Every lesson is just your child and their tutor, working through their own school texts and assessments. We find what’s holding their marks back and fix it.
Reading comprehension, spelling, grammar, vocabulary and confident writing.
Building textual analysis, and strong analytical paragraphs ahead of Stage 6.
Clear, well-structured writing and the fundamentals for consistent marks.
Sharper analysis for Band 6 responses.
Your child works with the same tutor every week, on the exact texts they are studying at school.
Rubric
We break down the marking criteria so your child knows exactly what markers reward.
Context and Macro Form Ideas
The world behind each text and the form and structure the author uses so their analysis has real depth.
Analytical Paragraphs
Clear, well-supported paragraphs that link technique and evidence back to the question.
Essay Writing
Building paragraphs into full essays with a strong thesis and a clear line of argument.
Exam Preparation
Timed practice and past papers so their writing holds up under exam conditions.
Every English tutor scored top marks in English themselves.
Alessia
99.15 ATAR
Sydney Girls High School
6+ years tutoring English
BA / LLB at USYD
Harry
98.5 ATAR · Vice Dux
Band 6 in English Advanced
English & Maths Extension
Aerospace Engineering at UNSW
Isabella
99 ATAR
English Advanced & Extension 1
7+ years tutoring
Commerce at UniMelb, Juris Doctor
Oliver
97.05 ATAR
English Adv and Standard
Clear, structured essay writing
Engineering at UNSW
Lucinda was sitting on 70 in English Advanced after her Year 12 trials. After three months of work on essay structure, voice and timed practice, she finished with over 90 in English Advanced and a 98 ATAR.
“The tutoring really helped me improve my writing and exam technique. I couldn’t have done it without the guidance I got at Pinnacle.”
Lucinda
Oliver knew his texts but couldn’t turn that into a Band 6 response, and sat in the 50s and 60s through Year 11. Once he learned to plan properly and tie his analysis back to the question, he finished with a Band 6 in English and a 97 ATAR.
“He will now start his HSC with a confidence and ease that he would not have possessed otherwise.”
Donna, Oliver’s mum
Resources written by our own tutors and matched to what your child is studying.
Band 6 and state-ranking examples that show what an excellent response looks like.
Exam-style questions that get students used to real exam pressure.
Key quotes for each text, with analysis of why they matter.
