Frequently Asked Questions

What is FergHSC Online English Tuition?

FergHSC allows HSC English students across NSW to be fully supported by experienced teachers right up to the final HSC English exam. Students can submit essays online and get feedback and direction from our team of experienced HSC markers within 72 hours. As well as giving you access to highly experienced HSC English teachers and markers, the website has video lessons for each of your texts, essay building templates (or the "EBT" as we call it), sample A range essay responses (colour coded and analysed sentence by sentence), and sample HSC style questions for you to practice your responses.

What is the FergHSC online system for HSC English success?
Our online English Essay Writing System for HSC Standard English and HSC Advanced English has been developed specifically for the NSW HSC with the NSW Board of Studies syllabus outcomes in mind.


1. Watch the video lesson on your text and module(read more)
2. View the Sample Essay Building Template (read more)
3. Create your own Essay Building Template(read more
4. Submit your Essay Building Template for feedback from an HSC Marker(read more)
5. View the sample excellent essay in colour coded and sentence by sentence analysis(read more)
6. Write your own essay using the sample EBT and your own EBT
7. Submit essay for feedback and marking to an HSC marker(read more)

 

Who marks the work submitted by students?

All work is marked by experienced teachers who are either current HSC markers or have extensive experience marking the HSC for the NSW Board of Studies.

What kind of feedback will I receive on work submitted for marking?

The marker will correct obvious mistakes, demonstrate how the essay can be changed to comply with a task or HSC outcomes, address any structural problems the essay might have, and provide a mark based on HSC expectations.Read more about the feedback you will receive by clicking here.


What other subjects can I get online help in?
We offer an essay/assessment task marking facility in the following subjects:

  • HSC Advanced English
  • HSC Standard English
  • HSC Extension English 1
  • HSC Extension English 2
  • HSC Modern History
  • HSC Economics
  • HSC Business Studies
  • Yr 11 Advanced English
  • Yr 11 Standard English


All essays and assessment tasks submitted through the website will be returned to your inbox within 72 hours with a mark, suggestions on how to improve your structure and suggestions on how to write more succinctly.

 

Will FergHSC teach me how to write an essay?

We have developed a proven system for writing excellent HSC English essays. At the corner stone of our system is the Essay Building Template or "EBT" which allows you to collate your information in one place as well as providing a clear structure for you to write your essay. The "EBT" combined with our resources of a video lesson, excellent sample "A range" responses, are specifically designed to get you writing great essays faster.
The accumulation of endless notes and the subsequent highlighting of these notes will not bring the student any closer to being able to write a great essay in 40 minutes. Once students have attempted some writing they are able to submit the work to an experienced HSC marker for feedback and direction on how they can improve their writing next time. Students who follow our proven system and be willing to make mistakes and learn from these mistakes they will undoubtedly learn how to write great HSC English essays.

Why is HSC English so important to my ATAR?
As 2 units of English must count in the calculation of a student's ATAR, without a good result in English students will have difficulty in getting into many University courses.

What are the benefits of using FergHSC Online English tuition?
FergHSC Online English Tuition has been designed to guide you towards HSC success. Once you enter our virtual classroom all the things you need to practice to succeed will be just a mouse click away. You can access our resources and interact with experienced HSC teachers from home, at any time.

  • We provide all of the texts prescribed for the HSC and we don't just tell you what to do, we show you an example of how to do it first.
  • We provide overviews of each text and concept to get you started
  • We give you step-by-step guidelines to composing an excellent response. Your practice responses for exams and school assessment tasks can be submitted for marking and feedback.
  • Working hours are flexible, so you can fit in English with your other commitments. It's your access to help 24-7.
  • Our online service is a fraction of the cost of other tuition services.

How has it benefited previous students?
Don't take our word for it. See what previous students have said about FergHSC here. 

When is the best time to make the purchase?
You can benefit from using FergHSC online English tuition over any period of time. To maximize the usefulness of the site however, we recommend signing up as early in the HSC year as possible. 

What texts do you offer?
We offer most English HSC texts for both the Standard and Advanced HSC courses. 

FergHSC Online English tuition vs. Other tuition services
FergHSC Online English tuition has many benefits in comparison to other tuition services. A few of these are listed below:
- Flexible working hours. You can fit in tuition with your other commitments
- Work at you own pace. One that you are comfortable with.
- Work anytime from the convenience of your desk in your home.
- All your resources and work are in one place.
- Many students find it hard to take criticism from teachers face-to-face. Students are more open to criticism from a more anonymous source such as Interactive English.
- Unlimited access, allows you to use the Interactive English resources on a regular basis helping to retain more of what is learnt. Repetition is a powerful learning device.

Is it good value for money?

Unquestionably. The site provides students with continuous support throughout the year, not only for exam preparation but also help and support for assessments. Interactive English offers you access to a proven system for improving writing in HSC English  at a fraction of the price of other tuition services.  Refer to our HSC English Packages for further details.

How long does it take to mark my response (essay)?
Responses are marked within 72 hours of submission or the marking is free!

What are the technical requirements?
The website can be accessed from either a PC (running Windows) or Mac. Due to the interactive nature of the website, the following requirements need to be met. Note that these most likely already represent the setup on your computer

  • You are using one of the following browsers. These browsers are freely available. Links to their download sites are included below.
    Recommended:
    Latest version of Mozilla or Firefox. You can download these browsers here
  • Cookies are enabled
  • Javascript is enabled

How do I sign-up?
 Easy! Click here to be taken to our registration page.

I need more information. How do I get in contact with you?
If you have any more queries about FergHSC, feel free to contact us.

Email: info@ferghsc.com.au
 Address :
Suite 23 , Royal Arcade, 175 Oxford Street ,
Bondi Junction, NSW, 2022,
Australia
Telephone:
1300 967 890
(+612) 9387 5411 for enquiries from outside Australia