foundation to Year 6

  • Biological sciences and living things
  • Chemical sciences and materials
  • Physical sciences: forces and energy
  • Earth and space sciences
  • Science inquiry skills
  • Measurement and fair testing
  • Science as a human endeavour

Years 7-10

  • Cells, body systems and ecosystems
  • Atoms, elements and chemical reactions
  • Forces, motion and energy
  • Earth systems and plate tectonics
  • Scientific investigation and variables
  • Data analysis and graphing
  • Big Science Competition and ICAS, on request

Year 11 science

  • Biology: cells, organisms, ecosystems
  • Chemistry: properties, quantitative chemistry
  • Physics: kinematics, dynamics, waves
  • Depth studies and practical investigations
  • Working scientifically skills
  • Internal assessment technique
  • Subject choices for university prerequisites

Year 12 and the ATAR

  • Biology: heredity, genetic change, disease
  • Chemistry: equilibrium, acids, organic
  • Physics: electromagnetism, quanta, the universe
  • Extended response technique
  • Trial and final examinations
  • State-specific assessment structures
  • Australian Science Olympiads, on request
What parents tell us

The real problem is rarely more practice

"Her depth study is worth a lot and nobody taught her how to do one."

Very common. Investigation design, variable control, uncertainty and scientific discussion are teachable skills distinct from the content, and they are exactly what the task marks.

"He knows the content and writes poor extended responses."

Senior science marking rewards a linked, structured explanation using the correct terminology. Knowing more facts does not fix it; structure does.

"We moved from Queensland to New South Wales in Year 11."

The assessment structures differ substantially between states even where content overlaps. The trial class establishes what is genuinely new.

"Is Physics or Biology the easier ATAR subject?"

Neither reliably. Physics is more mathematical, Biology is more writing-heavy and has more content to retain. We will give you an honest read based on your child rather than a general answer.

The record

Teaching live online since 2010.

Every figure below comes from our own class records and can be verified on request.

5,000+Students taught since 2010
200k+Hours of live teaching delivered
20+Countries, across 200+ cities
24 hoursCoaching across time zones, every day
How it works

How tutoring runs for Australian families

Australian Curriculum and your state syllabus, in AEST, ACST or AWST.

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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.

02

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.

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Weekly slot in your time zone

After school and weekends across eastern, central and western time, with the same tutor each week.

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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.

Parent reviews

What families say about science

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“I am happy to recommend Augment Edutech to anyone looking for Science tuition for their children. Their classes are well structured and the teachers are qualified and very competent. Overall value for money.”
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USA
“The physics classes are great with Prakriti mam! My child gets lessons that fit their needs, and the teacher make things easy to understand. I recommend it if you want your child to do well in physics.”
Sreenika Bhavaraju
USA
“Augment Edutech has really helped my child learn better. The teachers give each student attention and make science interesting. My child now understands things more easily and feels more confident.”
Sravan Ghosh
London
Free trial

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.

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  • Australian Curriculum and state syllabus
  • Useful before the next assessment block
Australian parents ask

Clear answers before you start

Which curriculum do you follow?
Australian Curriculum v9 from Foundation to Year 10, and the state syllabus for Years 11 and 12.
What does Australian Curriculum v9 mean for science?
Three strands taught together: science understanding, science as a human endeavour, and science inquiry. Inquiry runs through everything, so a student is assessed on designing and interpreting investigations, not only on recalling content. Our sessions work the same way, through questions and data rather than notes.
Do you help with NSW depth studies?
Yes: design, method, analysis and scientific writing. The work remains your child’s and is completed under their school’s conditions.
How much do depth studies count for?
NSW requires at least one depth study in Year 11 and one in Year 12, with a minimum of fifteen class hours set aside each year, and the school builds them into its assessment schedule. They are completed under supervision, so a weak one cannot be recovered in the final examination. Preparing the skills beforehand is the whole game.
How do VCE SACs work in the sciences?
School-assessed coursework contributes around forty per cent of the Units 3 and 4 study score, with the external examination making up the rest, and SAC scores are statistically moderated against the exam. Both matter, and a SAC cannot be resat, so preparation has to run ahead of the assessment calendar rather than behind it.
What about Queensland's internal assessment?
QCE sciences assess through set task types across the year, data tests, student experiments and research investigations, with an external examination at the end. Each format is prepared as its own task, because each is marked to its own instrument.
Which senior sciences do you support?
Biology, Chemistry and Physics across HSC, VCE, QCE, WACE and SACE, with a specialist per subject.
My child is choosing Year 11 subjects. Which sciences keep university options open?
Chemistry is the quiet workhorse: medicine, health sciences and most laboratory degrees expect it. Engineering wants physics with strong maths. Prerequisites vary by university and state, so check the course pages during Year 10 rather than after results, and choose with the destination in view.
Do you teach the maths inside physics and chemistry?
Yes, explicitly. It is a frequent cause of lost marks and it is rarely re-taught in the science classroom.
Do you prepare for science competitions?
On request, yes. The Big Science Competition and ICAS Science suit Years 7 to 10, and the Australian Science Olympiads give strong senior students a staged pathway in biology, chemistry, physics and earth science. Competition problems build exactly the reasoning the senior courses reward.
Can you help in the December and January break?
Yes, and it is the best window for consolidating Year 11 before Year 12 begins.
Is tutoring one to one?
One tutor, one student, with the same tutor each week, and a specialist per science in the senior years. Small matched-level groups can be arranged on request.
When do classes run?
After school, evenings and weekends in your own time zone, from AEST through ACST to AWST.
What if a class has to move?
Tell us in advance and it is rescheduled at no extra cost. The weekly slot stays your child's.
How do we see progress?
In marked responses against the syllabus verbs the examiners use, in investigation drafts that improve visibly, and directly from the tutor: notes every couple of weeks and parent-teacher meetings whenever you ask. Most families see the written work change within six to eight weeks.
What do we need at home?
A laptop or desktop with a webcam and microphone and a steady connection. Classes run on Microsoft Teams, and no laboratory equipment is required.
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