Two days in January, so you know what to do when the marks start counting. Enjoy the rest of your summer.
Early-bird $350 incl. GST ends Sunday 6 December. After that it's $420 incl. GST per course.
Each course is two days of teacher-led classes on the topics behind your first Term 1 assessment. Each subject is booked on its own. Not sure what your school's first task covers? Email us and we'll check it for you.
Operations and Marketing
Revises Topic 1 – Operations and introduces Topic 2 – Marketing, the topics most local schools teach in Term 4 and Term 1. Uses current business case studies, plus short-answer and business report technique.
Teacher: Jesse Whelan · View course details
Financial Mathematics and Statistics
Year 12 financial maths and statistics (bivariate data, the normal distribution), the topics many local schools teach early in the year. Each method is taught step by step, with plenty of worked examples and practice.
Teacher: Jesse Whelan · View course details
The new course that replaced PDHPE
Two days on the first Year 12 topics of the new course and how to answer the questions they're tested with. We'll run it if enough students join the waitlist.
Late January 2027, set by demand · 9:00 – 4:00 · Bondi Junction · Teacher: TBD
Free to join, no obligation. We'll run it if enough students sign up.
Community and Family Studies (CAFS)
Two days on the first Year 12 CAFS topics and how to write the extended responses they're tested with. We'll run it if enough students join the waitlist.
Late January 2027, set by demand · 9:00 – 4:00 · Bondi Junction · Teacher: TBD
Free to join, no obligation. We'll run it if enough students sign up.
Crime and the Extended Response
Core Part I – Crime, the topic most schools start Year 12 Legal Studies with. It works through the criminal justice process from investigation to sentencing, using recent cases, media reports and legislation.
Late January 2027, set by demand · 9:00 – 4:00 · Bondi Junction · Teacher: TBD
Free to join, no obligation. We'll run it if enough students sign up.
Taking both? Business Studies runs the week before Maths Standard 2. Each is booked separately, and the early-bird applies to each until 6 Dec. The other courses run if enough students join the waitlist; joining is free and waitlist families hear first. Please check your school's first day and Term 1 assessment schedule before you book.
I'm an HSC teacher, and I've worked with more than 1,000 students over 20 years. I was also Head of Product at Matrix Education, one of Sydney's largest HSC colleges. I finished school with a 99.45 ATAR, then worked as a strategy consultant at BCG and did my MBA at Harvard.
Along the way I've learned what the questions are really asking for, and I teach it step by step. I run these courses close to home, so Eastern Suburbs students can start Year 12 prepared without a trip into the city.
Jesse teaches Maths Standard 2 and Business Studies.
Not seven hours of worksheets. Each day mixes teaching, practice in class, short breaks and 40 minutes for lunch. Then enjoy the rest of your summer.
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"My son … started with Sandbox in the first term of year 12, He had trouble getting himself organized and into a good routine. Elizabeth and Jesse went above and beyond to help and encourage him."
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For parents
For students
For explaining a topic, sure. But neither will sit you down for a timed answer in exam conditions, then walk you through the model answer and the mistakes that cost the most marks. That's the part that changes your first Term 1 assessment.
A full refund up to 28 days before your course starts. After that, transfer your place to a friend or another course.
Every session is recorded, and you keep the workbook, model answers and worked solutions.
After the timed task, we go through the model answers and the most common mistakes together, so you know what to work on before your first Term 1 task.
Not ready to book? We'll email you the course outline, then once before the early-bird ends on 6 December. Nothing else.
Yes. Business Studies runs Thu 21 – Fri 22 Jan, and Maths Standard 2 the following week on Mon 25 and Wed 27 Jan (Tuesday is Australia Day). Each is booked separately.
Yes. When two new students book, each family gets $30 off. Just add your friend's name when you book. We refund the $30 to your card after the refund deadline (28 days before the course). Any course counts, so friends don't need to take the same subject.
We'll run these if enough students join the waitlist. Join from the course list and you'll hear first.
It's a teacher-led class, like a university holiday course. Class size depends on demand and the size of the room, but expect around 10–20 students. Every student gets their own workbook and timed task.
Both courses finish by Wed 27 January, before every Eastern Suburbs school we've checked goes back (the earliest is Thu 28 Jan). Please still check your school's first day.
A working laptop and charger, pens, a calculator for Maths, lunch and a water bottle. The workbook is provided.
Full refund up to 28 days before the course (or within 48 hours of booking, if later), or if it doesn't run. After that you can transfer your place. See the terms.