Profectus ‘Final Stretch’ Workshop
HSC English Unseen Section Masterclass
This workshop will cover all bases for the Unseen Section in the upcoming Trials season. This section is perhaps the most overlooked section in all of English, despite the fact that it represents a hefty 20 marks of your entire mark. But fret not – this section is also one that can be learnt like a science and applied in true clockwork fashion – right in time for your trials to come! The workshop will be run by two veteran English Tutors at Profectus who have not only aced their own English HSC, but have spent at least 2 years teaching their unique tips and tricks.
The workshop will cover essential knowledge for the following:
- CRUCIAL Rubric Deconstruction
- FASTEST Technique Finding Guide
- How to Get FULL MARKS For Every Question Type
+ Mock Exam with EXEMPLAR Model Solutions
Students will receive payment instructions via email after they register.
Note: Event will happen in-person at our centre in Auburn unless COVID lockdown persists. If COVID persists then we will organise the event online and contact all registered students.
Date: Sunday 18 July
Time: 2:15pm to 5:15pm
Venue: Profectus Tutoring, 22 Mary St, Auburn 2144
Cost: $30
Refreshments Provided
Meet your Instructors


Mohammed Huda
UNSW Medicine Student
99.65 ATAR
Topped English Adv at Sydney Technical High
For my entire life I had always been told that I was a ‘Maths person’ and definitely not an ‘English person’. I believed it. Going into high school there was no other subject I hated more than English in year 7, 8 and 9. Understandably, English didn’t refrain from hating me back either as I earned a cascade of low, underperforming and parent disappointing results. My marks had reached an all-time low in year 9 and so I was placed into one of the low-ranking English classes in year 10 – that’s when everything changed.
My year 10 English teacher was the first English teacher I had that actually taught English – and taught it well. Being surrounded by students that had shared my previous disinterest for English, I decided to take advantage of the situation and actually engage in class, engage with the texts and engage with my teacher. This is what changed my mentality. And when my mentality changed, everything changed.
Not only did I manage to go from a C student in year 9 to ranking first in English in year 10, but I also managed to fall in love with English which carried on throughout the rest of high school. I saw the subject as a means of connecting with our world and trying to understand what really makes each and every one of us human.
After graduating with a high 99 ATAR and moving on to studying Medicine at UNSW, I knew that I wanted to continue to instil that same passion for English that had been ignited within year 10 me. My goal as a tutor is to not only help students achieve the best they can in high school and in their HSC, but also to empower them in connecting with the ideas that shape us and our world.
And no, there’s no such thing as a ‘Maths person’ or an ‘English person’. You can be both or neither, it’s your choice – and that’s the beauty of it.


Ameena Barhoum
USYD Law Student
96.55 ATAR
Topped English Adv, Ext 1 & 2 at Strathfield Girls High
I’ve always been deeply fascinated by words. They hold such immense power to inspire and cultivate change, and the sheer potential of language as a tool for growth and wisdom is absolutely unmatched by any other subject.
Well, at least that’s what I told myself when I made the decision to drop all math units in year 12, and do 4 units of English instead (much to my parents’ dismay).
Growing up I inhaled novels, spending a good deal of my time in high school writing and reading stories that had nothing to do with the English syllabus or curriculum. Being forced to study a piece of literature is enough to turn anyone off it, and English often gets a bad rap for forcing students to engage with texts they couldn’t care less about.
Doing Extension 2 English for my HSC really helped me to consolidate this gap between what I wanted to learn, and what I actually had to learn to do well in class. The creative freedom of writing a 6000-word short story about whatever I wanted, paired with the tutorage of an excellent mentor, pushed me to find my own voice as writer. In doing so, I began to notice the distinct voices of my prescribed authors, and suddenly texts I had barely given a second glance to, seemed so much more palatable.
As a tutor myself, my philosophy is focused on rekindling this relationship between students and the texts/content they are studying in English. I firmly believe that the most important learning emerges from a process in which the student is actually engaged with the concepts, not because they have to (although that is a fairly motivating reason) but because they want to.
The new English syllabus focuses on encouraging students to communicate their own ideas, just under the pressure of a timed exam. Empowering students to take control of their own learning always produces the strongest essays and responses, and a unique voice will allow students to achieve the highest bands. High school is such an important period in shaping developing minds, and no other subject can work to solidify a student’s notion of self and identity in the way English can.
Plus, all the rumours are false, you can most definitely get a high ATAR without any maths, I promise!