Junior high school is a vital time in a student’s academic journey. At EMPOWER, we are known for combining interactive class-based lessons with individual one-on-one support which is why we have been able to help so many students, no matter what their level is.
Our junior high school teaching programs incorporate the new Australian Curriculum and have been created to arm students with the skills that they need for their HSC years. These programs, supplemented with our Free Homework Help Sessions, empower students to succeed.
Our learning system has been researched and designed to set the foundation for future success. Our teachers provide a supportive framework every step of the way and pride themselves on being a mentor to students.
Overview of our English Program
EMPOWER’s English learning system focuses on essay writing, creative writing and critical analysis while reinforcing grammar and literacy skills. Students learn how to compose and respond to a range of texts types, analysing language form, features and structures of their texts. A deeper understanding of audience, purpose and context will give them the ultimate advantage and opportunity to excel at school.
Browse through our English Schedules for more insight into each lesson:
2014 EMPOWER Year 7 English Schedule
2014 EMPOWER Year 8 English Schedule
2014 EMPOWER Year 9 English Schedule
2014 EMPOWER Year 10 English Schedule
Overview of our Maths Program
EMPOWER’s maths learning system enhances problem solving skills and analytical reasoning. Our teachers are experienced making maths accessible to all students, particularly those who may be finding maths challenging. We provide students with the tools to tackle maths and build their confidence. We also identify, enrich and accelerate students who are gifted in maths.
Maths program is suitable for students studying 5.2 and 5.3 Pathways, we have tailored programs for all students.
Year 7
English |
Mathematics |
Understanding texts and context | Directed Numbers, Fractions, Decimals, Percentages |
Poetry and Creative Writing | Measurement, Geometry |
Persuasive language and essay writing | Algebraic Equations, Indicies |
Fiction, Advertising and News Media | Pythagoras’ Theorem |
Year 8
English |
Mathematics |
Understanding Text Context & Writing | Number plane, Algebraic Equations |
Poetry & Prose Fiction | Rates & Ratios, Probability |
Film & Visual Media | Measurement, Geometry |
Drama, Shakespeare & Speeches | Volume & Capacity, Consumer Arithmetic, Congruence |
Year 9
English |
Mathematics |
Shaping meaning through texts | Algebraic Expressions, Probability, Deductive Geometry |
Critical analysis of Poetry, Film & Visual Media | Indicies & Surds, Surface Area & Volume |
Advertising, News Media & Non-Fiction | Equations, Inequations & Formulae, Coordinate Geometry |
Appropriations & Adaptations | Trigonometry, Statistics, Simultaneous Equations |
Year 10
English |
Mathematics |
Texts & Representation | Quadratic Equations, Probability, Consumer Arithmetic |
Genre Study, Poetry & Creative Writing | Number Plane Graphs, Surface Area & Volume, Statistics |
Literature, Film & Visual Media | Similarity, Further Trigonometry, Further Algebra |
Drama & Speeches | Logarithms & Circle Geometry, Curve Sketching, Polynomials |