Year 11: Building the Foundations for HSC Success
YEAR 11 STUDENTS (2026)
**STARTS FEBRUARY 2026**
Year 11 is the foundation year of the HSC. Our program ensures students don’t wait until Year 12 to build their skills, habits and confidence. From day one, they’ll receive expert coaching, proven systems, practice tasks and ongoing accountability to help them perform at their best all year long.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT COWORKS?
(BALGOWLAH, BONDI JUNCTION, CHATSWOOD, MOSMAN & VIRTUAL CAMPUSES)
✅ Each week students attend 1-2 coaching sessions, receiving expert support across their different subjects. All support is 1-on-1 in an energising and motivating environment. NO PHONES. NO DISTRACTIONS.
✅ Build confidence in effective planning and exam preparation techniques, develop strong essay writing skills and learn strategies for keeping yourself motivated and proactive in the final year of school.
✅ Access HSC CoWorks 24/7 for support outside of your weekly sessions: Work with a coach or teacher in a private 1-on-1 zoom session; Join our bi-weekly drop-in support sessions; and Submit practice essays and responses in over 15 subjects for feedback from experienced HSC Markers.
✅ Train for the Exam Room with access to 1000s of practice questions – with the option for both instant feedback and feedback from experienced HSC Markers; Track your Performance & Stay Motivated with Student Leaderboards, Streaks and Monthly Prizes!
SUBJECTS SUPPORTEDÂ
English
Standard English
Advanced English
English Extension 1 & 2
Mathematics
Maths Standard 2
Maths Advanced
Maths Extension 1 & 2
Social Sciences
Business Studies
Economics
Geography
History Extension
Legal Studies
Modern History
Studies of Religion 1 & 2
Sciences
Biology
Chemistry
Earth & Environmental Science
Investigating Science
Physics
Science Extension
Creative Arts
Visual Arts
Drama
Physical Education
PDHPE
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Starting from just $44/hour, we offer flexible packages tailored to your child’s needs. Whichever package you decide on, your child will receive full access to all of the below support services, across 15 core HSC subjects.
COACHING SUPPORT
ALL SUBJECTS
Weekly coaching sessions in an energising and motivating environment, guided by experienced HSC Coaches. Each session follows a structured approach, ensuring students tackle their various subject challenges, get ahead and make real progress.
HSC LEVEL MARKING
15+ SUBJECTS
Students will submit their draft work to experienced HSC Markers who will provide feedback and identify areas for improvement. Students then work with the coaches in their sessions to review and implement this feedback.
ONLINE RESOURCES &
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Our interactive student portal gives students access to English Video Lessons, Sample Essays, Flashcard Training, English Quote Game, 1000s of Practice Questions, Planning and Vision Building Tools and so much more!
PARENT
REPORTING
Receive an emailed daily summary of your child’s engagement, output and progress at their session; Book a parent call with our team to discuss your child’s individual journey; and receive weekly guidance from our HSC Parent Newsletter.
Jesse Gardiner
HSC Performance Coach
BOOK YOUR FREE PARENT SESSION
Navigating the year 11 with HSC CoWorks
Join me for an information session to discover how HSC CoWorks will help your child to confidently navigate Year 11 & 12.
Learn about our proven program, the different levels of coaching support, and the strategies we support students to develop in order to maximise their potential.
This is a great opportunity for parents to ask questions, see some behind the scenes, and develop a greater understanding for how HSC CoWorks supports students to conquer their Mount HSC!
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Meet the team
HSC CoWorks has been a family run organisation for over 29 years and we are passionate about supporting students as they navigate the challenges of the HSC journey. We have a team of close to 100 dedicated HSC experts who each year support Years 9-12 students to overcome their challenges and ultimately conquer their HSC.
Meet some of our Coaches and Teachers below…
🎄 The HSC year moves quickly and by Christmas, you’ll already be 25% of the way through your HSC year!
What you do in these early months can make a huge difference to where you end up.
Your 3 Step To-Do List:
✅ Book 2 x Zoom an Expert sessions in your hardest subjects for extra targeted support.
✅ Start a streak in the portal with daily training across flashcards, practice questions and extended responses.
✅ Submit work to our HSC marking team for feedback NOW, before assessment time.
By the time Christmas arrives, we want you looking back at everything you’ve achieved, knowing you’re building the foundations for an incredible HSC year.
Remember....You don’t have to recover from a great start!
#hsccoworks #hsc2027 #hscmotivation
Mount HSC 2027 has begun and by Christmas you will already be 25% of the way through your HSC year🎄
HSC success isn’t about being the smartest student in the room. It’s about building the habits, mindset and resilience to keep making progress, even when things get tough. The summit isn’t reached in one giant leap before the assessment tasks. It’s reached through the daily habits which you show up for every day along the way.
Ready to lock in? Start your FREE 14-Day Trial and we will walk side by side you as you climb Mount HSC.
#HSCCoWorks #HSC2027 #HabitsBeatTalent #HSCMotivation #StudyHabits
Calling all 2027 Year 12 students! Your first Year 12 English assessments will come around so much faster than you expect, so now is your time to get ahead.
Tune in for an episode with Teacher Tim, an English teacher and HSC marker, as he unpacks some of the key points in the texts and human experiences focus area.
In this episode Tim reveals how you can think deeper about what it means to be a human and how you can identify the tensions between agency and conformity, the paradoxes of human motivation and behaviour and how to relate the individual and collective human experience.
#hsc2027 #hscenglish #hsctextsandhumanexperiences #hsccoworks
What should you do in the final 24 hours before an HSC exam?
In this episode of the CoWorks Podcast, Caitlin and Jesse share practical tips for light, targeted revision, practicing under exam conditions, managing burnout, and calming exam anxiety so that you can walk into your final HSC paper feeling prepared and focused.
#linkinbio #hsccoworks #hscstudytips #hsc2026 #hsc
HSC 2027 📣 Your first HSC assessments are just weeks away. Start training now and you’ll be in a far stronger position when they arrive.
At HSC CoWorks, you have a whole team of HSC experts supporting you, as well as the tools to help make the content stick. Our flashcard game runs on spaced repetition, stopping you from wasting time re-studying what you already know, and putting infront of you the concepts that you are slipping up on.
Instantly generate your flashcards from your study notes, train in 4 different ways, monitor which topics you have mastered and which need another round, and walk into your first assessments with confidence!
🧠Stronger recall
🔥 Daily training, not last-minute panic
💪 Real confidence walking into the exam room
Here’s your target: know your foundational content better than any other student at your school.
Train daily with flashcards, and that’s exactly where you’ll end up.
#HSCCoWorks #Year12 #HSCStudyTips #StudySmarter #SpacedRepetition
Contact Us
Our HSC Specialists are ready to take any question you have about the HSC process and how your child can take control of their HSC year and achieve the results which they deserve.
0483 980 820 | [email protected]
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OUR LOCATIONS
Level 2, 175 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction
Level 2, 6 Spring Street, Chatswood
Ground Floor, 398 Sydney Road, Balgowlah
Level 2, 1-3 Gurrigal Street, Mosman
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