Winter School: Unit 3 Exam Revision Lectures & Unit 4 Head Start Lectures

About Winter School

The Term 2 winter school holidays give students the opportunity to catch up, revise, extend, and get ahead in their studies, so they can reduce stress levels and study loads in Term 3 & 4. Working through materials on your own, however, can be tedious, time-consuming and ineffective.

Our Winter School program has therefore been designed to help you secure the best possible advantage in your VCE in an effective, time-efficient and relatively painless way!

Two types of lectures are available at Winter School:

Unit 4 Head Start Lectures: Maximise SAC Marks

• Get a huge head start to Unit 4 & reduce stress & pressure in Terms 3 & 4.
• Work through key sections of the Unit 4 study design ahead of school.
• Cut back on homework & SAC preparation time.
• Improve your SAC marks & subject ranks.
• Get a huge advantage in your VCE.

Unit 3 Exam Revision Lectures: Maximise Exam Marks

• Revise and extend on the Unit 3 course to VCE exam standard whilst topics are still fresh in mind.
• Complete your exam preparations to a high standard in a step-by-step and time-efficient way with official VCE exam markers and senior VCE teachers from top performing schools.
• Learn how marks are awarded in the exams and the level of detail required to obtain full marks (the focus of the exams and the marking schemes change on a regular basis).
• Decrease stress & study loads in the challenging weeks leading up to your exams.
• Save huge amounts of study time. You will learn 5 times more information than if you were to work through the same materials on your own!
• Make a big impact on your examination marks.

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Why Online?

Warning for VCE Students

At this end of game stage of the VCE, students need to be careful about where they get their information and instruction from. Incorrect information could have a detrimental impact on VCE marks. Always question the experience of sources and don’t compromise on quality in this important and final school year. In most cases, you’ll only have one shot at your VCE so give yourself the best chance of success. Choose lectures, programs and resources that are prepared and delivered by qualified, experienced VCE teachers and particularly VCE exam assessors (VCAA) – individuals that know what’s expected in the exams and how exam papers are marked.

Don’t be tempted by organisations that use university students as their lecturers. These students may have obtained 98+ ATARs, but this doesn’t mean they have the skills to explain examinable materials in a way that other students can understand. And they can’t help you secure every possible mark in your SACs and exams. You need knowledgeable VCE teachers who have VCE exam marking experience to do that. Official marking schemes are never released to students.

Sample Notes & Lectures

We’re constantly investing in our courses and materials so that students receive every possible advantage in their studies.

Our notes are improved and extended upon each year – giving you the best possible instruction and resources that reflect the annual changes in examination marking and question trends. To help make your exam preparations even easier, our teachers read the main textbooks and study resources, and integrate important concepts and applications they come across into our course materials.

Note: No other program provider comes close to matching the quality and depth of materials that are issued to students who attend TSFX programs!

Click the below button to view samples of our recordings and course notes.

Unit 3 Exam Revision Lectures

Revise & Extend. Reduce Stress & Study Loads. Maximise Your SAC & Exam Marks.

Program Objectives

During our ‘Unit 3 Exam Revision Lectures’ you will revise and extend on Unit 3 materials to VCE examination standard, in a simple, step-by-step way. Most importantly, these lectures allow you to complete a large chunk of your exam preparations well ahead of your VCE peers, reducing stress levels and study loads in the challenging weeks leading up to the VCE exams. You will also receive a detailed and comprehensive set of A+ notes that have been written by experienced VCE teachers who are current or recent VCE exam assessors for VCAA, saving you hundreds of hours in study time!

What Will Be Covered? What Will I Learn?

Our ‘Unit 3 Exam Revision Lectures’ draw on the key knowledge & key skills detailed in the 2023 VCE Study Design & are presented by qualified, experienced VCE teachers who are current or recent VCE exam assessors for VCAA.

These lectures are designed to thoroughly revise examinable materials whilst topics are still fresh in mind & extend on the knowledge you’ve acquired so you can secure the highest possible ATAR result.

You will also:

• Work through carefully selected exam-style questions that target the key knowledge most likely to appear in the exam(s).
• Receive first-hand advice regarding how marks are awarded in the exams and what to include in your responses to get full marks. Note: There can be large differences between what schools expect from students and what the VCE exam assessors can reward when marking the VCE exams. If an answer doesn’t comply with the marking criteria exam assessors must follow, no marks will be awarded – even if what you wrote was what you were taught at school.
• Revise the harder concepts (not just the basic principles) & cover the areas that have been poorly addressed in past VCE exams.
• Learn new problem-solving strategies & strengthen exam skills so you can secure every possible mark in your exams.
• Discover the safest & most effective way to work through questions you haven’t seen before.
• Fill in gaps in knowledge and correct theoretical misconceptions that result in lower exam marks.
• Work through key exam-style questions and learn how to recognise potential sources of error.

Learn how to spot and process the tricks and traps that result in the loss of valuable examination marks.

What Will I Get When I Enrol? (All Subjects)

• The highest quality instruction from experienced VCE teachers who are current or recent markers of the VCE exams (not unqualified university students).
• Engaging & interactive teaching that caters for different learning styles.
• Key exam insights that only a VCE exam marker can provide. (This is the type of inside knowledge that will give you a huge edge in your exams!)
• Detailed & comprehensive A+ notes that include every key examinable concept, clear & concise explanations, fully worked examples with step-by-step instructions & exam watch-outs – saving you countless hours in study time. Notes will be sent by express post & scheduled to arrive at your nominated address by 28 June 2023.

• Unlimited 24/7 access to a recording of the audio-visual presentation for each enrolled subject until 1 December 2023.
• A large collection of exam-style questions to further consolidate & extend on taught skills & concepts at home.
• The skills and information needed to perform to a high standard in the VCE exams.
• A level playing field (students taught by VCE exam assessors DO get an advantage over other students).

Benefits of Attending

When you enrol into an exam revision lecture, you will:

• Revise and extend on the Unit 3 course to VCE exam standard whilst topics are still fresh in mind.
• Extend your knowledge to VCE exam standard & reduce stress and pressure at the end of the year.
• Prepare for your exams in the fastest & most painless way!
• Save countless hours in study time (it’s much faster to have an experienced VCE teacher take you through course materials rather than revising on your own!)
• Complete a large part of your exam preparations stress free and well ahead of your state-wide VCE peers.
• Reduce stress levels and study loads in the challenging weeks before your exams.
• Learn how to set out answers in accordance with the marking schemes used by VCE exam markers.
• Watch edited recordings of your lectures as many times as it takes for you to feel confident with the topics that will be examined, and to fast track your exam preparations.
• Get the information that only a VCE exam marker (VCE exam assessor) can provide.
• Leave our lectures having made a big impact on your exam preparations, feeling confident about what you know, informed about what you need to correct, and in the right frame of mind for independent study.
• Maximise your SAC & examination marks!

A few hours logged in to a TSFX exam revision lecture can really make a huge difference to the time you spend studying, and your VCE marks!

Past Student Testimonials

“TSFX was by far the best revision company I’ve been to, extremely well worth it.”
Student – Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School

“Amazing lecture with amazing and well-experienced instructors. I’m so happy I was able to attend these lectures, they will definitely boost my ATAR.”
Student – Bayside P-12 College

“I’m glad I chose to be with TSFX for all my subjects”
Student – Bendigo Secondary College

“The platform used for this class was excellent and the teacher was fantastic. Excellent tips and explanations. Amazing notes!”
Student – Eltham High School

“These lectures were a game changer in my holiday revision. Every lecture included amazing tips and advice…which have greatly improved my self-confidence and ability to answer exam questions.”
Student – Fintona Girls School

Unit 4 Head Start Lectures

Get Ahead. Reduce Stress & Study Loads. Maximise Your SAC Marks.

Program Objectives

Reduce stress and study loads in Semester 2 by working through Unit 4 course materials ahead of school in a time-efficient and relatively painless way!

What Will Be Covered? What Will I Learn?

These lectures draw on the key knowledge and key skills outlined in the 2023 VCE Study Design and are presented by qualified, experienced VCE teachers who are current or recent VCE exam assessors for VCAA.

You will thoroughly work through key sections of the Unit 4 course ahead of school in a relaxed, step-by-step manner. You’ll also learn how to dissect and confidently answer highly probable SAC and exam-style questions and clarify misconceptions that result in the unecessary loss of valuable SAC and exam marks. Emphasis will be placed on the topics that will be the focus of your Unit 4 SACs as well as the areas that are poorly answered in the VCE exams.

What Will I Get When I Enrol? (All Subjects)

• High quality, fully interactive, live streamed, online lectures.
• Live support, chats, polls, quizzes and Q & A sessions with VCE exam assessors.
• Invaluable instruction from highly experienced VCE teachers who are current or recent VCE exam assessors (VCAA) (not university students) – the very same teachers who’ll be marking your VCE exams!
• Thorough coverage of the concepts & applications that will be the main focus of your Unit 4 SACs.
• Detailed & comprehensive notes that cover addressed concepts to an A+ standard. Notes will be sent by express post & scheduled to arrive at your nominated address at least 2 days before your first lecture.
• A large collection of exam-style questions & worked solutions.
• Unlimited 24/7 access to a fully edited recording of your enrolled lecture(s) to view as often as you like until the end of Term 3 (Friday 15 September 2023).

Benefits of Attending

• Get ahead in a fast & effective way. It takes much less time & effort for an experienced, dynamic VCE teacher to take you through examinable materials rather than trying to get ahead on your own.
• Develop a strong grasp of examinable topics ahead of school.
• Discover valuable ideas & suggestions to help boost your Unit 4 SAC marks.
• Reduce stress levels & study-loads in Term 3.
• Receive detailed & thorough A+ notes (and save huge amounts of time).
• Maximise learning opportunities at school.
• Spend less time completing homework & preparing for assessments.
• Cut down on study time and greatly improve SAC marks.

Past Student Testimonials

“Fantastic! Gave me a massive head start over my cohort and the lecturers were wonderful”
Student – Xavier College

“I thought the online lectures were done really well. Even though I wasn’t there in person, I wasn’t missing on any educational experience.”
Student – Belmont High School

“This is one of the best lectures I’ve been to – very helpful with an excellent presenter.”
Student – Catholic Ladies College

“Absolutely faultless.”
Student – Geelong College

“A fantastic session that gave me the tools and confidence to tackle semester two!”
Student – Fintona Girls School

Important Information for Students Enrolled/Enrolling into a Winter School Lecture

Access to Enrolled Live Streamed Online Lectures:

Access credentials and instructions will be sent to enrolled students by email 2 to 3 days before each subject lecture is scheduled to start.

Access to Enrolled Pre-Recorded, On Demand Lectures:

The On Demand, Pre-Recorded lectures will be available from Wednesday 28 June 2023. Access details will be sent to enrolled students by email.

Lecture Notes:

Detailed & comprehensive A+ notes will be sent by express post & scheduled to arrive at your nominated address at least 2 days before your first enrolled subject lecture.

Unlimited 24/7 Access to Edited Recordings of Your Enrolled Live Streamed Subject Lectures:

Fully edited recordings of the live-streamed lectures will be available to students within five (5) days following the conclusion of each subject course. Each video recording includes a full screen capture of the materials displayed to students, all annotations made during each lecture & a video stream of the teachers as they’re delivering their presentation(s).

The edited recordings of the Unit 4 Head Start Lectures will be available to view on an unlimited & unrestricted basis until the end of Term 3 (Friday 15 September 2023). The edited recordings of the Unit 3 Exam Revision Lectures will be available to view on an unlimited & unrestricted basis until 1 December 2023.