English VCE Exam Preparation

At TSSM we cover VCE English in more detail than any other educational institute in Victoria.

With a team of nine professional English teachers, five of whom are current VCE Assessors, we are able to provide students with seven Intensive Programs throughout the year covering all 30 texts on the English Text List. Why would you go anywhere else?

Please read below for specific course information.

Summer School - Head Start to Unit 3

Students will develop a detailed knowledge of all Unit 3 Areas of Study under the new Study Design including; Reading and respondingCreating and presenting; and Using Language to Persuade.

Our detailed Summer School English Program is eight hours in length and held over two days at RMIT University, City Campus.

This program focuses on; analysing issues, essay writing and oral communication skills; all of which are critical aspects of Unit 3 studies and SACs for English. This program is designed to ensure that students are ready to tackle Unit 3 material with confidence as well as to improve the skills necessary to perform well in this Unit.

This program is conducted in a friendly classroom atmosphere with a limit of forty students per class, ensuring that students can clarify difficult concepts.

English VCE Exam Preparation - Summer School Program


Unit 3 - 12 Week Intensive Target Classes

Students will develop a detailed knowledge of all Unit 3 Areas of Study under the new Study Design including; Reading and respondingCreating and presenting; and Using Language to Persuade. As part of this program, TSSM will cover the entire 2008 English Text Lists. Students will be able to select one text from Text List 1 and one text from Text List 2 to study in detail during the course. 

Our 12 Week Intensive English Target Class is twenty-eight hours in length and held at RMIT University, City Campus. This program focuses on the practical development of essay writing and the analytical skills necessary for peak performance in Unit 3 English SACs as well as the final examination.

Students will be able to sharpen their writing and analytical skills with a group of similar task oriented students, in a friendly classroom atmosphere. With a limit of only eight to twelve students per class this ensures that students can develop their full potential.

English VCE Exam Preparation - Unit 3


Winter School - Head Start to Unit 4

Students will be encouraged to develop a practical grasp of all Unit 4 Areas of Study including; Reading and the Study of Texts (appropriate technical and general vocabulary; methods of analysing complex texts; and techniques for creating specific effects); as well as The Craft of Writing.

Our detailed Winter School English Program is five hours in length and held over two days at RMIT University, City Campus.

This program is an essay writing workshop which enables students to develop the essay writing skills necessary for their success in Unit 4 studies and SACs for English. This program is designed to ensure that students are ready to tackle Unit 4 material with confidence, and to improve essay writing skills which are necessary to perform well in this Unit.

This program is conducted in a friendly classroom atmosphere with a limit of forty students per class ensuring that students can hone in on developing these skills.

English VCE Exam Preparation - Winter School Program


Unit 4 - 12 Week Intensive Program

Students will develop a detailed knowledge of all Unit 3 and 4 Areas of Study under the new Study Design including; Reading and respondingCreating and presenting; and Using Language to Persuade. As part of this program, TSSM will cover the entire 2008 English Text Lists. Students will be able to select one text from Text List 1 and two texts from Text List 2 to study in detail during the course. 

Our 12 Week Intensive English Exam Revision Program is twenty-eight hours in length and held at RMIT University, City Campus. This program focuses on the practical development of essay writing and text analysis skills necessary for peak performance in Unit 4 English SACs and the final examination.

Students will be able to sharpen their understanding of the three texts that they wish to focus on with a group of similar task oriented students. This program will also review all key aspects of the Units 3 & 4 English syllabus paying particular attention to the writing task component needed for the final examination.

This program is conducted in a friendly classroom atmosphere with a limit of only eight to twelve students per class. This ensures that students can really develop and focus on the final examination.

English VCE Exam Preparation - Unit 4


Unit 4 - September Holiday Program

Students will be encouraged to develop a practical grasp of all Unit 3 and 4 Areas of Study including Reading and the Study of Texts (comprehension, analysis and evaluation of texts and issues within texts; appropriate technical and general vocabulary; methods of analysing complex texts; and techniques for creating specific effects); as well as The Craft of Writing.

Our September Holiday English Program is held at RMIT University (City Campus).

This program is divided into two parts; a two hour writing task component focused on section 2 of the final English examination; and a two hour text review on each of the thirty-one English texts, which concentrates on Section 1 of the final English examination. Students will be able to choose which texts they wish to cover thoroughly.

This program is conducted in a friendly classroom atmosphere with a limit of forty students per class. This ensures that students can really develop and focus on these two sections of the final examination.

English VCE Exam Preparation - September Holiday Program


Unit 4 - 4.5 Hour Final Program

Students will be encouraged to develop a practical grasp of all Unit 3 and 4 Areas of Study including Reading and the Study of Texts (comprehension, analysis and evaluation of texts and issues within texts; appropriate technical and general vocabulary; methods of analysing complex texts; and techniques for creating specific effects); as well as The Craft of Writing.

The 4.5 Hour Exam Revision Program will be an essay writing workshop. Students will be instructed on essay writing for the final examination including; the writing task; and general essay structures for the text components. In this program specific English texts will not be covered.

English VCE Exam Preparation - 4 Hour Final Program


Unit 4 - 3.5 Hour Final Program (Regional Only)

Students will be encouraged to develop a practical grasp of all Unit 3 and 4 Areas of Study including; Reading and the Study of Texts (comprehension, analysis and evaluation of texts and issues within texts; appropriate technical and general vocabulary; methods of analysing complex texts; and techniques for creating specific effects); as well as The Craft of Writing.

Our 3.5 Hour English Exam Revision Program is a slightly condensed version of the 4.5 Hour Exam Revision Program, created specifically for regional students.

This program is held in Bendigo at Bendigo Senior Secondary College (Senior Campus); in Ballarat at The University of Ballarat (Mt. Helen Campus); and in Gippsland at Monash University (Gippsland Campus, Churchill). 

English VCE Exam Preparation - 3.5 Hour Final Program (Regional Only)


VCE Head Start Programs

Summer School - Unit 3 Head Start

Winter School - Unit 4 Head Start

VCE Unit 3 Exam Revision Programs

12 Week Intensive Target Classes

Easter Holiday Program

4.5 Hour Final Program

3.5 Hour Final Program - Regional

VCE Unit 4 Exam Revision Programs

15 Week Intensive Target Classes

12 Week Intensive Target Classes

11 Week Intensive Target Classes

September Holiday English Program

September Holiday Program

4.5 Hour Final Program

3.5 Hour Final Program - Regional

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VCE Resources

School Trial Exam Papers - Units 3 & 4

Student Trial Exam Papers - Units 3 & 4

School Trial Exam Papers - Units 1 & 2

School Targeted Evaluation Tasks - Units 3 & 4

English Study Maps

English Text Summary Notes

English Context Summary Notes

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